MITCHELL: What a Great Wrestler Does
Friday night I watched IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada’s title defense from back in October against EVIL at King of Pro Wrestling on AXS-TV. It’s always interesting to check in with Jim Ross and his adjustment […]
D – Opinion & Analysis
WWE RAW PRIMER 12/18: Lesnar and Heyman address Strowman-Kane Royal Rumble ramifications, Cedric vs. Gulak, Absolution’s next move
RAW PREVIEW DECEMBER 18, 2017 PROVIDENCE, R.I. AT DUNKIN DONUTS CENTER By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor ANNOUNCED BY WWE.COM Universal Champion Brock Lesnar returns to address his Royal Rumble opponent, or perhaps, opponents. Who […]
COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: Collectors and Industry Insiders Share Thoughts on Top Cards of 2017
For collectors of pro wrestling trading cards, 2017 really was a year unlike any other. Topps produced more WWE products than in any other given year. Leaf gave fans two wrestling products and included signatures […]
12/17: McNEILL’s Live Blog of WWE Clash Of Champions 2017
PWTorch Columnist Pat McNeill may have missed this year’s fantasy football playoffs, but he wouldn’t dare miss the final WWE pay-per-view of the year. His “Clash Of Champions” liveblog is straight ahead: The brave among […]
WWE WWE CLASH OF CHAMPIONS PREDICTIONS – Tom Gets it Wrong: Sami & Owens vs. Nakamura & Orton with Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan as special refs, Styles-Mahal
Follow Tom Colohue on Facebook and @Colohue for updates. So it’s possible, even likely, that I’m going to get all of these wrong. 1. Mojo Rawley vs. Zack Ryder (Pre-Show) Mojo Rawley is going to […]
Three Riott Squadders, Two Bludgeon Brothers and McNEILL Previews WWE Clash of Champions 2017 on PPV (w/Wrestling History Lesson!)
Wake the pets & call the neighbors, it’s time for our exclusive WWE Network pseudo-pay-per-view projections! DISCLAIMER: Projections are based on what the columnist would do if he were booking this event, instead of Paul […]
IMPACT HITS & MISSES 12/14: Konnan and Calliham, Alberto El Patron’s shirt, J.B. Award, Kongo Kong’s return, Lauren Van Ness’s big win
HITS Konnan And Callihan: Impact has gone outside of the building to shoot dramatic segments to mixed results over the past couple years. This show-closing face-to-face promo between Konnan and Sami Callihan was one of […]
Know Your Place: McNEILL previews ROH’s Final Battle 2017 pay-per-view (w/ Wrestling History Lesson)!
Wake the pets and call the neighbors. It’s time for our semi-monthly ROH pay-per-view preview column! DISCLAIMER: Projections are made by myself and for myself with absolutely no assistance from Joe Koff, Greg Gilleland or […]
COLOHUE – Winner Leaves Town: Breezango – WWE Talent Who Would Do Better Elsewhere
Indy wrestling right now is under a huge surge in popularity. There are more wrestlers, more talent, more promotions and enough TV time to drown in. Wrestling is coming back in a big way. The […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 12/13: Adam Cole vs. Aleister Black, Ember Moon vs. Peyton Royce, Almas vs. Aichner, Lorcan & Burch
This marks another triumphant episode of NXT as it seemed that they were playing to a certain theme – that being that there were no real losers in each bout, only winners. These matches played […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 12/12: Nakamura vs. Owens main event, Yep Movement, Charlotte vs. Ruby, Rusev & English vs. Usos, Styles Promo
SMACKDOWN HITS Opening Segment: After a week off, it was good to see the WWE Champion open the show. I thought that his promo was solid, and that he came across motivated and ready for […]
12/13 NXT PRIMER (Spoiler-free): Adam Cole (BayBay) vs. Aleister Black, Andrade Cien Almas in action, AOP vs. Lorcan & Burch, Ember Moon
NXT TV PRIMER DECEMBER 6, 2017 TAPED IN ORLANDO, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY AIRING ON WWE NETWORK By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor ANNOUNCED BY WWE: Undisputed leader Adam Cole (BayBay) takes on Aleister […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 12/11: Samoa Joe’s opening promo, Joe vs. Ambrose, Reigns vs. Cesaro, Wyatt-Hardy, Kane-Strowman, Cruiserweights
RAW HITS Opening Segment: This is a minor Hit. I appreciate the fact that WWE gave Samoa Joe a long time to talk. It was too long with the awkward pauses to wait for Roman […]
TOP 3 DEVELOPMENTS – SMACKDOWN: The Yep Movement and a Daniel Bryan announcement, Jinder and Styles final hype, Dissension among Lumberjacks, Random Thoughts
The Yep Movement… Recap: The show began backstage where Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were proselytizing the Yep Movement and their planned Occupy SmackDown demonstration, both clearly inspired by Daniel Bryan’s wrestling days. Kevin and […]
MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #44: Tracking Roman Reigns’s ability to beat the odds and come out on top
Roman Reigns is one of the most divisive and talked about WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him their number one star – to limited but vocal […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 12/12: Nakamura (w/Orton) vs. Owens (w/Sami), and what else to look for tonight from the Blue Brand’s final Clash hype
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER DECEMBER 12, 2017 CINCINNATI, OHIO AT U.S. BANK ARENA By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTORCH SPECIALIST ANNOUNCED BY WWE Shinsuke Nakamura (w/Randy Orton) battles Kevin Owens (w/Sami Zayn). WWE Champion A.J. Styles comes […]
TOP 3 DEVELOPMENTS – RAW: The Intercontinental Title takes center stage, Absolution attacks Asuka, Jason Jordan turn continues, plus random thoughts
The Intercontinental Title Dominates Raw… Recap: The show began with a montage done in the style of a TV series prior season recap. It showed the conflicts between Samoa Joe, The Shield, and The Bar, […]
DIGITAL DABBLINGS #21 – November Review & SDL Champions Top Cards
November was yet another huge month in Topps Slam, maybe the biggest number of new cards issued thus far. It including two full waves of the huge digital exclusive set “Excellence”, a tent-pole PPV set […]
ROH HITS & MISSES 12/10: ROH TV Title Match, The Addiction, WarBeard Hanson, The Briscoes, Taven vs. Lethal, ROH World Title Contract Signing
HITS Caprice Coleman (w/Shane Taylor) vs. Kenny King: The winner of this match will be the fourth entrant into the ROH World TV title match at Final Battle next week. On to the match, Taylor […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 12/11: Reigns vs. Cesaro, Seth vs. Sheamus, Joe vs. Dean, will Bray Wyatt be deleted, more with Kane and Braun
RAW PREVIEW DECEMBER 11, 2017 CLEVELAND, OHIO AT QUICKEN LOANS ARENA By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor ANNOUNCED BY WWE.COM All members of the Shield in action: Roman vs. Cesaro, Seth vs. Sheamus, and Samoa […]
NXT TRACKER – VELVETEEN DREAM: Assessing and predicting the prospects of an NXT wrestler’s main roster future
Welcome once again to the NXT TRACKER, where I pick an NXT talent, assess their progression to this point and make bold, sure-to-look-hilarious-in-retrospect predictions about their future prospects. Today we’ll cover the ever-rising Velveteen Dream. […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 12/6: Gargano vs. Ohno in the main event, Trent Seven vs. Killian Dane, Riott vs. Deville
This week’s episode of NXT was very solid as we saw two qualifying matches for the Fatal Four-Way match that would determine the number one contender to the NXT Championship and a No Holds Barred […]
COLOHUE – Winner Leaves Town: Zack Ryder – WWE Talent Who Would Do Better Elsewhere
Indy wrestling right now is under a huge surge in popularity. There are more wrestlers, more talent, more promotions and enough TV time to drown in. Wrestling is coming back in a big way. The […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 12/4: Reigns vs. Jordan, Wyatt-Hardy, Paige vs. Banks, Rollins & Reigns vs. The Bar, Use of Balor
RAW HITS Reigns vs. Jordan: Despite the fact that I got the feeling the fans were disappointed in getting this match (more later), the match ended up being very good. Jason Jordan is a good […]