Cody Rhodes opening promo – HIT Excellent promo to start Smackdown. The opposite of the typical WWE promo train. Cody wanted to call a truce between Sami and Kevin Owens. I liked how Cody went […]
One of Impact Wrestling’s best strengths is their rock-solid feud building. Logical and sequential, their storylines typify common sense storytelling in pro wrestling. However, not every feud is a homerun, and every promotion has strikeouts. […]
INDI HARTWELL vs. TIFFANY STRATTON Was tonight the night for Indi Hartwell? That was the question being asked on commentary many times throughout the course of the matchup. The winner of this match would go […]
FTR Background North Carolinian natives Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler have a long and storied history both as opponents and partners. The team officially formed under the NXT banner and the suggestion of Hall of […]
Edge – Balor – HIT: I haven’t cared much about the ongoing saga of Edge against The Judgement Day. I think that he and Finn Balor can have a very good match at WrestleMania. As […]
IMPACT HITS AND MISSES MARCH 16, 2023 LAS VEGAS, NV AIRED ON AXS TV (RECORDED) BY JOHN LASLO, PW TORCH CONTRIBUTOR BTI: “OUTRAGEOUS” ZICKY DICE (w/Johnny Swinger) vs. CHAMPAGNE SINGH (w/Shera) – MISS Both competitors […]
Opening: Bully Ray talking: Miss I rewatched this at x1.75 speed on rewatch and it still seemed to take forever, Bully Ray vs. Bhupinder Gujjar: Miss. If Bully Ray was not talking and just putting […]
Edge – Balor – HIT: I haven’t cared much about the ongoing saga of Edge against The Judgement Day. I think that he and Finn Balor can have a very good match at WrestleMania. As […]
Jade Cargill Background Since its inception AEW has successfully mined the independent scene in order to fill its ranks meaning true company originals are a rarity. One such original is Floridian native Jade Cargill. A […]
This is a new weekly exclusive series at PWTorch.com discussing and analyzing the current storylines and feuds taking place in Impact Wrestling. One of Impact Wrestling’s best strengths is their rock-solid feud building. Logical and […]
Opening Revolution PPV Highlights Package: MISS I appreciate the attempt to show non-PPV-buying fans what they missed, but this wasn’t anywhere near sufficient. If you blink, you missed it. None of the major happenings on […]
Owens vs. Sikoa – HIT: This was a big night for the continuing saga of the Bloodline, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. It started off with the short bit in the back with Paul Heyman, […]
TONY D’ANGELO vs. DIJAK – JAILHOUSE STREET FIGHT No DQ, no count out, no submission. You must put your opponent in the jail cell and latch the door to win! Apparently, this is a match […]
Adam Cole Background The word “generational” has become trendy in today’s wrestling landscape but Adam Cole feels like one of the few who can authentically make that claim. Looks, charisma, and ability on the mic […]
AEW Revolution heads to the Chase Center in San Francisco, California on March 5, 2023. MJF (c) vs. Bryan Danielson – 60-Minute Iron Man AEW World Championship Match Story in a nutshell: Seeking to avenge […]
Hey, y’all! It’s me again. I know I’ve been out of action for a bit, but that’s only because I loaned it to Andretti. However, today, I am back, and I am here to predict […]
BTI Decay vs. Heath & Rhino: Miss Straight up, all I wanted out of this match was the Gore vs. a Black Taurus horn charge; the closest I got to that was a few shoulder […]
Orange Cassidy defeated Big Bill to retain the AEW All-Atlantic Title: MINOR HIT A fine opener with Big Bill getting a lot of offense in an an interesting match-up of styles. Although he lost, one […]
Opening Segment – HIT: WWE keeps slowly telling the story of the Bloodline and this was a good step in that story as we saw Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa without Jey Uso. Jimmy did […]
The Young Bucks Background There is no doubt that not only are The Young Bucks two of the most influential tag team competitors inside the ring of the last decade, but also two of the […]
WWE -I guess it’s worth starting with the big talking point of the business. Sami Zayn. Here’s my 2 cents (that’s why you’re reading this, right?!). Why not? WWE missed out on a big time, […]
PRE-SHOW: Countdown to No Surrender •Deonna Purrazzo vs. Gisele Shaw (with Jay Vidal) – HIT: Barely. This was a perfectly fine match, it did what it was supposed to, allow the commentary team to really […]
Zayn – Owens – HIT: I assumed WWE would pull the trigger at Elimination Chamber and fully put the heat onto the Usos to make it clear that Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens would team […]
TRICK WILLIAMS vs. ILJA DRAGUNOV Williams was fired up going into this match against Dragunov. Dragunov attacked Williams, Carmelo Hayes and JD McDonagh during his return and Williams wanted to get his hands on the […]
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