WWE officially announces the return of live events
WWE will be returning to the road for live events. In an announcement on Friday morning, the company announced it would return to live events with fans via a 25-show tour starting on July 16 […]
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Update on location for WWE Summerslam 2021 PPV event
A new report from Sports Illustrated indicates that this year’s Summerslam event will be held in Nevada. With the return of fans to WWE events reportedly set for the summer, this location more than makes […]
Velveteen Dream released from WWE (w/ Heydorn’s Analysis)
PWInsider is reporting that WWE released the Velveteen Dream on Thursday afternoon. No other details were revealed, but Dream is no longer with the company. Velveteen Dream last wrestled for NXT on December 23 and […]
THIS WEEK IN IMPACT WRESTLING 5/20: Preview, analysis, and updates on all things Impact Wrestling coming out of Under Siege
Impact Wrestler of the Week: Deonna Purrazzo At Under Siege, Deonna turned back the challenge of Havok to continue her dominant reign as Impact Knockouts champion. Many fans consider Impact to have the strongest women’s […]
Fox reportedly nudging WWE to bring live crowds back
Wrestlevotes is reporting that Fox has privately been pushing WWE to bring regular live crowds back to their events. According to the report, the television network has been requesting regular updates on timing for a […]
Will Ospreay injured, IWGP World Heavyweight Championship vacated
Will Ospreay sustained a neck injury, and the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship has been vacated as a result. New Japan Pro Wrestling released a statement on their website and Twitter account this morning. Will Ospreay […]
WWE bringing back Ruthless Aggression series, season two to air on Peacock
WWE will be bringing back it’s Ruthless Aggression series. Season two is slated to air on Peacock. Fightful is reporting that WWE announced the news in new, collaborative advertising between WWE and Peacock. Season one […]
AEW Dynamite moving to TBS in 2022, adds new show starting in August (w/ Heydorn’s Analysis)
AEW will be moving it’s flagship show, Dynamite, from TNT to TBS starting in January of 2022. According to a report by Deadline Hollywood, in addition to shifting channels, AEW will be adding a second […]
Bayley speaks highly of AEW women’s division star, success with her new character, more
In a pre-WrestleMania Backlash interview with Joseph Staszewski of the New York Post, Bayley commented on various subjects from her character transformation, to becoming more comfortable on promos, to her thoughts on AEW’s Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. […]
New sets for WWE Raw and Smackdown rumored debut soon
According to a report from Robert DeFelice at Fightful.com, WWE will be introducing new sets for their two main shows, Raw and Smackdown. DeFelice cited a tweet by Andrew Zarian who seemingly confirmed new sets will debut. Zarian […]
WWE Monday Night Raw rating up from last two weeks, key demo numbers, hourly trends, key comparative metrics
Last night’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw (5/17) drew a 1.35 rating, up from the 1.28 rating of the past two weeks. It drew a 0.48 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, which was […]
Jon Moxley autobiography details emerge, pre-orders available (w/ Heydorn’s Analysis)
The details of Jon Moxley’s upcoming autobiography have been revealed. Wrestling Inc reports that “Mox” will be released on November 2, 2021. Permuted Press is handling the release and did the same for Renee Paquette’s […]
Former champion reportedly dealing with knee injury after WrestleMania Backlash
The Miz reportedly suffered a knee injury during his match with Damian Priest at WrestleMania Backlash. The Wrestling Observer and Wrestling Inc reported the news and that the severity of the injury was unknown. The […]
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 5/17: WrestleMania Backlash Fallout, New Women’s Tag Team Champions Coming to Play
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER MAY 17, 2021 TAMPA, FL. AT THUNDERDOME IN YUENGLING CENTER AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Adnan Virk, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves […]
ROH to welcome fans back for Best in the World PPV event
Ring of Honor announced on Monday morning that their Best in the World PPV event on July 11 would take place in front of fans. In a message on their website, ROH revealed the news […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling announces date for return to live shows
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced Monday morning that the company would return to live shows on May 22 in Nagoya. The company announced on their website that the May 22 event would take place at […]
WWE announces date for June PPV event (w/ Heydorn’s Analysis)
During the WrestleMania Backlash PPV event on Peacock, WWE officially announced Hell in a Cell as their June PPV. The event will stream live on Peacock on June 20. https://twitter.com/WWENetwork/status/1394086264803102720 Hell in a Cell has […]
WWE WRESTLEMANIA BACKLASH PPV PRIMER 5/16: Javier’s preview & predictions for Reigns vs. Cesaro, both women’s championship matches, Priest vs. Miz, more
Fifteen previous WWE Backlash PPVs were not sufficient to drive home the idea that the “backlash” in the name of the PPV referred to backlash stemming from the events that occurred at the previous month’s […]
International star set to sign with WWE, will debut on NXT UK
International wrestling star, Bea Priestley, is expected to sign with the WWE soon. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Priestley will begin work for the company on the NXT UK brand. Recently, Priestley appeared in […]
5/15 IMPACT UNDER SIEGE PPV PRIMER: Six-man Impact World Championship number one contender match, Purrazzo vs. Havok for the Impact Knockouts Championship, Black Taurus vs. Brian Myers, more
It’s another Impact special coming to us from Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, aptly called Impact Under Siege. Under siege they may be as two titles are held by wrestlers from other companies. The world […]
Million Dollar Man set for NXT appearance Tuesday night
Ted DiBiase will appear on NXT this Tuesday night. The WWE Hall of Famer posted a video in which he detailed buying property in Florida. In it, he revealed that he would be going to […]
ECW star New Jack dead at age 58 reportedly from a heart attack
New Jack (Jerome Young), ECW original and multi-time ECW tag team champion, died on Friday after suffering a heart attack. PWInsider first reported the news after being informed by his wife, Jennifer. New Jack was […]
Date for Slammiversary PPV event officially announced
Impact Wrestling officially announced the date for their annual Slammiversary PPV event. This year, the event will take place on Saturday July 17th. We can officially confirm that #Slammiversary will take place on Saturday July […]
Chris Jericho dealing with arm injury coming out of Blood and Guts
Coming out of the Blood and Guts match and a stunt bump off the top of the cage, reports indicate that Chris Jericho is dealing with a legitimate injury to his arm. The Wrestling Observer’s […]