Young Buck injury leads to new line-up Saturday in NYC
Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling wrap up the “War of the Worlds” tour Saturday night in New York City at Terminal 5. ROH has changed the line-up from what was advertised earlier […]
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Jarrett’s GFW Saturday Tour – Magnus & Dutt defending top titles, Cabana, Myers, Von Eerie
Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling promotion has a huge weekend tour partnering with East Coast independent promotions to run three shows this weekend. GFW’s top stars will be in action and the top titles will be […]
5/13 WWE in Greenville Results – Reigns vs. Sheamus (replacing Styles), Zayn vs. Owens, three title matches, no Flair
WWE Live Show Results May 13, 2016 Greenville, N.C. Results submitted by PWTorch live event correspondent Alicia Fleming (@HBKEdgeFan) (1) IC champion The Miz (w/Maryse) beat Cesaro in the opener to retain the Intercontinental Title. […]
5/13 Mega Pro Wrestling Results – Cedric Alexander in main event, Jason Kincaid
Mega Pro Wrestling Results May 13, 2016 Racine, W. Virginia at the Community Center Results submitted by John Cooper (1) Kevin Tyler beat Dan Richards. (2) Misty James beat Red Velvet. (3) The Sound beat LB 4 […]
5/13 WWE NXT in Spokane Results – Joe vs. Aries NXT Title main event, Nakamura & Balor tag team, Asuka, American Alpha, Bayley
WWE NXT Live Results May 13, 2016 Spokane, Wash. Results submitted by PWTorch live event correspondent Alicia Fleming (@HBKEdgeFan) (1) No Way Jose beat “The Drifter” Elias Samson. (2) Mojo Rawley beat Murphy. (3) Bayley beat Nia Jax. (4) Shinsuke Nakamura […]
5/13 WWE NXT in Largo, Fla. – Lana wrestles women’s tag, TMDK, Dillinger vs. Andrade main event, Girard vs. Patrick Clark
WWE NXT Live Report May 13, 2016 Largo, Fla. In-Person Report by Alicia Fleming View Alicia’s in-person photos and tweets @HBKEdgeFan. Meet & Greet: Chris Girard, Daria B., and Liv Morgan. (1) TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) […]
VIP AUDIO 5/13 – “Moonlighting” w/Greg Parks – Full Reviews of Smackdown, NXT, Lucha Underground! (35 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is “Moonlighting” with full reviews of this week’s WWE Smackdown, WWE NXT, and Lucha Underground episodes. APP USERS: If you are a VIP member accessing this on our app, scroll […]
VIP AUDIO 5/13 – WKH – The News: Snuka deemed unfit for trial, TNA financial update, WWE’s noteworthy summer line-ups in Japan and MSG, Adam Rose update, more (23 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the latest news including these topics: Jimmy Snuka deemed unfit for trial for murder, WWE announces noteworthy matches for Japan and […]
VIP AUDIO 5/13 – Friday Livecast w/Bruce Mitchell & Travis Bryant: The Club, WWE Financials take-away, which WWE release to TNA?, more hot topics with live calls! (56 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant of the East Coast Cast talk hot topics in wrestling and take live phone calls on WWE’s roster cuts and who would best fit in TNA, […]
VIP AUDIO 5/13 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 of 2: Evaluating the so-called New Era, Corbin and Big Cass pushes, Jericho’s value, bungling of The Club so far, WWE Financials (55 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosts as PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell discusses the so-called New Era that WWE is pushing, what’s not working with the pitch, predictions on […]
WWE sets release date for movie featuring Mark Henry
WWE Studios and Universal Studios have set a theatrical release date for the “Incarnate” movie that was announced back in November 2013. The movie is scheduled for release on September 30, 2016. Mark Henry has […]
5/12 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – audience dips from last week
This week’s WWE Smackdown slid to a near-year-low against the NBA Playoffs. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking May 12: Thursday’s Smackdown scored a 1.59 TV rating on USA Network, down from a 1.65 rating last week. […]
Update – Week 5 of John Cena’s “American Grit” final viewership tally
Viewership for John Cena’s “American Grit” show was flat Thursday night on Fox. American Grit Viewership Tracking May 12: Week 5 of “American Grit” hosted by John Cena remained in the lower-rung of TV viewership on Fox. […]
5/13 WWE Stock Track – how did Financial Week finish out?
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 18 – May 9-13 – Friday, May 13: Closing Price of $17.93 per share, up half-a-percent from Thursday. The stock settled down on Thursday and Friday after nearing a year-high on Wednesday. Friday’s […]
Jimmy Snuka legal update – psychologist says Snuka unable to stand trial, has dementia from history of wrestling stunts
MAY 13 UPDATE After a two-month delay, Jimmy Snuka returned to Pennsylvania court on Friday to determine if he can stand trial in the death of his 1983 girlfriend, Nancy Argentino. The determination from a […]
PWTorch Report – TNA behind on paying workers leading into Slammiversary
TNA will be returning to Orlando in one month for Slammiversary and TV tapings with an upset and frustrated TV production crew if they do not catch up on payments. PWTorch has learned from multiple sources that TNA is […]
Damien Sandow Interview – says it was time to leave WWE, starting “Thank You Tour,” what did he do after he was released?, more
In a long-form interview with Rolling Stone published one week after his WWE release, Damien Sandow sounded relieved that his run ended. Sandow said he had done pretty much everything possible and was talking to WWE […]
Caldwell Commentary – Why the ROH booking situation won’t change despite needing to after Global Wars
Watching how Ring of Honor’s “Global Wars” PPV ended Sunday night, it was clear that ROH needs a booking change, as the current regime spearheaded by Delirious is burnt-out. The NWO-style invasion from the Bullet […]
AAA expanding TV distribution through Fight Network
Fight Network wants to add more original pro wrestling to its TV line-up and AAA wants to expand its reach in North America. As a result, the AAA promotion based out of Mexico announced a new […]
VIP AUDIO 5/13 – 10 YRS AGO Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 2 (3-24-06): Further discussion on who or what caused end of WCW, plus current events analysis on Raw, SNME (29 min)
SUMMARY: With the five year anniversary of the final WCW broadcast ever this coming Monday, PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, with host Wade Keller, have a spirited discussion regarding the end of WCW, what or who are […]
VIP AUDIO 5/13 – 10 YRS AGO Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (3-24-06): Five Year Anniversary of Death of WCW – spirited discussion on who was most to blame (43 min)
SUMMARY: With the five year anniversary of the final WCW broadcast ever this coming Monday, PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, with host Wade Keller, have a spirited discussion regarding the end of WCW, what or who are […]
TNA officially announces Slammiversary PPV date, plus next set of TV tapings
TNA officially announced Friday their next event will be the Slammiversary PPV on Sunday, June 12 from Orlando, Florida. TNA president Dixie Carter tweeted a 30-second PPV preview for the event featuring TNA Hvt. champion […]
WWE News Hits – Cena wraps “Today” Show run, WWE exec talks int’l plans, Miz at L.A. Police Memorial tourney, No Way Jose Q&A, “Camp WWE” sneak-peek, when is Lilian Garcia returning?, Ziggler’s brother in court on murder charge, Network adds SD episodes, Brooklyn Brawler cut, ABC News talks to Cena at Invictus Games, Gallows on Bullet Club to WWE TV, Backlund on returning to TV, Linda McMahon to GOP Convention, ESPN planning XFL doc, Triple H & Steph Tapout shoot, Teddy Long on playing Vince McMahon Game, Shane’s day job
WWE Quick News Hits – Week of May 9 Friday, May 13 – WWE top star John Cena wrapped up a run of three “Today” show appearances this week on NBC. Included was a bit about […]
Super J Cup official announcement – New Japan, NOAH, ROH & more promotions part of big return
New Japan Pro Wrestling and NOAH announced Friday official details on the Super J Cup returning in 2016. Ring of Honor will be represented in the tournament, along with several other promotions, including CMLL in Mexico. […]