COLLECTIBLES COLUMN 5 COUNT: CM Punk
After more than five years away from wrestling, CM Punk is finally making his return. Well, kind of. Punk is scheduled to be the featured guest at Starrcast III in Chicago. Fans have been clamoring […]
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MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #102: Tracking Roman Reigns’s ability to beat the odds and come out on top
Roman Reigns is one of the most dramatic, divisive, and discussed WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him your favorite graps guy – with limited success. How […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 8/27: Big E vs. Orton, Reigns whodunit reveal, Lacey vs. Bayley, Ali vs. Buddy, Kofi’s promo, Nakamura and Sami, Shorty Gable, more
Opening Segment – HIT: Smackdown got off to a good start with Kofi Kingston cutting a promo about Randy Orton. Actually, before that we got a long video package of the Roman Reigns mystery, followed […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 8/26: Sasha Banks return promo explaining her absence, Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin vs. Miz, Tag Team Turmoil, Strowman vs. Styles
Sasha Banks Promo – HIT: Sasha Banks did a nice job coming across as unlikable in her show opening promo. It wasn’t great. I was hoping for more from her since she was such a […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 8/27: King of the Ring First Rounders Ali vs. Buddy and Gable vs. Shelton, You Apologize to Us Right Now, She Doesn’t Hug She Shoves, You Call Me Stupid Randy?
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER AUGUST 27, 2019 BATON ROUGE, LA. AT THE RAISING CANE’S RIVER CENTER AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 8/26: King of the Ring First Rounders Ricochet vs. Drew & Miz vs. Corbin, Bayley vs. Nikki, Nattie Takes on a Horrible Boss, Seth & Braun Reign Begins
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER NEW ORLEANS, LA. AT THE SMOOTHIE KING CENTER AUGUST 26, 2019 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee […]
COLLECTIBLES COLUMN 5 COUNT: Figures and Cards of Harley Race
The world lost one of pro wrestling’s greatest characters and a true all-time great with the passing of “Handsome” Harley Race last week. Many modern day collectors are of the generations that most recognize Race […]
MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #101: Tracking Roman Reigns’s ability to beat the odds and come out on top
Roman Reigns is one of the most dramatic, divisive, and discussed WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him your favorite graps guy – with limited success. How […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 8/20: Sami and Shinsuke pair up, Reigns whodunit mystery twist, Kofi lashes back at Orton, Moment of Bliss with Charlotte and Bayley, Murphy vs. Bryan, KOTR
Opening Segment – HIT: Smackdown got off to a good start with more build towards Kofi Kingston defending the WWE Championship against Randy Orton. Orton started things off well with a strong promo talking about […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 8/19: Seth & Strowman vs. Anderson & Gallows, King’s Court ended with The Fiend, Reigns vs. Ziggler, Booker T interview, Becky Lynch-Sasha Banks, 24/7, Rey retirement tease, Revival & Orton
Reigns vs. Ziggler – HIT: This Hit is for both the match itself and the lead up to it. Roman Reigns set the tone right away with the intense way that he came out to […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 8/20: Murphy vs. Bryan, King of the Ring First Rounders Owens vs. Elias and Crews vs. Andrade, The Viper Strikes Again
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER AUGUST 20, 2019 SIOUX FALLS, SD AT THE DENNY SANFORD PREMIER CENTER AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton […]
EDITORIAL: King of the Ring 2019 – A Chance to Elevate or an Opportunity to Agitate?
Last week on Monday Night Raw, WWE announced the return of the King of the Ring tournament. In my Raw Primer earlier today, I delve a bit into the history of the event which began […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 8/19: Here Ye Here Ye Let the Royal Tournament Begin, A Monster of a Challenge by the Phenomenal One, Now That’s a Brutal Boss, Who Wants To Run After Elias?
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ST. PAUL, MN. AT THE XCEL ENERGY CENTER AUGUST 19, 2019 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 8/13: Buddy vs. Roman, Bryan & Rowan interrogate Buddy, Joe vs. KO, Owens Promo, Moon vs. Charlotte
Kevin Owens Promo – HIT: Smackdown started off well with Kevin Owens talking about beating Shane McMahon at SummerSlam and looking ahead to King of the Ring which starts next week. The fans are definitely […]
Stardom 5Star Grand Prix-view: A look at all 18 entrants in the 2019 round robin tournament.
This Saturday, hot on the heels of NJPW’s G1 Climax as is tradition, World Wonder Ring Stardom kicks off their own annual round robin tournament. Stardom’s 5Star Grand Prix has taken place at the end […]
MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #100: Tracking Roman Reigns’s ability to beat the odds and come out on top
Roman Reigns is one of the most dramatic, divisive, and discussed WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him your favorite graps guy – with limited success. How […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 8/12: Seth’s opening promo, Ziggler-Miz, Austin’s endorsement, Ricochet vs. Elias, Joe vs. Sami, 24/7 Title, Rollins vs. Styles
Seth’s Show-Opening Promo – HIT: This was one of Seth Rollins’ best promos as he talked about beating Brock Lesnar to become the Universal Champion at SummerSlam. I would argue that he did more to […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 8/13: Continued Summerslam Fallout, Big Dog vs. Best Kept Secret, Live by The Stick…, Next Up for K.O., Who Gets the Next Hug
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER AUGUST 13, 2019 TORONTO, CANADA AT THE SCOTIABANK ARENA AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton Arena and Items […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 8/12: SummerSlam Fallout, Miz vs. Ziggler, Women’s Tag Teams Championship, Next Up for WWE’s Championship Couple, They’re Still Too Sweet
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER TORONTO, CANADA AT THE SCOTIABANK ARENA AUGUST 12, 2019 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young Arena, […]
MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #99: Tracking Roman Reigns’s ability to beat the odds and come out on top
Roman Reigns is one of the most dramatic, divisive and discussed WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him your favourite graps guy – with limited success. How […]
WWE SUMMERSLAM PREDICTIONS – Tom Gets it Wrong: Know with great uncertainty result of every match from Lesnar vs. Seth to Kofi vs. Orton to Styles vs. Balor to Becky vs. Natalya
So it’s possible, even likely, that I’m going to get all of these wrong. Follow @Colohue for updates. 1. Drew Gulak vs. Oney Lorcan (Cruiserweight Championship Pre-Show) There are positives and negatives to the fact […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 8/6: Charlotte-Trish segment, Ziggler beats Ali, Natalya vs. Moon, The KO Show with Shane, Gable-Elias exchange, Reigns mystery, Aleister vs. Sami, Kofi video
Charlotte – Trish – HIT: This was certainly better than what WWE did with Charlotte Flair and Trish Stratus last week to set up their match at SummerSlam. It wasn’t great. Neither of them was […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 8/5: Roman Reigns attempting murder mystery, Seth Rollins response to Lesnar, 24/7 Title at OBGYN, Andrade vs. Mystery, Becky and Natalya interviews, Miz TV with Goldberg appearance
Opening Segment – MISS: Initially, I liked how Raw started with Samoa Joe showing good intensity in interrupting the start of the show by standing on the announce table. It was something different. But, his […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 8/6: SummerSlam Go-Home Show, The Best Guest in the World, Kofi Strikes Back, Whodunnit, Sami Gonna Fade to Black, Woooo and Some Stratusfaction
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER AUGUST 6, 2019 DETROIT, MI. AT THE LITTLE CAESAR’S ARENA AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton Arena and […]