RAW POLLS 5/2 – Vote 0-10 & select Best Match
RAW POLLS 5/2: Vote on Monday’s show 0-2 – Terrible Show 3-4 – Below Average 5 – Average 6-7 – Above Average 8-10 – Excellent Show pollcode.com free polls RAW POLL 5/2: What was […]
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5/2 WWE Superstars Results from Raw TV
WWE Raw TV taping May 2, 2016 St. Louis, Mo. Prior to the Raw TV taping, WWE taped matches for this week’s Superstars episode. Superstars Results (1) Apollo Crews beat Heath Slater. (2) Darren Young […]
ROH announces entire card for next Monday’s ROH vs. New Japan show
Ring of Honor announced Monday the entire card for next Monday’s “War of the Worlds” event in Dearborn, Michigan. Included is a main event of The Briscoes vs. Motor City Machineguns as ROH continues to mix and […]
Monday Listings – Raw Pre-Show, Raw on USA Network, Edge & Christian, Jake Roberts & The Grappler, Livecast Post-Game
TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Monday, May 2 – Raw Pre-Show: WWE’s Raw Pre-Show airs at 7:30 p.m. EST […]
Payback Twitter TV Ratings – how did the first PPV after WrestleMania fare?
WWE’s first PPV after WrestleMania generated middle-of-the-road social media activity on Sunday, according to Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings. WWE PPV Social Media Tracking May 1: Payback ranked #2 among series & specials on Sunday night, trailing […]
The Rock’s latest project – “Rock Clock” launched on his birthday
“The Rock” Dwayne Johnson launched a new motivational App on Monday, his 44th birthday. “The Rock Clock” is a free download that is described as a “motivational alarm clock from Project Rock.” Features include video […]
Payback Reader Reax #1 – Owens vs. Zayn & the follow-up carries the night, more
WWE Payback PPV Reax – Mike Omansky, PWTorch correspondent (6.5): Best Match: Owens-Zayn. Worst Match: Divas. Entertaining show overall. Owens-Zayn really delivered a solid match. Nice touch to have Owens want to stay at ringside, […]
VIP AUDIO 5/1 – Livecast – Payback Post-Game Show w/James Caldwell & Greg Parks – Full Break Down of a claimed “New Era” for WWE with live calls & more! (120 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks host the Payback PPV Post-Game Show with live calls and emails breaking down a claimed “New Era” for WWE with Roman Reigns vs. A.J. […]
Main Event of WWE’s next PPV announced
Roman Reigns and A.J. Styles will have a re-match for the WWE World Title at the Extreme Rules PPV in three weeks. The match will be contested as an Extreme Rules match. After the Payback […]
Payback PPV Result – did Styles win the WWE Title from Reigns?
A.J. Styles beat WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns twice in the WWE Title main event at Payback. However, Styles did not leave with the title. Styles first won by count-out without winning the title, […]
5/1 WWE Payback Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report
WWE returns to live PPV action for the first time since WrestleMania with Roman Reigns vs. A.J. Styles for the WWE World Title. Plus, more big title matches. … WWE Payback PPV Report May 1, 2016 Live […]
Payback PPV Result – what was McMahon’s Raw Decision?
WWE Raw will fictionally be run by both Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon going forward. After a long, drawn-out promo exchange between Vince McMahon, Shane, and Stephanie in the “semi-main event” slot of the Payback PPV, […]
Payback Injury Update – Enzo Amore concussed, out of hospital
UPDATE: WWE said the diagnosis is Enzo Amore suffered a concussion when he took a hard blow during the opening match at Payback. WWE later released a photo of Enzo out of the hospital wearing a hospital […]
PAYBACK PPV POLLS – Vote 0-10 & select Best Match
WWE PAYBACK POLL: Vote on Sunday’s Payback event 0-2 – Terrible Show 3-4 – Below Average 5 – Average 6-7 – Above Average 8-10 – Excellent PPV pollcode.com free polls PAYBACK POLL: What was […]
Payback Betting Odds – late shifts point to changes in booking plans
Update: PPV betting lines shifted for a few underdogs on Saturday, indicating WWE changed up their booking plans to balance heels and faces winning. The biggest shift was Dolph Ziggler moving from a solid underdog to […]
A New Era – McNEILL Previews WWE Payback 2016 (w/Wrestling History Lesson!)
Wake the pets & call the neighbors, it’s time for our exclusive WWE Network pseudo-pay-per-view projections. DISCLAIMER: Projections are based on what the columnist would do if he were booking this event, instead of Paul […]
VIP AUDIO 5/1 – Wayback Playback #86 w/Pat McNeill & Jim Valley – A new series begins with the First Hour of WWF No Mercy 1999! (66 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Can young whippersnapper Lillian Ellison defeat the experienced Ivory to capture the WWF Women’s Title? Will the New Age Outlaws survive the hardcore challenge of Bob Holly & Crash Holly? And, can Chyna make […]
Sunday 5/1 Torch Today – Key for tonight’s Payback match results, Jake Roberts on-demand interview, WWE Network crack-down & streaming tips, Flairs at Cubs game, Phillies/Stone Cold, Ross details next set of NJPW/AXS TV episodes, New Japan Sunday Results, Season 2 of “WAGS” with Kelly Kelly, Video – Schamberger paints Joe
TORCH TODAY – Sunday, May 1, 2016 – Payback Key: One of the big keys for the match results tonight is looking ahead to immediate re-matches tomorrow night on Raw or at Extreme Rules with […]
Triple H in-depth interview – how does he view himself wrestling at 46?, “getting through” WM32 main event with Roman Reigns, excitement working with Dean Ambrose, more
The weekend after Triple H returned to the ring on WWE’s European Tour, The Mirror newspaper released an in-depth interview with Hunter discussing several hot topics coming out of WrestleMania. – Hunter, 46, revealed some […]
New wrestler added to WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series, updated GCS Roster
PWTorch has learned that Puerto Rican wrestler “Mr. 450” has been added to WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series. The following is the updated roster of wrestlers. Current GCS Involved Wrestlers Initial Announcement: Won match: Zack Sabre, […]
WWE Roster Turnover – Only five wrestlers from last year’s Payback advertised this year – what happened to the other 21?
Roster turnover, NXT call-ups, free agent signings, and major injuries have made this year’s Payback PPV line-up look completely different than last year’s Payback event. Of the 26 wrestlers in matches at last year’s event, only […]
4/30 ROH in Warwick, R.I. – METZGER’S In-Person Report & perspective on live ROH show
Ring of Honor Live Results April 30, 2016 Wast Warwick, R.I. Report by Mike Metzger, PWTorch ROH contributor (@mD0uble) Ring of Honor did a decent job filling the West Warwick Civic Center. By no means […]
4/30 ROH Results – RADICAN’S in-person report on ROH champ Jay Lethal, Briscoes vs. MCGM vs. ReDragon main event, Moose & Lio Rush (w/Photos)
Ring of Honor Live Results April 30, 2016 West Warwick, R.I. Report by Sean Radican, PWTorch columnist Read Radican’s in-person tweets @SeanRadican. (a) Taeler Hendrix beat Sumie Sakai. Taeler won with a Tombstone piledriver. The […]
Sunday Listings – Payback Schedule on WWE Network, “Camp WWE” premiering, Season Finale of Austin’s CMT show, Livecast Post-Game Show
TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Sunday, May 1 – WWE Payback Schedule on WWE Network: 7:00 p.m. EST: […]