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VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1562 (May 9, 2018) – Keller’s Backlash Report, PPV Roundtable Reviews, Parks on wrestlers doing social media right, Keller editorial on why Vince defies vocal ardent fans desires, NJPW Dantaku report, more

May 9, 2018

PWTorch Newsletter #1562 Cover-dated May 9, 2018 LINK: 1562 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 Keller’s WWE Backlash […]

5 YRS AGO – NXT TV REPORT (5-8-13): Paige vs. Bayley, Corbin vs. Sandow, Ohno angle with Wyatt Family, plus Bo, Neville

May 9, 2018

The following report was published five years ago this week on PWTorch.com… WWE NXT Results May 8, 2013 Taped at Full Sail University Report by Justin James, PWTorch contributor [Q1] Tony Dawson has the voice-over […]

ROH HITS & MISSES 5/7: Jay Lethal promo, Young Bucks backstage promo, Castle & Boys vs. The Kingdom

May 9, 2018

HITS Beer City Bruiser & Brian Milonas vs. Coast To Coast (LSG & Shaheem Ali): Nice video package before the match begins where we saw Bruiser & Milonas attack LSG before the Gauntlet tag match […]

5/8 WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS: Mayle’s “alt perspective” report including Money in the Bank qualifiers, Backlash fallout

May 9, 2018

MAYLE’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT MAY 8, 2018 BALTIMORE, MD. AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton. [HOUR ONE] -Paige’s ring entrance opened the show as fans cheered and Tom […]

VIP AUDIO 5/8 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Backlash fallout, Money in the Bank qualifiers, Bryan takes a loss against Rusev, Hardy and Miz in strong opener, more (17 min)

May 9, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a start to finish rundown of Smackdown including Backlash fallout, Money in the Bank qualifiers, Daniel Bryan takes a loss against Rusev, […]

FREE PODCAST 5/9 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Smackdown w/Keller & Barnett: Bryan loses to Rusev, Hardy loses to Miz, Becky loses to Mandy, on-site correspondent, live callers, mailbag + Lashley interview pt. 2 (150 min)

May 9, 2018

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jake Barnett as they discuss WWE Smackdown with a focus on the surprising finishes during the show including Daniel Bryan, Becky Lynch, and Jeff […]

5/8 WWE 205 Live Report: Buddy Murphy vs. Mustafa Ali, Lucha House Party vs. Kendrick and Gallagher, and more

May 8, 2018

WWE 205 LIVE MAY 8, 2018 ON WWE NETWORK BALTIMORE, MD REPORT BY ZACK HEYDORN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, and Percy Watson -The show opened with a video package that highlighted tonight’s […]

VIP AUDIO 5/8 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller: The most likely reason Vince McMahon isn’t flinching on Reigns yet despite crowd push-back, plus Owens-Braun, Mojo-Seth, MITB hype, more (42 min)

May 8, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Bruce presents the most likely reason Vince McMahon isn’t flinching on Roman Reigns yet despite crowd push-back, plus Kevin Owens […]

POLL: Rate the May 8 episode of WWE Smackdown Live on a 1-5 scale

May 8, 2018

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TOP 3 DEVELOPMENTS – SMACKDOWN 5/8: Miz & Rusev Qualify for Money in the Bank, Little from AJ & Shinsuke

May 8, 2018

MIZ QUALIFIES FOR MONEY IN THE BANK… Recap: The show opened with Paige in the ring hyping the success of Backlash. She recapped the show and then immediately announced the beginning of a Money in the […]

5/8 WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS: Keller’s report on Money in the Bank season kicking off with qualifying matches including Bryan-Rusev, Hardy-Miz, Charlotte-Royce

May 8, 2018

KELLER’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT MAY 8, 2018 BALTIMORE, MD. AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves Check out Wade Keller’s Pro Wrestling Post-Show covering this episode of Smackdown. Search “Wade […]

FREE PODCAST 5/8 – Tuesday Livecast – Talking Honor w/Harley R. Pageot & Co.: Dalton & The Boys vs. The Kingdom, Coast 2 Coast vs. Bruiser & Milonas, Jay Lethal, War of the Worlds lineups (98 min)

May 8, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: “Raising The Stakes.” On this episode Harley R. Pageot reveals his new permanent co-host, and they discuss Dalton & The Boys vs. The Kingdom, Coast 2 Coast vs. Bruiser & Milonas, Jay Lethal’s new […]

5/7 Progress Wrestling “Super Strong Styles 16 – Day 3”: Keith Lee vs. Zack Sabre Jr. and Kassius Ohno vs. Zack Gibson in SSS16 Semi-Finals, plus Finals

May 8, 2018

PROGRESS WRESTLING “SUPER STRONG STYLE 16 – DAY 3” MAY 7, 2018 LONDON, ENGLAND AT ALEXANDRA PALACE REPORT BY DAVE GREEN (@dagreeno) The third day of SSS16 saw the semi-finals and finals of the tournament take […]

5/6 WWE Backlash On-Site Report: “This wasn’t just passionate male fans that were angry and left. It was couples, families as well”

May 8, 2018

WWE BACKLASH PPV ON-SITE REPORT MAY 6, 2018 NEWARK, N.J. AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER REPORT BY SEAN, PWTORCH VIP MEMBER – The crowd really was hot and up for it at first, especially for the second […]

15 YRS AGO – WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT (5/8/03): Hulk Hogan plays Mr. America character, plus Cena vs. Rhyno, Guerrero vs. Hardy, Torrie, Dawn, Team Angle, Stephanie

May 8, 2018

The following report was originally published 15 years ago this week… WWE Smackdown review May 8, 2003 Taped Tuesday in Halifax, N.S. Pre-Intro: Recap of the EPIC Mr. America story from last week, focusing on […]

5 YRS AGO – WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT (5-10-13): Cody vs. Kofi, Ambrose vs. Bryan, Jericho vs. Ryback, plus Del Rio, Big Show, Swagger

May 8, 2018

The following report was originally published on PWTorch.com 5 years ago this week… WWE Smackdown review May 10, 2013 Taped 5/7/13 in Raleigh, N.C. Aired on SyFy By Greg Parks, PWTorch Columnist (Twitter: @gregmparks) – […]

WWE Raw Ratings: First sub-2.0 rating since start of year, key metrics including hourly trend, comparisons to past years

May 8, 2018

Last night’s (May 7) episode of WWE Raw on USA Network drew a 1.94 rating, the first sub-2.0 rating since the 1.92 on Jan. 8. There were 15 out of 18 weeks in the span […]

MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #61: Tracking Roman Reigns’s ability to beat the odds and come out on top

May 8, 2018

Roman Reigns is one of the most divisive and talked about WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him their number one star – with limited success. How […]

5/7 WWE in Allentown, Pa.: Styles & Anderson & Gallows vs. Nakamura & Sheamus & Cesaro, Miz TV with Daniel Bryan, Carmella vs. Charlotte

May 8, 2018

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE EVENT REPORT MAY 7, 2018 ALLENTOWN, PA. AT PPL CENTER REPORT BY ADAM, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT The arena, which holds up to 10,000, was about half full. The show ran from 7:30 t0 […]

VIP AUDIO 5/7 – WKH – Raw Review: Start to finish rundown and analysis of Raw including weird Lashley sibling memories, fans erupt with “Yes!” chant when lead babyface gets stomped down by two opponents, MITB qualifiers, Mojo’s best match (29 min)

May 8, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews Raw start to finish with rundown and analysis including weird Bobby Lashley sibling memories, fans erupt with “Yes!” chant when lead […]

FREE PODCAST 5/8 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Raw w/Keller & Jason Australia: Live callers and mailbag on the Roman Reigns Disaster continuing and MITB hype – plus vintage 2012 Keller interview with Lashley (155 min)

May 8, 2018

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Australia to discuss Monday Night Raw with callers and then answer mailbag questions on the Roman Reigns Disaster continuing, Money in the Bank hype, […]

FREE PODCAST 5/7 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey preview UFC 224 and Bellator 199, read and react to an exclusive statement by Todd Martin regarding his thoughts on the faults of Scott Coker’s Bellator, more (105 min)

May 7, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey preview both UFC 224 and Bellator 199. The guys read and react to an exclusive statement by […]

POLL: Rate the May 7 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw from 1-5

May 7, 2018

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TOP 3 DEVELOPMENTS – RAW 5/7: Rollins the Top Raw Champion, Braun Qualifies for Money in the Bank, Roman Doesn’t

May 7, 2018

ROLLINS SETS UP THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE AS RAW’S TOP BELT… Recap: Seth Rollins came to the ring just after the coveted top of the third hour slot (which went to Bobby Roode’s match with Elias). He […]