SUMMARY: This week, PWTorch columnist James Caldwell’s view from the front row includes a look at WWE’s financial report, where WWE is making up for lost TV advertising revenue, the reality of WWE generating enough web […]
SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 2, features answers to VIP member email questions including these topics: What was the story with the Jumping Bomb Angels in the WWF in the […]
SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 of 2, features a discussion on the big Vince and Stephanie McMahon and Roman Reigns angle on Raw on Monday, John Cena’s return, the Kevin Owens angle, […]
DIRECT LINK to the Friday PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant of the East Coast Cast is now available to stream or download from PWTorchLivecast.com. The PWTorch Livecast, launched in 2009, is broadcast LIVE five days […]
WWE has experimented with presenting new WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns as a hybrid of John Cena, Daniel Bryan, and most-recently “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. In mid-December, WWE booked Reigns to tear through chief […]
Wrestling collectors are always looking for firsts: the first figure of a new star, the first figure of a Hall of Famer, the first figure of an old wrestler’s new personality. Mattel and WWE gave […]
The following is the final list of top champions in pro wrestling from the promotions we tracked in 2015. Last Update: December 31, 2015. WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) WWE World Hvt. champion (1) Champion: Brock Lesnar Held […]
WWE Smackdown News & Notes 12/31 – This was the final Smackdown episode on Syfy before the Blue Brand shifts to USA Network on Thursday nights starting January 7. WWE advertised John Cena for the […]
The final year Raw TV ratings do not look pretty compared to last year or a four-year stint looking back to 2010. The cause of WWE’s pronounced Raw TV ratings decline in 2015 was dissected, poked at, examined, […]
TNA and Destination America’s run lasted one year. Things started off okay on Friday nights when TNA drew 550,000 combined viewers, which was proportional to Spike TV’s available homes. However, when Impact was shifted to Wednesday nights mid-year, […]
The final tally is in for Ring of Honor’s 26-episode run on Destination America spanning June 3 to November 25 on Wednesday nights. – Weekly Average: 185,154 viewers (includes June 3-July 22 period when ROH […]
It’s the final episode of WWE Smackdown on SyFy, and the final Smackdown of 2015. To that end, a big tag team match will close out the year, with Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose taking […]
The value of WWE stock ended 2015 in a much better place than when the year started. At the beginning of 2015, WWE was going through the growing pains of WWE Network. Quarterly financial losses and slower-than-expected […]
Investors were not in a friendly mood to close out 2015, as WWE’s stock price dipped four percent on the final trading day of 2015. WWE STOCK TRACK – Monday, Dec. 28: Closing Price of […]
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast “Interview Thursday,” editor Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional standup comedian Matt McCarthy with a look back at some top stories of 2015, a look […]
DIRECT LINK to the Thursday PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch editor Wade Keller talking live with former WWE writer Matt McCarthy is now available to stream or download from PWTorchLivecast.com. The PWTorch Livecast, launched in 2009, is broadcast LIVE five days […]
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller steps away from the usual format and looks at PWTorch VIP’s 2015 including new features, new staff, improvements on the technical side, and […]
Update: Monday’s Raw TV ratings are in for the final episode of 2015 featuring the return of John Cena and re-involvement of Mr. McMahon… WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking – December 28: Raw scored a 2.47 […]
SUMMARY: In this audio talk with Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, he gives his view on how big a difference steroid testing will have on physiques and says whether he believes mandatory time off for WWE wrestlers would […]
SUMMARY: In this audio talk with Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, he talks about his personal experiences with Eddie Guerrero, what he saw of the roller coaster ride of Guerrero’s battles with chemical addiction over the years, his […]
TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, December 31, 2015 – WWE wraps up 2015 with the final Smackdown airing on Syfy. The New Year’s Eve edition will be going head-to-head with the College Football Playoffs semi-final games, […]
Without a traditional Sunday night PPV scheduled for March 2016 in-between Fastlane and WrestleMania, WWE is planning a Network special in mid-March. During Wednesday night’s live show in Toronto, WWE announced a return date of Saturday, […]
2014 was a major shift in the wrestling industry, from the birth of the WWE Network to the rise of the influence of wrestling podcasts. 2015 has not been as memorable or transcendent of a […]
WWE wrapped up the year of NXT with a “Best Of” year-in-review show Wednesday night on WWE Network. Justin James has a full rundown of the show highlighting NXT’s break-out year… WWE NXT Report December […]
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