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FREE PODCAST 3/23 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey discuss UFC’s current response to Coronavirus outbreak, give non-combat sports suggestions of what to watch during social distancing, examine WWE’s new production schedule, more (77 min)

March 23, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey discuss the UFC’s current response to the Coronavirus outbreak. They give non-combat sports suggestions of what to […]

WWE offering “vast portion” of WWE Network library free for all fans starting right now including recent Raw and Smackdown episodes, WWE Untold, more, but not WrestleMania 36

March 23, 2020

WWE sent the following press release to PWTorch.com this afternoon granting access to much of the WWE Network library. Details follow… WWE OFFERS FREE ACCESS TO WWE NETWORK Beginning today, WWE is pleased to unlock […]

New champions crowned at AEW Revolution 2023

AEW postpones more events in major cities into May due to coronavirus, updates plans regarding future Dynamite episodes on TNT

March 23, 2020

AEW has announced that it plans to continue to run closed-set Dynamite events for the foreseeable future, but it has added to the list of live events it has postponed. The Apr. 22 event in […]

AEW Dynamite viewership increases over prior week

WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 3/23: The crowd-free set-up by WWE at Performance Center, Gronk’s annoying debut, Goldberg-Reigns contract signing, Cena-Wyatt, Dirt Sheet with Miz and Morrison, Heavy Machinery

March 23, 2020

Set Up – MISS: I gave WWE the benefit of the doubt for the first few episodes filmed without an audience. But after watching AEW Dynamite two night before Smackdown, I can see how much […]

WWE RAW PRIMER 3/23: Continued Audience-Free Show, Viper Response to Edge’s Challenge, The Sexy Scotsman in the House, The Beast is Here

March 23, 2020

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FL. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER MARCH 23, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Tom Phillips, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Byron […]

FREE PODCAST 3/22 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America w/Greg Parks: Jon Mezzera joins Greg to compare WWE and AEW’s shows with no fans, speculate on taping schedules, talk WrestleMania, and more! (106 min)

March 23, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Jon Mezzera to answer calls and emails about this unique time in wresting. Topics discussed include […]

VIP AUDIO 3/22 – WKH – Ask the Editor: How would you break down WrestleMania’s top ten matches into two five match groups each night and in which order? Is AEW’s announce team as good as there’s been? (24 min)

March 23, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers VIP member questions (askwadekeller@gmail.com) on the following topics: How would you break down WrestleMania’s top ten matches into two five match […]

VIP AUDIO 3/22 – On the Canvas with Zack Heydorn: The Quarantine Files #1 – Rey Mysterio 1996 (39 min)

March 22, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: Not your standard On the Canvas, but a special edition – The Quarantine Files. In this series of shows, amidst quarantine, Zack Heydorn examines a year’s worth of PPV matches from a single […]

FREE PODCAST 3/22 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show Raw Flashback: (3-23-10) Keller & Mitchell review head-to-head Monday battle between Raw and Impact, Hogan damaged by Impact’s weak ratings (110 min)

March 22, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this podcast from five years ago (3-23-10), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell review the head-to-head Monday battle between Raw and Impact, Hulk Hogan damaged by Impact’s weak […]

FREE BONUS PODCAST (NSFW): Bruce Mitchell Audio Show – Special Edition with John Hitchcock telling wild stories based around the career of “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin and various sidebar “I Swear They’re True” stories (79 min)

March 22, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show “Special Edition,” Bruce takes a deep breath and welcomes “Front Row Section D” author and raconteur John Hitchcock for a “Hitch ‘n’ Mitch” reunion. […]

VIP AUDIO 3/22 – Bruce Mitchell Mailbag w/Heydorn: Comparing and contrasting the women’s revolution era to other eras in WWE, the career of Shane Douglas, the impact of the Dr. Zahorian trial on the wrestling business, thoughts on Triple H’s demotion (77 min)

March 22, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Mailbag Podcast, hosted by PWTorch contributor Zack Heydorn, they dive into the mailbag including these topics: whether or not the women’s revolution in WWE is really […]

FREE PODCAST 3/21 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive: Daniel Palmer returns to talk Austin 3/16 Day, the folly of reading too much into Triple H’s “demotion,” plus Scarlett Harris of Women Love Wrestling pops in to talk about her fandom, future books, more (85 min)

March 21, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: DPalm of MTR Network returns to chat Steve Austin leading up to Monday’s aired 3/16 episode. However, with the start of Covid-19 isolation, we talk more about the creativity in the moment among […]

FREE PODCAST 3/21 – WKPWP Interview Classic w/former WWE wrestler Zack Gowen: (3-20-15) Working with Brock behind the scenes, Triple H psychoanalysis, HBK-Daniel Bryan, Reigns’s push to top, WM31 predictions (93 min)

March 21, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic with former WWE wrestler (yes, the one with only one leg) Zach Gowen talking “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling” viral video, working with Brock Lesnar behind the scenes, […]

VIP AUDIO 3/21 – WKH – News & 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines: Viewership for Smackdown, plus Raw vs. Impact Monday Night Battle reports from late-March 2010 with Cena, Batista, Michaels, Taker, Orton, Joe, Swagger (88 min)

March 21, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, we flash back to three Wade Keller Hotlines from ten years ago this week in late-March 2010: 3/23 Wade Keller Hotline – WWE Raw Analysis: […]

VIP AUDIO 3/21 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (NSFW) – Special Edition with John Hitchcock telling wild stories based around the career of “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin and various sidebar “I Swear They’re True” stories (79 min)

March 21, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show “Special Edition,” Bruce takes a deep breath and welcomes “Front Row Section D” author and raconteur John Hitchcock for a “Hitch ‘n’ Mitch” reunion. […]

3/18 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: First Main Event of the empty-arena era, Leon Ruff vs. Aleister Black, Angelo Dawkins vs. Murphy

March 21, 2020

WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT MARCH 18, 2020 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Byron Saxton, Mickie James REASONS TO WATCH… First Main Event of the Empty Arena Era (1) […]

3/19 NXT UK TV REPORT: Mastiff & Seven & Webster vs. Gallus, Kassius Ohno vs. Kenny Williams, Joseph Connors vs. Ridge Holland, Kay Lee Ray vs. Dani Luna

March 21, 2020

NXT UK TV REPORT (EP. 87) MARCH 19, 2020 STREAMED ON WWE NETWORK REPORT BY CHAD KOENIG, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Nigel McGuinness, Andy Shepard -Show started with recap of Finn Balor’s rivalry with Walter. (1) […]

MITCHELL: Essential watchlist of soulful, effective, character-driven, ticket-selling promos of the mid-’70s to mid-’80s including Flair, Graham, Mulligan (videos embedded)

March 21, 2020

I have put together a collection of some of the most soulful, effective, character-driven, ticket-selling promos of the mid-’70s through the mid-’80s. I paid particular attention to the Pro Wrestling Preacher Promo pioneered by 2019 […]

VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #593 (March 11, 2000): Cover Story on a number of WCW wrestlers claiming they were victims of racism, cover sidebar summarizing New York Daily News article on drugs in pro wrestling, Top 50 Stories of 1999 feature, more

March 21, 2020

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 […]

Matt Hardy comments on Jeff Hardy's recent arrest

Tony Khan announces AEW is postponing Blood & Guts match, instead announces Matt Hardy vs. Chris Jericho this Wednesday live on TNT

March 21, 2020

AEW President Tony Khan posted a thread on Twitter tonight announcing that the AEW Blood & Guts match has been postponed, but AEW Dynamite will air live as scheduled this Wednesday. “Our goal every week […]

Additional revealing details on Raw’s peak viewership by minute for the Performance Center-based crowd-free Raw with Edge, Austin, Undertaker, Rumble replay

March 21, 2020

This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw took place at the Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., although roughly half of the three hours consisted of a replay of the Royal Rumble from January. PWTorch […]

VIP AUDIO 3/20 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Gronkowski confronted by Corbin, Reigns-Goldberg contract signing, Paige reveals Bayley’s WrestleMania title defense, Cena-Fiend WM30 replay, Miz & Morrison vs. Heavy Machinery, more (18 min)

March 21, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews the first empty arena episode of WWE Smackdown start to finish including Rob Gronkowski confronted by Baron Corbin, the Roman Reigns-Goldberg […]

FREE PODCAST 3/20 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Smackdown w/Keller & Hawkins: Gronkowski, Goldberg-Reigns contract signing, Paige reveals Bayley WM match, Bryan & Drew vs. Nakamura & Cesaro, Dirt Sheet, live callers & mailbag (118 min)

March 21, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Cameron Hawkins from the PWTorch East Coast Cast to discuss with live callers WWE Smackdown including Ron Gronkowski’s WWE Smackdown live debut, the Goldberg-Roman Reigns contract signing, Paige […]

FREE PODCAST 3/20 – PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: (3-16-10) Raw vs. Impact battle, Impact ratings drop, mistakes made on Impact, Raw’s relative strengths with live callers + VIP Aftershow (92 min)

March 20, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” jumps back to ten years ago this week. In this episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host Wade Keller and guest co-host Bruce Mitchell, PWTorch senior columnist, […]