HEYDORN’S TAKE: It’s okay to let stars be stars
I interrupt your day with the obvious. Pro wrestling needs stars. In the recent past, we’ve seen WWE and other top wrestling promotions work to alter that fact. They’ve said for the world to come […]
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IMPACT WRESTLING HITS & MISSES 7/28: Edwards defends against Trey Miguel, Romero vs. Crazy Steve at Wrestle House, EC3 continues to reinvent himself, Reno Scum vs. Gallows & Anderson
Final impact – HIT: This was another good show. It was chock full of storyline developments as a multitude of acts are getting built up. Those who aren’t involved in anything major are currently involved […]
7/28 NXT ON USA PRIMER: Lumis vs. Balor vs. Thatcher to earn entry into North American Title ladder match at Takeover, Shotzi vs. Martinez, Lee responds to Kross
The build to NXT Takeover: XXX continues tonight as Finn Balor will face Dexter Lumis and Timothy Thatcher in a Triple Threat Match to earn an opportunity to compete in a Ladder Match for the […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 7/27: Name That Stipulation Drew, Asuka vs. Sasha for Raw Women’s Championship, Triple Threat Match to Determine Profits’ SummerSlam Challenger, Viper to Name Next Target, Dominik Confronts Rollins
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FL. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER JULY 27, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe Top […]
IMPACT WRESTLING HITS & MISSES 7/21: Slammiversary fallout with Anderson & Gallows, The North defends against the Motor City Machine Guns, Edwards talks title win, more
Final impact – HIT: This felt like a jam-packed show as the episode touched upon every storyline Impact has currently going while introducing new ones to boot. While I was hoping for a little more […]
FEUD TRACKER – AEW: Tracking the length and key developments with Darby, Taz & Cage, FTR, Bucks, Jericho, Young Bucks, Baker, Cassidy, Big Swole, more
TOP TIER FEUDS… (1) Darby Allen & Jon Moxley vs. Brian Cage & Ricky Starks New Developments: A replay of AEW Dark was shown on Dynamite. The newly signed Ricky Starks is now under the […]
HEYDORN’S TAKE: Big Show and Randy Orton show off the simplicity of successful wrestling
Professional wrestling doesn’t have to be complicated to be successful. The recent barrage of swamp matches, bone yard matches, climbing the corporate ladder matches, eye for an eye bouts, bar fights, back lot brawls, and […]
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 7/22: Eddie Kingston challenges Cody, Taz promo about towel throw, Jericho & Hager vs. Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy, MJF vs. Garrison
•Cody vs. Eddie Kingston – HIT What a promo from Eddie Kingston. In Kingston’s 18 year career, this was the biggest platform he’s performed on. Known for his promo skills, Kingston brought the realism and […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 7/24: Continued Extreme Rules: The Horror Show Fallout -Sheamus and Hardy Open a Tab, Miz TV Deserves Naomi, Bayley and Sasha Talk Championship Picture
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JULY 24, 2020 ORLANDO, FL. AT THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole and Corey Graves Top 10 Moments […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 7/22: Kross vs. Dijakovic, Keith Lee vacates North American Title, Gargano vs. Reed vs. Cross, Lumis vs. Dain, Robert Stone Brand, Oney vs. Thatcher
Keith Lee Asks for a moment, Vacates North American Championship – HIT : The show kicked off with William Regal on a Zoom call saying that NXT North American and NXT Champion, Keith Lee asked […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 7/20: Seth vs. Aleister, Baszler interview backstage, McIntyre-Ziggler rematch angle, Orton vs. Big Show main event, Mysterio’s eye update
Opening Segment – MISS: I don’t want difficult to pronounce medical terms at the heart of wrestling angles. This continues to be a terrible storyline with Rey Mysterio’s eye coming out of its socket at […]
7/22 NXT ON USA PRIMER: William Regal to make a “huge announcement,” which matches are advertised, what to anticipate
NXT ON USA PRIMER JULY 22, 2020 WINTER PARK, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY AIRS ON USA NETWORK William Regal is set to make a huge announcement on tonight’s show. Looking to move closer into […]
7/22 AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER: Cody to defend against top independent star, Moxley speaks, Page vs. Five, Kenny Omega, MJF, Bucks, more
AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER JULY 22, 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 […]
MITCHELL’S TAKE: Mid-Card Matters in WWE’s Fight With Systemic Racism
At first the big news in professional wrestling this week was how AEW’s Tony Khan was tired of being outflanked by NXT’s Triple H’s masterful, detail-rich manipulation of his young, fresh talent roster in order […]
RADICAN’S TAKE: “Money Plane” starring Adam Copeland (Edge) and Kelsey Grammar is awesomely bad
Money Plane is a direct to on demand and digital purchase release from writer and director Andrew Lawrence. The movie stars Adam Copeland aka WWE wrestler Edge and Kelsey Grammar with Denise Richards getting top […]
MAGIC, MEMORIES, AND MANIA: The Top Ten WWE Superstars of the WrestleMania Era, from Cena to HBK to Austin to Rock to Undertaker and more
The WWE likes to call their wrestlers “superstars,” but not all their roster lives up to that elite classification. Being an actual superstar means more than just getting in the ring, although anyone that enters […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 7/20: Extreme Rules Fallout – Giant Unsanctioned Challenge for the Viper, Who is Raw Women’s Champion?, Follow-Up for Mysterio & Rollins, Next Up for Drew
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FL. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER JULY 20, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe I […]
PPV PRIMER – WWE EXTREME RULES – HORROR SHOW: Strowman vs. Wyatt in Swamp Match, Bayley vs. Nikki, Sasha vs. Asuka, McIntyre vs. Ziggler
WWE HORROR SHOW AT EXTREME RULES PPV PRIMER JULY 18, 2020 AIRS ON WWE NETWORK & PPV Originally scheduled to be held at the SAP Center in San Jose, California but, due to the ongoing […]
COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: Hilariously Bad 1986 Monty Gum Trading Cards
Wrestling trading cards have been around since the late 1800s, but few sets are as infamous as the 1986 Monty Gum Wrestling Stars. This bootleg set is full of typos, misspellings, wrong pictures, bad cropping […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 7/17: Final Extreme Rules: The Horror Show Hype – A.J. Defends Against the Bro, Bray Returns to the Funhouse, A Blissful Mystery and Surprise
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JULY 17, 2020 ORLANDO, FL. AT THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Top 10 Moments from […]
NXT HITS & MISSES: Keith Lee basks in his glory, Priest vs. Grimes, Shirai vs. Tegan Nox, Lee vs. Dijakovic, Killian Dane-Robert Stone, Thatcher, more
Bask In His Glory, Lee Addresses Audience – HIT : The show kicked off with a video package with seemingly every NXT star saying Keith Lee’s name over and over again, which actually came across […]
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 7/15: Cody defends against Sonny Kiss, Moxley defends against Brian Cage, Jericho drenched in O.J., FTR vs. Lucha Bros., Vickie Guerrero
•Cody vs. Sonny Kiss – HIT: This was the biggest and best match of Sonny Kiss’s career. Kiss has a unique look and character that professional wrestling has largely degraded throughout its history. Kiss is […]
IMPACT SLAMMIVERSARY PPV PRIMER 7/18: Catch up on the storylines and see predictions for Saturday night’s event including Ace Austin vs. Edwards vs. Miguel vs. Mystery Entrant for Impact World Title
Slammiversary is one of Impact Wrestling’s most important pay-per-views of the year and this year they have all but promised and oncoming seismic shift in the promotion. With a bevy of free agents available to […]
HEYDORN’S TAKE: Don’t hold me to this – WWE Extreme Rules 2020
WWE Extreme Rules airs this Sunday on the WWE Network. The television build for the event on Raw and Smackdown has clicked and featured impactful work from many of WWE’s mainstay acts, but the show […]