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FREE PODCAST 1/25 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show Raw Flashback w/Keller & Powell: (1-15-14) 5 Yrs Ago live call-in show reviewing Raw including Bryan breaking up with Wyatt Family already, Lesnar and Undertaker possible WM30 opponents, more (149 min)

January 25, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to discuss the previous night’s Monday Night Raw which included Daniel Bryan’s split with Wyatts, plus Ultimate Warrior’s HOF worthiness, John Cena-Randy […]

FREE PODCAST 1/25 – PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: (1-15-14) Snitsky interview with John Cena road stories, working with Kane, “baby killer” storyline, thoughts on the WWE product in general, more (105 min)

January 25, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” jumps back to Jan. 15, 2014 and features Pat McNeill’s interview with former WWE wrestler Gene Snitsky speaking about his current wrestling and non-wrestling projects, his thoughts on the current […]

1/23 WWE Main Event TV Report: Odd trio mix of announcers calling action, No Way Jose vs. Mojo Rawley, Rezar (w/Drake) vs. Tyler Breeze

January 25, 2019

WWE MAIN EVENT JANUARY 23, 2019 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. AIRED ON HULU REPORT BY MIKE MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Percy Watson, Byron Saxton, Renee Young REASONS TO WATCH… Rezar turns up the personality while working […]

1/24 ROH ROAD TO G1 SUPERCARD report: Tag Wars tournament begins with Lethal & Gresham vs. Haskins & Williams, The Kingdom vs. Villain Enterprises

January 25, 2019

ROH ROAD TO G1 SUPERCARD JANUARY 24, 2019 DALLAS, TX AT GILLEY’S AIRED ON ROH HONOR CLUB REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana We opened on Rhett Titus posing […]

VIP AUDIO 1/18 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: A look at the highlight matches and moments from OTT and wXw last weekend. Starr, Absolute Andy, Dragunov, Devlin, Speedball! (61 min)

January 25, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Gary O’Donoghue to talk wXw Back to the Roots (which Alan attended live) and OTT Contenders: Restart (which Gary attended […]

VIP AUDIO 1/25 – On the Canvas w/Zack Heydorn: PWTorch columnist Greg Parks joins the show to give artistic grades and analysis on the build to every match at WWE Royal Rumble 2019 (75 min)

January 25, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: Between booking decisions and billion dollar television deals, the art form that is pro wrestling can get lost in the shuffle. This show finds it and brings it to the forefront for optimal […]

Ronda Rousey leaning toward taking time off from WWE after WrestleMania to try to have a baby, as she’s long talked about

January 25, 2019

Ronda Rousey has long been vocal about her desire to step away from WWE to have a baby with her husband at some point. WWE is bracing for that time to be shortly after WrestleMania this […]

NXT TAKEOVER PHOENIX PREVIEW: Aleister Black vs. Ciampa, Gargano vs. Ricochet, Baszler vs. Belair, Undisputed Era vs. War Raiders, Ohno vs. Riddle

January 25, 2019

NXT gave out their yearly awards a few weeks ago, and it drove home – if you hadn’t actively noticed – how impressive a year it was for the brand. Feuds across the board were […]

FREE PODCAST 1/25 – WKPWP Interview Friday: Keller & Sam Roberts preview WWE Royal Rumble & NXT Takeover including match by match predictions and hype analysis including potential dark horse Rumble winners (93 min)

January 24, 2019

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an “Interview Friday” edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with NXT pre-show panelist Sam Roberts. They preview NXT Takeover and the WWE Royal Rumble including match by match predictions […]

VIP AUDIO 1/24 – WKH – Ask the Editor: A case for Lacey Evans to win the Rumble? Which match should go last at Rumble on Sunday? Can tag teams go singles without breaking up? Should Daniel Bryan be entertaining as a heel? Production weaknesses? (27 min)

January 24, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers Mailbag questions on the topics: Which match should end the Royal Rumble PPV on Sunday? Can a good case be made […]

VIP AUDIO 1/24 – NJPW Lioncast w/Ursin DeRoche: Fantasticamania 2019! All five shows covered in their entirety with match by match analysis! (181 min)

January 24, 2019

NOTE: Some of the language on this show may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: Ursin DeRoche and co-host CJ Goodspeed do what no podcast has dared to attempt – all five nights of NJPW/CMLL Fantasticamania covered match […]

VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #530 (January 23, 1999): Cover Story on WCW getting raunchy just as mainstream media heat began to put pressure on WWF to tone down, inside news on Monday Night Wars, coverage of WCW Souled Out PPV featuring Goldberg vs. Scott Hall, more

January 24, 2019

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 […]

VIP AUDIO 1/24 – RETRO RADIO – Keller’s Pro Wrestling Focus (9/21/1991): Sportswriter and PWTorch columnist Mark Madden joins Keller to talk Flair’s legal problems with WCW over big gold belt appearing on WWF TV, the suspension of Ultimate Warrior, Sid Vicous’s big push, more (46 min)

January 24, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: This is the episode #6 of the Pro Wrestling Focus radio show from 20 years ago (Sept. 21, 1991) hosted by Wade Keller on KFAN radio in St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn. He covers the news […]

NJPW News: NJPW announces talent for New Beginning USA tour, blames government shutdown for no Japanese talent on events (w/Radican’s Analysis)

January 24, 2019

NJPW announced today on their website that due to the government shutdown in the U.S., they were unable to obtain visas for the Japanese talent they were planning on using for the New Beginning USA tour […]

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January 24, 2019

We are offering our best sale in years. Try a PWTorch VIP membership for just 19 cents for a full month. Membership includes: Sunday night’s Post-Royal Rumble PPV Roundtable Podcast w/Wade Keller, Bruce Mitchell, Todd […]

FREE PODCAST 1/24 – PWTorch Dailycast BONUS EPISODE – The Deep…Dive: Chatting with Matt Koon about Truth with Consequences, Why It Ended, his move from music teacher to wrestling show host and producer, more (61 min)

January 24, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, we welcome Matt Koon (@mattkoonmusic) of Why It Ended (with Robbie E) and Truth with Consequences (with Vince Russo), as well as his journey into producing for Conrad Thompson, and Tony Schiavone, […]

WEEKLY OVERVIEW – NXT (thru 1/23): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more

January 24, 2019

The following is the latest in a new series of weekly in-depth articles exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, […]

WEEKLY OVERVIEW – ROH (thru 1/23): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more

January 24, 2019

The following is the latest in a new series of weekly in-depth articles exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, […]

New PWTorch contest: Win a copy of First Man starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy on Blu-Ray

January 24, 2019

PWTorch is teaming with Universal Pictures to give away a copy of First Man on Blu-ray to one luck winner. First Man is a movie based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil […]

VIP AUDIO 1/23 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Bryant & Fann talk Daniel Bryan’s social justice and “planet’s champion” promos, favorite game shows from childhood, and more, plus Travis gushes over WOW – Women of Wrestling (111 min)

January 24, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: On this VIP episode, Travis gushes incessantly over WOW – Women of Wrestling’s first episode as he watches it on AXS TV. From the high quality production to the cool personalities, he is all […]

VIP AUDIO 1/23 – East Coast Cast #434 (NSFW): Bryant and Hawkins discuss fan predictions for Royal Rumble, AJ shows up on right-wing radio show, Resident Evil and favorite horror video games, more (170 min)

January 24, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Cam and Trav talk fan predictions for the Royal Rumble. Most people think Becky loses to Asuka only to win the Rumble later in the night. More people than expected think Finn […]

Smackdown Ratings Report: Did Smackdown drop-off like Raw did or hold its ground, key metrics compared to past years

January 24, 2019

The Jan. 22 episode of WWE Smackdown Live on USA Network drew a 1.54 rating, a small drop from last week’s rating of 1.55. Smackdown experiences less variance from the end of one year to […]

WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 1/23: Becky-Asuka-Charlotte, Naomi vs. Rose, Orton’s return, Rey vs. Andrade, Styles-Bryan-McMahon, Ali-Joe

January 24, 2019

Opening Segment – HIT: Smackdown got off to a good start with Becky Lynch coming out to talk about her Women’s Title match against Asuka at The Royal Rumble. I particularly liked how she put […]

Abyss, Dutt leave Impact Wrestling; Dreamer and Konnan added to Impact creative team (w/ McMahon’s analysis)

January 24, 2019

Sonjay Dutt and Abyss have left Impact Wrestling. Impact talent were informed of the departure yesterday in an email, PWTorch has learned. According to PWInsider, the belief is that Dutt and Abyss are both headed […]