Fast Lane Betting – oddsmakers correct on the top matches
Feb. 21 Update: All of the favorites to win at Fast Lane were victorious, except for The Wyatt Family, who lost to Big Show & Kane & Ryback in a six-man tag match that was added […]
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Big Japan News – Ibushi ending NJPW & DDT run despite being healthy again, planning school
There is more fall-out from a “tumultuous start to 2016” in Japanese wrestling. Kota Ibushi, one of the rising stars of the New Japan roster, has decided to end his NJPW and DDT contracts to […]
John Cena addresses WM32 status, no-sold during Daytona 500 TV coverage
WWE top star John Cena had an interesting weekend in Florida for the annual Daytona 500 NASCAR race. Cena, who was scheduled to drive the pace car, was non-committal when asked about his WrestleMania 32 status […]
AXS TV begins big push for Jim Ross’s New Japan announcing debut (w/Video)
Two weeks out from Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross’s return to U.S. television calling New Japan Pro Wrestling, AXS TV is starting the big push for Ross’s debut broadcast on Friday, March 4. AXS […]
“Honor Rising” Night 2 – Lethal vs. Honma for ROH Title, new six-man tag champs, Doc & Karl farewell match
“Honor Rising” ROH vs. New Japan News & Notes – Jay Lethal retained the ROH World Title over Honma in the main event of Night 2 on Saturday. After ROH referee Todd Sinclair was bumped […]
ROH “Honor Rising” Night 1 in Japan – new ROH TV champion
Former NEVER Openweight champion Tomohiro Ishii is the new ROH TV champion. Ishii captured the ROH TV Title from Roderick Strong in the main event of “Honor Rising Night 1” Friday night in Tokyo, Japan. […]
2/18 Smackdown TV Ratings – Not much of a Brock Pop
WWE saved Brock Lesnar’s WWE TV appearance this week for the final Smackdown leading into Fast Lane. But, it did not make much of a difference in TV ratings. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking February […]
The Rock hosting big TV event after WrestleMania
The weekend after WrestleMania, “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson will be appearing at another big TV event. Rock has been named the co-host of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards with comedian Kevin Hart. The taping is Saturday, […]
Hurricane Helms signs new deal with TNA
TNA Wrestling announced Friday that “Hurricane” Helms has signed a “multi-year agreement” with TNA. Helms, who is going by Gregory Shane Helms on TNA TV, is working behind-the-scenes and on-camera for TNA. “Shane has been […]
2/19 WWE Stock Track – WWE improves after Financial Week reaction
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 7 – February 15-19 – Friday, February 19: Closing Price of $15.35 per share, up less than a percent from Thursday to essentially return to where the week started on Tuesday. WWE […]
2/17 Lucha Underground Viewers – Week 4 up & down
Week 4, Season 2 of Lucha Underground jumped in the 8:00 p.m. EST timeslot, but fell in total viewership. Lucha Underground Viewership Tracking – February 17: Lucha Underground drew a combined audience of 204,000, down from […]
WWE launches new website, hoping to turn around WWE.com
One of WWE’s goals for 2016 is to turn around their WWE.com website business. The first step was introducing a new main website on Thursday that executive Stephanie McMahon previewed to Variety at the beginning of […]
2/16 TNA Impact Viewers – decline heading into Lockdown
TNA Impact has declined three consecutive weeks since reaching their peak audience on Pop TV at the end of January. Will next week’s Lockdown-themed episode help? TNA Impact Viewership Tracking – February 16: Impact drew a […]
2/15 Raw TV Ratings – decline from Daniel Bryan Raw
Monday’s WWE Raw episode leading into Fast Lane took a natural decline following the big Daniel Bryan Retirement show last week. The result was landing just below the 2016 average. WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking […]
WWE Video – Cole gets Heyman instead of Lesnar for weekly interview, Heyman talks “one (storyline) failure of my entire career”
The set-up for this week’s Michael Cole interview on WWE’s website was Cole expecting to interview Brock Lesnar. However, Paul Heyman sat in the chair opposite Cole, prompting a storyline-driven tense and sometimes humorous interview. Heyman […]
King Barrett addresses his WWE future
WWE star King Barrett said late Tuesday night on Twitter that he is “100 percent focused” on doing his job for WWE at the moment. Barrett responded in general to a Tuesday report that he is […]
Triple H reveals vision for Cruiserweight Network show, why WWE is changing business approach
WWE World champion Triple H, in the role of WWE executive, talked about the vision for WWE’s “Global Cruiserweight Series” announced Tuesday that will be filmed at Full Sail University and air this summer on […]
WWE awards million shares of WWE stock to executives, including Hunter & Stephanie
WWE filed SEC documents on Tuesday announcing that several WWE executives received Class A common WWE stock related to year-end goals being met. A total of 1.275 million shares of WWE stock in the form […]
Inside WWE’s 10-K Filing – WWE details 14 Network risks that could affect WWE business
WWE’s annual 10-K filing with the SEC covers a lot of ground in the area of WWE Network risks. The “Risk Factors” of WWE’s 2015 Annual Report leads off with a very detailed and significant list of risks associated […]
Axl Rotten update – official cause of death released
Feb. 16 Update: Axl Rotten (Brian Knighton) officially died from an “accidental overdose,” according to officials in Baltimore. The Chief Medical Examiner’s office announced the official cause of death this week, reports the Baltimore Sun. According to […]
WWE announces Cruiserweight show on WWE Network, plus 2016 original content schedule
WWE announced Tuesday a new Cruiserweight-themed series airing on WWE Network this summer. The “Global Cruiserweight Series” will be a 10-episode tournament with a “seasonal” element, as opposed to an ongoing, weekly show, like NXT. The […]
2/15 Raw Social Media – 60% decline from Daniel Bryan Raw
There was a natural decline in Raw’s social media activity on Monday night following the big Daniel Bryan Retirement Show last week. However, the decline put Raw in year-low territory… WWE Raw Social Media Tracking […]
2/11 WWE Smackdown Ratings – sharp decline post-Daniel Bryan Raw
The pattern of an uptick in Raw viewership leading to an uptick in Smackdown viewership was broken for the most-recent Smackdown episode. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking – February 11: WWE Smackdown scored a 1.72 rating […]
What Happened After Raw Went Off-Air in Anaheim
WWE Raw TV Taping Report February 15, 2016 Anaheim, Calif. Report by Matt Massingham, PWTorch correspondent Raw ended with The Wyatts opposite Kane, Big Show, and Ryback. However, the post-Raw dark segment involved Roman Reigns & […]