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VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1569 (June 22, 2018) – Remembering Vader one of the great big men wrestlers, Parks on Road to Summerslam for WWE titles, Keller on rise in available wrestling for fans, Lucha Underground season 4 starts, PPV Roundtable, WWE UK tourney

June 21, 2018

PWTorch Newsletter #1569 Cover-dated June 22, 2018 LINK: 1569 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 Wade Keller’s […]

VIP AUDIO 6/20 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Bryant & Fann renew their Carol Danvers/Tony Stark rivalry, talk Domino issue 3 and the end of The Falcon run, more (145 min)

June 21, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: This week Rich and Trav renew their Carol Danvers/Tony Stark rivalry. They also talk Domino issue 3 and the end of The Falcon run, and why Travis personally blames Rich and Bruce Mitchell for […]

VIP AUDIO 6/20 – East Coast Cast #403 (NSFW): Travis Bryant & Cameron Hawkins discuss fallout from NXT Takeover and Money in the Bank, say goodbyes to Vader, more (174 min)

June 21, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode the fallout from NXT Takeover and Money in the Bank are the main subjects discussed. Fourteen and a half hours of wrestling put on by WWE from Saturday to Wednesday, which […]

PWG announces first entrants for Battle of Los Angeles 2018, PCO, Brody King, Puma King among first-time entrants

June 21, 2018

PWG has begun to announce the entrants for BOLA 2018. The wrestlers announced so far for the tournament includes: PCO Brody King Jody Fleish Ilja Dragunov Robbie Eagles Joey Janela Puma King This list will […]

Wrestling Cruise hosted by Kevin Gill announced for SummerSlam weekend in N.Y., Tommy Dreamer, Shane Helms, Joey Janela, Matt Striker

June 21, 2018

Rock Off has announced they will be hosting a wrestling cruise called the Rocks Off Wrestling Boat during SummerSlam weekend. The cruise will be hosted by JCW announcer Kevin Gill. The initial talent lineup for […]

Interview Highlights: Francine tells Shane Douglas about her frustrations working for WWE during the ECW relaunch

June 21, 2018

The following interview highlights were supplied to PWTorch.com by the “Triple Threat Podcast” hosted by Shane Douglas featuring former ECW colleague Francine… On the one year anniversary episode 52 of his Triple Threat Podcast, Shane […]

6/20 Lucha Underground TV Report (season 4, ep. 2): Pentagon Dark vs. Matanza Cueto, Drago vs. El Dragon Azteca Jr., Trips Championship match

June 21, 2018

Lucha Underground Report Season 4 Episode #2 – “Darkness and the Monster” June 20, 2018 Taped in Los Angeles, Calif. Aired on El Rey Network Report by Joel Dehnel, PWTorch contributor -Show opened with a […]

FREE PODCAST 6/21 – WKPWP Interview Thursday: Ex-WWE Creative Team Member Kevin Eck talks MITB fallout including Multi-Man Match, Carmella’s push, Vader’s legacy (89 min)

June 21, 2018

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents “Interview Thursday” featuring ex-WWE Creative Team Member Kevin Eck. Eck worked behind the scenes in WWE from 2011 to 2014. In this show, he talks current events […]

VIP AUDIO 6/20 – NJPW Lioncast w/Ursin DeRoche: Lion’s Gate Project 13 Review, Kizuna Road, Elgin vs. Goto for the NEVER Openweight Title, more! (67 min)

June 20, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: On Episode #7 of The PWTorch NJPW Lioncast, PWTorch contributor Ursin DeRoche and co-hosts JP Strix and Lisa Brank review Lion’s Gate Project 13 featuring a great main event between Shota Umino and Ayato […]

FREE PODCAST 6/20 – Wednesday Livecast – PWT Talks NXT: Wells, James, and Stoup consider the future of Gargano-Ciampa, take issue with a listener who doesn’t love Bianca Belair, talk NXT UK, more (61 min)

June 20, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode, Kelly Wells, Justin James, and Tom Stoup consider the future of Gargano-Ciampa, take issue with a listener who doesn’t love Bianca Belair, talk NXT UK, and more. FREE VERSION: AUDIO LINK AD-FREE […]

VIP AUDIO 6/20 – WKH – The News: The Wrestling Community reacts on Twitter to Vader’s death, more details on Cass’s dismissal, Raw and Smackdown ratings and key metrics (17 min)

June 20, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller looks at the Wrestling Community reacting on Twitter to Vader’s death, more details on Cass’s dismissal, and Raw and Smackdown ratings with […]

6/20 NXT TV REPORT: Dakota Kai vs. Bianca Belair, War Raiders vs. The Mighty (formerly TM61), NXT Takeover fallout

June 20, 2018

NXT TV REPORT JUNE 20, 2018 TAPED AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY AIRED ON WWE NETWORK REPORT BY JUSTIN JAMES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR [Q1] Pre-introduction silent tribute to Vader. Quick recap package of Takeover: Chicago before the […]

VIP AUDIO 6/20 – The Fix w/Todd Martin (pt. 2 of 2): Mailbag on Luger, Velveteen Dream, WWE aggressively signing indy talent, EVOLVE, Suzuki, Graves, NXT Tag Team call-ups, Rock, Post-Attitude Era, plus UFC preview & Cody Garbrandt book review (50 min)

June 20, 2018

NOTE: Some of the language on The Fix may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Todd previews this weekend’s UFC event […]

VIP AUDIO 6/20 – The Fix w/Todd Martin (pt. 1 of 2): NXT Takeover review, Impact improvement, Elgin-Goto, Raw & Smackdown, Big Cass, Hardys special doc, Vader’s legacy (58 min)

June 20, 2018

NOTE: Some of the language on The Fix may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss a lot in rapid-fire […]

AXS TV announces WOW set to air starting in 2019, tapings set for later this year

June 20, 2018

AXS has announced that WOW (Women of Wrestling) will begin airing in 2019. Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, President of MGM Television and Digital Group Mark Burnett, and David McLane, who was behind the […]

Update on ROH running “SuperCard of Honor” at MSG, Aries officially added to Best in the World PPV, first two ROH events from ROH’s first year available for Honor Club members

June 20, 2018

-PWTorch reached out to Ring of Hononr sources for comment on why their proposed date at Madison Square Garden fell through. Sources tell PWTorch that Ring of Honor had a deal in place with MSG […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1568 (June 20, 2018) – Keller’s detailed reports and analysis of WWE Money in the Bank, NXT Takeover Chicago, WWE Raw, and WWE Smackdown

June 20, 2018

PWTorch Newsletter #1568 Cover-dated June 20, 2018 LINK: 1568 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 Wade Keller’s […]

Smackdown Rating: Post-MITB bump leads to highest rating in weeks, key metrics compared to past years, where SD ranks among all shows

June 20, 2018

Last night’s episode of WWE Smackdown on USA Network drew a 1.63 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers. It was a jump above the 1.56, 1.54, 1.57, and 1.55 rating the last four weeks, but […]

G1 Climax 28 A Block and B Block matches announced, Omega-Ibushi, Tanahashi vs. Okada set for final days of block action at Bodokan Hall

June 20, 2018

NJPW has announced the entire schedule for G1 Climax 28. The Tournament is set to run from July 14-Aug. 12. A hint at who might be in line to advance to the finals comes from […]

WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 6/18: Rousey suspension, Rollins vs. Ziggler, Kevin Owens, Lashley-Reigns, Bayley-Banks saga

June 20, 2018

RAW HITS Rousey: The fans who were chanting “You Deserve It” at Alexa Bliss are idiots. Her use of that fake sincere promo has become overdone. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, […]

5 YRS AGO – NXT TV Report (6-19-13): Bray Wyatt vs. Neville, plus Sami Zayn, Corey Graves, Xavier Woods, Kasisus Ohno, Dawkins

June 20, 2018

The following was published originally on PWTorch.com five years ago this week… WWE NXT TV Results June 19, 2013 Taped at Full Sail University Report by Justin James, PWTorch contributor [Q1] The pre-credits video looks […]

WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 6/19: Jeff Hardy’s promo, Sanity-Usos angle, Rusev’s big win, Bludgeon Brothers vs. Gallows & Anderson, Carmella, Lynch vs. Kaye

June 20, 2018

HITS Jeff Hardy Promo: Dark setting, painted face, and white eye contacts make for a cool Hardy promo. The charismatic enigma looks to be heading towards a feud with Shinsuke Nakamura. The darker Hardy’s character […]

Vader, real name Leon White, dead at age 63

June 20, 2018

Leon White, known in pro wrestling Vader and Big Van Vader, died on Monday morning from complications from pneumonia. He was 63 years old. Vader had been public in the last year or two about […]

6/19 WWE UK Championship Tournament (Night 2): Black & Ricochet vs. EC3 & Velveteen, NXT UK Title match, NXT Women’s Match, NXT North American Title match

June 20, 2018

WWE UK CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT REPORT (NIGHT 1) JUNE 19, 2018 LONDON, ENGLAND AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL REPORT BY DAVID GREEN (@dagreeno), PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT This was a really fun show with some huge moments and nice […]