WWE announces top items for pre-WM32 Raw
During Monday’s Raw, WWE ran a local spot in the New York/New Jersey market advertising three items for the March 28 Raw taping, which will lead into WrestleMania 32. – Brock Lesnar “will be unleashed” […]
WWE News
Del Rio talks returning to WWE with new approach, why he did not sign with TNA, Styles, more
On-again/off-again U.S. champion Alberto Del Rio talked about why he decided to return to WWE in a new interview. “It doesn’t matter where you go, all of the other companies have something good to offer, […]
Royal Rumble beaten by X-Files in Twitter Ratings, comparison to last year
WWE PPV Social Media Tracking – January 24 (Royal Rumble): WWE’s Royal Rumble PPV was topped by the return of the “X-Files” series on Fox, which followed the NFC Championship Game, according to Nielsen’s Twitter TV […]
WWE hypes A.J. Styles’s debut – video interviews, “game-changer” label, new t-shirt line
WWE is going with A.J. Styles as the #2 biggest story coming out of the Royal Rumble behind Triple H winning the Rumble to become WWE champion. WWE’s website is featuring a big WWE introduction […]
Nakamura formally announces NJPW exit, stripped of IC Title
Shinsuke Nakamura, one of the Big Three stars in New Japan, formally announced his departure from the promotion at a press conference on Monday. Nakamura, who formally stripped of the IWGP Intercontinental Title at the […]
Rumble Result – The 2016 Rumble winner & new WWE Champion
The winner of the 2016 Royal Rumble match and new WWE champion is … Triple H. Hunter entered at #30 in the Rumble and eliminated WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns next-to-last in the Rumble. […]
Rumble News – the Royal Rumble Surprise Entries
This year’s Royal Rumble surprise entries included A.J. Styles, who emerged at #3 in the Rumble to one of the biggest reactions of the night. Styles lasted nearly 30 minutes in the Rumble match before being […]
Rumble betting – did the oddsmakers get it right?
The late money bet on WWE’s Royal Rumble PPV once again provided to dictate the match outcomes. On Sunday afternoon before the Royal Rumble, the favorites started coming into focus with the following odd changes […]
1/22 NXT Taping News – the “Huge Surprise” SPOILER, Dark Match, DeMott, more
The following are news & notes from Friday night’s WWE NXT TV taping on-campus at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. – Full SPOILER RESULTS from the TV taping HERE. – The “huge surprise” […]
1/14 Smackdown Ratings with DVR Update
Week 2 of WWE Smackdown on USA Network did not maintain the good start to a new era, as the show declined double-digit percentages. WWE Smackdown Ratings Tracking – January 14 (Week 2): Smackdown scored a 1.68 […]
1/22 WWE Stock Track – How the week ended, WWE announces Q4 & 2015 year-end date
WWE announced they will report Fourth Quarter 2015 & full-year 2015 earnings on Thursday, February 11. WWE CEO Vince McMahon and financial executive George Barrios will host the quarterly conference call at 11:00 a.m. EST. […]
Big Show – the untold story of boxing, Hogan, lawsuits & facing Mayweather at WM24
WWE has often taken the approach of “art imitating life” with Big Show’s WWE TV character. Now, the untold story of Big Show trying to become a boxer in 2007 has come to light, especially […]
C.M. Punk – training for UFC career, not publicity; talks Batista’s big advice
C.M. Punk talked in-depth about the broader ramifications of his attempt to become a UFC fighter in a lengthy interview with Yahoo Sports. Punk noted the angst of UFC fans who don’t want to see […]
1/11 Raw TV ratings & DVR Update – big DVR audience vs. Football Title Game
This week’s Raw episode against the college football National Title game drew a big DVR audience, particularly in the third hour. As a result, the third hour nearly came close to matching the first hour. […]
WWE teasing debut of A.J. Styles
WWE is continuing to tease the debut of A.J. Styles through social media. Top star John Cena posted a photo of Styles online, then WWE’s website followed up by speculating on Styles’s WWE status. WWE is […]
Video – Roman Reigns hypes Rumble in WWE’s weekly interview
In this week’s sit-down interview on WWE’s website, Michael Cole interviewed WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns about defending the WWE Title in the Royal Rumble match on Sunday. Reigns talked in-character about not being surprised by […]
1/18 Raw Social Media – nearly identical to last week
The absence of a major TV competitor – in this case, the college football title game – did not give Raw a boost in social media activity. Raw essentially drew the same audience as last week. WWE Raw […]
Hogan addresses WWE return speculation
Hulk Hogan’s Twitter posts were fascinating to follow on Sunday. First, Hogan shot down speculation that WWE might call him to be part of WrestleMania 32 in April since the show needs a boost of star […]
PWTorch Report – How A.J. Styles ended up in WWE
In interviews leading up to New Japan’s “Wrestle Kingdom” Tokyo Dome Show, A.J. Styles sounded content continuing his schedule of ROH dates, New Japan tours, and select independent shows. Styles was even slotted as the […]
C.M. Punk interview – UFC training, debut fight, not doing “same old boring stuff,” more
In between MMA training sessions, C.M. Punk talked to the Associated Press about the build-up to his potential UFC debut fight mid-way through 2016. Punk also continued his post-WWE policy of dumping on his former profession, pro […]
1/15 WWE Stock Track – Weekly Trend, WWE added to stock market index, U.S. News report
WWE was added to the SmallCap 600 stock index this week, but shares went up and down in the two days following the news. Plus, the popular U.S. News & World Report publication published an overview of […]
UFC even closer to C.M. Punk’s first pro fight
UFC is getting closer to setting up C.M. Punk’s first professional MMA fight this year. UFC president Dana White is eying UFC 199 in June as a potential debut fight for Punk. White was quoted […]
Ric Flair presents new reaction to Reid Flair angle, talks WWE predicament, more
In a new interview, Ric Flair tried to find the right answer discussing his tough position working for WWE, supporting his daughter (Divas champion Charlotte), and evaluating the current product on his “Whoo! Nation” podcast. […]
Title Change on this week’s Smackdown
This week will end the way it started with Alberto Del Rio as the U.S. champion. WWE switched the U.S. Title back to Del Rio on this week’s Smackdown episode. Kalisto won the title from Del […]