Torch Flashbacks

20 YRS AGO – WWE Live Event Report (8-11-2003): Lesnar vs. Angle vs. Big Show, plus Cena, Sable, Rey Jr., Billy Gunn, Zach Gowen, Matt Hardy, Undertaker

August 13, 2023

The following report was originally published 20 years ago this week on PWTorch.com… WWE Smackdown house show report August 11, 2003 Kansas City, Mo. at the Kemper Arena Report by John C. Sutton III, PWTorch.com […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE Live Event in Calgary (8-2-2003): Brock vs. Angle, Cena vs. Billy Gunn, Rey Mysterio, Eddie vs. Lance Storm, Brother Love interviews Vince McMahon, Sable wins Bikini Contest

August 12, 2023

The following report was originally published 20 years ago this month on PWTorch.com… WWE “Up Close and Uncensored” house show report August 2, 2003 Calgary, Alberta, at the Pengrowth Saddledome Report by Cory Lanoway, PWTorch.com […]

10 YRS AGO – WWE Live Event Report (8-11-2013): Orton vs. Bryan, plus The Shield, Kane, RVD, Ryback, Big Show Christian, Heyman

August 11, 2023

The following report was originally published on PWTorch.com ten years ago today… WWE Supershow Report August 11, 2013 Oakland, Calif. at Oracle Arena Report by Brandon Tanguma of San Lorenzo, Calif. This was my first-ever […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE Smackdown Report (8-7-2003): Vince McMahon vs. Brock Lesnar with Angle as special referee, Cena vs. Undertaker, plus Guerrero, Zack Gowen, Rey Mysterio

August 10, 2023

The following report was originally published 20 years ago this week… WWE Smackdown Report August 7, 2002 Taped on 8/05/03 in Kelwona, B.C. Aired on UPN Report by Sean Radican, PWTorch contributor New this week! […]

20 YRS AGO – ROH Live Event Report (8-9-2003): Styles, Nigel, Samoa Joe, Homicide, Colt Cabana, Ace Steel, Sabin, more

August 10, 2023

The following was originally published 20 years ago this week on PWTorch.com… Ring of Honor August 9, 2003 Dayton, Ohio Report by B.J. Bethel, PWTorch Contributor The success of Ring of Honor during their first […]

Eric Bischoff speaks highly of AEW talent

20 YRS AGO – WWE Raw Report (8-4-2003): Keller’s report on show headlined with Bischoff vs. Shane McMahon, Flair vs. Goldberg, plus RVD, Trish, Jericho, Christian

August 9, 2023

The following report was published 20 years ago this week at PWTorch.com… WWE RAW AUGUST 4, 2003 LIVE FROM VANCOUVER, B.C. -The show opened with highlights of last week’s main angles with Kane, Vince McMahon, […]

Charlotte Flair talks WWE sale to Endeavor

10 YRS AGO – NXT TV Report (7-31-2013): Charlotte vs. Sasha, Dusty Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Wyatt Family, Cesaro, Corey Graves match

August 1, 2023

This article was originally published on PWTorch.com ten years ago today… WWE NXT TV Results July 31, 2013 Taped at Full Sail University Report by Justin James, PWTorch contributor [Q1] No pre-credit video this week, […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE Raw Report (7-28-2003): Powell’s report on big angle with Austin, McMahon, Kane, plus Nash vs. Jericho, Booker T, Goldberg, Christian, Molly Holly, Steiner

July 31, 2023

The following report was originally published at PWTorch.com 20 years ago this week… WWE Raw Report Aired July 28, 2003 Live from Colorado Springs, Colo. Broadcast live on TNN 1st Quarter Hour The show opened […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE Smackdown Report (7-31-2003): Radican’s review of Cena vs. Orlando Jordan, Angle & Lesnar vs. Big Show & A-Train, Benoit vs. Doink, plus Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, Zach Gowen

July 29, 2023

The following report was originally published on PWTorch.com 20 years ago this week. It was written by current Pro Wrestling Torch columnist Sean Radican… WWE Smackdown review July 31, 2003 Taped July 29 in Colorado […]

10 YRS AGO – WWE Smackdown Report (7-26-2013): Wyatt Family in-ring debut, Del Rio vs. RVD, Orton vs. Sandow, plus Barrett, Usos, Chritstian, CM Punk

July 29, 2023

The following report was originally published on PWTorch.com ten years ago this week… WWE Smackdown review July 26, 2013 Taped 7/24/13 in Corpus Christi, TX Aired on SyFy By Greg Parks, PWTorch Columnist – WWE […]

10 YRS AGO – TNA Impact Wrestling TV Report (7-25-2013): Kurt Angle, A.J. Styles, Jeff Hardy, Sonjay Dutt, Hulk Hogan, Bully Ray, Gail Kim, more

July 28, 2023

The following report was originally published on PWTorch.com ten years ago this week… TNA Impact review July 25, 2013 Taped 7/18/13 in Louisville, Ky. By Greg Parks, PWTorch Columnist – Highlights of the Destination X […]

15 YRS AGO: ROH Live Event Results in Toronto, Ontario: Omega, Kevin Steen (Owens), Nigel, Tyler Black (Seth), Claudio, Strong, Aries, Danielson

July 27, 2023

The following was originally published 15 years ago this week on PWTorch.com. ROH live event July 25, 2008 Toronto, Ont. Report by James Hogan, PWTorch.com reader The building was Jam packed and very hot. The […]

10 YRS AGO – WWE Live Event in Australia (7-26-2013): Cena & Bryan & Kane vs. The Shield, plus Ambrose, Great Khali, Ryback, Miz, Cesaro, Curtis Axel

July 26, 2023

The following report was originally published at PWTorch.com 20 years ago today… WWE Live house show results July 26, 2013 Melbourne, Australia Report by Angus & Robert, PWTorch correspondents Attendance was about 7,000. (1) The […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE Live Event Report (7-20-2003): Goldberg vs. Triple H in main event, plus Austin on Jericho’s Highlight Reel, plus Booker T, Orton, RVD, Nash, Dudleys

July 25, 2023

The following report was originally published 20 years ago this week on PWTorch.com… WWE Raw house show results July 20, 2003 San Jose, Calif. Report by Tony Batalla, Torch Team Contributor The Big News: Goldberg […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE RAW REPORT (7-21-2003): Powell’s report on Kane giving Linda McMahon a tombstone on the stage, Bischoff-Austin-Linda, Michaels vs. Jericho, plus Trish, Orton, Val, Storm

July 24, 2023

This was originally published on PWTorch.com 20 years ago this week… WWE Raw review Aired June 21, 2003 Live from Los Angeles, Calif. Broadcast live on TNN 1st Quarter Hour The show opened with a […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE Developmental TV taping results with future Damien Sandow, Carlito, Jim Cornette, Matt Morgan, Nick Dinsmore, Matt Morgan

July 20, 2023

The following was published on PWTorch.com 20 years ago this week… WWE Ohio Valley TV tapings July 17, 2023 Louisville, Ky. at Davis Arena Report by Aaron “Lurch” Wilson (AWLurch@hotmail.com), PWTorch.com correspondent (1) Johnny Jeter […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE RAW REPORT (7-14-2003): Powell’s report on Jericho’s “Highlight Reel” with Eric BIschoff, Nash, Dudleys, Trish, Triple H, Flair, Austin, Christian

July 17, 2023

The following report was published originally on PWTorch.com 20 years ago this week… WWE Raw virtual time ongoing review Aired July 14, 2003 Live from Indianapolis, Ind. Broadcast live on TNN By Jason Powell, PWTorch […]

10 YRS AGO – TNA Impact Wrestling TV Report (7-11-2013): Samoa Joe & A.J. Styles vs. Jeff Hardy & Joseph Park, plus Magnus, Aries, Ken Anderson, Bully Ray, Aces & Eights

July 13, 2023

The following was originally published on PWTorch.com 10 years ago this week… TNA Impact Results July 11, 2013 Taped 6/29 in Las Vegas, Nev. Episode #28 of 2013 airing on Spike TV Report by James […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE Live Event Report (7-12-2003): Flair & Kane vs. Nash & RVD, Lance Storm tells fans he’s not boring, Jericho “Highlight Reel” with Steve Austin

July 12, 2023

The following report was originally published on PWTorch.com 20 years ago this week… WWE House Show Report July 12, 2003 Green Bay, Wisc. at the Resch Center Report by Chris Ciske, PWTorch.com correspondent To start […]

10 YRS AGO – NXT TV RESULTS (7/10/2013): Sami Zayn, Bayley, Summer Rae, Sin Cara, Angelo Dawkins, Natalya, Tyson Kidd

July 11, 2023

The following was published ten years ago on PWTorch.com… WWE NXT Results July 10, 2014 Taped at Full Sail University Report by Justin James, PWTorch contributor [Q1] Like last week, WWE Network incorrectly dated NXT […]

20 YRS AGO – WWE Raw Report (7-7-2003): Powell’s review of Flair & Orton vs. Bubba & RVD, Booker T vs. Christian for IC Title, puls Jericho, Michaels, Nash, Austin, Trish

July 11, 2023

The following was originally published on PWTorch.com 20 years ago this week… WWE Raw virtual time ongoing review Aired July 7, 2003 Live from Montreal, Que. Broadcast live on TNN This is an ongoing ”virtual […]

10 YRS AGO: ROH in Chicago, Ill. (7-11-2013): Reenactment of Warrior vs. Macho Man match at WrestleMania with Jay Lethal and Delirious, plus ACH, Davey Richards, Athena, Jimmy Jacobs, Taven

July 10, 2023

The following was originally published here at PWTorch.com ten years ago this week… ROH “Night of Hoopla” show results July 11, 2013 Chicago, Ill. Report by Basil Mahmud, PWTorch correspondent zTruth Martini started off the […]

10 YRS AGO: WWE Live Event Report (7-5-2013): Del Rio vs. Ziggler, Usos vs. Prime Time Players, plus Drew, Orton, Big E, A.J. Lee, Slater, Cody Rhodes

July 9, 2023

This report was originally published 10 years ago on PWTorch.com. WWE Smackdown house show results July 5, 2013 Wildwood, N.J. at Wildwood Convention Center Report by Bill Conlin, PWTorch correspondent The night started out with […]

20 YRS AGO: WWE Live Event Report (7-7-2023): Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle vs. Big Show, Billy Gunn vs. Cena, plus Rhyno, Shelton, APA, Spankky, more

July 9, 2023

This report was originally published 20 years ago on PWTorch.com. WWF house show report July 7, 2003 Cleveland, Oh. at Gund Arena Report by Chris Clair, PWTorch.com correspondent I arrived late and apparently missed a […]