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WWE Clash of Champions line-up – Raw brand’s first solo PPV with all titles on the line
WWE’s Raw brand has its first solo PPV Sunday night in Indianapolis, Ind. with all titles on the line. Included is Universal champion Kevin Owens making his first Universal Title defense against Seth Rollins. Plus, […]
Sunday Events – WWE Clash of Champions PPV, Smackdown at Penn St. (Report Wanted)
This Week’s Wrestling Schedule Torch Reader Alert: We’re looking for reports sent to pwtorch@gmail.com if you attend a show. Sunday, September 25 – WWE Raw: Raw continues to Indianapolis for the Clash of Champions PPV. – […]
VIP AUDIO 9/25 – Wayback Playback #107 w/Pat McNeil & Jim Valley: In-depth review of the Final Hour of 1987 WWF Survivor Series! (66 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill and PWTorch contributor Jim Valley go back in time to yesteryear for a look back to the Final Hour of the 1987 WWF Survivor Series PPV! APP USERS: If you […]
Big WWE TV doubleheader capping off 2016
WWE is capping off 2016 with a doubleheader TV taping in Chicago. The final Raw TV of the year will take place in Chicago on Monday, December 26 the night after Christmas. (WWE’s Smackdown brand […]
9/24 WWE in Chicago Results – Brock Lesnar returns vs. Randy Orton in SSlam re-match, nine more matches
WWE Raw Live Show Results September 24, 2016 Chicago, Ill. The show naturally started with a chant for C.M. Punk. (1) Bayley & Sasha Banks & Alicia Fox beat Women’s champion Charlotte & Nia Jax […]
9/24 WWE in Hershey, Pa. Results – Styles vs. Cena vs. Ambrose No Mercy PPV main event preview, four-team SD Tag Title match
WWE Smackdown Live Show Results September 24, 2016 Hershey, Pa. (1) Dolph Ziggler beat IC champion The Miz (w/Maryse) in a non-title match. (2) Apollo Crews beat Erick Rowan. (3) Hype Bros. (Zack Ryder & Mojo […]
9/24 ROH in Duluth, Ga. Results – Cabana vs. Lethal main event, ROH tag champs vs. MCMG, more
ROH “Reloaded Tour” Show Results September 24, 2016 Duluth, Ga. Results reported by PWPonderings.com (1) War Machine (Ray Rowe & Hanson) beat All Night Express (Kenny King & Rhett Titus). (2) Silas Young beat Stevie […]
VIP AUDIO 9/24 – WKH – Ask the Editor: What is Bob Backlund really like? Why was Regal part of CWC presentation? Are there more reasons than ever Cena won’t turn heel? (16 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format covering the following topics: Are there even more reasons than mentioned during the Mick Karch interview for […]
VIP AUDIO 9/24 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2: In-depth preview of WWE Clash of Champions, analysis of hype, predictions, reaction to CW Division debut (48 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (pt. 2), the PWTorch senior columnist is joined again by PWTorch editor Wade Keller for an in-depth preview of Sunday night’s Clash of Champions events. They […]
VIP AUDIO 9/24 – Radican’s Wrestling Community Audio (w/Larry Dallas): WWE holds tryout camp at Chaotic Wrestling, Jeff Jones ROH departure, TJP held off Raw, Clash of Champions preview, more! (74 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Sean Radican is joined by Busted Open Radio co-host and EVOLVE talent Larry Dallas for another blockbuster edition of Radican’s Wrestling Community Audio. The show opens with Radican and Dallas discussing […]
VIP AUDIO 9/24 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1: Bruce details his return to Dorton Arena last night with Flair, Steamboat, Morton, HTM, Gangrel (34 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (pt. 1 of 2), the PWTorch senior columnist is joined once again by PWTorch editor Wade Keller to talk about Bruce’s memorable week including his appearance […]
VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #406 (Sept. 14, 1996): Ross claims Diesel and Ramon returning to WWF, big Sting-Luger angle, Torch Talk w/Douglas
We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1996 for the first time ever. These issues from 1996 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press […]
VIP AUDIO 9/24 – “Saturday Morning Wrestling” Livecast w/Jim Valley & Bruce Prichard: Full discussion of WCW’s integration into WWF/E, insight on working behind-the-scenes in WWE, Houston Wrestling, more! (92 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor Jim Valley is back on the “Saturday Morning Wrestling” Livecast with an in-depth interview with former WWE executive Bruce Prichard discussing his career, being in the trenches for WWE vs. WCW, […]
9/23 WWE Raw in Moline, Ill. Results – Owens vs. Zayn vs. Rollins for Universal Title, six-woman tag, Reigns vs. Rusev
WWE Raw Live Show Results September 23, 2016 Moline, Ill. Results via Tim Dillon @SCWRegal444 (1) Neville beat Karl Anderson (w/Luke Gallows). (2) Golden Truth (R-Truth & Goldust) & Darren Young beat Bo Dallas & […]
9/23 WWE NXT in Jacksonville, Fla. Results – NXT champ Nakamura in main event, Women’s champ Asuka in tag action, Cedric Alexander, Sanity
WWE NXT Live Show Results September 23, 2016 Jacksonville, Fla. (1) Blake beat Adrian Jaoude in the opener. (2) Peyton Royce beat Aliyah. (3) Sanity (Sawyer Fulton & Alexander Wolfe w/Nikki Glencross) beat Tucker Knight […]
VIP AUDIO 9/23 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Could pro wrestling ever attract higher brow sponsors? Why can’t WWE promote PPVs well anymore? (25 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format covering the following topics: Could pro wrestling be presented more seriously and more like a sport and […]
VIP AUDIO 9/23 – Friday PWTorch Livecast w/Travis Bryant & Bardre Purnell: Original East Coast Cast reunion discussing Clash of Champions, top stories of the week, who are the top WWE faces?, more! (60 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: It’s Old School East Coast Cast Night on the Friday PWTorch Livecast with Travis Bryant and Bardre Purnell getting together to discuss the latest news of the week with live callers, plus preview the […]
POLL RESULT – PWTorch Readers grade the Cruiserweight Division’s Raw TV debut
The grades are in – PWTorch Readers evaluated the Cruiserweight Division’s debut on the September 19 WWE Raw episode… 30% – B Grade: Liked most, but not all elements 21% – C Grade: “eh,” average […]
9/23 WWE Stock Track – WWE jumps back to mid-$20s
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 36 – Sept. 19-23 WWE jumped back to the mid-$20s after closing below $20 throughout last week’s trading. – Monday, September 19: Closing Price of $19.39 per share, up slightly from $19.32 on Friday. […]
9/22 TNA Impact Viewership – Most viewers in Thursday first-run timeslot
TNA Impact drew its most first-run viewers since moving to Thursday nights on Pop TV. TNA Impact Viewership Tracking September 22: TNA Impact drew 377,000 viewers on Thursday night, up three percent from last week’s show. […]
RADICAN’S PULL LIST – Vol. 13: The Disappearance of T.J. Perkins on Raw, “Neighbors 2” DVD Review, MOTYC List
THE PULL LIST (VOL. 13) By Sean Radican, PWTorch columnist ”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 […]
WWE Video – 20 years of the Hall of Pain
Commemorating Mark Henry’s 20 years in WWE, WWE released a conversation between Henry and Jerry Lawler reflecting on Henry’s first WWF/E match against Lawler in September 1996. Lawler recalled being flung through the ropes and […]