DIGITAL DABBLINGS #24 – Top Selling Cards
I know it’s been a little while since my last article, my apologies for the delay. I figured I needed to revamp the column a bit. While I enjoyed doing the monthly reviews I fell […]
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EDITORIAL: Cutting His Swath, Bruno Put The ‘Pro’ in Professional Wrestling
In a business birthed on carnival grounds and built on the concept of separating the consumer from their hard-earned coin with a fixed finish, it can be difficult to find someone genuine. After all, con […]
VIP AUDIO 4/22 – Wayback Playback #189 w/Pat McNeill & Jim Valley: David Flair vs. The Undertaker on WWF Smackdown #143! (66 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: With his father barred from the building, can David Flair contain the onslaught of The Undertaker? Will Edge & Tajiri gain momentum heading into WrestleMania by defeating Booker T & Test? Can Triple H […]
VIP AUDIO 4/21 – WKH – Ask the Editor: What is the short list for WrestleMania 35 potential main events? Is Seth Rollins a legit candidate to be Vince’s top-top babyface? Why didn’t Becky Lynch get the WM battle royal win? Did the Paige-Angle trades make any sense? (18 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers VIP member questions covering these topics: What is the short list for WrestleMania 35 potential main events? Is Seth Rollins a […]
By The Time I Get To Fenix: McNEILL previews Impact Wrestling Redemption 2018 (w/ Wrestling History Lesson)!
Wake the pets and call the neighbors. It’s time for our Impact Wrestling pay-per-view preview column! DISCLAIMER: Projections are made by myself and for myself with absolutely no assistance from Scott D’Amore, Don Callis, Sonjay […]
FREE PODCAST 4/21 – Saturday Livecast – The Deep…Dive w/Rich Fann: Fellow PWTorch Contributor Dominic DeAngelo talks his “Top 50 Wrestlers of the 90s List,” any snubs, more (62 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s Deep Dive brings fellow contributor Dominic DeAngelo back to talk about his Top Wrestlers of the 90s series on the Torch. Dominic talked about the top 50 proper, as well as surprises […]
IMPACT HITS AND MISSES: 4/19: Go-home for Redemption, Kongo Kong vs. Johnny Impact, D-Ray 3000, a rerun main event
IMPACT HITS Impact and Kong: Johnny Impact did a great job of carrying Kongo Kong to his best Impact match (uh…the show, not the wrestler. Can he change that already?) to date. It wasn’t spectacular […]
COLLECTIBLES COLUMN: Trading Cards and Action Figures of Bruno, Valiant, and Paul Jones
Pro wrestling lost three major stars over the last couple weeks with the passing of Bruno Sammartino, “Luscious” Johnny Valiant and Paul Jones. All three men had careers that spanned decades, and their passing has […]
VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #492 (May 2, 1998): Cover story on A&E documentary on history of pro wrestling, Keller’s WWF Unforgiven PPV match report, cover sidebar on Buff Bagwell’s neck injury, more
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 4/20 – WKH – Full In-depth Assessment of Raw & Smackdown after Superstar Shake-up with all possible feuds, depth of heels, faces, tag teams, women and men (34 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller provides a full in-depth assessment of Raw and Smackdown after the Superstar Shake-up with all possible feuds, depth of heels, faces, tag […]
FREE PODCAST 4/20 – Best of PWTorch Livecast: (4-13-13) WrestleMania 29 analysis with ex-Creative Team member John Piermarini, plus day-after-Raw crowd, a look ahead to WM30, live calls & emails (109 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” features Wade Keller interviewing former WWE creative team member John Piermarini discussing WrestleMania 29 and the raucous crowd at Raw, plus a look back Legacy, a look ahead to […]
MLW Fusion premieres tonight on beIN Sports Network, watch it on traditional cable or via streaming
Major League Wrestling’s “Fusion” TV series makes it premiere on the “beIN” sports network tonight as part of a three hour combat sports block of pro wrestling, MMA, and boxing. The following is the beIN […]
10 YRS AGO – ROH in Chicago Ridge, Ill. (4-19-08): Tyler Black (Seth Rollins), Austin Aries, Claudio (Cesaro), Kota Ibushi, El Generico (Sami Zayn), Jimmy Jacobs, Briscoes, Machine Gunns
The following was published 10 years ago this week on PWTorch.com… ROH live event/DVD taping report April 19, 2018 Chicago Ridge, Ill. Report by Jason Detrick, PWTorch.com VIP member Pre-show: Rhett Titus & Danny Daniels […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 4/17: Roster Shake-up, Styles & Bryan vs. Rusev & English, Big Cass’s return, Mellabration, Shelton vs. Hardy
HITS Shelton Benjamin vs. Jeff Hardy: Prior to the match, Shelton gave a decent promo that established his new heel singles run. The decision to move Hardy to Smackdown was a smart one, and I […]
4/19 NXT in Washington D.C.: Greatest match I’ve seen in person, plus my long-lapsed fan was won over and ordered WWE Network after this
NXT LIVE EVENT APRIL 19, 2018 WASHINGTON D.C. AT THE ANTHEM REPORT BY PHILLIP, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT (1) Oney Lorcan & The Street Profits & beat Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler & Chad Lail (a/k/a “Gunner” […]
Impact continues improved viewership stretch headed into Sunday’s Redemption PPV event
Last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV drew 373,000 viewers, which is 53,000 more than one year ago this week. The monthly average for April so far is 349,000, up from 310,000 last […]
VIP AUDIO 4/19 – WKH – Ask the Editor: More Superstar Shake-up analysis including did Vince load up Smackdown for episode 1,000? 3MB or American Alpha reuniting? Jordan return idea? Is SD’s tag division stacked? What can rebuild U.S. Title? (22 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers VIP member questions with more Superstar Shake-up analysis including did Vince load up Smackdown for episode 1,000? 3MB or American Alpha […]
FREE PODCAST 4/20 – WKPWP Interview Friday: Ex-WWE Creative Team Member Court Bauer compares Vince to Triple H, WWE Superstar Shake-up reaction, details on his new MLW TV premiere tonight (77 min)
TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents “Interview Friday” featuring ex-WWE Creative Team Member Court Bauer who compares Vince McMahon to Triple H behind the scenes, WWE Superstar Shake-up reaction, and details on his […]
VIP AUDIO 4/20 – VIP Aftershow w/Mike & Andrew: Impact Redemption PPV picks (31 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek make their picks for the Impact Redemption PPV. They also talk about the contract of Eli Drake and his future with Impact Wrestling, as well as hitting on […]
MCMAHON’S IMPACT REPORT 4/19: Redemption go-home show
MCMAHON’S IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT April 19, 2018 Taped from Orlando, Fla. (Universal Studios) Aired on Pop TV Announcers: Josh Mathews & Sonjay Dutt Immediately following tonight’s Impact Wrestling, tune in to the PWTorch Livecast. Mike […]
FREE PODCAST 4/19 – Thursday Livecast – Post-Impact Wrestling w/Mike & Andrew: Discussion of the go-home episode of Impact Wrestling ahead of the Redemption PPV (67 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek talk about this week’s Impact Wrestling with callers. They lead the show with the build-up for the Redemption PPV and then talk about the potential for El Patron’s […]
VIP AUDIO 4/18 – RETRO RADIO – PWSpotlight #234 (9/4/1993): Warlord and Barbarian live at WNYG (47 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This is a September 4, 1993 episode of the Pro Wrestling Spotlight. This episode features Warlord and Barbarian live at WNYG. The Pro Wrestling Spotlight radio show debuted April 9, 1989 on WNYG and went […]
MCMAHON’S IMPACT REPORT 4/19: Redemption go-home show
MCMAHON’S IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT April 19, 2018 Taped from Orlando, Fla. (Universal Studios) Aired on Pop TV Announcers: Josh Mathews & Sonjay Dutt Immediately following tonight’s Impact Wrestling, tune in to the PWTorch Livecast. Mike […]
Impact Wrestling presents Redemption PPV event this Sunday night with Austin Aries, Trevor Lee, Matt Sydal, LAX, Dreamer, Callihan, Drago
Impact Wrestling presents a live PPV event this Sunday. The following are the latest details on the line-up and ordering info, via Impact press release issued to PWTorch this afternoon… IMPACT Wrestling Presents ‘Redemption’ Live […]