2016 TV Line-up – big changes, new timeslots
2016 will bring another round of TV wrestling changes, like in 2015. The following is a break down of the new 2016 TV line-up: – WWE Raw: staying the same Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. […]
WWE News
WWE announces big int’l signing
WWE announced Thursday a big international signing – La Sombra (Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza). La Sombra, who wrestled for CMLL in Mexico and New Japan, has signed a developmental contract and will report to the […]
Ric Flair Speaks – reaction to Reid Flair angle, not given heads up, why he won’t voice his opinion
Ric Flair said on the latest episode of his “Whoo! Nation” podcast that he was not contacted in advance about the Reid Flair angle Monday on Raw, nor was he pleased by it. However, he […]
WWE Video – Owens vows “pure, total chaos” if he wins WWE Title
WWE IC champion Kevin Owens has vowed to deliver “pure, total chaos” to WWE TV if he wins the WWE Title tournament at Survivor Series on Sunday. Owens, in full heel mode, was interviewed by Michael […]
11/16 Raw TV Ratings – slight bump, but concerns remain
Monday’s Raw rebounded slightly in TV ratings and viewership leading into Survivor Series, but still remains woefully behind the same week in 2014. WWE Raw TV Ratings — November 16: Raw scored a 2.28 rating, up […]
Survivor Series update – traditional match announced
WWE announced Tuesday that a traditional Survivor Series match has been added to the Survivor Series PPV on Sunday. It will be a five-on-five elimination match, but WWE did not announce who will be in […]
Week of 11/9 Live TV & DVR viewers – Raw gets a bump
For the Week of November 9, the biggest take-away is Raw TV getting one of its biggest DVR bumps in the six months we’ve tracked weekly DVR viewing. This helped make up for an historical low […]
Bill Goldberg to TNA?
In a new interview, Bill Goldberg floated information that he was recently approached by TNA to wrestle again. However, Goldberg made it sound like he was unconvinced by the offer. “I just got contacted by TNA […]
11/16 Raw Social Media – mixed bag pre-PPV
WWE Raw Social Media Tracking — November 16: Monday’s Raw was a mixed bag in Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings. Raw’s unique Twitter audience was 1.277 million, down five percent from last week’s audience of 1.342 million. […]
Live Raw Report – big bonus main event, tight security, Superstars SPOILERS
WWE Raw TV taping report November 16, 2015 Greenville, S.C. Report by PWTorch Livecast listener Big Earl – After Raw went off the air, there was the advertised eight-man tag bonus main event. Dark Match: […]
NXT TV taping set for Rumble Weekend
WWE is taking advantage of this year’s Royal Rumble being in Florida by booking an NXT TV taping in Orlando during Rumble Weekend. NXT will tour CFE Arena at the University of Central Florida on Friday […]
11/12 Smackdown TV Ratings – Tournament Boost?
Friday’s WWE Smackdown tied for the highest rating of the fall season and TV viewership improved drastically for the continuation of the WWE Title tournament on Friday’s show. WWE Smackdown 2015 TV Ratings – November […]
11/13 WWE Stock Track – WWE hits four-month lows
WWE’s stock price tumbled the Week of November 9-13, finishing the week below $17 for the first time since July. This was mainly due to a poor Thursday performance when the stock fell four percent […]
Barrett considering life-after-WWE; talks “zero time off” & missed opportunity face turn
King Barrett got a shot of relevancy this week when English football superstar Wayne Rooney slapped Barrett on Monday’s Raw. Barrett and WWE parlayed that into U.K. press and a SportsCenter interview in the U.S. […]
Report – Gunn fired over drug test during Tough Enough season; UPDATE – announced for 2016 PCW tour
Billy Gunn, the NXT trainer and recent Tough Enough coach on WWE TV, was reportedly fired by WWE on Friday. The firing dates back to events from four months ago when Gunn failed a drug […]
WWE announces Network launch date in key int’l market
WWE announced Friday that WWE Network will be available in Germany starting in January 2016. WWE timed the announcement to coincide with WWE touring Germany this weekend as part of the European Tour. The official launch […]
Survivor Series Update – Taker & Kane’s match official
The Undertaker & Kane will face the Wyatts at the Survivor Series PPV on November 22. Except, it will not be the anticipated traditional Survivor Series match. Instead, WWE set up a two-on-two match on […]
WWE Title Update – First Round results, next week’s quarter-finals
WWE wrapped up the First Round of the WWE Title tournament this week on Smackdown. The quarter-finals are now set for next week’s WWE TV following Thursday’s match results… – Neville beat King Barrett to advance […]
Week of 11/2 Live TV & DVR Viewers – interesting Raw Trend
For the Week of November 2, WWE TV shows made up 92 percent of the TV wrestling audience, up from 90 percent last week. This was mainly due to audiences for ROH TV and TNA Impact declining from the […]
Report – The WM32 card – How big variables are affecting Mania plans
The anticipated WrestleMania 32 line-up took an unexpected turn when WWE champion Seth Rollins went down with a knee injury. Now, there are so many variables in-play that the “Big Four” matches are very unpredictable five […]
Rock gives insight on why he walked away from full-time wrestling
In the early 2000s, “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson decided to walk away from full-time wrestling and pursue acting. Now a decade later, Johnson reflected on the decision in a new episode of “Oprah’s Master Class,” […]
Taker on NBC’s “Tonight Show” – turkey suit gets Tombstoned
The Undertaker made a special appearance on the “Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” Wednesday night on NBC. Included was Taker delivering a Tombstone to a guy in a turkey suit. Taker’s appearance was during the pre-interview segment where Fallon […]
Video – Triple H drops WWE Title storyline hint in weekly interview
Triple H returned to the weekly sit-down interview forum with Michael Cole Wednesday on WWE’s website. Hunter, in-character as heel authority figure, dropped an interesting storyline hint about the winner of the WWE Title tournament […]
Rollins Update – knee surgery complete, WWE films procedure
Nov. 11 Update: Seth Rollins underwent right knee surgery this week, according to photos released on WWE’s website. Cameras were on-hand to film Rollins as he was prepared for surgery, and the procedure was documented by photographer Steve […]