WWE signs MMA star to NXT 2.0
MMA star, Valerie Loureda, has signed with WWE. The news was announced during The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. WWE confirmed the news with a post on NXT 2.0 social media channels. It appears as […]
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TNT Championship match announced for next week’s AEW Dynamite
Next week on AEW Dynamite, the TNT Championship will be on the line in a Street Fight. On this week’s Blood and Guts episode of AEW Dynamite, TNT Champion, Scorpio Sky, faced off with Wardlow […]
HEYDORN’S NXT 2.0 RECEIPT 6/28: Breakker and Grimes deliver passable final hype for Great American Bash
This week’s episode of NXT 2.0 has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Remember last week when I said how silly it was to have the top […]
Naomi comments on missing John Cena anniversary episode of Raw
Naomi took to Twitter to comment on missing the special John Cena anniversary episode of Raw Monday night. Naomi replied to a tweet sent my John Cena that thanks fans and talent for their congratulation […]
AEW announces new matches for tonight’s Blood and Guts episode of Dynamite
AEW has announced two new matches for Wednesday’s Blood and Guts special episode of Dynamite. Ethan Page will square off against Orange Cassidy per a request from America Top Team. Cassidy is coming off a […]
6/28 AEW DARK TV REPORT: Wheeler Yuta vs Tony Nese, Athena vs. Nova, more
AEW DARK TV REPORT JUNE 28, 2022 RECORDED AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, ORLANDO, FLORIDA AIRED ON YOUTUBE.COM REPORT BY RYAN HOWARD, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR AEW Dark Announcers: Excalibur, Caprice Coleman, and Taz Ring Announcer: Dasha Gonzalez -Excalibur […]
HEYDORN’S RAW RECEIPT 6/27: John Cena appearance notable, but not noteworthy
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Really good opening battle royal and I don’t say that about battle royal matches […]
Ring of Honor releases new merchandise
Ring of Honor released a batch of new merchandise on Tuesday. The material dropped on the ShopAEW website and features the new ROH company logo. Check out all of the NEW @ringofhonor merch that is […]
Tony Khan reveals PPV revenue for Forbidden Door
Tony Khan confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling Forbidden Door PPV event did over $5 million in PPV revenue. Khan revealed the number in a Twitter post thanking fans. […]
ESPN announces WWE Espy Award nominations
ESPN announced the nominations for the annual Espy Awards on Tuesday morning, including nominations in the WWE category. Fans will vote on a handful of moments to determine the Best WWE Moment. The following are […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling President says he wants Forbidden Door 2 in Japan
New Japan Pro Wrestling President, Takami Ohbari, would like to see Forbidden Door 2 in Japan. In an interview with Tokyo Sports, Ohbari commented on the success of the first Forbidden Door over the weekend, […]
Logan Paul set to wrestle at Summerslam
Logan Paul will return to the wrestling ring at WWE Summerslam. On this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw, The Miz announced that he and Paul would be teaming again at the event like they […]
VIDEO: Shooting the breeze w/ Zack Heydorn – Forbidden Door 2022
PWTorch Assistant Editor, Zack Heydorn, shoots the breeze on all things AEW and NJPW Forbidden Door with discussion on Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, and more. Subscribe to the PWTorch YouTube channel here. CATCH-UP: 6/26 […]
Kazuchika Okada comments on future Forbidden Door matches
Kazuchika Okada said after the Forbidden Door PPV event on Sunday that “the door” was now closed. In a post on Twitter, Okada thanked AEW and Chicago, before saying that the Forbidden Door was closed, […]
6/23 MLW FUSION TV REPORT: Jacob Fatu vs. Mads Krugger, MLW Middleweight Title match, more
MLW FUSION REPORT JUNE 23, 2022 (RECORDED) TAPED IN PHILADELPHIA, PA AIRED ON YOUTUBE REPORT BY MARCUS ARIAS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR MLW Fusion Commentators: Rich Bocchini and Joe Dombrowski -Joe and Rich went over tonight’s card. […]
AEW FORBIDDEN DOOR HITS & MISSES 6/26: A great night of wrestling despite the poor build
AEW FORBIDDEN DOOR HITS & MISSES Yoshi-Hashi and Hirooki Goto Defeated Aaron Solo and QT Marshall – MINOR MISS Fine pre-show match to build the crowd up. My main complaint is Solo taking the pin. […]
New detail, current investigation, lead to resurfacing of rape allegations against Vince McMahon
New details and current allegations of misconduct have lead to the resurfacing of Rita Chatterton’s rape accusations against Vince McMahon. New York Magazine published a story with added details on the Chatterton story that corroborate […]
WWE announces stipulation to key Monday Night Raw match
WWE has announced that the Kevin Owens vs. Ezekiel or Elias match scheduled for this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw will be for a spot in the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match. […]
ROH announces next PPV event
The next ROH PPV event will be Death Before Dishonor. Tony Khan announced the news during the post-Forbidden Door media scrum. The event will take place on July 23 from Lowell, Massachusetts and tickets go […]
Jon Moxley wins the Interim AEW World Championship at Forbidden Door
Jon Moxley is the new Interim AEW World Champion. In the main event of Forbidden Door, Moxley defeated New Japan Pro Wrestling legend, Hiroshi Tanahashi, via a pinfall after connecting with the Paradigm Shift. Both […]
Kenny Omega speaks on partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling
Kenny Omega won’t be wrestling at Forbidden Door, but says that he’s happy and satisfied that AEW got to this point with multiple partnerships with other wrestling companies. In an interview with Fightful, Omega spoke […]
HEYDORN’S SMACKDOWN RECEIPT 6/24: Main event lacks some logic, but juggles needed MITB hype
This week’s episode of WWE Smackdown has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -I thought Drew McIntyre had a good night. He opened Smackdown with some fanfare […]
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES 6/24: Many matches hit, but final Forbidden Door hype lacks in intrigue, more
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES Andrade El Idolo defeated Rey Fenix: MINOR HIT Very good, athletic match. Both wrestlers worked hard. Quite long for a Rampage match as it ran through two commercial breaks. However, […]
NXT 2.0 adds two key segments to next week’s show
WWE has added two key segments to next week’s episode of NXT 2.0. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen will celebrate their NXT UK Tag Team Championship win and address their victory in the ring. In […]