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FREE PODCAST 1/11 – WKPWP Friday Mailbag w/Keller & Powell: AEW’s future, Tony Khan-Dixie Carter comparisons, Undertaker’s in-ring future, Hogan on Raw, Braun’s downward spiral, unscripted promos in WWE, Kushida, more (90 min)

January 11, 2019

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Mailbag Friday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics: AEW’s future, Tony Khan-Dixie Carter comparisons, Undertaker’s […]

VIP AUDIO 1/10 – WKH – The News: Raw and Smackdown ratings report card to start 2019 with key metrics to put in perspective why this drop-off is of more concern than in past (12 min)

January 11, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Raw and Smackdown ratings report card to start 2019 with key metrics to put in perspective why this drop-off is […]

VIP AUDIO 1/10 – RETRO RADIO – Keller’s Pro Wrestling Focus (9/7/1991): Mark Madden takes calls about WCW Clash, Van Hammer’s debut match, predictions on how the WWF will use Flair, more (38 min)

January 10, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: This is episode #4 of the Pro Wrestling Focus radio show from 20 years ago (Sept. 7, 1991) hosted by Wade Keller on KFAN radio in St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn. He covers the news of […]

Smackdown Rating: Double the drop-off to start this year compare to the drop-off a year ago, still among top rated cable shows in key demo

January 10, 2019

The Jan. 8 episode of WWE Smackdown Live on USA Network drew a 1.41 rating, down from last week’s 1.44 which was likely buoyed by the advertised return of John Cena. This week’s rating is […]

WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 1/8: Ranting and Raving Daniel Bryan, Charlotte vs. Becky vs. Carmella, Usos vs. Bar, Rusev-Nakamura, Miz and Shane dynamic

January 10, 2019

Opening Segment – MISS: I had mixed feelings about the start of Smackdown. I’m not a fan of this Daniel Bryan character. It is too similar to the character that failed for Juice Robinson when […]

WEEKLY OVERVIEW – ROH (thru 1/9): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more

January 10, 2019

The following is the latest in a new series of weekly in-depth articles exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, […]

WEEKLY OVERVIEW – WWE (thru 1/10): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more

January 10, 2019

The following is the latest in a new series of weekly in-depth articles exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, […]

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Bryant & Fann talk AEW and the healthcare potential, Daniel Bryan’s great Smackdown promo, plans for Double or Nothing, more (102 min)

January 10, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: Travis and Rich talk this week’s events, notably AEW and the healthcare potential, as well as discussing Daniel Bryan’s great Smackdown promo, plans for Double or Nothing, Rich’s upper respiratory infection keeping him from […]

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – East Coast Cast #432 (NSFW): Bryant and Hawkins discuss the continued formation and talent acquisitions of AEW including Chris Jericho and Pac (Neville), Cody Rhodes on wrestler healthcare needs being met, why people protect the status quo by all means, more (173 min)

January 10, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, our hosts couldn’t talk enough about the continued formation and talent acquisitions of AEW. Chris Jericho and Pac (Neville) announce they are signed to All Elite Wrestling during the live press conference. […]

FREE PODCAST 1/10 – PWTorch Podcast – PWT Talks NXT: Wells, Pageot, and Stoup cover the last NXT matches for Nikki and EC3, restocking the tag division, announcing a surprise return before it happens, more (79 min)

January 10, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode, Kelly Wells, Harley R. Pageot, and Tom Stoup cover the last NXT matches for Nikki and EC3, restocking the tag division, announcing a surprise return before it happens, and more. FREE […]

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Who are dark horse male and female winners of Rumble? Is it a mistake to have 205 Live colleagues congratulating Ali on making it to Smackdown? How about Becky & Conor at WM? (15 min)

January 9, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers Mailbag questions on the topics: Who are dark horse male and female winners of Rumble? Is it a mistake to have […]

FREE PODCAST 1/10 – WKPWP Thursday Flagship: Keller & Powell discuss AEW Rally and latest rumors, WWE Women’s Division headed into the Royal Rumble, Smackdown and Raw highs and lows, Homecoming, more (115 min)

January 9, 2019

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They discuss AEW Rally and […]

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – The Fix w/Todd Martin (pt. 2 of 2): Mailbag including Omega-WWE, Vince McMahon stories, Tyson-WWE, Steiner Royal Rumble ’93, Teddy Hart, Michaels-Attitude Era, NWA in WWF in ’97, Tanahashi, Jim Ross, Tampons vs. Lollypops, more (90 min)

January 9, 2019

NOTE: Some of the language on The Fix may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer mailbag questions on these […]

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – The Fix w/Todd Martin (pt. 1 of 2): AEW Rally the good and the bad, New Japan news, Impact Homecoming PPV review, Lesnar-Braun, Rousey-Becky, Cena-Drew, Bryan-Styles, more (61 min)

January 9, 2019

NOTE: Some of the language on The Fix may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Todd discusses the good and the bad […]

WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 1/7: Hogan and Mean Gene tribute, Drew McIntyre-John Cena, Strowman-Lesnar, Moment of Bliss, Jax vs. Banks, Seth vs. Ambrose

January 9, 2019

Opening Segment – HIT: When fans talk about wanting a return to the Attitude Era, I never know what aspect of that era they are referring to. One of the aspects was unpredictability, the idea […]

1/9 NXT TV REPORT: Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair, EC3 vs Adam Cole, European Union squash, Gargano talks about ups and downs of 2018 then Ciampa joins him

January 9, 2019

NXT TV REPORT JANUARY 9, 2019 TAPED IN ORLANDO, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY REPORT BY JUSTIN JAMES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR [Q1] Johnny Gargano starts the show in street clothes, and wishes us happy New Year. […]

FREE PODCAST 1/9 – PWTorch Podcast – Talking Honor w/Harley & Emily: Jay Lethal’s challengers line up, Christopher Daniels retires, Kelly Klein defends, Jeff Cobb competes (73 min)

January 9, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: “Real World Champions.” This week Emily Fear and Harley R. Pageot discuss everyone gunning for Jay Lethal’s world title, whether Christopher Daniels has actually retired or not and if Shane Taylor benefits, Kelly […]

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – NJPW Lioncast w/Ursin DeRoche: WrestleKingdom 13 review plus New Year Dash review! Ursin and co-host CJ Goodspeed give match-by-match reviews with thoughts, opinions, and analysis of Naito-Jericho, White-Okada, Omega-Tanahashi, and more! (171 min)

January 9, 2019

NOTE: Some of the language on this show may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: Ursin is joined by co-host CJ as they take you through the cards for WK13 in the Tokyo Dome and New Year Dash […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1598 (January 9, 2019) – Cover Story on AEW Rally and Jericho, Mitchell and Keller columns on AEW’s Rally developments, WK13 and Impact Homecoming, Parksy Awards, more

January 9, 2019

PWTorch Newsletter #1598 Cover-dated January 9, 2019 LINK: 1598 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2017 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter includes Wade Keller’s Cover […]

Raw Ratings: College Football Championship draws ten times the viewers of WWE, dominates cable ratings, key metrics

January 9, 2019

The first WWE Monday Night Raw episode of the year drew a 1.64 rating on USA Network, up from the 1.31 and 1.22 ratings for the holiday editions, but not much above the prior ten-week […]

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Full show rundown and analysis including Becky vs. Charlotte vs. Carmella, Miz and Shane developments, Bryan finds his character’s sweet spot, more (20 min)

January 9, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a start to finish rundown of WWE Smackdown including Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Carmella, Miz and Shane McMahon developments, […]

FREE PODCAST 1/9 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – AEW Rally & WWE Smackdown w/Keller & Parks: On-site correspondents from AEW Rally and Smackdown, live callers, mailbag (118 min)

January 9, 2019

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch Livecast host and PWTorch Newsletter columnist Greg Parks as they discuss the AEW Rally and WWE Smackdown with live callers first, an on-site correspondents […]

POLL: Rate the January 8 episode of WWE Smackdown Live on a 1-5 scale

January 8, 2019

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VIP AUDIO 1/8 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller: AWE rally with Chris Jericho, Cody, Bucks, MJF, Vegas MGM announcement, plus Raw review including Hogan, Cena, Brock-Braun, Ronda, more (53 min)

January 8, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Bruce discusses his take on the AWE rally with Chris Jericho, Cody, Bucks, MJF, the Las Vegas MGM announcement, plus […]

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FREE PODCAST 1/11 – WKPWP Friday Mailbag w/Keller & Powell: AEW’s future, Tony Khan-Dixie Carter comparisons, Undertaker’s in-ring future, Hogan on Raw, Braun’s downward spiral, unscripted promos in WWE, Kushida, more (90 min)

VIP AUDIO 1/10 – WKH – The News: Raw and Smackdown ratings report card to start 2019 with key metrics to put in perspective why this drop-off is of more concern than in past (12 min)

VIP AUDIO 1/10 – RETRO RADIO – Keller’s Pro Wrestling Focus (9/7/1991): Mark Madden takes calls about WCW Clash, Van Hammer’s debut match, predictions on how the WWF will use Flair, more (38 min)

Smackdown Rating: Double the drop-off to start this year compare to the drop-off a year ago, still among top rated cable shows in key demo

WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 1/8: Ranting and Raving Daniel Bryan, Charlotte vs. Becky vs. Carmella, Usos vs. Bar, Rusev-Nakamura, Miz and Shane dynamic

WEEKLY OVERVIEW – ROH (thru 1/9): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more

WEEKLY OVERVIEW – WWE (thru 1/10): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Bryant & Fann talk AEW and the healthcare potential, Daniel Bryan’s great Smackdown promo, plans for Double or Nothing, more (102 min)

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – East Coast Cast #432 (NSFW): Bryant and Hawkins discuss the continued formation and talent acquisitions of AEW including Chris Jericho and Pac (Neville), Cody Rhodes on wrestler healthcare needs being met, why people protect the status quo by all means, more (173 min)

FREE PODCAST 1/10 – PWTorch Podcast – PWT Talks NXT: Wells, Pageot, and Stoup cover the last NXT matches for Nikki and EC3, restocking the tag division, announcing a surprise return before it happens, more (79 min)

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Who are dark horse male and female winners of Rumble? Is it a mistake to have 205 Live colleagues congratulating Ali on making it to Smackdown? How about Becky & Conor at WM? (15 min)

FREE PODCAST 1/10 – WKPWP Thursday Flagship: Keller & Powell discuss AEW Rally and latest rumors, WWE Women’s Division headed into the Royal Rumble, Smackdown and Raw highs and lows, Homecoming, more (115 min)

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – The Fix w/Todd Martin (pt. 2 of 2): Mailbag including Omega-WWE, Vince McMahon stories, Tyson-WWE, Steiner Royal Rumble ’93, Teddy Hart, Michaels-Attitude Era, NWA in WWF in ’97, Tanahashi, Jim Ross, Tampons vs. Lollypops, more (90 min)

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – The Fix w/Todd Martin (pt. 1 of 2): AEW Rally the good and the bad, New Japan news, Impact Homecoming PPV review, Lesnar-Braun, Rousey-Becky, Cena-Drew, Bryan-Styles, more (61 min)

WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 1/7: Hogan and Mean Gene tribute, Drew McIntyre-John Cena, Strowman-Lesnar, Moment of Bliss, Jax vs. Banks, Seth vs. Ambrose

1/9 NXT TV REPORT: Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair, EC3 vs Adam Cole, European Union squash, Gargano talks about ups and downs of 2018 then Ciampa joins him

FREE PODCAST 1/9 – PWTorch Podcast – Talking Honor w/Harley & Emily: Jay Lethal’s challengers line up, Christopher Daniels retires, Kelly Klein defends, Jeff Cobb competes (73 min)

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – NJPW Lioncast w/Ursin DeRoche: WrestleKingdom 13 review plus New Year Dash review! Ursin and co-host CJ Goodspeed give match-by-match reviews with thoughts, opinions, and analysis of Naito-Jericho, White-Okada, Omega-Tanahashi, and more! (171 min)

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1598 (January 9, 2019) – Cover Story on AEW Rally and Jericho, Mitchell and Keller columns on AEW’s Rally developments, WK13 and Impact Homecoming, Parksy Awards, more

Raw Ratings: College Football Championship draws ten times the viewers of WWE, dominates cable ratings, key metrics

VIP AUDIO 1/9 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Full show rundown and analysis including Becky vs. Charlotte vs. Carmella, Miz and Shane developments, Bryan finds his character’s sweet spot, more (20 min)

FREE PODCAST 1/9 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – AEW Rally & WWE Smackdown w/Keller & Parks: On-site correspondents from AEW Rally and Smackdown, live callers, mailbag (118 min)

POLL: Rate the January 8 episode of WWE Smackdown Live on a 1-5 scale

VIP AUDIO 1/8 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller: AWE rally with Chris Jericho, Cody, Bucks, MJF, Vegas MGM announcement, plus Raw review including Hogan, Cena, Brock-Braun, Ronda, more (53 min)