DIGITAL DABBLINGS #36 – Trading Ratings and You!
A Quick Reminder I’m still gathering responses on my 4th year “Elite Performers” Survey, and would love to get more input from you the readers, so please if you haven’t already, take a few moments […]
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VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #574 (November 7, 1999): Cover Story on WWF’s setting the stage for Rock vs. Austin at WrestleMania 2000, Sidebar on Terry Taylor’s tenuous status with WWF, Part four of Torch Talk with Justin Credible, 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 […]
Undertaker to speak about Brock Lesnar ending his streak and more in long-form interview on new WWE Network series, “Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Broken Skull Sessions”
WWE announced today the addition of a new Steve Austin interview show to WWE Network including news that Undertaker will be Austin’s first guest. The following are details on the new series, titled “Stone Cold Steve […]
PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS – CODY RHODES: AEW ratings, Women’s Division, Mid-Card Title, Internal and External Feedback on Early Dynamite Shows, Women’s Division, AEW Dark
PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHlLIGHTS: Cody Rhodes discusses increased workload, importance of AEW Title match with Chris Jericho, outdated ways of evaluating ratings and improvements coming to AEW women’s division Prior to AEW’s Full Gear, EVP Cody […]
IMPACT WRESTLING HITS & MISSES – TURNING POINT 11/9: Sami Callihan vs. Brian Cage, RVD vs. Rhino, Crist vs. Ace Austin, Tessa Blanchard & Jardynne vs. Madison Rayne & Jessica Havok
IMPACT WRESTLING – TURNING POINT SPECIAL NOVEMBER 9, 2019 HAZELTON, PA. AIRED ON IMPACT PLUS Tessa Blanchard & Jordynne Grace vs. Madison Rayne & Jessicka Havok – HIT: This was a good opener. Jessicka Havok […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 11/8: The Fiend attacks Bryan, Tyson Fury vs. Strowman, King Corbin’s opening promo, Revival vs. New Day for Smackdown Tag Titles, more
King Corbin – MISS: A snooze of a Smackdown got off to a snooze of a start with this overly long promo from King Corbin about his main event match against Roman Reigns. Man, was […]
WWE RAW PRIMER 11/11: (SPOILER-FREE) Oh Captain my Captain, The Man to Kick off Raw, WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match, Lana’s Got a Secret
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER MANCHESTER, ENGLAND AT THE MANCHESTER ARENA NOVEMBER 11, 2019 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Dio […]
FREE PODCAST 11/10 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America w/Greg Parks: Mike McMahon joins Greg to review AEW Full Gear, plus War Games, Sami Callihan as Impact champ, and more! (99 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wresting Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Mike McMahon to recap the AEW Full Gear PPV. They also talk about the Survivor Series […]
VIP AUDIO 11/10 – WKH – 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines: Raw at MSG, Piper, Survivor Series hype, Shane McMahon-UFC talk, Lesnar health crisis, Raw vs. UFC, Ventura (52 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, we flashback to two Wade Keller Hotlines from ten years ago this week in mid-November 2009: 11/16 Wade Keller Hotline – The News: Shane McMahon-UFC, […]
VIP AUDIO 11/10 – AEW All Gear PPV Audio Roundtable – Keller & Martin & Mitchell: Full analysis of every match including Moxley vs. Omega, Jericho vs. Cody, Bucks vs. Santana & Ortiz, Riho vs. Sakura (96 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this VIP Post-PPV Audio Roundtable, Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell and PWTorch VIP Analyst Todd Martin to review the AEW Full Gear PPV with analysis of every […]
11/7 NXT UK TV REPORT: Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster, Coffey vs. Tyson T-Bone, Isla Dawn vs. Killer Kelly, promo for Bate-Ohno
NXT UK TV REPORT NOVEMBER 7, 2019 STREAMED ON WWE NETWORK REPORT BY CHAD KOENIG, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Tom Phillips, Nigel McGuinness -Standard opening with graphic promoting main event (1) JOE COFFEY vs. TYSON T- […]
11/8 WWE 205 LIVE TV REPORT: The Brian Kendrick vs. Mansoor, Tony Nese vs. Angel Garza, Lio Rush vs. Raul Mendoza at Full Sail in front of enthusiastic crowd
WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT NOVEMBER 6, 2019 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Mickie James REASONS TO WATCH… Rowan added to Main Event, works decent tag match […]
IMPACT HITS & MISSES 11/5: Ken Shamrock vs. Joey Ryan, Sami Callihan promo, Elgin vs. Fallah Bahh, Moose vs. Willie Mac, Valkyre vs. Rayne, plus Dreamer, Tessa Blanchard
Intro and Sami Callihan promo – HIT: Show starts with a “previously on…” video with an emphasis on the Sami Callihan-Brian Cage match. They cut to Sami celebrating a with oVe and a bunch of reprobates. […]
FREE PODCAST 11/9 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – AEW Full Gear w/Keller & Heydorn: Diverse takes on Moxley vs. Omega, Cody vs. Jericho finish, live callers, on-site correspondent, mailbag (161 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch.com contributor and PWTorch VIP podcast host Zack Heydorn to discuss the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event with live callers and mailbag questions, plus an on-site […]
FREE PODCAST 11/9 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive / The Bruce Mitchell Audio Show: Discussion on Starrcast 4 including Cody, Ding Dongs, Mark Madden, Colt Cabana, Tony Schiavone’s Birthday, more (55 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of the Deep Dive, which is a joint venture with the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, Bruce and PWTorch Dailycast host Rich Fann talk about Starrcast 4 including Cody, Ding Dongs, […]
11/9 AEW FULL GEAR PPV RESULTS: Keller’s report with analysis including Jericho vs. Cody, Omega vs. Moxley, Bucks vs. Santana & Ortiz
KELLER’S AEW FULL GEAR PPV REPORT NOVEMBER 9, 2019 BALTIMORE, MD. AIRED LIVE ON PPV Tonight after AEW Full Gear, join me live with guest cohost Zack Heydorn to break down the event with live […]
FREE PODCAST 11/8 – PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: (11-6-14) Parks & Caldwell talk about whether SD moving to Thursdays make the show more relevant, can TNA learn from Lucha Underground, WWE Network, Survivor Series (108 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” jumps back five years to the Nov. 6, 2014 episode with host PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks. They discuss with live callers […]
STARRCAST 4 SPOTLIGHT: Crockett
Ongoing coverage, reviews, and analysis of this weekend’s Starrcast 4 shows and events from Baltimore, MD. CROCKETT NOVEMBER 8, 2019 STARRCAST 4 LIVE FROM BALTIMORE, MD Host: Bruce Mitchell Pro wrestling history class was in […]
FREE PODCAST 11/8 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Smackdown w/Keller & Chiari: Fiend attacks Bryan, New Day regain gold, Reigns-Corbin, more NXT run-ins, live callers, mailbag (95 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Mike Chiari from the Ring Rust Radio podcast to talk Friday Night Smackdown with live callers and mailbag questions. Topics include Sami Zayn makes another pitch […]
VIP AUDIO 11/8 – WKH – Smackdown Review: New Day challenge The Revival, Reigns vs. Corbin, The Fiend attacks Bryan, Fury offers to team with Braun, Baszler and Imperium, more (25 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews WWE Smackdown start to finish including The New Day challenge The Revival for the Smackdown Tag Team Titles, Roman Reigns […]
STARRCAST 4 SPOTLIGHT: Unhinged – The Jon Moxley Story
Ongoing coverage, reviews, and analysis of this weekend’s Starrcast 4 shows and events from Baltimore, MD. UNHINGED: THE JON MOXLEY STORY NOVEMBER 8, 2019 STARRCAST 4 LIVE FROM BALTIMORE, MD Host: Jim Ross “Produce somebody […]
LECLAIR’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 11/8: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of Reigns vs. Corbin, New Day vs. Revival, Survivor Series developments, more
LECLAIR’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT NOVEMBER 8, 2019 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND AT MANCHESTER ARENA AIRED LIVE ON FOX NETWORK Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves -The show opened with a video package recapping the NXT invasion during last […]
11/8 WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: Keller’s report on Reigns vs. Corbin, Banks vs. Cross, Tyson Fury returns, more Survivor Series hype
KELLER’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT NOVEMBER 8, 2019 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND AIRS ON DELAY ON FOX Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves [HOUR ONE] -They opened with a clip of Shayna Baszler attacking Bayley and Sasha Banks last […]
VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1642 (Nov. 8, 2019): Keller’s Cover Story on the WWE crew being held overnight in Saudi Arabia, Parks column on NXT, plus TV reports on AEW, NXT, Raw, SD
PWTorch Newsletter #1642 Cover-dated November 8, 2019 LINK: 1642 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 includes […]