A.J. Lee signs big book deal for 2017 release
Former WWE Divas champion A.J. Lee, the wife of “C.M. Punk” Phil Brooks, has a new book deal to tell the story of her life and wrestling career. A.J.’s book, “Crazy is My Superpower,” is […]
WWE News
11/19 Smackdown rating up to Fall TV high
Thursday’s Smackdown episode slightly increased to a new Fall TV season high. Smackdown is still well-below the Summer TV average, but is showing signs of life again. WWE Smackdown 2015 TV Ratings – November 19: […]
WWE Statement on Reid Flair Angle (w/Analysis)
WWE has officially commented on the Reid Flair angle during the main event segment of Monday’s Raw. WWE’s statement issued to the Wrestling Observer reads: “Subject matter this personal is only approved as a result of the […]
11/20 WWE Weekly Stock Track – slight improvement
WWE’s stock price improved by about a dollar during this week’s trading sessions. The stock is now trading in the mid-$17 range after falling to the mid-$16 range last week. The stock is still off […]
Revealing Triple H interview – competition with VKM?, will Hogan return to WWE?, why WWE cut ties, more
Triple H dropped the corporate veneer for a humanizing interview on home-state radio station Z107 in New Hampshire this week. Hunter’s 20-minute chat was to promote the 25th anniversary of the radio station’s “Lend A […]
WWE announces “WWE Week” on USA – Slammys, live SD, Tribute, more
WWE has announced the full 2015 “WWE Week” line-up on USA Network. Included is the annual Slammys Raw, live Smackdown broadcast, Tribute to the Troops special, and more programming. “WWE Week” takes place the Week […]
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 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 […]