If WWE’s annual calendar could be broken down similarly to that of Major League Baseball, Spring Training would last from early April until July. The regular season would kick off with Money In The Bank, […]
AEW had a lot riding on this episode of Dynamite. It was a very good card on paper and a good chance to take a step forward in front of a decent crowd. It was […]
Opening Segment – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with Damian Priest and Finn Balor coming out to talk about The Judgment Day running Raw. The interruption from Cody Rhodes was predictable but […]
IMPACT WRESTLING BOUND FOR GLORY 2023 PPV HITS AND MISSES OCTOBER 21, 2023 CHICAGO, ILL. AT CICERO STADIUM AIRED ON FITE TV REPORT BY JOHN LASLO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR (1) CHRIS SABIN (c) vs. KENTA — […]
ROXANNE PEREZ vs. KIANA JAMES – DEVILS PLAYGROUND MATCH After a rock concert by “New Year’s Day”, playing their theme for NXT, “Vampyre”, we were brought into the devils playground to put an end to […]
IMPACT WRESTLING HITS AND MISSES OCTOBER 19, 2023 MEMPHIS, TENN. AT GRACELAND LIVE AIRED ON AXS TV BY JOHN LASLO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR (1) “SPEEDBALL” MIKE BAILEY vs. SAMURAY DEL SOL – HIT This was a […]
Welcome back to another edition of my critically-complained AEW Collision Hits & Misses column, which is the only Hits & Misses column that is complained about by people who think mustard wrestling is a good […]
HITS Opening Segment: Minor Hit I give this a lesser Hit, based on the power of both Pau Heyman and L.A. Knight to control the crowd. To the naysayers, yes Knight flubbed a couple of […]
Ricky Starks & Big Bill vs ??? The reason there are question marks there is because it’s unclear who the new tag team champions are feuding with. They were part of a messy opening segment […]
There is absolutely nothing in the world quite like pro wrestling. It’s been compared to soap operas and held to a standard similar to sports and reality TV, but always with an asterisk. Some are […]
HITS Tag Team Battle Royal: Hit The beginning was the typical ‘quick elimination’ of teams, but when it came down to the last few teams, it became more enjoyable. Los Lotharios (are they still called […]
I wasn’t sure how to approach this week’s episode of Dynamite after being so disappointed with the decision-making last week in regards to the Juice Robinson “quarters” angle. While I did not get the company […]
IMPACT WRESTLING HITS AND MISSES OCTOBER 12, 2023 MEMPHIS, TN AT GRACELAND LIVE AIRED ON AXS TV BY JOHN LASLO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR (1) THE RASCALZ (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz)(c) vs. RICH SWANN & SAMI […]
HITS Opening Segment: Most of this segment was a Hit (the Miss coming later). I actually liked the John Cena acknowledgement of Roman’s rein and the line about earning a shot. I’m a huge fan […]
Ricky Starks & Big Bill vs. FTR The best tag team in the world, a team whose harmonious tag team skills I’ve compared to The Bee Gees, got absolutely smoked by Ricky Starks & Big […]
This week marked the first time since the advent of this column that we had a Premium Live Event. As these rankings reflect the priority placed on wrestlers featured on WWE’s two most-watched weekly programs, […]
HITS Cody Rhodes Announcements: Minor Hit You knew that a Men’s Breakout Tournament would be coming, but I give the majority of the Hit to the return of The Dusty Classic, especially with it coming […]
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IMPACT HITS AND MISSES OCTOBER 5, 2023 MEMPHIS, TENN. AT GRACELAND LIVE AIRED ON AXS TV REPORT BY JOHN LASLO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR (1) TASHA STEELZ vs. KILLER KELLY (w/Masha Slamovich) – HIT It was good […]
AEW COLLISION – HITS & MISSES OCTOBER 7, 2023 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AIRED LIVE ON TNT BY DAVID BRYANT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Nigel McGuiness, Ian Riccaboni, Jim Ross – Hey! Welcome to another edition […]
On October 7, 2023, WWE Fastlane will emanate from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Seth Rollins (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, World Heavyweight Championship Last Man Standing match Story in a nutshell: Wanting revenge on Shinsuke […]
You hear it all the time. It’s all about the follow-up. Well, I thoroughly enjoyed WrestleDream on Sunday. The matches were memorable and the debut of Adam Copeland was one of those moments that had […]
Opening Segment – HIT: Raw got off to a hot start with the brawl between Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax which started before they could have their match. Raquel Rodriguez and Rhea Ripley also came […]
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