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Tuesday 3/29 Torch Today – Raw Poll Results, Jon Jones, C.M. Punk’s UFC status, Ranallo calling WM32 matches, Ambrose talks old-school match vs. Triple H at Roadblock, Bayley talks Four Horsewomen at WM32, Eva Marie TV interview pre-Raw return, Baron Corbin on NXT fan angst, ESPN covers Road to Mania & football/pro wrestling, Jim Ross pens Texas Wrestling article, Renee Young interviews, EVOLVE Video – Thatcher doc

March 29, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Tuesday, March 29, 2016 – Opening Commentary: Three-hour Raws continue to drain the life out of Raw, especially on the Road to WrestleMania. Raw seemed to come to its natural conclusion when […]

Report – Is Drew Galloway the person to link WWE and TNA through WWNLive?

March 29, 2016

WWNLive head booker Gabe Sapolsky often tweets that the independent scene is in “unchartered territory” with WWE linking up with WWNLive/Evolve and other independent promotions, such as Revolution Pro and Progress in the U.K. On […]

3/28 Raw Social Media – Raw ranks #1 for first time this year to end an era

March 29, 2016

For the first time this year, WWE Raw took the #1 spot in Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings on Monday night. Raw Social Media Tracking March 28: Raw leading into WrestleMania generated a unique Twitter audience of […]

Paul Heyman debuts Yahoo blog, talks to Fox Sports about Brock Lesnar – where would they be if Heyman did not return to WWE?, typical WrestleMania Sunday

March 29, 2016

– As part of a new content deal with Yahoo Sports, Paul Heyman released his first blog on Monday detailing his on-air position as the advocate for Brock Lesnar and his real-life friendship with Lesnar […]

A.J. Styles Fox Sports Interview – #1 goal in WWE, top WWE stars he hasn’t even met yet, Styles Clash status, Nakamura to WWE

March 29, 2016

A.J. Styles talked to Fox Sports’s Nick Schwartz on Tuesday morning discussing his first WrestleMania match on Sunday, jumping from Japan/ROH to WWE, and who he wants to meet – much less wrestle – from […]

WWE announces entire WrestleMania Week events & activities in Dallas area starting Wednesday

March 29, 2016

WWE issued a press release Tuesday announcing a full slate of WrestleMania Week events and activities in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding areas starting Wednesday. WWE Community Caravan – Wednesday, March 30 WWE Superstars A.J. […]

3/29 Stephanie McMahon on ESPN SportsCenter – Ronda Rousey return?, working with Shane again, children next in line?, working with the Cowboys

March 29, 2016

WWE on SportsCenter Guest: Stephanie McMahon Airdate: March 29, 2016 During the 10:00 a.m. EST hour of SportsCenter, WWE executive Stephanie McMahon sat down with Hannah Storm for an in-studio one-on-one interview. McMahon’s one-on-one followed […]

TNA and Fight Network announce expanded distribution agreement

March 29, 2016

TNA and the Fight Network announced Tuesday a distribution agreement to place TNA content on the Fight Network’s over-the-top App. Fight Network currently airs TNA programming, including Impact, in Canada. The expanded distribution agreement will […]

3/28 Raw TV Taping Report – Super Detailed Break Down of entire taping – pre-Raw SPOILERS, source of C.M. Punk chants, Reigns Reaction, much more

March 29, 2016

WWE Raw TV Taping Report March 28, 2016 Brooklyn, N.Y. Report by VIP member Bryant Guzman of Ozone Park, N.Y. The Barclays Center started out with a recap of last year’s WrestleMania, and the ring announcer announced […]

3/28 WWE Network Special Report – “WWE 24: Daniel Bryan” – Behind-the-scenes on Bryan’s Raw Retirement, the medical tests that led to his retirement, Triple H & WWE stars featured

March 28, 2016

WWE Network Special Report “WWE 24: Daniel Bryan” Premiered March 28, 2016 Aired on WWE Network Kicking off WrestleMania Week, WWE aired a 40-minute documentary on Daniel Bryan’s final night as a WWE wrestler from the […]

3/31 WWE Smackdown SPOILERS – Results from Raw TV taping

March 28, 2016

WWE Raw TV Taping Report March 28, 2016 Brooklyn, N.Y. Report by Mike Omansky, PWTorch correspondent Prior to Raw, WWE taped matches for this week’s Smackdown episode airing Thursday night on USA Network… Smackdown SPOILERS […]

3/28 Raw TV Taping Report – TV taping length, no post-Raw happenings, Summerslam return date & pre-sale, Superstars & Main Event SPOILER Results

March 28, 2016

WWE Raw TV Taping Report March 28, 2016 Brooklyn, N.Y. Report by Mike Omansky, PWTorch correspondent – The crowd was packed, maybe sold out. All of the available arena was full. – The return date […]

VIP AUDIO 3/28 – WKH – Raw Analysis: Final hype for WrestleMania 32 including Reigns not speaking, Triple H speaking a lot, Shane, Vince, Taker, Lesnar, more (40 min)

March 28, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a rundown and analysis of Monday Night Raw, the final episode before WrestleMania on Sunday. This included Undertaker, Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon, […]

VIP AUDIO 3/28 – Livecast Raw Post-Game Show w/James Caldwell & Pat McNeill & Joel Dehnel & live calls & emails breaking down final Raw before WM32 (119 min)

March 28, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill break down the final Raw before WrestleMania on the Raw post-game show, plus an appearance by PWTorch contributor Joel Dehnel, live calls, tons […]

3/28 Raw TV News & Notes – No Cena, Hunter-Reigns show-closer, Shane puts Taker through a table, Lesnar-Dean, Coach, Eva Marie, more

March 28, 2016

WWE Raw TV News & Notes 3/28 – John Cena did not appear on Raw after teasing an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show earlier in the day. – Raw closed with a pull-apart brawl between […]

3/28 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report on final WM32 hype

March 28, 2016

The week before WrestleMania, WWE returns to Brooklyn, New York for the final WrestleMania hype featuring a full house roster of part-time WrestleMania stars. WWE Raw TV Report March 28, 2016 – Episode #1,192 Live in Brooklyn, […]

RAW POLLS 3/28 – Vote 0-10 & select Best Match of Raw

March 28, 2016

RAW POLLS 3/28 – Vote on Monday’s show 0-2 – Terrible Show 3-4 – Below Average 5 – Average 6-7 – Above Average 8-10 – Excellent Show pollcode.com free polls RAW POLL 3/28 – […]

EDITORIAL: Joan Lunden accepting the Warrior Award, a man who said these things about gay people, foreigners, Katrina victims, and others

March 28, 2016

PWTorch reader Brian Heiss submitted the following guest editorial to PWTorch which originally ran as a Letter to the Editor in the PWTorch Newsletter PDF edition and on PWTorch.com on Aug. 6, 2015. It is republished today […]

VIP AUDIO 3/28 – RETRO RADIO – PWSpotlight (10/20/1991): “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers interview, reaction to Heyman controversy, Taker’s big push, Hogan’s movie career (89 min)

March 28, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: This is the October 20, 1991 episode of New York’s Pro Wrestling Spotlight Radio Show (#131) hosted by John Arezzi featuring analysis of the news of the week with Donny Liable and Matwatch editor Steve […]

WWE diving into deep analytical research – hires veteran executive to new SVP position

March 28, 2016

WWE is looking to join the business movement of deep analytical research to drive revenue growth. On Monday, WWE announced the hiring of TV industry veteran Pamela J. Murrin to a newly-created position of Senior […]

WWE Hall of Fame update – this year’s Warrior Award and Celebrity inductees

March 28, 2016

WWE star John Cena announced on NBC’s “Today” show that veteran TV journalist Joan Lunden will be this year’s recipient of the “Warrior Award” at the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. Lunden is a cancer […]

Monday 3/28 Torch Today – WWE’s last chance with WM32 hype, Cyborg, Cena & Nikki & Laurinaitis on “Today” show, Lesnar DVD in Brocktober, Jericho set for June Raw, Triple H M&F cover, Styles wants TNA alumni in WWE, WM32 infographic, New Japan/AXS TV ranks in Twitter TV Ratings, Videos – WWN Supershow freebie & Becky Lynch interview & Schamberger’s NXT painting

March 28, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Monday, March 28, 2016 – WrestleMania Week is finally here. It’s been a very bumpy road to get here in terms of WWE’s booking, but they have one final chance to create a […]

TNA Hvt. champion Drew Galloway SI Interview – when he found out about TNA Title win & nearly missing the match, trying to repair TNA’s image & negative impression, post-WWE run in WWNLive, the end of his WWE run that even Brock Lesnar noticed, resentment over “Chosen One” moniker, more

March 28, 2016

TNA Hvt. champion Drew Galloway says he did not know he was going to win the TNA Title at the semi-live Impact on Tuesday, March 15 until he arrived at Universal Studios. He told Sports […]

WWE Video – Behind-the-scenes on A.J. Styles’s MSG debut

March 28, 2016

WWE’s website released a four-minute behind-the-scenes video feature on A.J. Styles’s Madison Square Garden debut last Friday in New York City. Included is Styles talking about his journey “around” MSG during his wrestling career, but never being […]