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VIP AUDIO 7/27 – East Coast Cast & VIP Aftershow #304 hosted by Travis Bryant: Raw wins Week 1 vs. Smackdown, Balor, NXT & Cruiserweight Live Watch, Torch Road Trip, more! (350 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This show was a doozy. Lots to discuss including Week One after the draft. Raw has an absolute knockout show while Smackdown wasn’t able to come close, though the effort was solid. The […]
VIP AUDIO 7/27 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Will Smackdown’s roster be strengthened? Should Orton embrace crazier character? More squashes? Should NXT call-ups be more formalized? (29 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format including these topics: Is Smackdown’s roster intentionally weaker in order to make it a home to […]
7/27 WWE Cruiserweight Results – CALDWELL’S Week 3 Report on Zack Sabre, Brian Kendrick, more in action
WWE Cruiserweight Tournament Report July 27, 2016 – Week 3/10 Taped at Full Sail University Aired on WWE Network Report by James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor This week’s broadcast opened with Corey Graves in a […]
WWE Cruiserweight Tournament Week 3 Results, plus Updated Bracket & Table
WWE aired the third set of matches from the Cruiserweight tournament Wednesday night on WWE Network. Zack Sabre, Jr. beat Tyson Dux Drew Gulak beat Harv Sihra Tony Nese beat Anthony Bennett Brian Kendrick beat Raul Mendoza The […]
“NXT Takeover” Main Event is official – Joe vs. Nakamura, plus NXT Women’s Title match
WWE has set two big matches for “NXT Takeover: Brooklyn” the night before Summerslam. Announced on the July 27 NXT episode for the August 20 Takeover special is Samoa Joe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the […]
7/27 WWE NXT Results – James’s Report on Nakamura, Kota Ibushi, TM61 in action, big Samoa Joe promo
WWE NXT TV Results July 27, 2016 Taped at Full Sail University Report by Justin James, PWTorch contributor [Q1] No pre-credit video. But they opened super hot with Shinsuke Nakamura heading to the ring for […]
7/27 ROH TV Results – Metzger’s Report on Lethal vs. O’Reilly for ROH World Title, Young Bucks, Moose; Overall Reax
ROH TV Report Aired July 24, 2016 in syndication Aired July 27, 2016 on Comet TV Taped June 18, 2016 in Concord, N.C. Report by Mike Metzger (@md0uble), PWTorch contributor The ROH TV opening aired. […]
VIP AUDIO 7/27 – Livecast VIP Aftershow w/Pat McNeill & Jim Valley discussing Top News, Live Events, more! (42 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill and PWTorch contributor Jim Valley host the Wednesday Livecast VIP Aftershow discussing the latest news of the week, Live Events Center, and more! APP USERS: If you are a VIP member […]
VIP AUDIO 7/27 – Wed. Livecast Interview – Pat McNeill talks live w/wrestling super agent Bill Behrens, plus live calls (56 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Wrestling agent Bill Behrens returns to the PWTorch Livecast with host Pat McNeill taking live phone calls and emails discussing his numerous clients, including several big names in WWE, TNA, ROH World champion Jay […]
VIP AUDIO 7/27 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 2 of 2: Pat Patterson book review, UFC on Fox review, UFC 201 preview, ROH TV, Orton-Lesnar (54 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s series of episodes of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Todd reviews Pat Patterson’s autobiography, endorses the latest ROH TV show, reviews last […]
VIP AUDIO 7/27 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 1 of 2: New roster-split optimism after Battleground, Raw, Smackdown – tons of analysis (64 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s series of episodes of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they explore Todd’s new-found optimism for the second roster-split era of WWE with […]
7/27 WWE Stock Track – WWE just below $20 before Financial Report
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 28 – July 25-29 – Wednesday, July 27: Closing Price of $19.74 per share, down slightly from Tuesday. The stock did not reach $20 on Wednesday, ranging between $19.37 and $19.85. Now, WWE […]
7/26 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – how did the official Week 1 fare?
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor It was the start of a new era for Smackdown following last week’s Live Smackdown/Draft Special that gave way to the first official week of Smackdown having its own […]
7/26 Smackdown ratings above Thursday level, below Raw
By Wade Keller, PWTorch editor Last night’s WWE Smackdown Live on USA Network drew a 1.92 rating and viewership of 2.743 million viewers. This is down from last week’s 2.20 rating and down 447,000 viewers. […]
7/26 WWE Smackdown Social Media – SD Live draws half of Raw’s Twitter activity
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor The first official Smackdown Live episode of the new era got off to a slow start in social media activity Tuesday night. WWE Smackdown Social Media Tracking July 26: Smackdown […]
VIP AUDIO 7/27 – Journalists Panel Discussion: Keller, Meltzer, Oliver, Johnson talk about evolution of wrestling coverage at Dan Gable Pro Wrestling Museum (88 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer, Slam Wrestling’s Greg Oliver, and historian and book author Steve Johnson – all Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame “Jim Melby Journalism Award” winners – sat down […]
7/26 SMACKDOWN INSTANT REACTION #2 – More three-pack reactions to the “Smackdown Live” premiere
7/26 WWE Smackdown Instant Reaction – Three-Pack Edition In the spirit of PWTorch contributor Ben Tucker’s “Instant Reaction” series, we present the top three takeaways from Tuesday’s Smackdown from PWTorch staff, contributors, and correspondents. – Batch #1 […]
RADICAN’S Pull List Vol. 10 – Latest Match of the Year Contenders List, Walking Dead & Batman v. Superman DVD reviews
By Sean Radican, PWTorch columnist THE PULL LIST (VOL. 10) ”The Pull List” is a feature column that will take a look at a mix of the most noteworthy topics in wrestling, comics, books, Movies […]
NJPW G1 Climax Updated Standings & Table Results – Night 6 (July 27)
New Japan G1 Climax Standings Through Night 6 – July 27. Next: July 28 – A Block. (Full Tournament Central) A Block Standings Togi Makabe (3-0, 6 pts) Tenzan (2-1, 4 pts) Hirooki Goto (2-1, 4 pts) IWGP Champ Kazuchika […]
7/27 New Japan G1 Climax Night 6 Results – Shibata vs. Elgin, Honma vs. Kenny Omega
New Japan G1 Climax Night 6 Results July 27, 2016 Nagano, Japan Results reported at PuroresuSpirit.net (1) Kojima & Tenzan & Nakanishi beat Togi Makabe & Juice Robinson & David Finlay in a six-man tag […]
Cody Rhodes Q&A – New Japan?, ROH more than one-off?, EVOLVE, PWG BOLA
Former WWE star Cody Rhodes had some interesting things to say about his post-WWE run in a Q&A Wednesday morning on Twitter, discussing New Japan, ROH, EVOLVE, and PWG… NJPW @CodyRhodes When are we going […]
Thursday Listings – Keller & JIM ROSS Livecast, TNA Impact big line-up, “The Bet” movie released
TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes independent PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Thursday, July 28 – PWTorch Livecast (PWT): Wade Keller hosts the Thursday […]
JULY 26 SD COVERAGE – Results, News, TV Ratings, Keller’s Take, Polls, Audio
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