HITS Leon Slater Video Package to Open the Show: Showing Leon Slater’s X-Division Title win over Moose at last year’s Slammiversary was a great way to build for the main event of the show. It […]
HITS WILL OSPREAY & THE DEATH RIDERS This continues to be my favorite part of the show each week. I think they are hitting this storyline out of the park. I’m glued to the training […]
TATUM PAXLEY & LIZZIE RAIN vs. NIKKITA LYONS & ZARIA – HIT The wrestling was good here, with everyone looking solid. A good week 3 for Lizzie Rain. It’s a good idea to focus on […]
The month of April was built around the Universal Championship tournament, CMLL’s way of crowning the ceremonial champion of champions. The fact that there are enough champions to fill out this kind of tourney says […]
The Vision vs. Street Profits & Hendry – HIT: This is a minor Hit. The opening segment was ok. Roman Reigns came off as a bit of a jerk. The mic work from The Vision […]
INTRO We’ve got a quick turnaround for the TNA Impact Feud Tracker this week. I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the PWTorch team, and many thanks to anyone who joins me on this journey! […]
On May 9, 2026, WWE Backlash will be held in the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla. Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu, World Heavyweight Championship match Roman Reign defeated CM Punk to capture the […]
HITS Indi Hartwell Calling Out Ash by Elegance and Elayna Black’s Materialism: I loved Indi Hartwell coming out and acting like a true babyface in a wrestling world that has seemed to have lost its […]
JAIDA PARKER vs. KALI ARMSTRONG – HIT: Man, this crowd love Jaida. You can see why: she has a ton of charisma and works the crowd well. Armstrong, coming in as heel, didn’t really show […]
HITS TED TURNER TRIBUTE It’s something I bring up often in this column, but I always appreciate the respect AEW has for pro wrestling, the history of pro wrestling, and the people that have made […]
Opening Segment – MISS: Part of me liked the way Raw started off hot with Roman Reigns arriving to try to start the show calling out Jacob Fatu, only to find out that Fatu hadn’t […]
An interesting NXT show that, in many ways, could be a pivotal one. Opening Package/backstage discussion – HIT: There was a clear emphasis here on pushing the wrestlers who were in the feuds with the […]
To help you add context, my “Hits” are ordered from best to worst. There are no grades—just what worked and what didn’t from this week’s episode. HITS 1. MOXLEY–OSPREAY CONTINUES TO FEEL LIKE A CENTERPIECE […]
HITS (Warning: Not many Hits (Warning! Likely the Worst Impact since TNA’s AMC Debut)…) Leon Slater Promo and face-off with Cedric Alexander: I’m not sure if it’s the accent or purely the natural charisma but […]
HITS THE WORLD TITLE FOURSOME This was a solid episode of Dynamite once again bookended by focus on the AEW World Title. The show started with the anticipated MJF vs. Kevin Knight match for the […]
Opening Bloodline Video – MISS: I wasn’t a fan of this opening video with Roman Reigns talking to the Usos about the Jacob Fatu situation. The content was okay, but it was far too overproduced. […]
To help you add context, my “Hits” are ordered from best to worst. With that said, let’s move into the high points of this week’s episode, starting with the most significant moments. HITS 1. DEATH […]
HITS Mike Santana and Rich Swann shown walking into the Arena: This is the sports-like touch that I wish TNA would do more of. EC3’s Promo (and strictly his promo): EC3 looks terrible, he’s way […]
AEW DYNAMITE REPORT APRIL 22, 2026 PORTLAND, OR. AT VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM AIRED ON TBS & HBO MAX REPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts Attendance: […]
Raw After Mania – HIT: WWE generally does a good job of making the Raw after WrestleMania feel like a big deal. The show started with a good video of the big events from WM. […]
To help you add context, my “Hits” are ordered from best to worst. With that said, let’s move into the high points of this week’s episode, starting with the most significant moments. HITS THEKLA vs. […]
HITS Opening Montage Review of Rebellion: I’m always a big advocate of highlighting your PPV on the immediate episode of the following weekly programming. K.C. Navarro Returning to Impact Programming: Even though it was against […]
Lesnar – Femi – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with the first of the separate contract signing segments with Brock Lesnar signing the contract while Paul Heyman cut a promo on Oba […]
HITS DARBY IS THE NEW CHAMP! There is a lot to unpack here, so I’ll start at the beginning of the show. The opening segment with Renee Paquette outside the arena was very contrived. However, […]
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