Guest Editorial – The Depressing Reign of Roman
Guest Editorial – The Depressing Reign of Roman By Dave Roughton I was a massive fan from the Attitude Era until around 2004 where I retired with Steve Austin and The Rock as a full-time viewer. […]
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WWE Video – Cole gets the Rusev Experience in weekly interview – eating Kalisto’s big heart, failed League of Nations, Total Divas
Michael Cole experienced the greatness of Rusev in this week’s sit-down interview on WWE’s website. Joined by Lana, Rusev vowed to eat Kalisto’s heart and crush him for the U.S. Title. This followed Lana sarcastically […]
Final Result of NOAH’s Global Tag League tournament
The pairing of NOAH ace Naomichi Marufuji and New Japan goofball Toru Yano won the Global Tag League Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. Marufuji & Yano beat reigning GHC Hvt. tag champions Lance Hoyt/Archer & Davey Boy, […]
FULL WEEKEND EVENTS CENTER – WWE NXT road tour & Florida show, Reigns & Styles & Ambrose headline main WWE shows, EVOLVE 61 iPPV, Hardys at NEW, Roode vs. EY at House of Hardcore, X-Pac & Elgin at NWA-Smoky Mountain, Booker T’s ROW, Chikara in Philly, Demolition at Great North, Billy Gunn at IWC, 302 Pro, UWC, Dynamo Pro
UPCOMING WWE SHOWS TORCH READER ALERT: We’re looking for results/reports sent to pwtorch@gmail.com. May 5 Weekend WWE Tour WWE’s NXT brand wraps a road tour Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the NXT home crew is in Orlando, […]
Wednesday 5/4 Torch Today – Drew Gulak Livecast & mini-doc, Former UFC fighter reveals “American Grit” casting, Stephanie teases new WWE Network show, Shane’s day job, Jim Ross new blog, Moose calls out NFL commish, May WWE Network collections, Rock’s ex-wife talks expanding their biz empire, J-Mo on Lucha Underground expanding, SHIMMER news, Great Muta’s next big opponent, amateur legend banished
TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, May 4 – At PWTorchLivecast.com: On-demand access to the Payback and Raw post-game shows and Wade Keller & Travis Bryant from Tuesday’s Livecast. Plus, a live interview with EVOLVE tag champion […]
VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #382 (Apr. 6): WrestleMania 12 Coverage including Keller’s match report, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, Keller editorial, plus ECW Arena report, news, results
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 #381 (Mar. 30): Results of the absurd WCW Uncensored pay–per-view, Torch Talk with Marc Mero, Raw and Nitro reports including Flair vs. Giant
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 […]
Wednesday Listings – WWE GCS wrestler on today’s Livecast at 7:00 EST!, ECC, Aries/WWE NXT, Lucha Underground, ROH TV
TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Wednesday, May 4 – PWTORCH LIVECAST (PWT): Pat McNeill hosts the Wednesday Livecast in […]
5/5 WWE Smackdown SPOILERS – Full Results from Tuesday’s TV taping
WWE Smackdown TV taping May 3, 2016 Kansas City, Mo. Report by Sean Robbins, PWTorch reader After the Main Event taping, WWE taped this week’s Smackdown… Smackdown SPOILERS 5/5 – The Highlight Reel started the show. […]
5/3 WWE Main Event Results, plus Dark Match & K.C. return date
WWE Smackdown TV taping May 3, 2016 Kansas City, Mo. Report by Sean Robbins, PWTorch reader Dark Match: WWE tag champions New Day (Big E. & Xavier Woods) beat The Dudleys at 5:20 in a […]
5/3 WWE on ESPNews – A.J. Styles talks WM32 debut, social media buzz pre-WWE, dream match vs. HBK, Lecrae, more
WWE on ESPNews SportsCenter Airdate: Tuesday, May 3 Guest: A.J. Styles Host: Jonathan Coachman A.J. Styles appeared on ESPNews SportsCenter on Tuesday night for his first appearance in WWE’s weekly interview segment. Styles offered brief answers […]
5/3 TNA Impact TV Results – McMahon’s Report on #1 contender match, KOTM Title match, Knockout debuts, more
TNA Impact Wrestling Report May 3, 2016 Taped in Orlando, Fla. at Universal Studios Aired on Pop TV Report by Mike McMahon (@MikeMcMahonPW), PWTorch contributor Impact Wrestling opened with a video of Bobby Lashley driving […]
VIP AUDIO 5/3 – WKH – The News: Ryback speaks out, Rose provides doctor note, could Raw ratings drop under 2.1 this month (24 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the latest news with a focus on three key topics: Ryback speaks out, Rose provides doctor note, could Raw ratings […]
VIP AUDIO 5/3 – Tuesday AD-FREE Livecast w/Keller & Travis Bryant: WWE Raw and Payback analysis, Ryback controversy, live callers, email topics (114 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Travis Bryant, host of the PWTorch East Coast Cast and cohost of Friday’s Livecasts with Bruce Mitchell. The reflect on […]
5/2 Raw TV Ratings – how did the post-Payback episode fare?
Monday’s WWE Raw following the Payback PPV reversed the downward trend since WrestleMania. WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking May 2: WWE Raw scored a 2.35 rating the night after Payback, up from a 2.20 rating last […]
Week of 4/25 DVR Viewership Table – Raw down 1.0 million since WM32, SD year-low, TNA improvement, LU falls
DVR TRACKING TABLES – 2016 WWE Raw (including First Quarter Average) WWE Smackdown (including Q1 Average) TNA Impact (including Q1 Average) Lucha Underground (including Q1 Average) Updated 5/3: Includes total Live+DVR viewership for 4/25 WWE Raw […]
ROH in Toronto next week – main event & IWGP World champ’s match announced
Ring of Honor announced Tuesday the main event of next week’s ROH vs. New Japan show in Toronto. ROH World champion Jay Lethal is set to face Donovan Dijak in a singles match that is not […]
Ryback details contract dispute with Vince McMahon that led to him leaving Raw TV, says he’s tired of pay system & prepared to walk away
Former WWE Head of Talent Relations Jim Ross regularly writes at jrsbarbq.com that talent issues come to down the two c’s – Cash and Creative. In the case of Ryback (Ryan Reeves), both came into play leading […]
5/2 Raw Twitter TV Ratings – Social Media activity down post-PPV
If the success of a modern-era WWE PPV is partly determined by whether it generates social media buzz the next night on Raw, then Payback did not do its job. WWE Raw Social Media Tracking May […]
NJPW’s Best of Super Jrs. roster announced, plus spring schedule leading to “Dominion” PPV
New Japan announced Tuesday the full roster for this year’s Best of the Super Jrs. tournament running May 21 to June 7. New Japan also set the spring schedule – Wrestling Dontaku took place on […]
5/3 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results – big title changes, big stars from New Japan, ROH, Bullet Club, Naito’s faction
New Japan Wrestling Dontaku 2016 Results May 3, 2016 Fukuoka, Japan Full Results reported at PuroresuSpirit.net The event is available for on-demand viewing through New Japan’s NJPWWorld.com pay streaming service. (1) Bullet Club’s Bad Luck […]
WWE GCS Result – Noam Dar qualifies for Global Cruiserweight Series (Updated w/Video)
European wrestler Noam Dar qualified for WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series at Sunday’s Revolution Pro event in London. Dar beat Josh Bodom in the third qualifying match to take place thus far. Two more qualifying matches […]
Ryback-WWE Dispute – what led to Ryback leaving Raw TV
Follow the series of events from Ryback’s dispute with WWE that led to him leaving WWE TV on Monday night at THIS LINK.
VIP AUDIO 5/2 – WKH – WWE Raw: Payback fallout leads to Extreme Rules set-up, lots of Stephanie, Styles and Reigns in tag match main event (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 fallout from Payback leading right into the hype for Extreme Rules in […]