McNEILL Live-Blogs The Longest WrestleMania Ever
Yes, PWTorch Columnist Pat McNeill is here for the longest day in the history of our sport. Six, maybe seven hours of this? Really? True story: ESPN2 had its Baseball Opening Day game start an […]
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WM32 Result – Roman Reigns wins WWE Title in main event (w/Title Belt Video)
Roman Reigns captured the WWE World Title from Triple H in a 27-minute main event to end WrestleMania 32. Reigns avoided interference from Stephanie McMahon, Hunter’s sledgehammer, and a few false finishes before hitting a […]
WM32 POLLS – Vote 0-10 & select Best Match of WrestleMania
WM32 POLL – Vote on WrestleMania 0-2 – Terrible PPV 3-4 – Below Average 5 – Average PPV 6-7 – Above Average PPV 8-10 – Excellent PPV pollcode.com free polls WM32 POLL – What […]
Press Release – WWE announces WM32 attendance records
During the WrestleMania 32 PPV on Sunday night, WWE released claimed attendance details for the biggest event of the year at AT&T Stadium in Texas… DALLAS, TEXAS – April 3, 2016 – WWE announced tonight […]
WM32 Surprise – What was The Rock’s big involvement?
“The Rock” Dwayne Johnson “wrestled” his first match since losing to John Cena at WrestleMania 29 at Sunday night’s WM32 PPV in Texas. The “match” was Rock beating Erick Rowan of the Wyatt Family in […]
WM32 Big Three Match Result – The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon
The Undertaker beat Shane McMahon in a 30-minute Hell in a Cell match to maintain his WrestleMania career. It also means Shane does not get control of Raw and must submit the lockbox contents hanging […]
WM32 Update – WWE introduces new Women’s Title, first new champion determined (w/WM32 Video)
WWE introduced a new WWE Women’s Title on the WrestleMania pre-show. Lita introduced the title belt, which looked like the WWE World Hvt. Title with the Super Bowl-inspired titleplate, with a white strap. Lita said […]
WM32 Update – Steve Austin & HBK & Cactus big surprise segment
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s big physical involvement at WrestleMania in Texas was joining legends Shawn Michaels and Mick Foley (as Cactus Jack) to take out the League of Nations. The League beat WWE tag champions […]
WM32 Match Result – who won the seven-way IC Title ladder match?
Zack Ryder is the new Intercontinental champion. Ryder won a seven-way ladder match to start WrestleMania 32, ending Kevin Owens’s title reign. Ryder won the title after pushing The Miz off a ladder as Miz […]
4/3 WrestleMania 32 PPV Pre-Show Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Report
WrestleMania 32 PPV Report April 3, 2016 Arlington, Tex. at AT&T Stadium Report by James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor APP USERS: IMPORTANT – Press HERE for the real-time Report and VIP members Press HERE. Advertised Pre-Show […]
WrestleMania Week Photo Blog – Day 5 Sunday – Inside AT&T Stadium, long lines, Shane’s Shoes, Sting, HBK & Orton at Axxess, Sheik, Sammartino, more
WRESTLEMANIA 32 WEEK PHOTO BLOG Sunday, April 3 Inside @ATTStadium for #WrestleMania #WM32 #ShowtimeIsApproaching pic.twitter.com/5OSsGfbmqX — Brian Fritz (@BrianFritz) April 3, 2016 View from legends suite #mania pic.twitter.com/xE4fQnjXFf — Gbrisco (@Fgbrisco) April 3, 2016 Calm […]
SportsCenter at WM32 – The Rock says “new era” starting tonight, talks not liking Cena at one time, Hollywood, more
The Coach anchored ESPN’s SportsCenter coverage from inside AT&T Stadium in Texas. Coach was positioned at the Big Sporting Event Desk inside the stadium, similar to big football games. Pre-WM32 SportsCenter Coverage – Coach talked […]
Welcome to My House – McNEILL Previews WrestleMania 32 & books Shane-Taker with 493 run-ins (w/Wrestling History Lesson!)
Wake the pets & call the neighbors, it’s time for our exclusive WWE Network pseudo-pay-per-view projections. DISCLAIMER: Projections are based on what the columnist would do if he were booking this event, instead of Paul […]
Which match will go on last at WrestleMania?, Video – Reigns says WWE Title match
Over the past two weeks, there has been ample speculation about which match will go on last at WrestleMania – Triple H vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Title or The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon. […]
Video – The Rock to make “very big declaration” at WM32
WWE released video of “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson arriving at AT&T Stadium on Sunday afternoon ready to “make a declaration” that he believes the audience will enjoy hearing. Rock walked and talked with WWE cameras […]
Videos – Styles arrives at first WrestleMania, Ambrose ready to fight grizzly bear
WWE released footage of A.J. Styles and Dean Ambrose arriving at AT&T Stadium in Texas for their big WrestleMania matches. For Styles, it’s his first WrestleMania. Styles, wearing a happy-to-be-here WM32 t-shirt, said he started […]
Report – NXT regulars Ciampa & Gargano sign WWE deals
NXT regulars/independent wrestlers Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa have signed with NXT, PWTorch has independently confirmed. The Wrestling Observer and PWInsider originally reported the news. Gargano and Ciampa were introduced at essentially “Tier 3 status” working […]
Forbes – McMahon entering WM32 as Billionaire again, will it last?
WWE CEO Vince McMahon arrived at AT&T Stadium in Texas on Sunday worth more than $1.0 billion, according to Forbes. Whether he leaves the State of Texas as a billionaire remains to be seen depending […]
VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #374 (Feb. 17): The Vince McMahon-Torch interview on the Monday Night War & WCW, Sullivan-Pillman confirmed as a work
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 1996 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #373 (Feb. 10): Davey Boy Smith faces possible prison time, Heyman tells Torch thoughts on ECW show in NY, Road Warriors vs. Sting & Luger on Nitro, Konnan Torch Talk
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 […]
Sunday 4/3 Torch Today – WrestleMania Sunday, NY Post asks WWE if McMahon is selling, Heyman blogs on Ambrose, Hart not a fan of Reigns’s Road to WM32, Amell at Mania, Edge & Beth expecting second child, why were RVD and Terri Runnels at the HOF?, big-name Legends talk IC Title, Bautista has “exciting news,” MVP to Lucha Underground, Video – Schamberger paints WM32
TORCH TODAY – Sunday, April 3, 2016 – WrestleMania Sunday is finally here after all of the, ahem, “roadblocks” WWE created for itself with the booking leading up to Sunday’s event. For weeks, it felt […]
WrestleMania Weekend Match Line-ups – Sunday – WM32 pre-show matches & WM32 main PPV matches, plus post-show “TexasMania” show with Jake Roberts & more
WrestleMania Week Wrestling Schedule – Dallas, Texas Area Times shown are local Central (Texas time). Each wrestling show below has the full advertised match line-up. NOTE: If you attend a live show, we’re looking for reports sent to […]
VIP AUDIO 4/3 – Wayback Playback #82 w/Pat McNeill & Jim Valley: Final Hour of WM17 – Austin vs. Rock & big Taker vs. Hunter main events (83 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Will The Undertaker finally get his victory over “The Game” Triple H? Can The Rock survive “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and a hostile Houston crowd to keep his WWF Heavyweight Title? Is the […]
VIP AUDIO 4/3 – WKH with Bruce Mitchell, pt. 2 of 2: WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in-depth analysis of Warrior Award, Hansen, Jackie, Godfather, Snoop Dogg (58 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell for an in-depth examination of the WWE Hall of Fame, with a focus on everything other […]