TLC PPV Main Event announced
WWE announced Monday during Raw that Roman Reigns will get his WWE Title re-match against Sheamus at the TLC PPV in three weeks. The match will be a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match fitting the […]
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TNA announces five straight TV/PPV tapings
TNA is planning to start the new year with five consecutive nights of TV tapings in Pennsylvania. Included is a semi-live Impact TV debut on Pop TV set for Tuesday, January 5. TNA also has […]
S. Series generates mid-level Social Media Rating
WWE’s signature Survivor Series event generated a mid-level Nielsen Twitter TV Rating on Sunday night. S. Series was slightly below last month’s Hell in a Cell PPV to rank in the middle of WWE PPVs this […]
The new WWE Champion at S. Series
For the first time since WrestleMania 31, there is a new WWE champion. WWE’s 16-man WWE Title tournament to determine a new WWE champion came down to Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose. The winner and new […]
Final WWE Title tournament bracket results
Final WWE Title Tournament Bracket Bracket A Roman Reigns beat Big Show (11/9 Raw) Cesaro beat Sheamus (11/9 Raw) Reigns beat Cesaro (11/16 Raw) Alberto Del Rio beat Stardust (11/12 SD) Kalisto beat Ryback (11/12 SD) Del Rio […]
Final S. Series Betting Odds tell some stories
With several unknowns heading into the Survivor Series PPV, betting lines that typically predict match results were released late in the game. Therefore, there was not much late movement. However, late movement – or lack thereof […]
ROH confirms NJPW stars at Anniv. Weekend – first name announced
Ring of Honor officially announced Sunday that New Japan stars will be part of their 14th Anniversary Weekend in February 2016 in Las Vegas. ROH suggested New Japan involvement in a ticket announcement last week. Now, ROH […]
Report – Awesome Kong retiring
Japanese women’s promotion SEAdLINNNG is reporting that Awesome Kong (Kia Stevens) is retiring from wrestling. Stevens has not confirmed independently. The promotion announced that Kong pulled out of an upcoming show due to “poor health” and […]
Cena says time away is good for everyone, talks WWE biz & legacy
WWE top star John Cena is not scheduled for the Survivor Series PPV on Sunday. And, from the sound of it, Cena believes it’s a good thing to allow other stars on the roster to […]
Survivor Series Line-up for Sunday
WWE heads into the Survivor Series PPV with question marks throughout the card. Who will wrestle for the WWE World Hvt. Title? Who will Undertaker & Kane face from the Wyatt Family? Which ten wrestlers will […]
Indies – Hardy wins OMEGA Title, Justin Credible retires at PWS
– Matt Hardy won the OMEGA Title Saturday night in Smithville, North Carolina. In a way, Matt Hardy re-did the ending to Bound for Glory, which was held last month in N.C. Hardy beat incumbent […]
The show will go on – WWE says information not credible or specific regarding S. Series terrorist threats
WWE issued this statement to PWTorch and other media outlets Saturday night: “Federal, state and local law enforcement authorities have confirmed there is no specific or credible information involving a threat against tomorrow’s WWE Survivor […]
WWE, FBI issue statements regarding Survivor Series after ISIS threat reports
WWE released the following statement to PWTorch seconds ago: “WWE Survivor Series is currently scheduled as planned while we investigate the matter with federal, state and local authorities.” The FBI released this statement to WSB […]
Survivor Series named as potential ISIS terrorist target Sunday night in Atlanta
Expect an especially long security check at Survivor Series in Atlanta, Ga. tomorrow night, unless reports of ISIS’s interest in targeting the event are discredited. The Anonymous hacker group says they’ve uncovered information that identifies […]
Bret Hart – wise sage, critical wrestler, both?, in-depth SI interview
Bret Hart covered about 20 subjects in an expansive interview published by Sports Illustrated giving his views on WWE, pro wrestling in general, and individual stars. Hart is notably not a fan of several aspects […]
WWE Notes – MITB vs. UFC 200?, Cena on first USA SD, Ross previews S. Series, PTP’er films reality TV show
– WWE appears to be trying to beat UFC to the punch on a new arena in Las Vegas. WWE is eying Vegas for the Money in the Bank PPV in June 2016, reports Prowrestling.net. […]
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 […]
Video – First trailer for Rock in “Central Intelligence”
The first trailer is out for “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart co-starring in “Central Intelligence.” Rock plays a CIA agent who enlists the services of his old high school buddy, Hart, a straight-laced […]
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 […]
Impact live on Pop for premiere episode
TNA announced Friday that their debut show on Pop TV will be a live (or same-day) airing on Tuesday, January 5. TNA president Dixie Carter and Josh Mathews announced the Impact Wrestling premiere in a video […]
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 […]
11/18 Wed. Night TV Viewers – Impact draws smallest audience, ROH also down
Wednesday night on Destination America, TNA Impact drew its smallest audience since moving to Dest. America at the beginning of 2015. With a weak TNA lead-in, ROH TV did not fare much better. Both shows are set […]