Chyna Updates – Latest News following last week’s death
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IWGP World champion in singles action at ROH Global Wars PPV
New Japan’s top champion will be in singles action at Ring of Honor’s Global Wars PPV on May 8 in Chicago. New IWGP World Hvt. champion Naito will face Kyle O’Reilly, ROH announced Tuesday. It’s […]
VIP AUDIO 4/26 – Tuesday AD-FREE Livecast w/Keller & Powell: Analysis of final Payback hype on Raw, speculation on PPV angles and outcomes, NXT title change, more with live callers (66 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net’s head honcho Jason Powell to discuss the final Payback hype on Raw in-depth with live callers including speculation on […]
4/25 Raw Social Media rebounds from last week’s year-low
Monday’s Raw rebounded from year-low social media activity last week for the final show leading into Payback. WWE Raw TV Social Media Tracking April 25: Raw resumed the #1 spot among series & specials in Nielsen’s […]
WWE announces financial result of 2016 “Superstars for Hope” auction
April 26 Update WWE’s annual “Superstars for Hope” auction raised more than $300,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, WWE announced Tuesday. The charity event surrounding WrestleMania 32 included contributions from John Cena, Triple […]
Chyna’s brain confirmed to be be donated to research; inside her final few days
April 26 Update: The manager for Chyna (Joanie Laurer) confirmed Tuesday that Laurer’s brain will be donated to research. According to manager Anthony Anzaldo, the hand-off has been made to CTE researcher Dr. Bennet Omalu to […]
Japan News & Notes – Elgin scores victory before IWGP IC Title challenge, NOAH’s Global Tag League standings, AJPW press conference
April 26 Japan News & Notes – New Japan held their final show before Wednesday’s live special on New Japan World. On Tuesday’s show, Michael Elgin scored the victory in an eight-man tag match against […]
4/25 Raw TV Taping Report – What Happened After Raw Went Off-Air, why the crowd was taken out of the show, which segments worked?
WWE Raw TV Taping Report April 25, 2016 Hartford, Conn. Report by PWTorch Livecast listeners Will & Joey – Raw went off the air with A.J. Styles and Roman Reigns in the ring and Karl Anderson […]
Tuesday Listings – Smackdown TV taping (Report Wanted), TNA Impact “Sacrifice” special, ROH TV debut on Fight Network, Dudleys on ESPNews
TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Tuesday, April 26 – PWTORCH LIVECAST (PWT): PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason […]
VIP AUDIO 4/25 – WKH – WWE Raw: Stephanie returns with big announcement about Payback, more Styles-Reigns tension six days out, Chyna tribute (38 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a rundown and analysis of Monday Night Raw including the final hype for Payback with more developments with A.J. Styles, Roman Reigns, and […]
VIP AUDIO 4/25 – Livecast Raw Post-Game Show w/James Caldwell & Pat McNeill, plus live calls & emails breaking down big Raw leading into Payback, plus Bold PPV Predictions (80 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell hosts the Raw Post-Game Show with PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill in the opening segment, then live calls and emails breaking down Monday’s Raw leading into the Payback PPV. APP […]
4/25 Raw TV News & Notes – Styles-Reigns teaser for Payback, Anderson & Gallows in-ring debut, Stephanie returns to TV, no Hunter, Jericho, Zayn-Owens, Wyatts, Primo & Epico, Cena, Dudleys, more
WWE Raw TV News & Notes 4/25 – Mid-way through the third hour of Raw, WWE ran a tribute video to Chyna (Joanie Laurer) following her death last week. – Raw closed with a teaser […]
Payback Line-up Sunday – McMahon Family Decision, U.S. Title, more
Monday’s Payback PPV Updates – During the Raw pre-show, WWE announced Kalisto vs. Ryback for the U.S. Title at Payback. Kalisto beat Ryback at WrestleMania, but Ryback won a non-title match last week on Smackdown, […]
4/25 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live TV Report
WWE returns to the U.S. for Monday’s Raw from Hartford, Conn. leading into the Payback PPV on Sunday… WWE Raw TV Report April 25, 2016 – Episode #1,196 Live in Hartford, Conn. Report by James Caldwell […]
WWE Video – WWE’s tribute to Chyna during Raw
During the middle of the third hour of Raw, WWE ran a video tribute to Chyna (Joanie Laurer) on the first live WWE show since her death. The video included highlights of Chyna’s WWE TV […]
4/25 WWE Superstars SPOILER Results from Raw TV
WWE Raw TV Taping Report April 25, 2016 Hartford, Conn. Report by PWTorch Livecast listener Will (1) Zack Ryder beat Devon Dudley. (2) U.S. champion Kalisto beat Tyler Breeze. Both matches followed a similar format […]
Raw Update – no Finn Balor; NXT Title change to air on WWE Network
The “see you Monday” chants aimed at Finn Balor at last weekend’s NXT house shows did not come to fruition. Balor did not appear on Raw, as speculated after he dropped the NXT Title to Samoa […]
RAW POLLS 4/25 – Vote 0-10 & select Best Match
RAW POLL 4/25: What did you think of Monday’s Raw? 0-2 – Terrible Show 3-4 – Below Average 5 – Average 6-7 – Above Average 8-10 – Excellent Show pollcode.com free polls RAW POLL […]
RADICAN’S DVD Review – “Best Friends with Rich Swann” hosted by Chuck Taylor & Barreta
RADICAN’S REVIEW SERIES “BEST FRIENDS WITH RICH SWANN RELEASED BY HIGHSPOTS IN 2015 “Best Friends with Rich Swann” is one of the latest editions in the Best Friends interview series from Highspots. As usual, Chuck […]
4/25 WWE Raw Update & Full Preview – Four matches announced for tonight
Raw Update: WWE announced all three members of the League of Nations in singles matches on tonight’s Raw. WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match A.J. Styles vs. Sheamus […]
Monday 4/25 Torch Today – Raw TV Rating predicament, UFC-McGregor, heavy “Camp WWE” promotion, new WWE merch for Nakamura & Styles & co., Rock beginning movie transition, Scott Hall DVD info, Santana’s big weekend, Linda suggests GOP “collusion,” WWNLive’s Florida return dates, NJPW vs. NOAH card, Video – WWNLive Freebie
TORCH TODAY – Monday, April 25, 2016 – What TV rating should WWE expect for this week’s Raw leading into the Payback PPV – above or below last week’s 2.3? You have to look at […]
John Cena announces WWE Raw TV return … in one month
WWE star John Cena announced Monday that he will return to Raw in one month on the Memorial Day edition of Raw. Memorial Day is May 30, one week after the Extreme Rules PPV on […]
PWTorch Report – John Cena wins legal battle from 2010 scaffolding incident at Florida home, what the judge ruled & more details from the legal file
If John Cena was extra fired-up to make his WWE return at WrestleMania on April 3, it was because he had just won a legal battle hanging over his head for two-and-a-half years. On Thursday, March […]
Report – WWE inks Wesley Snipes to multi-movie deal
WWE Studios and actor Wesley Snipes have signed a multi-movie deal beyond the recently-announced “Temple” movie, reports Deadline.com. Temple is the first of a handful of movie projects in the works between WWE Studios, Snipes, […]