MITCHELL: My Racist Royal Rumble Rewatch
Introductory Note: This column appeared in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter and on the PWTorch VIP website two months ago after the Royal Rumble. Since it re-aired last night for free on Raw, I am […]
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FREE PODCAST 3/17 – PWTorch Dailycast – Grit & Glitter: Pageot & Quartz discuss the creative process behind Grit & Glitter, finding a new normal in the age of the coronavirus (67 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: “If We Build a Utopia, Will You Come and Stay?” This week, Harley R. Pageot and Valerie Quartz go behind the curtain to discuss the history of Grit & Glitter and how a […]
Results are in for WWE Raw rating in empty Performance Center built around Steve Austin special appearance and Royal Rumble replay – key metrics and trends
WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network last night drew a 1.66 rating. One year ago Raw drew a 1.94 rating. Viewership opened higher than it has since Feb. 17 with 2.412 million viewers in […]
Smackdown viewership data minute by minute trends and quarter hour averages for both empty venue matches and pre-taped Chamber match
PWTorch has obtained a detailed minute-by-minute detail of viewership for WWE Friday Night Smackdown last week held in the WWE Performance Center without fans, which included a replay of the entire Men’s Tag Team Elimination […]
ROH announces all live events cancelled through May 31, compensating Honor Club members for lack of live events in mean time
The following is a press release from Ring of Honor sent to PWTorch.com this hour detailing their decision to cancel all live events for the next ten-plus weeks through the end of May… Dear ROH Family, […]
VIP AUDIO 3/16 – WKH – Raw Review: Full show rundown and analysis including Edge’s big promo, Austin 3:16 Day segment with Saxton, Undertaker-Styles, Becky promo, Rumble match re-aired, and more (30 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a full show rundown and analysis including Edge’s promo, Steve Austin’s segment with Byron Saxton and Becky Lynch, Becky Lynch’s […]
FREE PODCAST 3/16 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Raw w/Keller & LeClair: Austin establishes 3:16 Day with Saxton and Becky, Edge speaks, live callers and mailbag (161 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch.com’s Brandon LeClair to talk about WWE Monday Night Raw with live callers and a mailbag. They discuss the eerie setting without fans and how WWE […]
FREE PODCAST 3/16 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey discuss UFC’s “fan-free” card in Brasilia, Dana White’s insistence that UFC continue during pandemic, the role in-person fans play in pro wrestling, more (75 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey discuss the new reality of the UFC operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. They look back at the […]
3/16 WWE Raw Results: Keller’s report on “Stone Cold” Steve Austin in fan-free setting, A.J. Styles-Undertaker contract signing for WrestleMania, Edge live in-ring interview
KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT MARCH 16, 2020 ORLANDO, FLA. AT PERFORMANCE CENTER AIRED ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, Byron Saxton VIP SALE: Check out a PWTorch VIP membership with all of its […]
WWE updates WrestleMania 36 status for Tampa Bay next month
WWE sent the following update on WrestleMania… In coordination with local partners and government officials, WrestleMania and all related events in Tampa Bay will not take place. However, WrestleMania will still stream live on Sunday, […]
WWE Smackdown rating on Fox for the crowd-free format at Performance Center with Cena and Hardy, key metrics compared to 2020 trends and year-ago numbers
The first episode of WWE Smackdown on Fox without a live audience held up well in terms of viewership, drawing 2.470 million viewers. That is slightly up from the prior week 2.456 million total. The […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 3/16: Another crowd-free episode as Stone Cold Returns for “316 Day,” Contract Signing for the Phenomenal One vs. Phenom
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FLA. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER MARCH 16, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Tom Phillips, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Byron […]
VIP AUDIO 3/15 – WKH – Ask the Editor: What would you do and what do you think WWE will do regarding WrestleMania this year? Can Smackdown, NXT, and Raw continue at the PC indefinitely? Will lack of crowd feedback make Vince more self-indulgent? More (29 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers VIP member questions (askwadekeller@gmail.com) on the following topics: What would you do and what do you think WWE will do regarding […]
VIP AUDIO 3/15 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller: Evaluating crowd-free Smackdown, prospects of WM36 happening on time, AEW Dynamite, effect of coronavirus on satellite business in pro wrestling industry (118 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosting, they discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on satellite businesses in the pro wrestling industry. Then they shift […]
FREE PODCAST 3/15 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America w/Greg Parks: Joel Dehnel joins Greg to discuss the current landscape in pro wrestling, including thoughts on a potential WrestleMania move, empty PC Smackdown, more! (88 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wresting Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Joel Dehnel to discuss, via calls and emails, the potential changes afoot for WrestleMania and the […]
VIP AUDIO 3/15 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Digging through the archives again for more classic matches to watch during these Social Distancing times. Tajiri, Doc & Gordy, Hero, Tanahashi, and more of our BattlARTS faves Ishikawa and Ikeda! (92 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L continues to combat COVID-19 by delving deep into wrestling’s past and watching a bunch of awesome matches to help with the blues. This […]
FREE PODCAST 3/15 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show Raw Flashback: (3-10-15) Keller & Powell talk big WM31 angles, Sting voice filter, Taker-Bray, Cena’s heelish facial expressions, will Heyman manage Reigns after WM31 (108 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this Raw Post-Show Five Years Ago Flashback (3-10-15), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s head honcho Jason Powell discuss latest big angles for WrestleMania 31, is WWE giving it their all this […]
3/13 NXT UK TV REPORT: Alexander Wolfe vs. Finn Balor, Noam Darr vs. Ligero, Gordon & Moloney vs. Pretty Deadly, Dani Luna vs. Amale
NXT UK TV REPORT (EP. 86) MARCH 12, 2020 STREAMED ON WWE NETWORK REPORT BY CHAD KOENIG, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Nigel McGuinness, Andy Shepard -The show started with Finn Balor’s music interrupting commentary. He said […]
3/11 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: Play “Count the Springboards” with Humberto Carrillo vs. Shelton Benjamin, Ricochet battles Eric Young
WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT MARCH 11, 2020 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Byron Saxton, Mickie James REASONS TO WATCH… Innovative DDT spot from Carrillo vs. Benjamin Play “Count […]
VIP AUDIO 3/14 – WKH – News & 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines: Viewership for Smackdown without crowd, another hiatus announced, flashback Impact review and news on Bret, Austin, Ross, Heyman, Bischoff, more (53 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, we flash back to three Wade Keller Hotlines from ten years ago this week in mid-March 2010: 3/20 Wade Keller Hotline: Detailed Smackdown Analysis and […]
FREE PODCAST 3/14 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive: Will Cooling joins to talk the week in canceled shows (as they happen!), his trip to wXw, Progress Top 10 matches of 2019 via @GRAPPLapp, more (196 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: What begins as a typical Will-Rich talk-fest turns into much, much more as the pair discuss the storylines, key pieces, and aspects of the Progress top 10 matches of 2019. That discussion then […]
COOLING: Business as usual in British Pro Wrestling despite the Coronavirus
Despite much of the world’s sporting and entertainment events being cancelled due to Coronavirus, I and hundreds of other pro wrestling fans braved the Wulfrun cold to attend Fight Club: PRO’s Friday the 13th event. […]
FREE PODCAST 3/14 – WKPWP Interview Classic w/ex-WWE Creative Matt McCarthy: (3-13-15) March to WrestleMania analysis including a timely analysis of Reigns’s entitled on-air attitude, Bryan’s fall, Taker-Bray, Sting-Hunter (133 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic with ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy with an analysis of the march to WrestleMania 31 including Daniel Bryan’s fall, Roman Reigns’s rise and his counter-productive […]
VIP AUDIO 3/14 – On the Canvas with Zack Heydorn: Comfort wrestling – Defining the top ten “comfort” wrestling matches to watch to ease stress and relax (53 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Between booking decisions and billion dollar television deals, the art form that is pro wrestling can get lost in the shuffle. This show finds it and brings it to the forefront for optimal […]