RADICAN’S TAKE: What does no TV deal mean for ROH’s future?
Ring of Honor’s TV fate for the foreseeable future has been decided and it is not great news for fans hoping to see a full relaunch of the company with a show of its own […]
D – Opinion & Analysis
HEYDORN’S WWE NXT RECEIPT: Roxanne Perez now face of women’s division as champion
This week’s episode of WWE NXT has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -I like the opening segment this week between Grayson Waller and Roxanne Perez. Both […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 12/12: Women’s division delivers hits, Lumis and Miz miss, more
Bayley vs. Bliss – HIT: This is a marginal Hit for the opening match that was just good enough. It wasn’t great, but it worked to give Alexa Bliss the big win to become #1 […]
HEYDORN’S AEW DYNAMITE RECEIPT 12/14: AEW tactical with match promotion and framing for Winter Is Coming
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Hands down, the match this week between Death Triangle and The Elite, was the […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 12/13: Rose vs. Perez, Toxic Attraction vs. Nile & Paxley, McDonagh vs. B. Creed, Lee vs. Stacks, Lyra Valkyria’s NXT Debut, more
WES LEE vs. STACKS (w/ “The Don” Tony D’Angelo) Stacks and Tony D’Angelo attacked Wes Lee backstage with the brawl leading to the ring. Booker T and Vic Joseph said that the two had a […]
HEYDORN’S WWE RAW RECEIPT 12/12: WWE books two strong contenders for 2022 home stretch
This week’s episode of WWE Raw has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -A sloppier than expected opener between Bayley and Alexa Bliss this week. A lot […]
NXT DEADLINE HITS & MISSES: Men’s and Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge, Breakker vs. Crews,New Day vs. Pretty Deadly, more.
WOMENS IRON SURVIVOR CHALLENGE – ZOEY STARK vs. ROXANNE PEREZ vs. KIANA JAMES vs. CORA JADE vs. INDI HARTWELL The Iron Survivor Challenge kicked off with Roxanne Perez and Zoey Stark as the first two […]
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES 12/9: Moxley vs. Takeshita a home run hit, rest of show hits too, more
Jon Moxley defeated Konosuke Takeshita: HOME RUN What. A. Match! It was physical. It was gritty. There was desperation for victory. And even with Moxley bleeding, there was very little about this that I would […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 12/5: Riddle and The Usos hit to start the show, poker misses, more
The Usos vs. Riddle & Owens – HIT: The opening segment which set up this match for the Tag Team Championship was solid. But, the match itself was quite good. That isn’t surprising given the […]
HEYDORN’S TAKE: Ricky Starks finds absolute balance with Dynamite promo (w/ exclusive Starks comments)
The absolute truth about the promo that Ricky Starks cut on MJF in the middle of the ring this week on AEW Dynamite is that it was the best segment on AEW television this year. […]
HEYDORN’S AEW DYNAMITE RECEIPT 12/7: Ricky Starks delivers star promo ahead of match with MJF
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Ohhhhhh, the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal. This thing is confusing because it appears […]
HEYDORN’S WWE NXT RECEIPT 12/6: A tale of two hypes for Iron Survival Challenge at Deadline
This week’s episode of WWE NXT has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Well, I was wrong. On the WWE NXT preview edition of The Fireside Chat […]
HEYDORN’S WWE RAW RECEIPT 12/5: Number one contender matches take spotlight without PLE build
This week’s episode of WWE Raw has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -The Bloodline continue thriving in terms of conveying star power without Roman Reigns involved. […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 12/2: World Cup final hits, Bray Wyatt misses, more
Opening promo for the Bloodline – MISS The dialogue was a little, too, on the nose with the catchphrases here. I’m disappointed I’m giving this a miss, but hey, you can’t bat 1000 forever. Sheamus […]
HEYDORN’S WWE NXT RECEIPT 11/29: Bad comedy hurts presentation of new Iron Survivor Challenge match
This week’s episode of WWE NXT has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Roxanne Perez is going to be a big star in WWE. She’s like Austin […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 11/28: Becky Lynch hits with opening promo, Miz vs. Lumis misses, more
Becky Lynch Promo – HIT: Raw started off well with Becky Lynch’s Raw return, talking about coming back from her injury at War Games. Obviously, the plan for Lynch after SummerSlam was to be a […]
HEYDORN’S AEW DYNAMITE RECEIPT 11/30: MJF definitive as a heel in first promo as world champion
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -I’m out on Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley at this point in time. It’ll […]
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES 11/25: ROH tag title match hits, Darby Allin misses, more
FTR defeated Top Flight to retain the ROH Tag Titles: HIT All caveats about FTR’s booking and the ROH scene aside, this was an excellent match featuring two recognized teams. Great to see Top Flight […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 11/29: Toxic Attraction vs. Carter, Chance & Lyons, Waller vs. Hudson, Perez vs. Hartwell, Dijak vs. Chen, James vs. Henley, Bernal vs. Axiom
ROXANNE PEREZ vs. INDI HARTWELL We’ve seen a bit of an edgier Indi Hartwell as of late, trying to be taken more serious as a singles competitor. Roxanne Perez has gotten on Indi’s bad side […]
RADICAN’S 2022 Show & Match of the Year Contenders list: Ongoing rankings of show and match of the year updated throughout 2022
Radican Note: This page will be where I list my rankings for Show and Match of the Year for 2022. To qualify for the MOTYC list, a match has to get ****½ or higher. To […]
HEYDORN’S WWE RAW RECEIPT 11/28: Kevin Owens stands tall on success of Bloodline story
This week’s episode of WWE Raw has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -I really liked the tone of Becky Lynch’s return promo. Could have done without […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 11/25: Final hype for War Games misses, Lynch returns, more
The 5th member was announced for team Belair – MISS Terrific to see Becky Lynch back in the ring. The brawl from the ten women was fine, but the overall presentation of the reveal was […]
WWE SURVIVOR SERIES WARGAMES 2022 HITS & MISSES: Bloodline vs. McIntyre & Owens & Brawling Brutes, Belair & Becky & Asuka & Bliss & Yim vs. Bayley & Damage Ctrl & Ripley & Cross, US Championship Triple Threat, Ronda vs. Shotzi, Styles vs. Balor
WWE SURVIVOR SERIES WARGAMES 2022 HITS AND MISSES NOVEMBER 26, 2022 BOSTON, MA. AT THE TD GARDEN AIRED ON PEACOCK, 8:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 a.m. CST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole […]
HEYDORN’S TAKE: Don’t hold me to this – WWE Survivor Series 2022
The 2022 edition of WWE Survivor Series was delightful compared to the past handful of years. I know. We won’t get to find out whether or not Raw or Smackdown is the true dominant brand, […]