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VIP AUDIO 8/4 – The Fix Mailbag (pt. 3 of 3): Should Punk turn heel, Bray Wyatt, Punk-Teddy Hart fight? AEW Women’s Division, Orange Cassidy, MJF-Cole, WWE Mt. Rushmore post-2002, Adrian Street, more (129 min.)

August 4, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they respond to listener emails on these topics. Orange Cassidy Is AEW aware of how far […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1835 (Aug. 3, 2023): Cover Story on Gable Steveson debut, new Vince McMahon legal trouble, Greg Parks column on WWE live event, Keller TV reports, Newswire

August 4, 2023

PWTorch Newsletter #1835 Cover-dated August 3, 2023 LINK: 1835 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2021 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features […]

VIP AUDIO 8/4 – Pro Wrestling Then and Now: Peteani & Parks review WWF SummerSlam 1993. Razor vs. DiBiase, Perfect vs. Michaels, Bret vs. Lawler, Luger vs. Yokozuna, more (101 min.)

August 4, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: Long-time PWTorch columnist Greg Parks returns to Pro Wrestling Then and Now to discuss WWF SummerSlam 1993, which featured the most celebrated count out victory of all time by Lex Luger over Yokozuna. They […]

VIP AUDIO 8/3 – The Fix w/Todd & Wade (pt. 2 of 3): The Elite need a refresh, latest thoughts on MJF and Cole as a team, UFC 291 review, review of Dynamite, Collision, NXT (82 min.)

August 3, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s three-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss these topics: NXT ratings surge and review of […]

VIP AUDIO 8/3 – The Fix w/Todd & Wade (pt. 1 of 3): Summerslam preview, Vince McMahon’s legal trouble, The Elite re-sign with AEW, Gable Stevenson’s first match, G1, Raw, Smackdown (82 min.)

August 3, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s three-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss these topics: Vince McMahon’s legal trouble The Elite […]

VIP AUDIO 8/2 – WKH – AEW Dynamite review: Storm vs. Shida for AEW Women’s Title headlines episode 200, plus MJF and Cole, Swerve & Fox attack Nick Wayne in his garage, more (18 min.)

August 2, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews the August 2 edition of AEW Dynamite start to finish including Toni Storm vs. Hikrau Shida for AEW Women’s Title headlines […]

VIP AUDIO 8/2 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier Machado: G1 Climax 33 Nights 9 and 10 (37 min.)

August 2, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: On this G1 Special episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Javier Machado covers Nights 9 and 10 of the NJPW G1 Climax 33 tournament, as well as the comments made by the wrestlers […]

VIP AUDIO 8/2 – PWT Impact Pod: Lilly & Laslo discuss a fun Knockouts tag team match, Time Splitters vs. Moose & Brian Myers, possible last appearances of Zicky Dice and Nick Aldis, more (39 min.)

August 2, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: Darrin Lilly and John Laslo discuss an action-packed episode of Impact Wrestling TV, which featured a fun Knockouts tag team match, Time Splitters vs. Moose & Brian Myers, and the possible last appearances of […]

VIP AUDIO 7/31 – WKH – WWE Raw Review: Summerslam hype, Lesnar beats up Cody again, Ricochet-Logan angle, Trish-Becky angle, Rousey-Baszler vignettes, more (25 min.)

August 1, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews Raw start to finish including Brock Lesnar beats up Cody again, Ricochet-Logan angle, Trish-Becky angle, Rousey-Baszler vignettes, and more Summerslam hype. […]

VIP AUDIO 7/31 – WKH – Ask Wade Keller: Does workrate matter enough for it to hinder WWE pushing L.A. Knight? Is WWE losing money by having such a big entrance set? Isn’t Punk staying on brand when he’s griping about management? Isn’t it okay if NXT wrestlers lose to main roster wrestlers? (30 min.)

July 31, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of an “Ask Wade Keller” edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers email questions on these topics: How important is in-ring work when it comes to drawing […]

VIP AUDIO 7/31 – VIP Podcast Vault – 18 Yrs Ago (7-23-2005) – The Real Deal: Hot Five Stories of the Week including Hogan-Michaels feud, Muhammad Hassan TV ban, TNA’s new TV deal with Spike, Indy Show Line-up of the Week (32 min.)

July 31, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the July 23, 2005 episode of “The Real Deal with Pat McNeill” featuring these topics: The Hot Five Stories of the Weekend include Michaels-Hogan, […]

VIP AUDIO 7/31 – Greg Parks Outloud! (A New VIP Podcast Series): Has Bullet Club overstayed its welcome and value as a faction? (27 min.)

July 31, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of a new VIP podcast series titled “Greg Parks Outloud!,” PWTorch columnist Greg Parks presents a weekly podcast version of his PWTorch Newsletter. The topic of this episode is whether Bullet […]

VIP AUDIO 7/30 – NXT Great American Bash Audio Roundtable – Wells & Hazelwood & Lindberg: Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov, Gable Steveson’s in-ring debut, Dominik Mysterio’s continuing reign, more (90 min.)

July 30, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells, Bruce Hazelwood, and Nate Lindberg cover Great American Bash featuring Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov, Gable Steveson’s in-ring debut, Dominik Mysterio’s continuing reign, and more. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? […]

VIP AUDIO 7/30 – VIP Podcast Vault – 18 Yrs Ago – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (7-22-2005): HBK-Hogan Summerslam hype, dropoff in “Hogan Knows Best” reality show ratings, flashback to Russo’s shoot on Hogan at Bash PPV, Lucha in U.S., Hassan ban (66 min.)

July 30, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the July 22, 2005 episode of The Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller covering these topics: Matt Hardy’s latest […]

VIP AUDIO 7/30 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier Machado: G1 Climax 33 Nights 7 and 8 (34 min.)

July 30, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: On this G1 Special episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Javier Machado covers Nights 7 and 8 of the NJPW G1 Climax 33 tournament, as well as the comments made by the wrestlers […]

VIP AUDIO 7/29 – WKH – AEW Collision review: MJF & Cole don’t turn on each other but lose to FTR, Punk goes all subtext and passive aggressive again, Andrade-Matthews ladder match, more (27 min.)

July 30, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews the July 29 episode of AEW Collision including FTR vs. Adam Cole & MJF for the AEW Tag Team Championships, Andrade […]

VIP AUDIO 7/29 – NXT Eight Years Back: Wells & Stoup cover NXT from 7-29-15 including the future Revival/FTR with their first big TV win, Regal teasing big international opponent for Tyler Breeze, films of Christopher Nolan, more (73 min.)

July 29, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of NXT Eight Years Back, Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup covers NXT from July 29, 2015, including the future Revival/FTR with their first big TV win, Regal teasing a big international […]

VIP AUDIO 7/29 – VIP Podcast Vault – 18 Yrs Ago – WKH (7-20-2005): Backstage reaction to Samoa Joe’s performance and what it means to his push, X Division changes, how booking is catering to “smart fans,” terrorist angle reax (27 min.)

July 29, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the June 20, 2005 Wade Keller Hotline podcast featuring these topics: Backstage reaction to Samoa Joe’s performance at Sunday’s PPV, what it means politically […]

VIP AUDIO 7/29 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: “What’s on the Telly?” July edition – The underrated Continental Championship Wrestling and a strangely focused episode of Nitro (134 min.)

July 29, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by the host of “Everything,” “The Deep Dive,” and “The East Coast Cast” here on this very website – the great […]

VIP 2003 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #769 (August 2, 2003): Angle wins fourth WWE Title, McMahon interview highlights, Torch Talk with Konnan, Keller’s WWE Vengeance PPV Report & Roundtable, Russo explains TNA creative process

July 29, 2023

SUMMARY of #769 cover-dated August 2, 2003: This issue begins with a cover story on Kurt Angle winning his fourth WWE Title at Vengeance… WWE Newswire compares the rating for Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho […]

VIP AUDIO 7/28 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Rey vs. Escobar, Reigns confronts Jey Uso, Charlotte and Belair team, L.A. Knight vs. Ashante, Kross vs. Anderson, Lashley hangs with Street Profits (16 min.)

July 29, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller features a full rundown of WWE Friday Night Smackdown including Rey Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar, Roman Reigns confronts Jey Uso, Charlotte Flair […]

VIP AUDIO 7/28 – VIP Podcast Vault – 18 Yrs Ago – WKH (7-19-2005): Vince McMahon explains his falling out with Hogan and how he feels about Hogan going to WCW, Triple H news, Diva Search expanding, TNA-Spike update (19 min.)

July 28, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the June 19, 2005 Wade Keller Hotline podcast featuring these topics: Breaking news regarding Triple H’s status with WWE The latest on the Spike […]

VIP AUDIO 7/27 – The Fix Mailbag (pt. 2 of 2): Bigelow-Lawrence Taylor, Bob Sapp, Star Ratings rant, Radio WWF in the ’90s, Naomi, Cody, Cody, Statlander, more (109 min.)

July 28, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they respond to listener emails on these topics. Should WWE repair the bridge with Naomi/Trinity and […]

VIP AUDIO 7/27 – The Fix w/Todd & Wade (pt. 1 of 2): Willow vs. Athena, New Japan G1, MJF & Cole, Gable Steveson, Bash preview, ROH PPV review, TV reviews, more (136 min.)

July 28, 2023

SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss these topics: Willow Nightingale vs. Athena Full ROH […]