This week marked John Cena’s final appearance on Raw as well as his final appearance in Madison Square Garden. Fresh off winning the Intercontinental Championship last week, Cena came out to open the show this […]
Kris Statlander (c) vs. Mercedes Moné – AEW Women’s World Championship Preview: Statlander has gotten a tremendous push since her impromptu four-way win over Toni Storm and then her subsequent title defense at last month’s […]
“What do you call an ex-champ? A chump!” – Bobby Heenan Every new championship reign has its casualties, first and foremost being the dethroned former champion. Giving up a title is typically seen as a […]
Another week of just good not great promos from AEW. Both Blood & Guts matches took up a lot of the show on Dynamite, so there weren’t many promos throughout the show. The best promos […]
When WWE releases wrestlers, I often use my full-page column in the PWTorch Newsletter to write about those folks, what may have led to their releases, and where they might end up post-WWE. About a […]
Opening Segment – MISS: This wasn’t a terrible start to Raw, but I was hoping to see more variety in John Cena’s final matches, so I’m not excited to see a rematch against Dominik Mysterio […]
To help you add context, my “Hits” are ordered from best to worst. Each review includes a historical tidbit and a final grade. With that said, let’s move into the high points of this week’s […]
I thought this week that the best matches of the week were on Dynamite. I knew this was going to happen this week and I was hoping a match on Collision could step up and […]
Welcome everyone! After a week off, we are back! What a wild a crazy show on Wednesday with AEW Dynamite “Blood & Guts.” So let’s look back at who I feel is rising and falling […]
It’s difficult, in these days of professional wrestling’s boom period, to accept the back-and-forth nature of Smackdown’s quality. Both week-to-week and within each episode, we see the twin poles of beauty and horror, excellence and […]
When I sit to write an article each week, it’s usually influenced by something that has recently happened on a show or is a headline, and look at the past as a nostalgia writer. Today […]
With this week’s Raw being billed as John Cena’s final appearance in Boston, it was no surprise that he opened the show. Introduced by Triple H, Cena came out to a thunderous ovation. However, in […]
Blood and Guts, baby! Moving past the decision to have two B&G matches on one episode, special shows like this is where AEW typically shines. I expect two wild matches that will move major storylines […]
“Champions are made, not born.” – Vince Lombardi The narrative of WWE centers around champions, those competitors who distinguish themselves by winning prestigious titles. What does the word champion really mean? The word stems from […]
Tatum Paxley opening promo: Hit Personal bias aside for Tatum, there’s something that endears her to the audience. Maybe because most of them have shard in her long journey through NXT, but she has an […]
HOUSEKEEPING… • Kazuchika Okada was revealed to be the final opponent for his mentor/longtime rival Hiroshi Tanahasi at WrestleKingdom. The match will be Okada’s first match in NJPW in just about two years. • Nixon […]
Opening Segment – HIT: I wasn’t a fan of the very beginning of the opening segment of Raw with Triple H blowing smoke up John Cena’s ass. But, the rest of the segment – bolstered […]
I just wanted to say sorry to anyone who has been reading this weekly column and my AEW Top Matches column for having to skip last week. I had a family medical emergency, and to […]
It was revealed over the weekend that Kazuchika Okada will be the final opponent for Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 20, traditionally their biggest show of the year, to be held on Jan. 4, […]
How do you feel about supporting WWE as a company these days? (i.e. not about the product itself, but impression of the leadership and corporate culture) Better than ever Good, as usual Mixed feelings Bad, […]
I thought there were some pretty solid matches this week. Dynamite and Collision were both solid, not spectacular shows. The farther we get from not having MJF, Swerve Strickland, and Will Ospreay, the more you […]
To help you add context, my “Hits” are ordered from best to worst. Each review includes a historical tidbit and a final grade. With that said, let’s move into the high points of this week’s […]
Wade Keller and I had a chance to talk on an episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show after this week’s AEW Dynamite, and most of the talk coming out of a solid episode […]
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” -William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Our names do not define us, quite the contrary. Consider the true […]
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