A.J. Styles addresses injury status, when will he return?
A.J. Styles said Saturday that he has an ankle injury that forced him to pull out of this weekend’s WWE house show tour. However, Styles said he will be ready for Monday’s Raw TV taping, […]
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Pop bumps TNA’s Sat. morning replay – TV Viewership break down over four week run
In mid-April, Pop TV shifted TNA’s weekly Impact replay to Saturdays looking to see if there was an audience for pro wrestling on Saturday mornings. After four weeks, it appears the experiment has concluded, as no […]
Chyna Update – plans being made for WWE-sponsored rehab prior to death
The latest from the final weeks of Chyna (Joanie Laurer)’s life is that her team reportedly reached out to WWE for rehab help and details were being worked out prior to her death. According to filmmaker […]
CHYNA COVERAGE – Latest updates on death of former WWE star, official cause of death still pending
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5/14 Saturday Summary – Styles, Lilian, King Mo, Full Results
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EXCLUSIVE APRIL LIVECAST INTERVIEWS – Jake Roberts, Jim Ross, Matt Morgan, Lance Russell, The Grappler, TNA champ Drew Galloway, Corino, Homicide, more
The PWTorch Livecast featured several exclusive interviews in the month of April… April 30: Jake Roberts & “The Grappler” Lynn Denton April 28: Matt Morgan talking Chyna April 27: Homicide & Billy Reil April 23: “The Grappler” Lynn […]
WWE FIRST QUARTER 2016 COVERAGE – Full Revenue Report & Break Down, Vince McMahon Conference Call, Triple H signs new deal, Network subscriptions, injuries, more!
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ROH GLOBAL WARS PPV COVERAGE – Results, News, Columns, VIP Audio, more from ROH vs. NJPW PPV Event
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WWE Weekend Tour – Styles out with injury, new line-ups
May 12 Weekend WWE Tour TORCH READER ALERT: If you attend an event, we’re looking for results/reports sent to pwtorch@gmail.com. – As of Friday morning, WWE was advertising A.J. Styles for top matches on this weekend’s […]
Young Buck injury leads to new line-up Saturday in NYC
Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling wrap up the “War of the Worlds” tour Saturday night in New York City at Terminal 5. ROH has changed the line-up from what was advertised earlier […]
Jarrett’s GFW Saturday Tour – Magnus & Dutt defending top titles, Cabana, Myers, Von Eerie
Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling promotion has a huge weekend tour partnering with East Coast independent promotions to run three shows this weekend. GFW’s top stars will be in action and the top titles will be […]
5/13 WWE in Greenville Results – Reigns vs. Sheamus (replacing Styles), Zayn vs. Owens, three title matches, no Flair
WWE Live Show Results May 13, 2016 Greenville, N.C. Results submitted by PWTorch live event correspondent Alicia Fleming (@HBKEdgeFan) (1) IC champion The Miz (w/Maryse) beat Cesaro in the opener to retain the Intercontinental Title. […]
5/13 Mega Pro Wrestling Results – Cedric Alexander in main event, Jason Kincaid
Mega Pro Wrestling Results May 13, 2016 Racine, W. Virginia at the Community Center Results submitted by John Cooper (1) Kevin Tyler beat Dan Richards. (2) Misty James beat Red Velvet. (3) The Sound beat LB 4 […]
5/13 WWE NXT in Spokane Results – Joe vs. Aries NXT Title main event, Nakamura & Balor tag team, Asuka, American Alpha, Bayley
WWE NXT Live Results May 13, 2016 Spokane, Wash. Results submitted by PWTorch live event correspondent Alicia Fleming (@HBKEdgeFan) (1) No Way Jose beat “The Drifter” Elias Samson. (2) Mojo Rawley beat Murphy. (3) Bayley beat Nia Jax. (4) Shinsuke Nakamura […]
5/13 WWE NXT in Largo, Fla. – Lana wrestles women’s tag, TMDK, Dillinger vs. Andrade main event, Girard vs. Patrick Clark
WWE NXT Live Report May 13, 2016 Largo, Fla. In-Person Report by Alicia Fleming View Alicia’s in-person photos and tweets @HBKEdgeFan. Meet & Greet: Chris Girard, Daria B., and Liv Morgan. (1) TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) […]
VIP AUDIO 5/13 – “Moonlighting” w/Greg Parks – Full Reviews of Smackdown, NXT, Lucha Underground! (35 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is “Moonlighting” with full reviews of this week’s WWE Smackdown, WWE NXT, and Lucha Underground episodes. APP USERS: If you are a VIP member accessing this on our app, scroll […]
VIP AUDIO 5/13 – Friday Livecast w/Bruce Mitchell & Travis Bryant: The Club, WWE Financials take-away, which WWE release to TNA?, more hot topics with live calls! (56 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant of the East Coast Cast talk hot topics in wrestling and take live phone calls on WWE’s roster cuts and who would best fit in TNA, […]
WWE sets release date for movie featuring Mark Henry
WWE Studios and Universal Studios have set a theatrical release date for the “Incarnate” movie that was announced back in November 2013. The movie is scheduled for release on September 30, 2016. Mark Henry has […]
5/12 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – audience dips from last week
This week’s WWE Smackdown slid to a near-year-low against the NBA Playoffs. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking May 12: Thursday’s Smackdown scored a 1.59 TV rating on USA Network, down from a 1.65 rating last week. […]
Update – Week 5 of John Cena’s “American Grit” final viewership tally
Viewership for John Cena’s “American Grit” show was flat Thursday night on Fox. American Grit Viewership Tracking May 12: Week 5 of “American Grit” hosted by John Cena remained in the lower-rung of TV viewership on Fox. […]
5/13 WWE Stock Track – how did Financial Week finish out?
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 18 – May 9-13 – Friday, May 13: Closing Price of $17.93 per share, up half-a-percent from Thursday. The stock settled down on Thursday and Friday after nearing a year-high on Wednesday. Friday’s […]
Jimmy Snuka legal update – psychologist says Snuka unable to stand trial, has dementia from history of wrestling stunts
MAY 13 UPDATE After a two-month delay, Jimmy Snuka returned to Pennsylvania court on Friday to determine if he can stand trial in the death of his 1983 girlfriend, Nancy Argentino. The determination from a […]
PWTorch Report – TNA behind on paying workers leading into Slammiversary
TNA will be returning to Orlando in one month for Slammiversary and TV tapings with an upset and frustrated TV production crew if they do not catch up on payments. PWTorch has learned from multiple sources that TNA is […]
Damien Sandow Interview – says it was time to leave WWE, starting “Thank You Tour,” what did he do after he was released?, more
In a long-form interview with Rolling Stone published one week after his WWE release, Damien Sandow sounded relieved that his run ended. Sandow said he had done pretty much everything possible and was talking to WWE […]