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Thursday 2/18 Torch Today – WWE adds jobs, Jericho’s post-WM32 plans, Zack Ryder’s workout, Styles’s non-WWE merch expiring, Angle returning to U.K., Dreamer talks U.K. tour, 2K Sports’s PC & WWE Supercard announcements, cancer patient reaches out to Rock, WWE DVDs in Spain, how to help “Mama Meanie” funeral costs, Videos – Edge & Cesaro talk Bryan retirement, Bischoff DVD trailer, Hannibal wants boxing fight

February 18, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Thursday, February 18, 2016 – One week ago, WWE reported Full-Year 2015 financials, then released their 10-K annual report. There were numerous business items to pull out from the report, which we’ve covered in […]

WWE launches new website, hoping to turn around WWE.com

February 18, 2016

One of WWE’s goals for 2016 is to turn around their WWE.com website business. The first step was introducing a new main website on Thursday that executive Stephanie McMahon previewed to Variety at the beginning of […]

2/16 TNA Impact Viewers – decline heading into Lockdown

February 18, 2016

TNA Impact has declined three consecutive weeks since reaching their peak audience on Pop TV at the end of January. Will next week’s Lockdown-themed episode help? TNA Impact Viewership Tracking – February 16: Impact drew a […]

VIP AUDIO 2/18 – 10 YRS AGO TNA Final Resolution PPV Roundtable (1-13-06): Keller, Mitchell, Caldwell review Styles-Tanahashi, Waltman-Raven, Sting, Christian (71 min)

February 18, 2016

SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnists Bruce Mitchell and James Caldwell discuss the just-completed TNA Final Resolution PPV including A.J. Styles vs. Tanahashi, Raven vs. Sean Waltman, and Monty Brown & Jeff Jarrett vs. Sting […]

VIP AUDIO 2/18 – 10 YRS AGO Smackdown Audio Review (1-15-06): Caldwell & Roe break down entire episode (41 min)

February 18, 2016

SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist James Caldwell and Torch specialist Mike Roe discuss the historic January 13 Smackdown show in-depth. Topics covered include: Angle’s future on either Raw or Smackdown, Batista’s emotional speech, the use of Eddie Guerrero […]

VIP AUDIO 2/17 – East Coast Cast & VIP Aftershow #281 with Travis Bryant: Fast Lane curveball?, A.J. Styles, Titus suspension, TNA flip, more! (252 min)

February 17, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: This week lead us to Fast Lane this Sunday. What are the odds Dean Ambrose wins the triple threat match and heads to WrestleMania to fight for the big title? Three weeks of A.J. […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1444 (Feb. 17, 2016) – The challenge of deciding whether WWE Network is a success or not compared to PPV era, Mitchell on WM32, Keller dissects McMahon Q&A

February 17, 2016

PWTorch Newsletter #1444 Cover-dated February 17, 2016 –PWTORCH NEWSLETTER #1444 PDF LINK –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS SUMMARY: This week’s cover story by Wade Keller & James Caldwell delves into how tricky it is to really figure out […]

VIP AUDIO 2/17 – WKH – Impact Wrestling Review: EC3 faces Matt Hardy & Tyrus as he gets used to getting cheered, Monsters Ball brawl, Beer Money (30 min)

February 17, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a full rundown and review of an up and down episode of TNA Impact Wrestling with a list of what worked and […]

VIP AUDIO 2/17 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 2 of 2: Barrett, WWE Financials, Cruiserweight Series, Titus suspension, Ziggler’s name, Gracie-Shamrock, Randleman (64 min)

February 17, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, part two of two covers these topics: Wade Barrett, WWE Financials, the WWE Global Cruiserweight Series, […]

2/17 WWE NXT Report – Joe vs. Zayn #1 contender match, big eight-man tag, Alex Riley

February 17, 2016

WWE NXT Report February 17, 2016 Taped at UCF in Orlando, Fla. Report by Justin James, PWTorch NXT contributor [Q1] Pre-credits package hyping tonight’s #1 contender match between Sami Zayn and Samoa Joe. Enzo Amore […]

2/17 Lucha Underground TV Report – Puma vs. Pentagon main event, Joey Ryan in-ring debut, Mysterio trains, more

February 17, 2016

Lucha Underground Report February 17, 2016 Taped in Los Angeles, Calif. Season 2 Episode #4 aired on El Rey Network Report by Joel Dehnel, PWTorch contributor The show opened with a video recap of the […]

2/17 ROH TV Report – Young Bucks vs. Sydal & A.C.H., Top Prospect Tourney, more

February 17, 2016

ROH TV Report Aired February 14, 2016 in syndication Aired February 17, 2016 on Comet TV Taped 1/9 in Charlotte, N.C. Report by Mike Metzger (@md0uble), PWTorch contributor The ROH TV opening aired. Ringside: Kevin […]

2/17 Kurt Angle on “Duck Dynasty” Recap

February 17, 2016

Kurt Angle on “Duck Dynasty” Recap Aired February 17, 2016 on A&E Kurt Angle appeared on Wednesday night’s edition of the popular family-reality show centered on the Robertson brothers in West Monroe, Louisiana. Angle was […]

VIP AUDIO 2/17 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 1 of 2: Fastlane preview, what Raw indicated about WrestleMania 32, Impact analysis (81 min)

February 17, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics: A full WWE Fastlane preview, what Raw indicated about WrestleMania 32 regarding the […]

VIP AUDIO 2/17 – Livecast Aftershow w/Pat McNeill & James Caldwell: Rundown of the News, Events Center, three big PPVs, more! (32 min)

February 17, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In the Wednesday PWTorch Livecast Aftershow, Pat McNeill & James Caldwell break down the big news of the day, plus the Live Events Center and three big PPVs this weekend. VIP AUDIO LINK (app […]

VIP AUDIO 2/17 – Wed. Livecast w/Pat McNeill interviewing Les Moore from Sheet Sandwich w/live callers (70 min)

February 17, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill welcomes back Les Moore from Sheet Sandwich to discuss the latest wrestling news and news coverage with live calls and emails. VIP AUDIO LINK (app users hard-press the link to […]

2/15 Raw TV Ratings – decline from Daniel Bryan Raw

February 17, 2016

Monday’s WWE Raw episode leading into Fast Lane took a natural decline following the big Daniel Bryan Retirement show last week. The result was landing just below the 2016 average. WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking […]

HITS & MISSES – 2/15 Raw: Dean Ambrose, Styles vs. Miz, Heyman-Reigns, Main Event

February 17, 2016

2/15 RAW HITS Fatal Five-Way: After a solid opening with Dean Ambrose and Stephanie McMahon, Raw got going well with this Fatal Five-Way for Ambrose’s Intercontinental Championship. This was a good match that went over […]

VOTE – Which match are you most looking forward to at Fast Lane?

February 17, 2016

MCNEILL LIVECAST POLL: Which match are you most looking forward to this Sunday at WWE Fastlane? Ambrose vs. Reigns vs. Lesnar #1 contender A.J. Styles vs. Chris Jericho III Show & Kane & Ryback vs. […]

Wednesday 2/17 Torch Today – WWE giving audience false Fast Lane hope?, Ranallo ill, WWE PC & DVD futures, Nowinski on WWE changing “concussion culture,” Marvel begins “Guardians” filming, Corgan interview, ROH adds three dates, Joey Ryan talks Lucha Season 2, Video – Cabana talks CWE tour

February 17, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, February 17, 2016 – Credit WWE for trying to make Fast Lane feel like something other than the inevitable will happen – Roman Reigns winning the #1 contender match. But, is giving the […]

Collectibles Column – The Cost of WrestleMania Week 4

February 17, 2016

The Cost of WrestleMania, Week 4: Cheaper Tickets Surface on Ticketmaster.com Current Events WrestleMania 32 is just about six weeks away, and the only certainty so far is that part-time wrestler and full-time executive Triple […]

Michael Cole talks WWE without Vince McMahon

WWE Video – Cole gets Heyman instead of Lesnar for weekly interview, Heyman talks “one (storyline) failure of my entire career”

February 17, 2016

The set-up for this week’s Michael Cole interview on WWE’s website was Cole expecting to interview Brock Lesnar. However, Paul Heyman sat in the chair opposite Cole, prompting a storyline-driven tense and sometimes humorous interview. Heyman […]

2/18 WWE Smackdown SPOILERS – detailed report on final Fast Lane hype, plus Ranallo out with illness

February 17, 2016

WWE Smackdown TV taping report February 16, 2016 Ontario, Calif. Report by Mike Brouillette, PWTorch reader After the Main Event taping, WWE taped this week’s Smackdown leading into the Fast Lane PPV… Michael Cole was […]

2/16 WWE Main Event Results, plus Dark Match from the SD taping

February 17, 2016

WWE Smackdown TV taping report February 16, 2016 Ontario, Calif. Report by Mike Brouillette, PWTorch reader Dark Match: Darren Young beat Fandango via pinfall with the Gut Check. WWE Main Event Results (1) Neville & […]