HEYDORN’S TAKE: Roman Reigns isn’t a heel … yet
We all want it to be true. We’re desperate. Being the bearer of bad news is never fun, but in the name of honesty, here it goes. Roman Reigns isn’t a heel. Yet. The last […]
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FREE PODCAST 9/2 – PWTorch Dailycast – PWT Talks NXT: Wells and Stoup cover the four-way Ironman match and its polarizing pacing, how Kross’s injury may have influenced plans, more (120 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover the four-way Ironman match and its polarizing pacing, how Kross’s injury may have influenced plans, and more. FREE VERSION: AUDIO LINK AD-FREE VIP VERSION: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT […]
9/2 AEW DYNAMITE TV RESULTS: Sage’s “alt perspective,” report on Jon Moxley vs. MJF’s Lawyer, Santana & Ortiz vs. The Best Friend, Chris Jericho vs. Joey Janela, More
AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AT DAILY’S PLACE AIRED ON TNT REPORT BY TYLER SAGE, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur -The show opened with pyro, Jim Ross introduced the […]
9/2 AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT: Keller’s report on the final hype for All Out, Jericho vs. Joey Janela, Santana & Ortiz vs. Best Friends, Jon Moxley vs. MJF’s Lawyer
AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AT DAILY’S PLACE LIVE ON TNT REPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR Announcers: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur [HOUR ONE] -The Dynamite opening aired followed by […]
NXT Ratings Report: A top ten finish in key demo despite airing on a new night, how many viewers it pulled from Impact on AXS, key metrics on viewership gain since Dynamite moved nights
Last night’s NXT on USA rating, a special Tuesday edition headlined with the Four-Way Iron Man match for the vacated Impact Wrestling Title drew 849,000 viewers, in line with the unopposed Wednesday viewership of 853,000 […]
FEUD TRACKER – IMPACT WRESTLING: Tracking the length and key developments with Edwards vs. Young, Moose vs. EC3, Kylie Ray vs. Purrazzo, Rascalz vs. Ace & Fulton, Callihan vs. RVD, Mack vs. Myers
TOP TIER FEUDS (1) Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young New Developments: Young defeated Edwards to capture the Impact World Championship after hitting Edwards in the head with his hockey mask. Even though he lost the […]
IMPACT HITS & MISSES 9/1: RVD vs. Callihan, Wrestle House, Edwards vs. Eric Young for Impact Title. EC3 haunts and hunts Moose, Brian Myers odd promo, more
Final impact – HIT: Overall, the good outweighed the bad this episode although, as of recently, your feelings towards Wrestle House can play a factor in your overall enjoyment the show. This felt like a […]
VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1684 (September 2, 2020): Keller’s reports on Payback, Raw, Smackdown, Dynamite, plus Counihan on NJPW G1, Parks assessing how each company has adjusted to pandemic, more
PWTorch Newsletter #1684 Cover-dated September 2, 2020 LINK: 1684 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2019 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 9/2: Keith Lee vs. Ziggler, Aleister attacks Owens, VIP Lounge with Lashley, IIconics vs. Riott Squad with big stakes, Seth vs. Dominik, Orton vs. Seth vs. Lee, Raw Underground
Opening Segment – MISS: I liked Randy Orton’s promo for the most part, making a case for him getting the WWE Title shot and not having to jump through hoops to earn it. But, the […]
9/2 AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER: Chris Jericho vs. Joey Janela, Santana & Ortiz vs. Best Friends, Jon Moxley vs. MJF’s Lawyer, final All Out hype
AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 AIRS ON TNT, 8:00 PM EST BY JOSHUA CHAMBERS (@Josh_Chambers), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Arena This week’s episode will emanate from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. The 5,500 seat arena first […]
VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #614 (August 5, 2000): Cover Story on WWE getting politically active at Republican National Convention, Mitchell’s column on ramifications of that situation, Gordon Solie obituary and reader memories, more
We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1997 for the first time ever. These issues from 1997 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press […]
FREE PODCAST 9/1 – WKPWP Tuesday Flagship: Keller & Radican talk Reigns-Heyman, Keith Lee’s push, New Japan G1, Moxley-MJF, Lesnar’s future, more (118 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Sean Radican. They talk Roman Reigns-Paul Heyman alliance, New Japan G1 contenders, Naito’s double-title […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 9/1: Four-Way Iron Man Match, Catanzaro vs. LeRae, Reed vs. Thatcher
•Breezango & Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Legado del Fantasma, street fight The tornado tag weapons format of this opener alleviates the risk of feeling like NXT has already been there and done that with these […]
9/1 AEW DARK TV REPORT: Private Party vs. Avalon & Cutler, Kaz vs. Angelico, Spears, Santana & Ortiz, Allie, Sabian, Anna Jay, Gunns
AEW DARK TV REPORT SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 RECORDED AT DAILY’S PLACE, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AIRED ON YOUTUBE.COM REPORT BY NICK MORGAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Excalibur and Taz Ring announcer: Justin Roberts – Excalibur was back! He […]
8/31 AEW ROAD TO ALL OUT: Hype and new promos for Matt Hardy vs. Guevara and Dark Order vs. Sky & Marshall & Dustin & Cardona Sammy
AEW ROAD TO ALL OUT REPORT AUGUST 31, 2020 AIRED ON YOUTUBE.COM REPORT BY NICK MORGAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR – Road to All Out started with a quick video of Matt Hardy’s time with AEW and […]
VIP AUDIO 9/1 – WKH – The News: NXT Iron Man match review and thoughts on results, Raw ratings with key metrics and perspective, Renee speaks, Mauro-NXT, Lesnar-WWE, ROH, more (16 min).
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller looks at the latest news including the NXT Iron Man match review and thoughts on results, Raw ratings with key metrics […]
8/31 BEING THE ELITE REVIEW (Ep. 219): Dark Order’s new obsession with Hangman Page, “The Cleaner” Kenny Omega, Orange Cassidy, Bucks celebrating pre-sales of their book
BEING THE ELITE EP. 219 – “You’re Out Of The Elite!” POSTED ON YOUTUBE.COM AUGUST 31, 2020 REPORT BY ZACH GRAHAM, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Watch it HERE. – Brodie Lee sat on one of his new […]
9/1 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Sami Callihan vs. RVD, Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young for Impact World TItle, Reno Scum vs. Rhyno, Rosemary vs. Valkyrie, more
IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 (RECORDED) TAPED AT THE IMPACT ZONE AIRED ON AXS TV REPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR -Video package recap of last week’s matches featuring Eddie Edwards vs. Rob […]
FREE PODCAST 9/1 – PWTorch Dailycast – Grit & Glitter: Pageot & Fear evaluate the career of Leva Bates, explore the history of women on the PWI 500, discuss Purrazzo-Grace in an iron man match (93 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: “Spent a Week in a Dusty Library.” This week, Emily Fear and Harley R. Pageot comb through the back pages of AEW’s resident librarian, Leva Bates, to determine whether or not they are […]
9/1 NXT ON USA TV REPORT: Hustwaite’s “alt-perspective” report on Super Tuesday special with fatal four-way ironman match for the NXT Championship
NXT ON USA TV REPORT SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 ORLANDO, FLA., AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY AIRED ON USA NETWORK REPORT BY MATT HUSTWAITE, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett [HOUR ONE] – An […]
9/1 NXT ON USA REPORT: Wells’s report on Gargano vs. Ciampa vs. Balor vs. Cole in an Ironman Four-Way for the NXT Championship
NXT ON USA SEPTEMBER 1, 2020, 8PM EST ORLANDO, FLA., AT FULL SAIL LIVE AIRED ON USA NETWORK REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentary: Vic Joseph, Beth Phoenix, Wade Barrett Join the “PWT Talks […]
9/1 NXT ON USA PRIMER: Super Tuesday 60 minute four-way main event with Gargano vs. Cole vs. Balor vs. Ciampa, plus Thatcher vs. Reed, Legado del Fantasma vs. Breezango & Swerve
On a special Super Tuesday episode of NXT, history will be made as Adam Cole, Finn Balor, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa will compete in a Fatal-4-Way Iron Man Match as one of these four […]
Raw Rating: Viewership down from last week’s post-Summerslam spike, key metrics including ranking, historical comparisons, hourly trend
Last night’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw drew a 1.35 rating, down from last week’s 1.53 rating and in-line with the August average of 1.33. The ten-week average prior to the debut of Thunderdome […]
VIP AUDIO 9/1 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Touching base with New Japan – Summer Struggle In Jingu, G1 Climax hopes, and more with Sarah Flannery (83 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Sarah Flannery for a look at where things stand in New Japan coming off the big Summer fireworks of […]