DIGITAL DABBLINGS – Special Edition
A Quick Reminder I’m still gathering responses on my 4th year “Elite Performers” Survey, and would love to get more input from you the readers, so please if you haven’t already, take a few moments […]
D – Opinion & Analysis
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 12/30: Lana-Lashley wedding, Orton swerves Styles, Becky interview, Aleister Black vs. Buddy Murphy rematch, McIntyre
Opening Segment – HIT: The final Raw of the decade got off to a hot start with the opening segment featuring Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins & The Authors of Pain, and Samoa Joe. Owens was […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 1/3/20: Bryan & Reigns vs. Corbin & Ziggler, Triple Threat Women’s Tag Team Match
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JANUARY 3, 2020 MEMPHIS, TN. AT THE FEDEXFORUM AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Arena, Top 10 Moments of Last […]
NWA HITS & MISSES 12/30: Hit after Hit after Hit for Tim Storm vs. Nick Aldis, Aron Stevens vs. Trevor Murdoch, Girlll Power promo, Powerrr Surge
OPENING MONTAGE – HIT: This was 30-45 seconds of retelling the most recent chapter of Tim Storm vs Nick Aldis with a haunting piano playing one note at a time. The lines of Aldis telling […]
NXT ON USA PRIMER 1/1: NXT 2019 Year-End Award Winners announced, Dusty Rhodes Classic teams announced
A special New Year’s Day edition of NXT takes place tonight on the USA Network as we find out who will take home the honours of NXT Overall Competitor and Match of the Year. Plus, […]
12/27 WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES: Bryan vs. Miz vs. Corbin starts and stops, Moment of Bliss, Mustafa Ali video, Sonya and Mandy tension, Sami wrestling again
Main Event Starts & Stops – MISS: WWE often will do something like this, having the main event early in the show only because of some storyline reason which doesn’t make sense. In this case, […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 12/30: Here Comes the Bride, Black vs. Murphy, What’s Next for Joe, Andrade New U.S. Champ, The Man Readies for the Empress but Don’t Forget the Queen
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER HARTFORD, CON. AT THE XL CENTER DECEMBER 30, 2019 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Samoa […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 12/27: Triple Threat for Right to Face the Fiend, A Moment of Bliss for a Lady, Expectations for Follow-up on Roman Reigns, Tag Team Division
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER DECEMBER 27, 2019 DETROIT, MI. AT THE LITTLE CAESAR’S ARENA AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Arena, Top 10 Moments […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 12/25: Austin Theory challenges Roderick Strong for NXT N.A. Title, Arturo Ruas vignette, Rush & Keith Lee vs. Priest & Nese, Belair vs. Blackheart, Reed vs. Dijakovic
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a heck of a 2020 to everyone! Roderick Strong North American Title Open Challenge – HIT: The show was kicked off with a pants wearing Pat McAfee, Cathy Kelly, and the […]
NWA HITS & MISSES 12/24: Question Mark vs. Colt Cabana, Aron Stevens vs. Question Mark, Trevor Murdoch, Josephus Claus, Nick Aldis, James Strom, The Pope, Tim Storm, more
OPENING MONTAGE – HIT: This is consistently a hit for Power because they give you more than enough replays of the last couple weeks or more of the big storyline, but they add enough and […]
12/25 NXT ON USA PRIMER (Spoiler-Free): Roderick Strong defends North American Title, Keith Lee & Lio Rush vs. Damian Priest & Tony Nese
On a very special Christmas edition of NXT as Roderick Strong will defend his North American Title. Plus, Keith Lee and Lio Rush will face Damian Priest and Tony Nese in tag team action. Sit […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 12/20: Daniel Bryan’s babyface promo, Miz & Bryan vs. Corbin & Ziggler, Elias’s Song, Sami-Strowman, Sonya’s loss, Women’s Division
Opening Segment – HIT: This Hit is mostly for Daniel Bryan’s babyface promo which started Smackdown. That was a very strong promo. I like Bryan’s new/old look. It is crazy how much younger he looks […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 12/2 (SPOILER-FREE): Rey Defends Against the Architect, Raiders & Viper vs. O.C., Save the Date
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER DES MOINES, IA. AT THE WELLS FARGO ARENA DECEMBER 23, 2019 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Jerry “The King” […]
IMPACT HITS & MISSES 12/17: Sami Callihan promo and brawl, Rhino and Moose, Hard to Kill PPV hype, Joey Ryan, Ethan Page vs. Rich Swann, Petey Williams vs. Ace Austin
Overall – HIT: This is a really good show that had a “go home” type feel to it despite there being one episode before the PPV, Hard to Kill. Some last-minute feuds were added or […]
IMPACT “NO SURRENDER” HITS & MISSES 12/7: Swann vs. Callahan, Austin vs. Edwards, Michael Elgin vs. Larry D, Rhino vs. Clayton Gainz, Havok vs. Taya Valkyrie, Madison Rayne vs. Rosemary
Overall – PUSH: This is a middle of the road show. Nothing that is presented is what I’d call “must watch” as is the case with most of these Impact Plus specials. I like to […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 12/18: Adam Cole vs. Balor, Baszler vs. Ripley, Priest vs. Dain, Shirai vs. Garrett, Dunne vs. Banks
Adam Cole (c) vs. Finn Balor for the NXT Championship: HIT – The fact that we are in an era where the women’s championship goes on after the men’s title is a wonderful thing. Mauro […]
NXT ON USA PRIMER 12/18: Adam Cole defends NXT Men’s Title against Finn Balor, Rhea Ripley challenges Shayna Baszler for NXT Women’s Title, When World’s Collide hype, Angel Garza as Cruiserweight Champ
NXT ON USA PRIMER DECEMBER 18, 2019 WINTER PARK, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY AIRS LIVE ON USA NETWORK A dream match will kick off tonight’s episode of NXT on the USA Network as Adam Cole […]
NWA HITS & MISSES 12/17: Aron Stevens, Colt Cabana, Question Mark, C.W. Anderson, Rock & Roll Express
OPENING MONTAGE – HIT: It’s a bit jarring to not see the thread of Kamille and her saga as our intro into tonight’s Power but it’s a new season as well. This was a short […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 12/16: Seth Rollins heel promo, Viking Raiders vs. The OC, Orton vs. Styles, Becky Lynch sit-down promo, Rowan squash
Seth Rollins – HIT: Seth Rollins had a good night starting with the opening promo where he talked about joining up with the Authors of Pain and doing what he had to do to Kevin […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 12/16: TLC Fallout, A Phenomenal Clash with a Viper, Rollins & AOP Begin Their Alliance, Andrade-Zelina Vega, Rusev-Lashley, Is the Beast Around?
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER DES MOINES, IA. AT THE WELLS FARGO ARENA DECEMBER 16, 2019 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Jerry “The King” […]
WWE TLC PPV PRIMER – Tom Gets it Wrong: Know with great uncertainty result of every match from Bray Wyatt vs. The Miz to Reigns vs. Corbin to Kabuki Warriors vs. Charlotte & Becky to Rusev vs. Lashley
So it’s possible, even likely, that I’m going to get all of these wrong. Follow @Colohue for updates. 1. The Viking Raiders Open Challenge (Raw Tag Team Championships) With the Street Profits in the process […]
NWA INTO THE FIRE PPV HITS & MISSES 12/14: Rock & Roll Express vs. The Wild Cards, Nick Aldis vs. James Storm, Eli Drake vs. Ken Anderson, Trevor Murdoch vs. Question Mark
ELI DRAKE VS. KEN ANDERSON – MISS: So for much of the lead up to this match (as well as with most of the NWA feuds so far), it never seemed apparent who is heel […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 12/13: TLC Go-Home Show for Smackdown, Big Dog Unchained, Renee interviews Miz, Lacey and Sasha developments, Tag Team Championship
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER DECEMBER 13, 2019 MILWAUKEE, WI. AT RHE FISERV FORUM AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Arena, Top 10 Moments of […]
PPV PRIMER – ROH FINAL BATTLE (12/13/2019): As ROH limps feebly into their final pay-per-view of the year, we have to ask: where did it all go wrong?
I’ve watched Ring Of Honor television every week for about eight years now. Two years ago the opportunity arose for me to turn that love into text form and I arrived here on staff at […]