Articles by PWTorch Staff
CALDWELL: Now what for the WWE Title after Rollins’s major injury?
So now what? WWE’s World Hvt. champion, Seth Rollins, is reportedly out 6-9 months, essentially taking him out of WrestleMania Season barring a speedy recovery to return in time. You feel for Rollins, who has been working […]
BREAKING – Seth Rollins out 6-9 months, tourney announced
The worst-case scenario for WWE and World Hvt. champion Seth Rollins was realized on Thursday – Rollins is out 6-9 months with a torn knee following an injury at Wednesday’s European Tour show in Dublin, Ireland. […]
Stone Cold on Fox Dallas – says he feels no pain, talks heel/face & WM32
WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin appeared Thursday on the Dallas Fox affiliate’s morning show to promote WrestleMania 32 tickets going on-sale. Austin, who is scheduled to appear at the WM32 kick-off party Thursday night […]
TNA KO Taryn Terrell prepared to walk away from wrestling
Former TNA Knockouts champion Taryn Terrell says she might walk away from pro wrestling if she cannot find the right balance of her new Christian faith and how her character is portrayed on TV. Taryn […]
Pro Wrestling Drama heading to Fox
Fox has picked up a pro wrestling-themed drama called “The Work,” reports Deadline.com. It’s unclear when the series will land on network television. The drama was written by author Scott O’Connor, whose literary works include […]
11/4 WWE NXT Results: Balor vs. Crews for NXT Title, major heel turn
Wednesday’s NXT episode featured the big NXT Title match of Finn Balor vs. Apollo Crews, who won a battle royal in October to get the title shot. Plus, a major heel turn at the end […]
11/4 TNA Impact: Quick Results on TNA Title Series, Hardy Interview
TNA Impact Results November 4, 2015 Taped in Orlando, Fla. Aired on Destination America – World Title Series Week 5. Everyone has now wrestled two out of three matches in the Round Robin stage… (1) […]
11/4 ROH TV on Dest. America: Styles-Cole-O’Reilly main event
This week’s Ring of Honor TV episode features A.J. Styles in a three-way main event against Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole. Plus, the Young Bucks in tag action on the show airing Wednesday night on […]
VIP AUDIO 11/04 – East Coast Cast #266 w/Travis Bryant: Flair, Rollins injury, NXT live-watch, more
SHOW SUMMARY: This week Trav and Cam get into the scheduled Ric Flair “30 for 30” special set to air on ESPN. Will the docu get into creative issues with Flair’S character the last 12 years? […]
East Coast Cast Podcast (11/4): Free Version hosted by Travis Bryant
The East Coast Cast hosted by Travis Bryant features unfiltered, uncut discussion of pro wrestling each Wednesday night at BlogTalkRadio.com. The show airs live at 6:30 p.m. EST with Travis, guests, and ECC regulars. This episode […]
VIP AUDIO 11/04 – PWTorch Livecast Interview: Pat McNeill with All Night Express (KIng & Titus); VIP Aftershow – Rollins Injury Breaking News
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill hosts the Wednesday interview with returning ROH tag team All Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King). Plus, VIP Aftershow with McNeill and […]
WWE Champ Rollins injured (with Video)
The first night of WWE’s European Tour included a scary moment for WWE World Hvt. champion Seth Rollins. During Rollins’s match against Kane Wednesday night in Dublin, Ireland, Rollins appeared to injure himself attempting a […]
PWTorch Livecast Wed. (11/4): McNeill interviews All Night Express (King & Titus)
The PWTorch Livecast, launched at the end of 2009, is broadcast live five days a week. It airs Monday at 11:30 ET after Raw with James Caldwell interviewing a Torch staff member about Raw plus […]
Wed. Torch Today (PM Update) – ANX on the Livecast, Big Wed. TV Line-up, WWE hitting Virtual Reality, Big Ryck’s future, JR on Del Rio’s AAA exit, Rock nominated for awards, Goldberg in-ring return?, Zbyszko/NXT, Big Show deal
TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, November 4 AFTERNOON UPDATE – LIVECAST ALERT: PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill hosts the Wednesday Livecast with interview guests All Night Express (Kenny King & Rhett Titus) following their return to ROH […]
Stephanie’s stock plan generates $2.0+ million this week
WWE executive Stephanie McMahon’s stock trading plan kicked in again at the beginning of November, producing $2.4 million in gross proceeds for the second consecutive month. WWE filed an SEC document on Wednesday disclosing multiple transactions on Monday […]
HITS & MISSES – 11/2 Raw: Survivor Series, Wyatt Promo, more
What worked and did not work on this week’s WWE Raw episode? PWTorch specialist Jon Mezzera breaks down the three-hour show with his weekly Hits & Misses column… RAW HITS Opening Segment: The second straight […]
Smackdown officially staying on Thursdays; premiere date set
WWE Smackdown will officially remain on Thursday nights when the show moves to USA Network. The announced premiere date is Thursday, January 7. The final episode on Syfy will be New Year’s Eve, December 31. […]
Updated EVOLVE 51 & 52 line-ups this weekend
WWNLive has announced the full line-ups for their next shows, EVOLVE 51 and 52, this weekend in Florida. Included on both shows is NXT star Johnny Gargano, who is set to challenge Timothy Thatcher for the EVOLVE Title on November […]
Annual Mania study – WM31 economic impact down from WM30, what is predicted for WM32?
WrestleMania 31, WWE’s biggest event of the year, generated less economic impact on the San Francisco Bay Area than last year’s WrestleMania in New Orleans. However, WWE still generated an impressive figure of $139 million in economic […]
11/3 Batista on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Former WWE star Dave Bautista appeared on Tuesday night’s edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC promoting the new James Bond “Spectre” movie due out Friday. Bautista mainly talked about how he got the role of […]
Special Report: Big Picture on WWE’s 2015 TV Ratings Decline
WWE has experienced a double-digit decline in TV ratings and viewership through the first 10 months of 2015 compared to 2014. Does the blame mainly go to three-hour Raws, which has trickled down to affecting Smackdown? How […]
WWE announces India live events, will follow TNA tour
NOVEMBER 4 UPDATE WWE and TV partner Ten Sports officially announced two live events in India in January. WWE is scheduled to run Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on January 15 and 16. […]