John Cena cast in new mockumentary sports movie
WWE star John Cena has been cast in a supporting role of a new mockumentary comedy movie. “Tour de Pharmacy” is a product of former SNL cast member Andy Samberg and Murray Miller, who will […]
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Sunday Listings – Rock’s “Ballers” Season 2 premiere on HBO, Kelly Kelly on E!’s “WAGS,” EVOLVE & Beyond iPPV doubleheaders
TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes independent PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Sunday, July 17 – Beyond Wrestling iPPV: As part of a doubleheader, Beyond Wrestling […]
Sunday Events – WWE tour wraps in N.Y. & Maine, Fairplay event, Oklamania Night 2 w/Sting, Ross & Lawler, Hardys, Duggan, Mickie James, Jarrett, Moose & many more stars
SUNDAY WRESTLING SHOWS TORCH READER ALERT: We’re looking for results/reports sent to pwtorch@gmail.com. SUNDAY, JULY 17 – IWR & Jim Ross present Oklamania Night 2 (OKC – Cox Convention Center – 6:00 p.m. – Event/Ticket Info) 10:00 a.m. Oklacon […]
Big iPPV Doubleheader Sunday – Beyond Wrestling, EVOLVE 65 in Melrose – Sabre & Ciampa & Riddle double bookings, EVOLVE Title match, Galloway vs. Gargano finale
WWNLive and Beyond Wrestling are teaming up for a mega independent wrestling doubleheader Sunday in Melrose, Mass. at the Memorial Hall. Both the Beyond afternoon show and EVOLVE 65 evening show will air on iPPV through […]
Collectibles Column – Trading Card Updates on Lesnar, Ibushi, Hart & Punk, WWE Slam, more
Brock Lesnar After his dominant win over Mark Hunt at UFC 200 last weekend, Brock Lesnar was arguably the most talked about athlete in North America. Surprisingly, there was little change in secondary market activity […]
VIP AUDIO 7/15 – WKH – The News: Breaking Brock Lesnar news from many angles including USADA policy, ramifications on both UFC and WWE, plus big Cruiserweight signings (34 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller looks at the latest news with breaking Brock Lesnar news from many angles including USADA policy, ramifications on both UFC and WWE, […]
PWTorch Report – Ibushi & Metalik agree to deals with WWE, several other Cruiserweight tourney stars on WWE’s radar
By PWTorch Staff (Sean Radican & James Caldwell) As A.J. Styles would say, Kota Ibushi “bet on himself” leaving his home country of Japan for an opportunity with WWE. Ibushi exited New Japan for a chance to […]
7/15 WWE in Bridgeport, Conn. Results – Ambrose vs. Styles vs. Rollins main event, New Day vs. Wyatts, Club
WWE Live Show Results July 15, 2016 Bridgeport, Conn. Results via @MichaelLangan2 (1) The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) beat The Club (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows. (2) Apollo Crews beat Sheamus. (3) Becky Lynch […]
7/15 WWE NXT in Kentucky Results – Joe vs. Nakamura turns into six-man tag main event, Balor vs. Bobby Roode, Bayley, Asuka, Itami, Mick Foley attends
WWE NXT Live Results July 15, 2016 Highland Heights, Ky. (Cincinnati market) Report by Brett Mullins, PWTorch reader (1) No Way Jose beat Hugo Knox. (2) Angelo Dawkins beat Andrade “Cien” Almas. (3) Bayley beat […]
“Marine 5” movie shoot reported for workplace incident
WWE Studios’s “Marine 5” movie shoot was reported to the oversight body for a workplace incident last month in Canada. According to a report released by WorkSafeBC to the Vancouver Sun, there was an incident […]
WWE “statement” on Brock Lesnar’s potential UFC violation, NSAC to consider $2.5 million payday in possible penalty, Mark Hunt responds angrily to red flag
– WWE issued a statement Friday night addressing Brock Lesnar being flagged for a potential drug-testing violation under UFC’s anti-doping policy. “Brock Lesnar has not performed for WWE since WrestleMania and is not scheduled to return […]
VIP AUDIO 7/15 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 of 2: Cruiserweight Classic episode 1 review, TNA’s Final Deletion follow-up, Nakamura vs. Balor on NXT, Vince-Steph-Shane (48 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosts as Bruce gives his analysis of episode one of the Cruiserweight Classic, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Finn Balor on NXT TV, TNA Impact […]
VIP AUDIO 7/15 – Friday AD-FREE Livecast w/Bruce Mitchell & Travis Bryant: Instant reaction to live breaking news on Lesnar’s UFC drug test results (47 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant of the East Coast Cast host the Friday Livecast with initial reaction to news that broke during the opening minute of the show that Brock Lesnar’s UFC’s […]
BREAKING – Brock Lesnar potentially violated UFC drug-testing policy
UFC president Dana White declared earlier this week that Brock Lesnar was clean for his UFC 200 fight last Saturday, July 9. The USADA drug-testing organization says otherwise. UFC released a statement Friday evening that […]
7/15 WWE Stock Track – WWE finishes week above $20 after steady final three days
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 26 – July 11-15 – Friday, July 15: Closing Price of $20.06, up very slightly from Friday. The stock did not move much the final three days of the week, sticking comfortably to […]
Cody Rhodes adamant about keeping “Cody Rhodes” name despite WWE owning trademark
Former WWE star Cody Rhodes (real name Cody Runnels) is adamant about keeping his wrestling legacy name of Cody Rhodes. “I own Rhodes. He was with me for my first breath and I was with […]
Chris Jericho talks WWE future, being pushed by current roster, “Fozzy” plans, personal podcast vs. WWE Network one-off, more
Chris Jericho’s current WWE run is scheduled to wrap up this fall before he turns his attention to “Fozzy.” “We are working on recording a new album in September or October then have it released next […]
ROH TV Title match announced for next PPV
The resurgent Mark Briscoe will officially receive an ROH TV Title shot at Ring of Honor’s next PPV. ROH has announced TV champion Bobby Fish vs. Mark Briscoe for the “Death Before Dishonor” PPV on […]
7/14 WWE NXT in Indy – Detailed Report on Nakamura & Balor vs. Joe & Roode turning into mega tag main event, Hideo Itami, Bayley, Jordan returns home
WWE NXT Live Results July 14, 2016 Indianapolis, Ind. at Murat Egyptian Ballroom Report by PWTorch correspondent Corey Freedman Full crowd, some standing in the back. There were 10 or so rows all around the ring […]
VIP AUDIO 7/14 – WKH – The News: Cruiserweight Classic on WWE Network a landmark indicator of new era in industry, Impact viewership week after Final Deletion, Lesnar ranked in UFC, more (29 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller looks at the latest news including an extended look at the Cruiserweight Classic from a production standpoint and what this series indicates […]
7/14 WWE NXT in Indy Quick Results – loaded card including Nakamura & Balor vs. Joe & Bobby Roode main event
WWE NXT Live Results July 14, 2016 Indianapolis, Ind. Results by Live Event correspondent Alicia Fleming (@HBKEdgeFan) (1) No Way Jose beat Hugo Knox. (2) Andrade “Cien” Almas beat Blake. (3) Bayley beat Alexa Bliss. […]
7/14 WWE Cruiserweight SPOILERS – Round of 16 Matches taped at Full Sail
WWE Cruiserweight Taping Results July 14, 2016 Full Sail University Report by PWTorch correspondent Kyle Niblett @KyleNiblett (a) Dark Match: TM61 beat Mustafa Ali & Sean Maluta in a tag match. Round of 16 Matches […]
Battleground update – Women’s Tag match official with mystery tag partner
WWE is saving a one-on-one Women’s Title match between Charlotte and Sasha Banks for after Battleground. Instead, on this week’s Smackdown, WWE set up a tag match for the Battleground PPV. It will be Women’s champion […]
7/14 WWE Smackdown – Parks’s Complete, Real-Time Report
WWE Smackdown review July 14, 2016 Taped 7/12/16 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Aired on USA Network By Greg Parks, PWTorch Columnist (Twitter: @gregmparks) – WWE Open. – Kevin Owens, in a Finn Balor t-shirt, addressed […]