Team ROH vs. Bullet Club set for “Field of Honor”
Ring of Honor has announced Bullet Club vs. Team ROH in an eight-man tag match for “Field of Honor” on August 27 in Brooklyn, New York. ROH’s team will consist of Lio Rush, A.C.H., and […]
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WWE & Mattel unveil new action figures – first A.J. Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura figures, NXT roster members, WWE Legends, Magnum T.A., Stephanie; Videos – Styles & Shockmaster
WWE and Mattel unveiled several new action figures for the next line of figures at this week’s San Diego Comic Con. (Full Photo Gallery) Included are two versions of A.J. Styles for his first set of […]
WWE Notes – Seth Rollins talks wrestling school & missing WM32 return date, Finn Balor main roster merch, WWE partnering with Miss Teen USA via Tapout, Titus O’Neil & Jameis Winston event, Video – Future of NXT’s Women’s division?
WWE News & Notes 7/22 – Seth Rollins (Colby Lopez) was interviewed by the local newspaper covering Davenport, Iowa about his wrestling school training the next generation of wrestling stars. “I am partial to the […]
WWE vs. Laurinaitis Concussion Suit – key dates in this week’s fresh lawsuit
July 22 Update – Legal representatives for WWE and Vince McMahon, individually, acknowledged receipt of the fresh concussion lawsuit filed Monday (July 18). The one-page acknowledgements were submitted on Thursday and entered into the U.S. […]
ROH announces U.K. tour cities & venues, plus first talent roster
July 22 Update: Ring of Honor has announced dates and venues for the U.K. return tour in November. Friday, Nov. 18: Liverpool at the Liverpool Olympia Saturday, Nov. 19: Leicster (home of the EPL champions) at […]
NJPW G1 Climax Standings & Table Results – Night 2 (July 22)
New Japan G1 Climax Standings Through Night 2 – July 22. Next: July 23 – A Block. A Block Standings Sanada (1-0, 2 pts) Naomichi Marufuji (1-0, 2 pts) Togi Makabe (1-0, 2 pts) Tenzan (1-0, […]
WWE Saturday Tours – Main Roster warms up for Battleground, Roman Reigns officially returning, NXT wraps tour (Reports Wanted)
Torch Reader Alert: We’re looking for results/reports sent to pwtorch@gmail.com. WWE heads into Battleground Sunday with two house shows, including the official advertised return of Roman Reigns following his 30-day Wellness Policy violation suspension. – Meanwhile, […]
TNA BFG Playoffs Bracket – Quarterfinals Results
TNA kicked off their “Bound for Glory Playoffs” Thursday night on Impact as part of their move to a new timeslot on Pop TV. The winner of the tournament receives a TNA Hvt. Title shot […]
7/20 Lucha Underground Viewership – Audience for “Ultima Lucha Dos” conclusion
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor The two-hour finale to “Ultima Lucha Dos” increased by eight percent in TV viewership, but fell short of the previous high-mark on June 29. Demographically, Lucha drew in a […]
NJPW star Shibata’s next ROH opponent announced for “Field of Honor”
Ring of Honor has announced New Japan star Shibata’s next match while in the U.S. in August. Shibata, the hard-hitting NEVER Openweight champion, will face ROH’s hard-hitting striker Kyle O’Reilly at the “Field of Honor” […]
EVOLVE sets up Johnny Gargano’s farewell run, joining Ciampa with full-time NXT deals
By PWTorch Staff (Sean Radican & James Caldwell) Johnny Gargano, the face of EVOLVE Wrestling for the past five years, is leaving for a full-time WWE role on the NXT roster. PWTorch has learned that […]
CHIKARA announces latest King of Trios entry
CHIKARA has announced new trios for the annual “King of Trios” tournament taking place September 2-4 in Easton, Pa. The latest trio is law enforcement-themed headlined by Dick Justice. Ten teams have now been announced for the annual tournament… […]
WWE Cruiserweight Tournament Update – Week 2 Results, updated Bracket, Table of Match Results
WWE aired the second set of matches from the Cruiserweight tournament Wednesday night on WWE Network. Tajiri beat Damian Slater T.J. Perkins beat Da Mack Lince Dorado beat Mustafa Ali Akira Tozawa beat Kenneth Johnson The tournament […]
ROH World Title match set for NJPW G1 Climax Finale
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor New Japan Pro Wrestling will host an ROH World Title match on the final show of the G1 Climax tournament on Sunday, August 14. ROH World champion Jay Lethal […]
PWG BOLA big updates – Cody Rhodes’s tourney opponent, Adam Cole replaced, new First Round matches
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla announced Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday a host of matches for the annual Battle of Los Angeles tournament weekend running September 2-4 in Reseda, California. Two big items on Wednesday include Adam Cole removing himself from the […]
7/19 Smackdown/Draft TV Rating pops to nearly match Raw
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor The Live Smackdown premiere/one-time WWE Draft event led to a huge surge in Smackdown’s TV audience Tuesday night on USA Network, almost beating Raw the previous night. WWE Smackdown […]
WWE Draft Fallout – Will Heath Slater be drafted to the EVOLVE brand?
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor First, Heath Slater suffered a gruesome eye injury at a WWE house show last Saturday night in Maine. Then, Slater was the only eligible roster member not drafted Tuesday night […]
Report – USA Network acquires The Rock’s latest TV project
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE part-time star “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson has linked up with USA Network for a new drama titled “Muscle Beach,” reports Deadline.com. USA ordered the “scripted drama series” that […]
7/19 Live Smackdown/WWE Draft Social Media activity – Surge to near-WrestleMania level
With 59 WWE Draft picks to comment on, the new Raw and Smackdown rosters to evaluate, and the Live Smackdown premiere to discuss on Tuesday night, there was a huge surge in social media activity […]
Official Announcement – Cody Rhodes to ROH’s Final Battle PPV
Wednesday Update: Ring of Honor officially announced Cody Rhodes’s ROH debut at “Final Battle” on December 2 in New York City. Rhodes’s opponent will be announced at a later time. ROH also announced that Final Battle […]
PWTorch Report – Will Ospreay signs deal with WWNLive
By PWTorch Staff (Sean Radican & James Caldwell) Last week in the U.K., Paul Heyman brought Will Ospreay on-stage during Heyman’s one-man show for a sales pitch to join WWNLive. It turns out Ospreay has […]
WWE Raw & Smackdown Depth Charts – heel/face break down, including NXT stars already atop divisions
– Based on WWE’s Draft order, NXT star Finn Balor has suddenly found himself atop the babyface side of the ledger on the Raw brand. Raw’s first two picks were heels, Seth Rollins and Women’s […]
WWE announces new Raw & SD announce teams, Jerry Lawler bumped from main TV
WWE has answered the question of what the TV announce teams will look like when a “New Era” for WWE begins next week on Raw and Smackdown. Not included is long-time TV voice Jerry Lawler, […]
Hogan vs. Gawker Aftermath – Gawker founder denied bankruptcy protection, likely to file own bankruptcy
Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Trial Aftermath – July 2016 Week of July 18 Updates – July 19 Update: Gawker founder Nick Denton was denied his request to receive personal bankruptcy protection in Gawker’s Bankruptcy proceedings in […]