John Cena announces WWE Raw TV return … in one month
WWE star John Cena announced Monday that he will return to Raw in one month on the Memorial Day edition of Raw. Memorial Day is May 30, one week after the Extreme Rules PPV on […]
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PWTorch Report – John Cena wins legal battle from 2010 scaffolding incident at Florida home, what the judge ruled & more details from the legal file
If John Cena was extra fired-up to make his WWE return at WrestleMania on April 3, it was because he had just won a legal battle hanging over his head for two-and-a-half years. On Thursday, March […]
Report – WWE inks Wesley Snipes to multi-movie deal
WWE Studios and actor Wesley Snipes have signed a multi-movie deal beyond the recently-announced “Temple” movie, reports Deadline.com. Temple is the first of a handful of movie projects in the works between WWE Studios, Snipes, […]
WWE creates management role overseeing China, appoints new executive
WWE announced Monday the creation of a new executive position overseeing business operations in China, which is WWE’s next big frontier in international business. WWE appointed retail executive Jay Li to the newly-created position of […]
Del Rio says League of Nations will be ending soon, Bray’s injury sealed future
Alberto Del Rio is dependable for his candor in WWE media interviews whereas others might be guarded and give canned answers not wanting to ruffle feathers. Wrapped around positive comments about WrestleMania and WWE’s international appeal, Del Rio […]
WWE Road Report – Full Euro Tour Summary, Big NXT Road & Home News
It was a very eventful two weeks for WWE with the main roster in Europe, the NXT roster in the Northeast U.S. for a rare non-televised major title change, and the second NXT roster home […]
WWE finishes NXT Tour with NXT Title re-match, plus Finn Balor teases what’s next
Finn Balor got his NXT Title re-match at Saturday night’s NXT house show in Poughkeepsie, New York. The result was the same as Thursday with Samoa Joe leaving the show still NXT champion. The match […]
WWE announces location of next European TV tapings
WWE has announced that Glasgow, Scotland will host the next set of WWE TV tapings in Europe. WWE Raw and Smackdown tapings will take place at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Monday, November 7 […]
Major News – Chyna found dead at home (w/Police Update & Third Update)
Friday Update: Big Newspaper report from the New York Daily News on Chyna’s brain planned to be donated to research, her final few days, and plans to go forward with the documentary she was working on. (Full […]
4/21 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – soft increase for London show
This week’s WWE Smackdown inched up in TV ratings and viewership, but remained below the First Quarter 2016 average. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking April 21: Thursday’s Smackdown scored a 1.71 TV rating on USA Network, […]
Update – Actual viewership for Week 2 of John Cena’s “American Grit” lowered
Week 2 of John Cena’s new “American Grit” series on Fox did not fare better than the disappointing series premiere. American Grit Viewership Tracking April 21: In the overnight TV ratings, Grit drew 2.26 million viewers, […]
4/22 WWE Stock Track – WWE stays in $16 range for entire week
Just one of those things that happens during the year? WWE went an entire week trading in the $16-range, never moving above or below the $16s. The same happened over the last three days last week, […]
WWE announces new GCS qualifying match, plus updated tournament situation
WWE announced Friday a new qualifying match for the Global Cruiserweight Series. The match will feature international stars Noam Dar vs. Josh Bodom at Revolution Pro on Sunday, May 1 in London. The situation is Noam […]
WWE Video – Samoa Joe’s NXT Title victory over Finn Balor
WWE’s website released a 60-second clip of Samoa Joe’s NXT Title victory over Finn Balor at Thursday night’s NXT house show in Lowell, Mass. The footage shows Joe setting up an “injured” Balor for the Musclebuster, […]
Big News – Samoa Joe wins NXT Title Thursday night (w/Pics)
In a stunning event for a WWE NXT house show, Samoa Joe won the NXT Title from Finn Balor at Thursday night’s event in Lowell, Mass. PWTorch correspondent Mike McMahon reported from the building that […]
WWE Video – Shane McMahon’s off-air appearance on Smackdown
Following this week’s Smackdown episode in London, WWE released off-air footage of Shane McMahon’s special Smackdown appearance attacking The Miz. Shane, who was booked for Tuesday’s Smackdown taping as a replacement for The Undertaker, made his non-TV […]
Smackdown Videos – Ryback plays up frustration, Sasha Banks’s next feud?
Following this week’s Smackdown episode, WWE teased two upcoming singles matches. U.S. champion Kalisto lost to Ryback in a non-title match on Smackdown. In a post-show backstage interview, Ryback cut a heel promo about being […]
Results from WWE’s Annual Shareholders Meeting held Thursday
April 21 Update: WWE held their Annual Shareholders Meeting on Thursday. According to WWE’s SEC filing detailing the results of the meeting, shareholders voted to approve: The election of directors Appointment of Officers Compensatory Arrangement of Officers […]
WWE Videos – WWE stirs speculation on Conor McGregor making the jump, Natalya talks Women’s Division re-boot, Z.Z. gator hunt
WWE-related Video Updates – One day after UFC mega-star Conor McGregor suddenly announced his “retirement” from fighting, WWE fanned the flames of speculation about McGregor jumping to WWE. Tucked inside WWE’s new “social media” video […]
WWE Video Interview – Miz & Maryse in weekly interview – IC Title run, Total Divas, post-WWE plans
Intercontinental champion The Miz and Maryse joined Michael Cole for his weekly interview on WWE’s website. It was a somewhat strange interview with Miz going in and out of character cutting promos and playing up […]
Total Divas Season 5 Complete Viewership Report
Season 5 of “Total Divas” closed with a whimper on Tuesday night, pointing to why the show is being re-booted next season. Total Divas Season 5 Summary April 19: The season finale drew 625,000 viewers on […]
WWE announces First Quarter 2016 earnings date, including significant change
For at least one quarter, WWE is changing its financial reporting date from the traditional Thursday slot. WWE announced Wednesday that the company will report First Quarter 2016 earnings on Tuesday, May 10. WWE CEO Vince […]
4/18 Raw TV Ratings – Raw falls to year-low two weeks out from WM32
WWE’s taped, international Raws typically draw the least social media activity of the year, plus the same shows typically dip in the TV Ratings department. Monday’s show took a dive, and then some to year-low levels […]
4/18 Raw Social Media – Monday’s Raw falls to year-low Twitter TV Ratings
WWE’s taped, international Raw episodes typically draw the least social activity of the year. That was the case on Monday night from London. WWE Raw Social Media Tracking April 18: Monday’s Raw fell 40 percent and 26 […]