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VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1536 (Nov. 15, 2017) – Cover Story on Survivor Series star power surge, Keller column on WWE age factor, Parks on WWE book of rules, Mitchell on Shane-Steph-Triple H, Keller’s TV reports, more

November 15, 2017

PWTorch Newsletter #1536 Cover-dated November 15, 2017 LINK: 1536 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter begins with Wade Keller’s cover story on the Survivor Series star power surge… Keller’s End Notes on the […]

ROH HITS & MISSES 11/12: Mark & Jay Briscoe, Jay Lethal, Punishment Martinez vs. Josh Woods, Coleman’s Pulpit, The Addiction vs. Best Friends

November 15, 2017

HITS Recap Dalton Castle Sends Cody a Message: If you missed last week, this was a nice opening and short clip to show you a very important moment working towards Final Battle concerning Castle and […]

Smackdown Rating: Viewership number and key metrics for final Survivor Series hype including Raw retaliation, two title matches (w/Keller’s Analysis)

November 15, 2017

Last night’s episode of WWE Smackdown Live on USA Network drew a 1.86 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewership. That matches last week’s rating. Viewership was 2.607 million, up from 2.603 million last week (so […]

11/15 NXT PRIMER: Spoiler-free preview including Drew McIntyre goes face-to-face with Andrade, Moon vs. Mercedes, WarGames preview

November 15, 2017

NXT TV PRIMER NOVEMBER 15, 2017 TAPED IN WINTER PARK, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY AIRED ON WWE NETWORK By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor ANNOUNCED BY WWE -NXT Champion Drew McIntyre has a face-to-face […]

11/14 WWE 205 Live Report: Kalisto’s birthday party, Kalisto vs. Drew Gulak, Kendrick & Gallagher vs. Swann & Alexander

November 15, 2017

WWE 205 LIVE NOVEMBER 14, 2017 ON WWE NETWORK CHARLOTTE, NC REPORT BY ZACK HEYDORN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinness – There wasn’t a video package to start the show detailing the […]

VIP AUDIO 11/15 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Smackdown Post-Show w/Keller & Barnett: Ric Flair returns, Charlotte wins, Survivor Series hype ends with Raw invasion of Smackdown, Styles-Lesnar hype, more (88 min)

November 15, 2017

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jake Barnett to discuss Smackdown’s key moments including Charlotte’s World Title win and Ric Flair’s return, the big Raw invasion at the end, A.J. Styles and […]

FREE PODCAST 11/15 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Smackdown Post-Show w/Keller & Barnett: Ric Flair returns, Charlotte wins, Survivor Series hype ends with Raw invasion of Smackdown, Styles-Lesnar hype, more (94 min)

November 15, 2017

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jake Barnett to discuss Smackdown’s key moments including Charlotte’s World Title win and Ric Flair’s return, the big Raw invasion at the end, A.J. […]

VIP AUDIO 11/14 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Start to finish review including the return of Ric Flair, the big Raw invasion at the end, Charlotte’s title win, Corbin vs. Sin Cara, Shane’s pep talk (28 min)

November 15, 2017

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews Smackdown Live start to finish including the return of Ric Flair, the big Raw invasion at the end, Charlotte’s title win, […]

KELLER’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 11/14: Charlotte challenges Natalya, Sin Cara challenges Corbin, Survivor Series final hype

November 14, 2017

KELLER’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT NOVEMBER 14, 2017 CHARLOTTE, N.C. AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Tom Phillips, Bryon Saxton, Corey Graves [HOUR ONE] -They showed the wrestlers gathered together each acting completely unnaturally over-the-top conversationally. […]

VIP AUDIO 11/14 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller: Review of all of the major happenings from Raw including Triple H, Stephanie-Angle, Shield vs. New Day set-up, Jason Jordan’s performance, Kane-Braun, Heyman promo (37 min)

November 14, 2017

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Bruce provides his take on last night’s WWE Raw including Triple H, Stephanie-Kurt Angle, The Shield vs. New […]

Raw Rating: Jump in viewership, but big dropoff as the show progressed, key metrics and perspective (w/Keller’s Analysis)

November 14, 2017

Last night’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network drew a 2.14 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers, the highest rating since Aug. 28 before Monday Night Football season began. It was above […]

POLL: Who did more to help the babyface in their promo segment on the 11/13 Raw, Stephanie McMahon or Paul Heyman?

November 14, 2017

Who did more to help the babyface in their promo segment on the 11/13 Raw? Stephanie McMahon by being mean & nasty and letting Reigns talk back at her Paul Heyman by building up A.J. […]

Jack Swagger signs with Bellator Fighting to begin his MMA career, brings All-American college wrestling skillset to his new sport (w/Keller’s Analysis)

November 14, 2017

Former WWE Champion Jack Swagger, real name Jake Hager, has signed with Bellator, a major MMA organization that airs its events on Spike TV.“This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time,” he […]

News Items: Styles vs. Jinder advertised for Smackdown tonight, Torrie Wilson comments on Rousey-WWE potential, Jimmy Jacobs vs. Colt Cabana details

November 14, 2017

-WWE is advertising that A.J. Styles will defend the WWE Title against Jinder Mahal tonight, plus Randy Orton & Bobby Roode & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn & Rusev (or Corbin). Those […]

MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #41: Tracking Roman Reigns’s ability to beat the odds and come out on top

November 14, 2017

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 – thus far to no […]

WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 11/14: Natalya defends against Charlotte, Corbin defends against Sin Cara, Owens & Sami vs. New Day, Daniel Bryan, Cena news

November 14, 2017

WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER NOVEMBER 14, 2017 CHARLOTTE, N.C. AT THE SPECTRUM CENTER By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTORCH SPECIALIST ANNOUNCED BY WWE Charlotte Flair challenges Natalya on home turf for the Smackdown Women’s Championship Baron Corbin […]

FREE PODCAST 11/14 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Raw Post-Show w/Keller & Fann: Big Survivor Series developments, the return of The Shield against Miz & Miztourage, Triple H’s grand return, Jordan booed, Bray is back (79 min)

November 14, 2017

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Rich Fann, host of the PWTorch Livecast “Deep Dive with Rich Fann,” to discuss an eventful episode of WWE Raw with big Survivor Series developments. […]

VIP AUDIO 11/14 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Raw Post-Show w/Keller & Fann: Big Survivor Series developments, the return of The Shield against Miz & Miztourage, Triple H’s grand return, Jordan booed, Bray is back (90 min)

November 14, 2017

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Rich Fann, host of the PWTorch Livecast “Deep Dive with Rich Fann,” to discuss an eventful episode of WWE Raw with big Survivor Series developments. They also […]

VIP AUDIO 11/13 – WKH – Raw Review: Start to finish review including Roman Reigns’s return, Triple H added to Survivor Series, Bray Wyatt return, Jordan injured and removed from match, Steph dresses down Angle, Braun vs. Kane (31 min)

November 14, 2017

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews Raw start to finish including Roman Reigns’s return, Triple H is added to Survivor Series, Bray Wyatt’s return, Jason Jordan injured […]

VIP AUDIO 11/13 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans w/Grocke & Co. (AD-FREE): Grocke, Vallejos, and Heydorn review UFC Fight Night 120, discuss latest news including McGregor, Silva, and Bisping, preview WWE Survivor Series, more (77 min)

November 13, 2017

SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s episode of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Michael Grocke, Robert Vallejos, and Zack Heydorn review UFC Fight Night 120. The guys preview UFC Fight Night 121 and give their […]

FREE PODCAST 11/13 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans w/Grocke & Co.: Grocke, Vallejos, and Heydorn review UFC Fight Night 120, discuss latest news including McGregor, Silva, and Bisping, preview WWE Survivor Series, more (82 min)

November 13, 2017

SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s episode of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Michael Grocke, Robert Vallejos, and Zack Heydorn review UFC Fight Night 120. The guys preview UFC Fight Night 121 and give their […]

KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT 11/13: Roman Reigns returns, Stephanie McMahon is back again, more Survivor Series developments

November 13, 2017

KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT NOVEMBER 13, 2017 ATLANTA, GA. AIRED ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Michael Cole, Booker T, Corey Graves [HOUR ONE] -The show opened with a video recap of the first Under Siege, now […]

5 YRS AGO – KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT (11/12/12): Final Survivor Series hype, Punk vs. Cena in TV main event, Ryback vs. Maddox, Team Foley fills empty slot, Lawler returns

November 13, 2017

KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT NOVEMBER 12, 2012 LIVE ON USA NETWORK -They opened with hype for the return of Jerry Lawler, plus a recap of top storylines including the Brad Maddox referee controversy and the […]

Bryan Danielson update ahead of Forbidden Door

Daniel Bryan says he will put family ahead of his career when evaluating medical test results on his concussions

November 13, 2017

Daniel Bryan says he will put family ahead of his career when evaluating medical test results on his concussions. “All the tests that I’m taking are all saying that not only am I good, but better […]