HEYDORN’S TAKE: Don’t hold me to this – WWE Clash Of Champions 2020
You know those boxing or UFC PPV’s that snatch the $70 right out of your pocket thanks to one fight? Oh, the one-fight cards. We all know them, love them, and hate them. That is […]
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IMPACT WRESTLING HITS & MISSES 9/22: Miguel vs. Raju for X Title, Eric Young murders The Deaners, Bey vs. Miguel vs. TJP, RVD vs. Sami Callihan, Graves vs. Dashwood, more
Final impact – PUSH: With only four real matches this felt like a show heavy on the angles. Between last week’s show and this week’s show, I get the impression that changes were made at […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 9/21: The terrible mess that is Retribution, Seth Rollins DNA test, Braun beats Dabba-Kato at Raw Underground, McIntyre vs. Keith Lee, more
Retribution – MISS: A terrible mess of a show started off with a terrible mess of an opening segment. From the start it didn’t make sense. It made no sense that Retribution would be given […]
9/23 AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER: Miro (formerly Rusev) makes in-ring debut, Brodie Lee defends against Orange Cassidy, Moxley & Hobbs & Darby vs. Archer & Cage & Starks
AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 AIRS ON TNT, 8:00 PM EST BY JOSHUA CHAMBERS (@Josh_Chambers), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Arena This week’s episode will emanate from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Fla. The 5,500 seat arena first […]
9/23 NXT ON USA PRIMER: Gauntlet Elimination with Kushida, O’Reilly, Grimes, Thatcher, Reed, plus women’s battle royal, Atlas vs. Ciampa
NXT ON USA PRIMER Finn Balor’s next challenger for the NXT Championship will be determined tonight as five wrestlers will compete in a first-ever Gauntlet Eliminator Match. But that’s not all as a Battle Royal […]
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 9/21: Final Clash of Champions Hype, McIntyre vs. Lee, Strowman & Dabbo-Kato Go Underground, Triple Threat Tag with Clash Implications
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FL. AT THE THUNDERDOME IN THE AMWAY CENTER SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM SPECIALIST Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, […]
NXT UK HITS & MISSES 9/17: New arena set-up, Heritage Cup Tournament explained, Dragunov vs Noam Dar, Gallus vs. Williams & Jordan, Piper Nivel, Kay Lee Ray, more
•Opening Video Package – HIT: The opening video package was clearly a highlight of this welcome back show. NXT seems to go all out on these video packages. This video showed off the passion and […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 9/19: The Shame of Sami, Shaken & Stirred, Roman Evolution, Samoan Street Fight, Overdrawn Money in the Bank, more
HITS •Roman Evolution: At a time when WWE has a well earned reputation for not allowing the necessary timeliness for storylines to play out, the turn of Roman Reigns continues to be an inspired, interesting […]
ROSTER DEPTH CHART – NEW JAPAN: Get ready for G1 Tournament with an thorough overview of roster broken into tiers from Okada to Zack Sabre Jr. to Master Wato
It is an exciting time for New Japan Pro-Wrestling fans as G1 Climax 30 is set to begin. In the 30th edition of the Grade One Climax tournament, 20 of New Japan’s finest wrestlers will […]
FEUD TRACKER – NXT: Tracking the length and key developments with Breezango-Imperium, LeRae vs. Nox, Ciampa vs. Jake Atlas, more
TOP TIER FEUDS There are no feuds that are what I would consider “Top Tier” right now. With number one contender matches coming up for the men and women, we should have an idea as […]
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 9/16: Parking Lot Brawl with Santana & Ortiz vs. Best Friends, Hangman Page vs. Kaz with Kenny on commentary, Jericho & Hager vs. Private Party, FTR vs. Jurassic Express
•FTR vs. Jurassic Express – HIT Fantastic opening match. AEW has been very smart to keep Jungle Boy working against some of the best workers out there. Each time he’s in the ring, you can […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 8/15: Drew addresses Orton, Drew vs. Keith Lee, Cedric addresses his turn, Asuka vs. Mickie James, Raw Underground, Aleister Black vs. KO
Opening Segment – HIT: This is a minor Hit. Drew McIntyre was good in his promo addressing his jaw injury and the potential for further injury. I could have done without the silly Photoshopped image […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 9/16: Priest vs. Thatcher, Shotzi vs. Shirai, Ciampa, Balor speaks, Kushida vs. Theory, At Home with Garganos, Fish & Strong vs. Dain & Maverick
Shotzi Blackheart vs. Io Shirai While this may not be a dream match for everybody, it certainly was for me. Ever since Shotzi has emerged onto the roster, she’s won me over time and time […]
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 9/18: Samoan Street Fight, Sasha to Speak, A.J. vs. Sami, A Moment of Bliss for Nikki
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 ORLANDO, FL. AT THE THUNDERDOME IN THE AMWAY CENTER AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM SPECIALIST Announcers: Michael Cole and Corey […]
HEYDORN’S TAKE: The G1 tournament is here, enjoy the grind
So, who else is ready for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual heavyweight tournament? To hell with raising your hand – all those in favor, take a stiff back bump where you stand. I kid, but […]
AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER 9/16: Miro and Kip Sabian speak, FTR vs. Jurassic Express, Hangman Page vs. Kaz, Jericho & Hager vs. Private Party
AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 AIRS ON TNT, 8:00 PM EST BY JOSHUA CHAMBERS (@Josh_Chambers), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Arena This week’s episode will emanate from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. The 5,500 seat arena first […]
FEUD TRACKER – IMPACT WRESTLING: Up-to-date tracking of the length and key developments with top feuds including Young vs. Swann, EC3 vs. Moose, RVD vs. Sami, more
TOP TIER FEUDS (1) Eric Young vs. Rich Swann New Developments: Rich Swann asked Scott D’Amore to meet him in the ring. Swann made his case as to why he should be able to challenge […]
9/16 NXT ON USA PRIMER: Priest defends North American Title against Timothy Thatcher, Breezango defend tag titles, Drake teams with Dain, more
NXT ON USA PRIMER SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK It’s a championship edition on tonight’s episode of NXT as Damian Priest will defend the NXT North American Title against Timothy Thatcher. But that’s […]
IMPACT HITS & MISSES 9/8: Eric Young’s “State of Championship” address, Young vs. Dreamer, EC3, TJP vs. Chris Bey, RVD & Forbes announcement, Guns vs. Rascalz, more
Final impact – MISS: You know somebody was reading from the WWE playbook when there were three impromptu matches on the card, one being the main event. Skip everything but the TJP versus Chris Bey […]
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 9/14: Raw Gets “In Your Face,” Drew vs. Lee, Dominik vs. Rollins in a Cage, Asuka Defends Against Mickie, Street Profits vs. Cesaro & Nakamura, Raw’s Greatest Creation
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FL. AT THE THUNDERDOME IN THE AMWAY CENTER SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM SPECIALIST Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 9/11: Jey Uso’s solo run, Rise 0f the Reign-maker, Bayley explains her actions, Cesaro & Nakamura pay a visit, more
HITS •Jey Solo Make no mistake about it, Roman Reigns is operating at a new peak, and we are seeing and feeling the star that he was always positioned to be. Despite being against that […]
AEW HITS & MISSES 9/9: Jericho-MJF opening, Dustin vs. Brodie Lee, Matt Hardy promo, Miro debut, Hangman and Omega sitdown interviews, Ricky Starks promo, more
•Chris Jericho-MJF Opening Segment – HIT A charming little bit to open Dynamite coming off Chris Jericho and MJF’s losses at All Out. Both men complimented each other to their faces, but bad mouthed one […]
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 9/11: Why Bayley Why, Phenomenal Challenge for Hardy, We’re Really Glad You’ve Become Our Friend
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 ORLANDO, FL. AT THE THUNDERDOME IN THE AMWAY CENTER AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM SPECIALIST Announcers: Michael Cole and Corey […]
FEUD TRACKER – IMPACT WRESTLING: Tracking the length and key developments with Edwards vs. Young, EC3 vs. Moose, Purrazzo vs. Kylie Ray, Rascalz vs. Machine Guns, more
TOP TIER FEUDS (1) Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young New Developments: Young opened the show and talked about Rich Swann pinning him at Slammiversary set everything in motion from Young retiring Swann to defeating and […]