Overall – HIT: This episode easily could have been a PUSH or a MISS if it weren’t for a very good match between TJP and Hijo del Vikingo. Most of the segments and matches felt […]
OPENING MONTAGE – MISS: They’ve finally updated the video package that highlights the current roster and champions, but now we’re using Pantera?! No more Dokken?! No more “Into the Fire”?! Ladies, gentlemen, fellow friends beyond […]
Charlotte Flair returns to Full Sail University and will respond to Rhea Ripley’s challenge for an NXT Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania. Plus, new NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin will make his first appearance at […]
Opening Segment – MISS: Ugh. Smackdown and Raw couldn’t be more different right now. I look forward to Raw every week, while dreading Smackdown. This opening segment compares so unfavorably to the start of Raw. […]
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER SALT LAKE CITY, UT. AT THE VIVINT SMART HOME ARENA FEBRUARY 3, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Tom Phillips, Jerry […]
•Chris Jericho-Jon Moxley Promo – HIT: The crowd was hot for Jon Moxley, but throughout the night they were a bit different than the usual AEW crowd. Typically, AEW fans are hot for the majority of […]
•Beth Phoenix Sells Edge’s “Injury” – HIT: The announcers kicked off the show with Mauro welcoming Beth Phoenix to the booth after a crazy Rumble weekend for her family. She somberly said that Randy Orton […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JANUARY 31, 2020 TULSA, OKLA. AT THE BOK CENTER AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Royal Rumble Results Pertinent to […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: PWTorch is looking for a new Impact Wrestling TV reporter. If you are interested, and able to write a report and submit it the night the show premieres, please let me know: kellerwade@pwtorch.com. […]
•OPENING MONTAGE – HIT: Scurll is here to cause a spot of bother and challenge for the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship, but due to Flip Gordon’s loss at Hard Times to Nick Aldis, the champ […]
The Announcers – MISS: I was disappointed to see Raw start off with Tom Phillips on instead of Vic Joseph. I assume if this was just a one week thing because of illness or something, […]
AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER JANUARY 28, 2020 CLEVELAND, OHIO AT WOLSTEIN CENTER AIRS ON TNT, 8:00 PM EST BY JOSHUA CHAMBERS (@josh_chambers), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Arena The Wolstein Center is a 13,610 seat arena on the campus […]
Editor’s Note: This is a new weekly feature in our Specialists section. Professional wrestling’s in-ring performance is most often quantified using star ratings or other subjective metrics, but there are many statistics and metrics that […]
NXT ON USA PRIMER JANUARY 28, 2019 WINTER PARK, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY AIRS ON TNT NETWORK Adam Cole’s next challenger for the NXT Championship at Takeover: Portland will be determined on this episode. […]
•TV TITLE FIRST ROUND: TREVOR MURDOCH VS. QUESTION MARK – HIT: Keeping these TVtitle matches to the 6:05 time limit (outside of the final, at least) was key to making the show feel shorter and […]
Preshow, Mia Yim vs. Kay Lee Ray – MISS: I think that this is where this match probably belonged. Going into the match, it was relatively devoid of heat. Mia Yim and Kay Lee Ray […]
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER SAN ANTONIO, TX. AT THE AT&T CENTER JANUARY 27, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Tom Phillips, Jerry “The King” Lawler […]
Hello world, I’m Javier Machado. You may have read my Impact Hits & Misses columns here at PWTorch.com in recent weeks. I am also taking over the PPV Primer series for PWTorch in 2020 from […]
•Overall – HIT: This show, coming to us from Mexico City, Mexico, set up a few new programs and heated up some existing ones. I can’t believe I’m saying that I like what they are […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JANUARY 24, 2020 DALLAS, TX. AT THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Arena, Top 10 Moments […]
AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT JANUARY 22, 2020 NASSAU, BAHAMAS ON NORWEGIAN PEARL – JERICHO CRUISE AIRED ON TAPE DELAY ON TNT •Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. SCU – HIT: What a great atmosphere for wrestling. On […]
•DUSTY CLASSIC SEMI-FINAL – Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zach Gibson & James Drake) – HIT : Before the match began, Adam Cole rushed the announce table and told […]
FINALLY! A show where I don’t need to discuss the opening montage, so let’s get into this 90 minute edition, shall we? •ROBERT GIBSON W/ MARQUEZ – MISS: This was 90-120 seconds of nothing. Sadly, […]
Opening Segment – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with Seth Rollins and the Messiah Complex (that’s what I’m calling their group until they get an official name) talking about Buddy Murphy joining […]
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