Int’l star Will Ospreay to make ROH debut on U.K. tour
International star Will Ospreay is set to make his Ring of Honor debut on the “Reach for the Sky” U.K. tour in November, ROH announced Tuesday. ROH has wanted to book Ospreay as part of […]
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Second Batch of “WWE 2K17” video game characters released – Legends, NXT’ers, Retirees, Part-timers, more
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor The second batch of “WWE 2K17” video game playable characters has been released. IGN.com is releasing a set of roster members every Tuesday in August building up the video game […]
8/8 Raw Social Media – First “Social Content Ratings” for WWE Raw
Monday’s WWE Raw got its first treatment of Nielsen’s new “Social Content Ratings” reporting Twitter TV Ratings and Facebook interactions… WWE Raw Social Media Tracking August 8: WWE Raw ranked #1 among series & specials on […]
8/7 “Ballers” continues Season 2 slide
Ballers TV Viewership Tracking August 7: Week 4 of “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson’s “Ballers” series on HBO continued a Season 2 slide. Sunday’s episode drew 1.146 million viewers, reports TVBytheNumbers.com, down 10 percent from last week’s […]
Ryback announced for three post-WWE independent dates
After officially being released from his WWE contract on Monday, Ryback has been announced for three independent dates on Tuesday. – October 14: WrestlePro in Creskill, N.J. – November 5: MCW in Joppa, Md. – November […]
WWE returning to Los Angeles for Raw TV
WWE is returning to Southern California on October 3 for a Raw TV taping. The event will be at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the arena has announced. Tickets go on-sale next Friday, August […]
Video – Lilian Garcia further explains why she left WWE
Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia addressed her decision to leave WWE to care for her ailing father on “The Tomorrow Show with Keven Undergaro.” “Being at WWE is no longer an option,” Garcia said. […]
SUMMERSLAM Updated Line-up – U.S. Title match, new tag match
Monday night during Raw, WWE announced new matches for the Summerslam PPV in two weeks. Included is Rusev defending the U.S. Title against Roman Reigns. This followed Rusev retaining the title against Cesaro in the […]
Seth Rollins credits C.M. Punk, himself & others for “transforming” WWE’s roster
In a rare occurrence over the last two years, C.M. Punk’s name was brought up by a current WWE roster member in an interview. Seth Rollins credited Punk, himself, and other wrestlers for helping transform […]
TNA Bound for Glory PPV date officially announced
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor TNA’s Bound for Glory PPV is officially set for Sunday, October 2, TNA announced Monday. The PPV is headlined by TNA Hvt. champion Bobby Lashley vs. BFG Playoffs winner […]
WWE officially releases Ryback from contract on Monday
Monday, August 8 Update WWE officially acknowledged Ryback’s departure from the company on Monday: “Effective today, Aug. 8, 2016, WWE has parted ways with Ryback and he is no longer under contract. WWE wishes Ryback […]
WWE Tag Title match announced for Summerslam – New Day member not advertised
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE has officially announced the Tag Title match for Summerslam in two weeks. New Day will defend the Tag Titles against The Club’s Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows. However, […]
NJPW G1 Climax Updated Standings & Table Results – Night 15 (Aug. 8)
New Japan G1 Climax Standings Through Night 15 – August 8 (A Block). Next: August 10 – B Block. (Full Tournament Central) A Block Standings IWGP Champ Kazuchika Okada (5-3, 10 pts) Naomichi Marufuji (5-3, 10 pts) Hiroshi Tanahashi (5-3, 10 pts) […]
Top ROH stars announced for U.K. return tour
Ring of Honor announced Monday the first batch of wrestlers heading to the U.K. for the “Reach for the Sky” tour. The first U.K. tour in nearly a decade includes: ROH World champion Jay Lethal […]
Why is Puff Daddy appearing on Raw TV tonight?
Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs is appearing on Monday’s Raw to tie in with his role in the next WWE video game. 2K Sports announced Monday that Combs is the “executive soundtrack producer” for the “WWE […]
Hogan vs. Gawker Aftermath – WSJ reports Gawker seeking settlement
Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Aftermath – August 2016 – August 7 Update: The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday night that Gawker initiated preliminary settlement talks with Hulk Hogan’s attorneys. The news comes one week before Gawker goes up […]
WWE announces partnership with Loot Crate
WWE is hopping on the merchandise curation bandwagon by partnering with Loot Crate. WWE and Loot Crate officially announced Monday a new subscription offering that will deliver “WWE Slam Crates” on a bi-monthly basis to subscribers. […]
Shelton Benjamin not returning to WWE – announces serious injury
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE advertising Shelton Benjamin’s return to be part of the Smackdown roster turned out to be premature. Benjamin announced Sunday that he has a “serious shoulder injury” that will […]
NJPW G1 Climax Updated Standings & Table Results – Night 14 (Aug. 7)
New Japan G1 Climax Standings Through Night 14 – August 7 (B Block). Next: August 8 – A Block. (Full Tournament Central) A Block Standings IWGP Champ Kazuchika Okada (5-2, 10 pts) Togi Makabe (4-3, 8 pts) Naomichi Marufuji […]
WWE teases interest in non-roster members
WWE is teasing interest in non-roster members on their website, indicating who is on WWE’s radar to join the likes of Shelton Benjamin, Rhyno, and Jinder Mahal returning to WWE post-Draft. The non-roster members listed on […]
NJPW G1 Climax Updated Standings – Night 13 (August 6)
New Japan G1 Climax Standings Through Night 13 – August 6 (A Block). Next: August 7 – B Block. (Full Tournament Central) A Block Standings IWGP Champ Kazuchika Okada (5-2, 10 pts) Togi Makabe (4-3, 8 pts) Naomichi Marufuji […]
ECIII drops indies tour for TNA TV tapings, replaced by GFW Hvt. champion
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor TNA star Ethan Carter III has pulled out of a CWE tour scheduled to run September 22 through October 1 across Canada. CWE announced Friday that ECIII “will no […]
UFC’s Conor McGregor insults WWE locker room, but is McGregor interested in WWE entry?
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Throughout 2016, there has been intermittent speculation on whether UFC star fighter Conor McGregor will do something with WWE, along the lines of Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 31 in […]
“Injury Update” on Big E. following Raw events
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE is running an injury angle that Big E. is out indefinitely from in-ring action. Monday on Raw, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows posted Big E. in the groin, […]