Top Story – Damien Sandow headlines WWE roster cuts
WWE announced Friday (May 6) several roster cuts. – On Friday afternoon, WWE announced Damien Sandow has been released. Sandow was brought back to TV last week to be fed to Baron Corbin on the […]
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KELLER INSTANT TAKE – Reaction to WWE’s roster cutbacks
-No huge surprises on the initial list of WWE cutbacks today. I had heard this morning they were coming. Actually, earlier this week at TV wrestlers were buzzing about it. -The cutback of Zeb Colter seems […]
Top Story – “King” Wade Barrett officially gone from WWE
“King” Wade Barrett (Stu Bennett) announced his official departure from WWE on Friday. WWE then included Barrett in their list of Friday releases. Barrett has been off TV since being fictionally kicked out of the […]
Stephanie McMahon to TMZ – Chyna in WWE Hall of Fame “at some point”
Last year, WWE executive Triple H said Chyna (Joanie Laurer) deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame, but there were too many obstacles to overcome. Now that Laurer has died, WWE brand executive […]
ROH Champ throws out first pitch at MLB game Friday
Photos of Jay Lethal’s appearance can be found HERE – MJKPR.com/JayLethalFirstPitch/ Friday Report ROH World champion Jay Lethal is scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox game Friday night at U.S. Cellular […]
5/5 WWE in Salina, Ks. – Second Detailed Report on Joe vs. Balor, Nakamura-Breeze, match times
WWE NXT Live Results May 5, 2016 Salina, Ks. Report by Sean Robbins, PWTorch correspondent The Bicentennial Center had about 1,000 people. The crowd was super hot for everything. There were Nakamura, Bayley, and Balor Club […]
Adam Rose addresses WWE future after releasing doctor’s note countering Wellness Policy suspension
May 5 Update: Adam Rose tweeted late Thursday night that he is okay with whatever decision WWE makes on his Wellness Policy suspension. He said he simply wants the record to show that he believes he was […]
5/5 WWE NXT in Salina, Ks. – Joe vs. Balor NXT Title main event, Nakamura, American Alpha, Asuka, Aries, Andrade
WWE NXT Live Results May 5, 2016 Salina, Ks. Report by Adam Coulter, PWTorch reader (1) No Way Jose pinned Murphy. (2) Manny Andrade pinned Chris Girard (f/k/a Biff Busick). (3) Austin Aries pinned Tye […]
VIP AUDIO 5/5 – WKH – The News: Austin updates extensive shoulder surgery, Eric Young’s NXT debut vs. Samoa Joe, Punk/Cabana lawsuit update, Heenan health update (22 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Travis Bryant, host of the PWTorch East Coast Cast and cohost of Friday’s Livecasts with Bruce Mitchell. The reflect on […]
5/5 WWE Smackdown Results – Parks’s Complete Report
In the billed main event, The Usos face Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. And on the Highlight Reel, Chris Jericho’s guest is Sami Zayn. WWE Smackdown review May 5, 2016 Taped 5/3/16 in Kansas City, […]
VIP AUDIO 5/5 – RETRO RADIO – PWSpotlight (11/17/1991): Dave Meltzer joins John Arezzi to talk with callers about news of the week on Hall, Hogan, Warrior, Raven, DDP (22 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This is the November 17, 1991 episode of New York’s Pro Wrestling Spotlight Radio Show (#135) hosted by John Arezzi featuring analysis of the news of the week with guest Dave Meltzer of the […]
VIP AUDIO 5/5 – PWTorch Livecast AD-FREE – Kevin Eck, ex-WWE writer 2011-2014, talks Reigns, McMahon, Punk, Bryan, Galloway, Cena, backstage stories and insights (137 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s latest Interview Thursday features an interview with ex-WWE creative team member Kevin Eck who talks about his years from 2011 to 2014 with WWE, with a wide range of topics, insights, […]
5/4 Lucha Underground Viewership – rebound from last week, mixed bag overall
This week’s Lucha Underground episode rebounded in total viewership, but the demographic ratings were poor. Lucha Underground TV Viewership Tracking May 4: Lucha Underground drew a combined audience of 180,000 viewers, up from 159k last week. […]
Update on Steve Austin’s shoulder surgery & why he’s not hosting the next WWE Network podcast
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin says he’s not able do a new live “Stone Cold Podcast” for WWE this month because he’s recovering from major shoulder surgery. Austin said on his podcast that he will be […]
VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1455 (May 4, 2016) – Keller’s WWE Payback Report, Payback Roundtable Reviews, Mitchell & Keller on Ryback’s stand, Parks on history of screwjob finishes
PWTorch Newsletter #1455 Cover-dated May 4, 2016 –PWTORCH NEWSLETTER #1455 PDF LINK –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS SUMMARY: This week’s newsletter begins with Wade Keller’s in-depth report on WWE Payback followed by the PWTorch staff’s Roundtable Reviews and Scores […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – East Coast Cast & VIP Aftershow #292 w/Travis Bryant: NXT Live Watch, McMahons taking away focus from WWE roster?, Big Cass or Corbin?, more! (279 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On tonight’s episode the fellas of the ECC break down the fallout from Payback and the Raw the next night. The Raw shows have been paced and formatted pretty well the past few […]
5/4 WWE NXT Results – James’s Report on Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Eric Young debut, more
WWE NXT Results May 4, 2016 Taped 4/28 at Full Sail University Report by Justin James, PWTorch NXT contributor [Q1] NXT has finally returned to FSU, and hopefully episode quality will improve. The new NXT champion […]
5/4 Lucha Underground Results – Dehnel’s Report on “no mas” main event, all matches for Aztec medallion
Lucha Underground Report May 4, 2016 Taped in Los Angeles, Calif. Season 2 Episode #15 aired on El Rey Network Report by Joel Dehnel, PWTorch contributor Follow @DehnelTorch on Twitter for live updates. The show […]
Videos – Eric Young debuts on NXT, faces Samoa Joe
In a scene straight out of an episode of TNA Impact, Eric Young made his WWE NXT debut on Wednesday night’s episode on WWE Network. In the opening segment of the show, EY made his […]
RADICAN’S Pull List Vol. 9 – MOTYCs, UFC 2 & Ride Along 2 Reviews!
THE PULL LIST (VOL. 9) ”The Pull List” is a feature column mixing the most noteworthy topics in pro wrestling, comics, books, Movies & TV Blu-Ray releases, and video games along with reviews and commentary […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Would Sandow, Breeze, Cody, and Ryder benefit from time away from WWE? Should WWE try to be more cool to capture older teen and 20s males? Twin Cities tourism? (22 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: Would WWE wrestlers lost in the mix benefit from WWE loaning them out […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 2 of 2: Stephanie’s ratio of being entertaining vs. bad for business, relevance of Reigns metrics, Conor-UFC affecting WWE wrestlers, UFC Fight Night preview (42 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer mailbag questions pertaining to Roman Reigns metrics and whether they decisively point to him being a […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 1 of 2: Raw analysis including Steph’s return, Ryback controversy, Dudley DVD review, Ali-Inoki book review, ROH Global Wars preview, Impact reax (59 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss this week edition of Monday Night Raw with follow-up to WWE Payback, thoughts on this week’s […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – Wed. Livecast Interview – Pat McNeill talks live w/EVOLVE tag champion Drew Gulak on big EVOLVE weekend, WWE GCS qualifying match, more! (50 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill welcomes EVOLVE tag champion Drew Gulak to the PWTorch Livecast for a prime-time interview with live calls and emails. Gulak will be competing against co-tag champion Tracy Williams in WWE’s […]