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 […]
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek bring you their Thursday finale! The show is moving to a new date and time with Impact moving off Thursday nights. Here, they discuss their move, AEW’s […]
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING “WRESTLE KINGDOM 13” REPORT JANUARY 4, 2019 TOKYO, JAPAN AT THE TOKYO DOME AIRED LIVE ON NEW JAPAN WORLD AND FITE TV Report by Dan Kuester (early matches) and Rich Fann […]
TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents “Interview Friday” with Ken Resnick. Ken was Gene’s understudy in the AWA who eventually would replace him as the main interviewer when Gene left for the WWF. […]
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller discusses the big week of news including today’s announcement regarding All Elite Wrestling. What do we know? What has AEW announced? How […]
NXT TV TAPING JANUARY 3, 2019 WINTER PARK, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY REPORT BY TOM STOUP, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT Kayla Braxton opened the show and announced Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair, Adam Cole vs. EC3, […]
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode, Kelly Wells and Justin James cover the NXT award nominations and the snubbed Best Match nominees, who we’ll be talking about a year from now, a few thoughts on Mean […]
Impact Wrestling Results Jan. 3, 2019 Taped from Sam’s Town Casino Las Vegas, Nev. Aired on POP TV Announcers: Josh Mathews & Don Callis (1) Rich Swann, Willie Mack & The Rascalz def. oVe, Ethan […]
PWTorch Newsletter #1596 Cover-dated January 4, 2019 LINK: 1596 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2017 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter includes a Cover Story […]
SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Trav and Rich kick off 2019 talking about the upcoming His Dark Materials BBC Series, books to read in the new year, Trey’s Smackdown Live experience, AEW and the contract fun it […]
SHOW SUMMARY: It’s a new year and the guys are back to talk wrestling. Briefly remembering “Mean” Gene Okerlund who died this week. The first voice of wrestling for an entire generation or two of wrestling […]
SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L starts 2019 with a look back at the best wrestlers of the year just gone. Running down the FSM 50 of Fighting Spirit […]
SHOW SUMMARY: This is episode #3 of the Pro Wrestling Focus radio show from 20 years ago (Aug. 31, 1991) hosted by Wade Keller on KFAN radio in St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn. He covers the news of […]
PWTorch NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 13 PPV PREVIEW Where to watch: njpwworld.com (subscription service. typically costs about $10.00 per month), fite.tv (pay a one-time fee of 34.95 and own the replay forever. This service works great […]
All Elite Wrestling sent PWTorch.com a press release today announcing details on The Elite’s “Double or Nothing” rally in Jacksonville, Fla. next Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 5 p.m. Below are the full details… THE ELITE […]
In Memoriam: “Mean” Gene Okerlund As I’m starting this column, the news that “Mean” Gene Okerlund has passed away at age 76 has just hit. My earliest memories of watching wrestling all involve Mean Gene, […]
The Jan. 1 episode of WWE Smackdown (Not) Live on USA Network drew a 1.44 rating and a viewership of 2.091 million viewers. That is down from the Jan. 2 year-ago rating of 1.80 and […]
SMACKDOWN HITS AND MISSES New Day Opening Segment – MISS: New Day’s act is starting to wear thin. Or I should say, it has been wearing thin for awhile now. Once upon a time, New […]
One of the most recognizable interviewers in pro wrestling, Gene Okerlund, died today at age 76. Okerlund got his start in pro wrestling in the AWA and spent the longest stretch of his career in […]
The New Year’s Eve pre-taped edition of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network drew 1.31 rating, the second-lowest ever, up from last week’s lowest-ever 1.22. One year ago the Jan. 1 Raw drew a […]
NXT TV REPORT JANUARY 2, 2019 TAPED IN ORLANDO, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY REPORT BY JUSTIN JAMES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR [Q1] Pre-intro silent tribute to Gene Okerlund. Cathy Kelley is in the control center to […]
TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Greg Parks, a longtime PWTorch Newsletter columnist and host of Wrestling Night in […]
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Greg Parks to discuss the Top Stories of 2018 that didn’t make their top ten list including NJPW, ROH, […]
Inspired by the McMahon family and the New Year, I have decided that it is time to freshen things up here on the Raw Hits & Misses (and I will be returning later in the […]
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