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VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1660 (March 17, 2020): Keller’s Cover Story on Coronavirus Impact on WrestleMania, Keller’s Editorial on alternative presentations to empty seats, Parks looks at Jake-Archer through lens of history, TV reports

March 18, 2020

PWTorch Newsletter #1660 Cover-dated March 17, 2020 LINK: 1660 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 […]

COUNIHAN: A list of 23 highly recommended OTT matches you can catch up on during this time of reduced live wrestling access due to coronavirus cancellations – ZSJ, Dunne, Riddle, Ospreay, Keith Lee, Hero, Strickland, Ricochet, Scurll

March 18, 2020

The wrestling world, and the world in general, is going through some tough times right now. This will be the case for a while unfortunately. We’re all going to need to look after ourselves and […]

WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 3/18: Austin-Saxton segment, Edge’s long promo, Styles-Undertaker exchange, Mysterio vs. Andrade without fans, Becky Lynch promo, KO interview

March 18, 2020

Edge – HIT: It probably goes without saying that everything WWE did on Raw has to be sort of graded on a curve given the circumstances. That doesn’t mean that they get a complete pass, […]

Analysis of hits and misses from this week's AEW Rampage

AEW DYNAMITE TV PRIMER 3/18: Best Friends vs. Lucha Bros., Exalted One scheduled to be revealed by Dark Order, Jurassic Express vs. The Butcher & The Blade, Advantage at Blood & Guts at stake

March 18, 2020

AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER MARCH 18, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AT DAILY’S PLACE AIRS ON TNT, 8:00 PM EST BY JOSHUA CHAMBERS (@josh_chambers), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Arena This week’s Dynamite will emanate from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. […]

WWE 205 LIVE TV REPORT: Massive ten-man tag match featuring 205 Live Originals vs. Team NXT including Kushida, Bennett, Gallagher, Nese, Kendrick, Swerve, Lorcan, Burch, Daivari, Breeze

March 18, 2020

WWE 205 LIVE TV REPORT MARCH 13, 2020 ORLANDO, FLA. REPORT BY MICHAEL TAYLOR, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Aiden English, Jon Quasto -The show opened with the 205 Live intro video. The camera panned the empty performance […]

NXT HITS & MISSES 3/11: Keith Lee vs. Cameron Grimes, Yim vs. Dakota Kai, A Kidnapping, Broserweights vs. Undisputed Era, Charlotte-Ripley, Performance Center setting, more

March 17, 2020

Better late than never, my Hits and Misses for last week’s NXT on USA program… NXT from the Performance Center – HIT: I had to re-write the column this week after a technical mishap combined […]

3/17 AEW DARK TV REPORT: Stu Grayson vs. Christopher Daniels, Colt Cabana vs. Peter Avalon, TH2 vs. Cutler & Nakazawa

March 17, 2020

AEW DARK TV REPORT MARCH 17, 2020 TAPED 3/11 IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AIRED LIVE ON YOUTUBE.COM REPORT BY ZACH GRAHAM, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Excalibur, Taz Host: Tony Schiavone, Dasha Gonzalez – Excalibur and […]

VIP AUDIO 3/17 – WKH – The News: Empty-arena ratings are in for Raw and SD including quarter hours and minute-by-minute trends, Radican joins Keller to talk Indy Wrestling cancellations due to virus, AEW preview, more (32 min)

March 17, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the following news topics: Empty-arena ratings are in for Raw and Smackdown including quarter hours and minute-by-minute […]

FREE PODCAST 3/17 – WKPWP Interview: Keller & Sam Roberts discuss WrestleMania at the PC pros and cons, Raw and Smackdown without fans, key hype for WM36’s top storylines (128 min)

March 17, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Wildcard Tuesday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest Sam Roberts from the WWE Kickoff Shows, Not Sam Wrestling podcasts, and his show on […]

MITCHELL: My Racist Royal Rumble Rewatch

March 17, 2020

Introductory Note: This column appeared in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter and on the PWTorch VIP website two months ago after the Royal Rumble. Since it re-aired last night for free on Raw, I am […]

FREE PODCAST 3/17 – PWTorch Dailycast – Grit & Glitter: Pageot & Quartz discuss the creative process behind Grit & Glitter, finding a new normal in the age of the coronavirus (67 min)

March 17, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: “If We Build a Utopia, Will You Come and Stay?” This week, Harley R. Pageot and Valerie Quartz go behind the curtain to discuss the history of Grit & Glitter and how a […]

WWE Hall of Famer, Beth Phoenix, set for WWE Raw

Results are in for WWE Raw rating in empty Performance Center built around Steve Austin special appearance and Royal Rumble replay – key metrics and trends

March 17, 2020

WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network last night drew a 1.66 rating. One year ago Raw drew a 1.94 rating. Viewership opened higher than it has since Feb. 17 with 2.412 million viewers in […]

Smackdown viewership data minute by minute trends and quarter hour averages for both empty venue matches and pre-taped Chamber match

March 17, 2020

PWTorch has obtained a detailed minute-by-minute detail of viewership for WWE Friday Night Smackdown last week held in the WWE Performance Center without fans, which included a replay of the entire Men’s Tag Team Elimination […]

ROH announces all live events cancelled through May 31, compensating Honor Club members for lack of live events in mean time

March 17, 2020

The following is a press release from Ring of Honor sent to PWTorch.com this hour detailing their decision to cancel all live events for the next ten-plus weeks through the end of May… Dear ROH Family, […]

VIP AUDIO 3/16 – WKH – Raw Review: Full show rundown and analysis including Edge’s big promo, Austin 3:16 Day segment with Saxton, Undertaker-Styles, Becky promo, Rumble match re-aired, and more (30 min)

March 17, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a full show rundown and analysis including Edge’s promo, Steve Austin’s segment with Byron Saxton and Becky Lynch, Becky Lynch’s […]

FREE PODCAST 3/16 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Raw w/Keller & LeClair: Austin establishes 3:16 Day with Saxton and Becky, Edge speaks, live callers and mailbag (161 min)

March 17, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch.com’s Brandon LeClair to talk about WWE Monday Night Raw with live callers and a mailbag. They discuss the eerie setting without fans and how WWE […]

Full analysis and results of this week's episode of WWE Raw

HEYDORN’S WWE RAW REPORT 3/16: Alt Perspective coverage of the live show in a crowd free environment including the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Undertaker and Styles contract signing for WrestleMania, and more

March 16, 2020

HEYDORN’S WWE RAW REPORT MARCH 16, 2020 LIVE AND WITHOUT FANS FROM THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER IN ORLANDO, FL AIRED ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Jerry “The King” Lawler -The show […]

FREE PODCAST 3/16 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey discuss UFC’s “fan-free” card in Brasilia, Dana White’s insistence that UFC continue during pandemic, the role in-person fans play in pro wrestling, more (75 min)

March 16, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey discuss the new reality of the UFC operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. They look back at the […]

3/16 WWE Raw Results: Keller’s report on “Stone Cold” Steve Austin in fan-free setting, A.J. Styles-Undertaker contract signing for WrestleMania, Edge live in-ring interview

March 16, 2020

KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT MARCH 16, 2020 ORLANDO, FLA. AT PERFORMANCE CENTER AIRED ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, Byron Saxton VIP SALE: Check out a PWTorch VIP membership with all of its […]

WWE updates WrestleMania 36 status for Tampa Bay next month

March 16, 2020

WWE sent the following update on WrestleMania… In coordination with local partners and government officials, WrestleMania and all related events in Tampa Bay will not take place. However, WrestleMania will still stream live on Sunday, […]

WWE Smackdown rating on Fox for the crowd-free format at Performance Center with Cena and Hardy, key metrics compared to 2020 trends and year-ago numbers

March 16, 2020

The first episode of WWE Smackdown on Fox without a live audience held up well in terms of viewership, drawing 2.470 million viewers. That is slightly up from the prior week 2.456 million total. The […]

Steve Austin talks WrestleMania 39 finish

WWE RAW PRIMER 3/16: Another crowd-free episode as Stone Cold Returns for “316 Day,” Contract Signing for the Phenomenal One vs. Phenom

March 16, 2020

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FLA. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER MARCH 16, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Tom Phillips, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Byron […]

VIP AUDIO 3/15 – WKH – Ask the Editor: What would you do and what do you think WWE will do regarding WrestleMania this year? Can Smackdown, NXT, and Raw continue at the PC indefinitely? Will lack of crowd feedback make Vince more self-indulgent? More (29 min)

March 16, 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: What would you do and what do you think WWE will do regarding […]

VIP AUDIO 3/15 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller: Evaluating crowd-free Smackdown, prospects of WM36 happening on time, AEW Dynamite, effect of coronavirus on satellite business in pro wrestling industry (118 min)

March 15, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosting, they discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on satellite businesses in the pro wrestling industry. Then they shift […]