I wrote an editorial earlier this week in the new Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter (#1674, cover-dated June 23) that in recent weeks I’ve grown more uncomfortable watching the increasingly cavalier attitude toward the risk of […]
As much as the empty-arena venue is a significant contributor to Smackdown’s alarming viewership slide since the week after WrestleMania, another factor is just the thin star power. Roman Reigns is gone from the brand […]
First, let me state I’m not personally offended by Dean Ambrose bringing up Roman Reigns’s cancer in his scripted promos. But also, it doesn’t matter what I’m personally offended by, at least not in the […]
Due to Roman Reigns relinquishing the WWE Universal Title on Monday night in order to concentrate on his medical treatments for the recurrence of leukemia, WWE has taken a fresh look at the alignment of […]
Change for the better doesn’t happen if those working with a historically oppressive regime ostensibly to steer them in a better direction don’t set certain parameters and make it clear there is a line you […]
Roman Reigns is not a heel. Roman Reigns is a babyface by every traditional pro wrestling definition. What he is, more specifically, is a rejected babyface. I, frankly, find his comments to ESPN this week […]
The Roman Reigns Era hasn’t been deleted. It’s just been delayed until Apr. 27. The news of Brock Lesnar signing for another match – or more – this afternoon is no surprise. It had to […]
Ronda Rousey not only no-showed WWE Raw last night, she has been removed from the next two Raws and the original article announcing she would be on every Raw leading up to WrestleMania has been […]
Jonathan Coachman has been a major upgrade to Monday Night Raw’s commentary team. He has not, this week at least, been a helpful advocate for Roman Reigns on social media. He wrote on Twitter earlier […]
WWE announced today that it’s running 205 Live branded live events in January. This is ambitious, to say the least, for a WWE brand that is at best fourth-most-popular (I suspect there might be more […]
The following is a free preview of today’s new VIP Exclusive Feature written by PWTorch editor Wade Keller. To go VIP and read this entire column and all of the VIP exclusive columns and TV […]
WWE’s announcement on Thursday that A.J. Styles would face Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title rather than face Rusev for a chance to join Team Smackdown was a jolt to expectations going into Survivor Series […]
In an article published by Vice today, Ultimate Warrior’s vile, bigoted, hateful, judgmental comments about a cancer victim, Hurricane Katrina victims, homosexual people, a woman defending a gay man, and even Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Last night’s big show-closing angle on Monday Night Raw is generating fierce debate among fans. Was it a cool buzz-generating angle or utter nonsense, or is it too soon to tell? For me, it’s utter […]
WWE ratings this year continue a downward trend that is very likely going to end up taking a huge chunk out of their massive TV rights fees on their next TV deal in a couple […]
I just posted highlights of a new interview with Sean “X-Pac” Waltman advocating that Roman Reigns being “heelish” is better than being officially turned heel and becoming an all-out heel. He, disappointingly, said “it’s not 1980” as […]
Joey Styles was fired by Gabe Sapolsky of EVOLVE, not because he wasn’t “P.C.,” but because he defied a crystal clear mandate made by his bosses not to bring politics into his commentary. If Styles […]
Two-thirds of respondents in our PWTorch Poll believe that having three Hell in a Cell matches on one PPV is “overkill” and “waters down” the concept. I agree. Last Monday WWE announced that besides Roman […]
On the season premiere of “Total Bellas” on Wednesday night on E!, John Cena was portrayed rather terribly. As a viewer, I was left wondering if he was really like this and thus totally unaware […]
Al Snow says wrestlers shouldn’t throw punches in his latest instructional video. I want to draw attention to this because I love what Al Snow has to say here. Not just about punches, but about […]
WANNA JOIN THE PWTORCH TEAM? Throughout the next several weeks, just as we did in the last month at MMATorch.com, we are inviting PWTorch readers who are interested in volunteering for various contributor slots on […]
September 5 Episode PWTorch editor Wade Keller returned to the “Steve Austin Show” this week to review NXT Takeover: Brooklyn with Austin and break down the NXT roster. Official Episode Description: Wade Keller joins to break […]
KELLER’S WWE SMACKDOWN TAKE – HOUR ONE JULY 26, 2016 BUFFALO, N.Y. AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK ANNOUNCERS: Mauro Ranallo, JBL, and David Otunga. INTRO: SHANE MCMAHON & DANIEL BRYAN Basics: They opened with Shane […]
KELLER’S WWE RAW TAKE – HOUR ONE JULY 25, 2016 PITTSBURGH, PA. AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK BATTLEGROUND TITLE MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Basics: They showed highlights of the finish of the WWE Title match last night […]
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