WWE books second NYC show during Holiday Tour
WWE’s Smackdown crew will be at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 26 for a “Holiday Tour” show. WWE has also booked a Holiday Tour show in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Dec. 28 […]
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AAW announces First Round tourney matches – big Cabana vs. Sabre match, Gulak, Mystery Guy
AAW has announced the First Round matches for their annual Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament scheduled for Friday, October 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8 in Illinois. The tournament includes the likes of Colt Cabana, Zack Sabre, […]
WrestleCade Main Event set – first-time-ever match for WC Title, plus Sting & Flair
WrestleCade has its main event for the fifth annual mega-event in North Carolina. Matt Hardy will defend the WrestleCade Title against “The Big Guy” Ryback in what is being advertised as a first-time-ever match. Hardy […]
Del Rio out of promotion’s debut show, replaced by Jeff Hardy
Former WWE star Alberto Del Rio (Alberto El Patron) has yet again backed out of a wrestling show booking. Del Rio was scheduled to face Rey Mysterio in the main event of the new Lucha […]
Smackdown Update – WWE Title match result in the TV main event
A.J. Styles is still WWE World Hvt. champion following his first title defense on Tuesday night’s Smackdown. Styles topped Dean Ambrose in a re-match from the No Mercy PPV after John Cena inadvertently cost Ambrose […]
WWE No Mercy PPV update – big title vs. career match announced
WWE set up a big title match for the No Mercy PPV in two weeks. The Miz will put up the Intercontinental Title against Dolph Ziggler, who will put his career on the line. The […]
9/26 Raw TV Ratings – Monday’s Raw vs. the Presidential Debate
Against the first U.S. presidential debate, Monday’s WWE Raw fell below the 1.8 mark to all-time low territory. WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking September 27: WWE Raw scored a 1.75 TV rating, down 11 percent from […]
Injured NXT star returning to action this weekend
WWE announced Tuesday that injured NXT star “The Drifter” Elias Samson is returning to action this weekend. Samson is scheduled for the NXT show in Lakeland, Florida on Thursday night. Samson has been sidelined for […]
Cody & Brandi Rhodes training in Florida; Brandi preparing for TNA in-ring debut
Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes have been working at the Team Vision Dojo in Orlando to prepare for Brandi’s TNA in-ring debut in October. Brandi is working with Rachael Ellering, Chris Hero, and other training […]
9/25 “Ballers” TV Viewership – Season Finale of The Rock’s HBO show improves; Season 2 down 31 percent overall
Ballers Viewership Tracking September 25: The Season Finale of The Rock’s “Ballers” show drew the most viewers in one month. Ballers drew 1.103 million viewers, reports TVBytheNumbers, up 11 percent from last week’s audience. Overall […]
Background on EVOLVE stars competing on Raw TV
WWNLive announced Tuesday that Drew Gulak and Tony Nese will continue wrestling for EVOLVE while taking part in WWE’s new Cruiserweight Division on Raw TV. Gulak, who is the head trainer for WWNLive’s seminars and […]
ROH ASE PPV – change to Six-Man Tag Tournament match; PPV line-up for Friday
Ring of Honor announced a change to one of the tournament matches scheduled for the “All-Star Extravaganza” PPV this Friday night. Former IWGP Jr. Hvt. champion KUSHIDA will be replacing Lio Rush in the opening […]
Jim Ross bringing one-man show to Toronto during WWE’s next big PPV weekend
Jim Ross is bringing a one-man show to Toronto during Survivor Series weekend, adding another event to the final Big Weekend of the year. Interestingly, WWE promoted Ross’s show on their website, shifting from not […]
10/3 Raw TV – Two title matches announced for next week in Los Angeles, plus celebrity angle
WWE set up two big title matches and a celebrity angle for next week’s Raw in Los Angeles. Charlotte will defend the Raw Women’s Title against Sasha Banks and T.J. Perkins will defend the Cruiserweight […]
9/26 WWE Raw TV News & Notes – Seth Rollins injury update, U.S. Title match result, Sheamus-Cesaro final decision, CWC involvement
WWE Raw TV News & Notes 9/26 – The big item on Raw was Seth Rollins “not medically cleared to wrestle” on Monday night after suffering a rib injury at the Clash of the Champions […]
Pre-Raw Update – WWE teases injury to Seth Rollins
WWE is teasing an injury update on Seth Rollins Monday night on Raw TV. Rollins has injured ribs, according to WWE, following his Universal Title match against Kevin Owens at the Clash of Champions PPV […]
One half of the Dudleys begins backstage WWE role
Devon Dudley has started a new WWE role as backstage agent/producer. Devon and Bubba Ray Dudley returned to WWE TV for one year as a tag team. Devon has now assumed a behind-the-scenes role. “I […]
WWE NXT heading to Las Vegas – venue & top stars announced
WWE’s NXT brand is heading to Las Vegas for the first time on December 17. Triple H announced the Vegas date on Twitter, along with a pre-sale scheduled for Thursday prior to tickets going on-sale […]
WWE Video – Finn Balor undergoes second procedure for damaged shoulder
Former WWE Universal champion Finn Balor returned to Birmingham, Alabama last weekend for a follow-up procedure to repair his severely damaged right shoulder. WWE released graphic footage showing doctors removing bone marrow from his pelvis […]
Inside Matt Sydal’s “passport trouble” keeping him off NJPW show, including how it will affect other wrestlers
By Sean Radican and James Caldwell, PWTorch Staff Matt Sydal, who is under contract to New Japan Pro Wrestling, curiously missed last week’s big “Destruction” shows. As a result, Sydal was removed from his position […]
WWE announces new TV deal in Germany
WWE announced Monday a new TV deal with 7Sports in Germany to air both Raw and Smackdown on the same channel, ProSieben MAXX. The agreement kicks in around next year’s WrestleMania in April 2017. WWE […]
Former WWE & TNA stars opening new wrestling school in Minn.
Former WWE and TNA stars Mr. Anderson (Ken Anderson) and Shawn Daivari are opening a pro wrestling school later this year. “The Academy: School of Pro Wrestling” is set to open on November 1 in […]
NJPW sets huge line-up for “King of Pro Wrestling” – title matches, ROH stars, faction battles
After completing the “Destruction” set of shows, New Japan announced Monday a loaded line-up for their next big show, “King of Pro Wrestling,” on October 10. The show is headlined by the already-announced IWGP World Hvt. […]
Collectibles Update – Topps runs Clash of Champions contest with interesting wording
By Michael Moore, PWTorch Collectibles specialist Prior to the Clash of Champions PPV, Topps ran a contest on the company’s WWE Slam digital trading card app asking fans to predict who will “leave Clash of […]