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VIP – PWTORCH NEWSLETTER #1430 (Nov. 4, 2015) – WWE Q3 Report, Mitchell, Parks, Keller columns, Keller’s NXT & Raw reports
PWTorch Newsletter #1430 Cover-dated November 41430PWTorchNewsletterPDF, 2015 SUMMARY: The cover story features in-depth details on WWE’s 2015 Q3 financial release including WWE Network subscriber update, revenue category breakdowns, Vince McMahon and George Barrios comments, and more… […]
Smackdown officially staying on Thursdays; premiere date set
WWE Smackdown will officially remain on Thursday nights when the show moves to USA Network. The announced premiere date is Thursday, January 7. The final episode on Syfy will be New Year’s Eve, December 31. […]
Updated EVOLVE 51 & 52 line-ups this weekend
WWNLive has announced the full line-ups for their next shows, EVOLVE 51 and 52, this weekend in Florida. Included on both shows is NXT star Johnny Gargano, who is set to challenge Timothy Thatcher for the EVOLVE Title on November […]
Annual Mania study – WM31 economic impact down from WM30, what is predicted for WM32?
WrestleMania 31, WWE’s biggest event of the year, generated less economic impact on the San Francisco Bay Area than last year’s WrestleMania in New Orleans. However, WWE still generated an impressive figure of $139 million in economic […]
11/3 Batista on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Former WWE star Dave Bautista appeared on Tuesday night’s edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC promoting the new James Bond “Spectre” movie due out Friday. Bautista mainly talked about how he got the role of […]
Special Report: Big Picture on WWE’s 2015 TV Ratings Decline
WWE has experienced a double-digit decline in TV ratings and viewership through the first 10 months of 2015 compared to 2014. Does the blame mainly go to three-hour Raws, which has trickled down to affecting Smackdown? How […]
WWE announces India live events, will follow TNA tour
NOVEMBER 4 UPDATE WWE and TV partner Ten Sports officially announced two live events in India in January. WWE is scheduled to run Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on January 15 and 16. […]
VIP AUDIO 11/03 – Wade Keller Hotline: Ask the Editor – History of using older stars too long, would Vince be motivated to stick it to TNA
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers VIP member questions including whether there’s a similar history of pro wrestling territories using older stars too long and at the […]
11/3 WWE on ESPNews – The Usos talk family, sports, more
This week’s WWE segment Tuesday night on ESPNews in the 9:00 p.m. hour featured an interview with The Usos mainly talking about their family background with The Coach… WWE on SportsCenter Week 4 November 3, […]
VIP AUDIO 11/03 – PWTorch Livecast Tuesday: Keller & Powell discuss last night’s Raw with live callers, more
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell, they take phone calls and discuss Monday Night Raw from last night. To listen to this audio show […]
VIP AUDIO 11/03 – VIP Aftershow: Keller & Powell discuss WWE Financial presentation, Austin-WM32 declaration, Ziggler, Elgin, TNA, ROH, ratings
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast VIP Aftershow with PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell, they discuss Steve Austin’s declaration about WrestleMania 32, Dolph Ziggler comment about relative importance of being able […]
PWTorch Livecast Tuesday (11/3): Wade Keller & Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net
The PWTorch Livecast, launched at the end of 2009, is broadcast live five days a week. It airs Monday at 11:30 ET after Raw with James Caldwell interviewing a Torch staff member about Raw plus […]
11/2 Raw TV ratings – Raw down, viewers at 2015 low-point
Monday’s Raw was not able to sustain a season-high TV rating last week. Instead, Raw returned to the same levels from earlier in the fall TV season. Plus, viewership fell to a year-low audience. WWE […]
Tuesday Torch Today (PM Update) – Livecast Alert, SD & Fairplay in Vegas & Usos/ESPN tonight, Elgin’s future, Cameron on Hallmark, Charlotte’s pressure, Taryn’s testimony, HBK, Bryan, Shield Poll Result, NOAH standings, more
TORCH TODAY – Tuesday, November 3 AFTERNOON UPDATE – LIVECAST ALERT: Join PWTorch editor Wade Keller & Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net on Tuesday’s Livecast taking your calls & emails at 5:00 p.m. EST at PWTorchLivecast.com. […]
Week of 10/26 TV Viewership Break Down, with DVR’ing
WWE TV shows made up 90 percent of the TV wrestling pie for the Week of October 26, down from 92% the previous week. This was mainly due to ROH nearly doubling its TV audience and TNA rebounding from […]
Raw Social Media – down 13%, up in rankings
WWE Raw Social Media Tracking — November 2: Monday’s Raw fell 13 percent in Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings the week after falling 10 percent for a post-PPV episode. Raw’s unique Twitter audience was 1.373 million, down […]
JC’s Raw List – Top 5 WWE Lineman to Support QB Reigns
Whether or not fans agree with the decision, WWE has made Roman Reigns their starting QB while John Cena is away and with an eye on the future. Is Reigns an elite QB right now? WWE believes […]
Movie Trailer – 1/8 “Masked Saint” with Roddy Piper
A new trailer has been released for “The Masked Saint” movie featuring the late Roddy Piper in a prominent supporting role. Piper stars alongside Brett Granstaff, who plays Christopher Samuels, a wrestler-turned pastor. “When Samuels […]
Stone Cold not wrestling again, talks rushed Raw return, WM32 cameo?
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin says there is a 99.9 percent chance he has wrestled his last match. But, he is reserving the right to have one final match, even though he does not see much […]
Inside WWE’s 37 new advertisers – what worked & did not work
Back in March, WWE and NBC Universal announced a “multi-platform” co-marketing campaign attempting to bring in new advertisers to WWE programming. The campaign has paid off in some respects, but there is still resistance toward associating […]
VIP AUDIO 11/02 – Wade Keller Hotline: Raw Review – Survivor Series main event, Bray speaks, Divas #1 contender
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor reviews tonight’s Monday Night War including the Survivor Series five-on-five main event, Bray speaks, Divas no. 1 contendership match, and more. To listen to this audio […]
VIP AUDIO 11/02 – PWTorch Livecast Raw Post-Game Show w/Caldwell & McNeill
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast Post-Game Show, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell hosts the Raw break down with Pat McNeill in the opening portion of the show, then live calls & […]
PWTorch Livecast Monday (11/2): Raw post-game show w/Caldwell & McNeill
The PWTorch Livecast, launched at the end of 2009, is broadcast live five days a week. It airs Monday at 11:30 ET after Raw with James Caldwell interviewing a Torch staff member about Raw plus […]