TOTAL DIVAS, EPISODE 7 JANUARY 4, 2017 AIRED ON E! REPORT BY SARAH K., PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Oh, hey, Christmas and New Year’s have transpired, so the week long reprieve from this show is over. Depending on […]
As anticipated, Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. announced today that it is purchasing majority interest in TNA Impact Wrestling. It says it has “formed Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions” to be the parent company, in effect, of […]
RAW HITS Owens vs. Rollins: This was a good match, but didn’t feel important. We’ve seen these two wrestle enough, so it doesn’t mean much. There has been so much interference in matches lately, that […]
PWTorch has learned that Bobby Fish has re-signed with Ring of Honor. Fish had temporarily agreed to dates with the company in 2017 after his last contract expired. The length of Fish’s new contract has not […]
In this week’s edition of “5 Count”, I’ll be looking at five lessons that WWE can learn from their 2016 looking at the disparity between the starts of the yesterday compared to today, their booking […]
SMACKDOWN PREVIEW JANUARY 3, 2017 By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch Specialist “HE CAN’T DO THAT” He just did. RECOGNIZE. John Cena is back, and has immediately inserted himself into the World Title scene because ALL […]
KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT JANUARY 2, 2017 TAMPA, FLA. AIRED ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves. [HOUR ONE] -Cole introduced the show as the camera panned the crowd. The announcers hyped […]
RAW PREVIEW JANUARY 2, 2017 TAMPA, FLA. AT AMALIE ARENA REPORT BY JOEY GALICIA (@RamJam89), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR “WHO’S NEXT?” The man who conquered the Beast is back. Last time we saw Goldberg he entered himself into […]
WORD OF SPORT WRESTLING DECEMBER 31, 2016 AIRED ON U.K. TV Report by Steve Thomas, PWTorch contributor Announcers: Jim Ros and Alex Shane It’s the first taping of the newly re-launched World of Sport Wrestling […]
Happy New Year everyone! With no new matches airing on Impact this week, TNA gets a pass here at Best/Worst of the week, which means we’re going into overdrive on WWE! No worries, though, they […]
HITS Will Ospreay vs. Bobby Fish for the ROH TV Title: Bobby Fish disrespects the UK flag as Bobby Cruise is announcing the two competitors in the match. This is a great way to ignite […]
Check out our coverage of UFC 207 including Amada Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey in the main event on our sister site, MMATorch.com. CLICK HERE: LIVE UFC 207 REPORT: Real-Time Results & Analysis of Nunes-Rousey, Cruz-Garbrandt LIVE […]
The last two years saw pro wrestling undergo a significant platform change that structurally transformed the entire business. 2016 was not as significant in terms of major industry shifting changes in the industry, but there […]
The following was published in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter #422, cover-dated Jan. 4, 1997. VIP members CLICK HERE to read entire newsletter. The PWTorch VIP website includes access to near 1,500 back issues dating back […]
RISING STAR OF THE WEEK: Neville Last week he was an honorable mention; this week, the self-proclaimed “King of The Cruiserweights” claims his “Rising Star” Throne (Neville totally looks like a Night’s Watchman by the […]
Smackdown beat a non-holiday edition of Raw in the ratings for the first time since the roster split, and the first time since Smackdown has been on cable instead of broadcast TV. Smackdown drew a 2.02 […]
SMACKDOWN HITS Bliss vs. Lynch: I was not a fan of having Alexa Bliss win the Women’s Championship from Becky Lynch. I felt that unlike Raw where the Women’s Title was going back and forth […]
Hello and thank you for stopping by to check out the newest addition to PWTorch.com’s growing online Specialists Section! If you’re reading this, then chances are, you’re an avid pro wrestling fan who probably also […]
Monday’s episode of Raw took a ratings hit the day after Christmas going up against a Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions game on ESPN, drawing a 1.94 rating. It fell below the ten-week rolling average leading […]
RAW HITS Cesaro & Sheamus vs. The New Day: New Day’s rematch for the WWE Tag Team Championship was a good match. I like the dynamic of Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston teaming together. We […]
SMACKDOWN PREVIEW DECEMBER 27, 2016 CHICAGO, ILL. AT ALLSTATE ARENA By Joey Galicia (@RamJam98), PWTorch Specialist “Your attitude may need adjusting” Do I have a hangover from Christmas or am I really excited for John […]
ROH World Champion Kyle O’Reilly ROH contract expires on Dec. 31. He is currently scheduled to defend the ROH World Title against Adam Cole on Jan. 4 at NJPW’s Wrestling Kingdom PPV at the Tokyo Dome. ROH recently announced that […]
WWE LIVE EVENT – SMACKDOWN BRAND DECEMBER 26, 2016 NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN REPORT BY ROMEO FROM NYC, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT Packed and lively house at MSG, they blocked off about five […]
KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT DECEMBER 26, 2016 CHICAGO, ILL. AT ALLSTATE ARENA AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Michael Cole, Byron Saxton, and Corey Graves [HOUR ONE] -They opened with a video package on Braun […]
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