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Wednesday 4/20 Torch Today – How long will Reigns be WWE Champ?, McGregor fall-out, DDP talks concussion scares, JR new blog, WWE’s Canadian Wrestling DVD, TMDK talks taking over NXT tag division, Nikki on Cena’s “Total Bellas” role, McMahons & Cena honored at USO event, Rock teases new MTV show project, Video – Animal to Booker T Fantasy Camp

April 20, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, April 20, 2016 – POLL RESULT: How long will Roman Reigns hold the WWE World Title? PWTorch readers are currently voting on a long-term title reign… 38% – Lose WWE Title […]

WWE Videos – WWE stirs speculation on Conor McGregor making the jump, Natalya talks Women’s Division re-boot, Z.Z. gator hunt

April 20, 2016

WWE-related Video Updates – One day after UFC mega-star Conor McGregor suddenly announced his “retirement” from fighting, WWE fanned the flames of speculation about McGregor jumping to WWE. Tucked inside WWE’s new “social media” video […]

WWE Video Interview – Miz & Maryse in weekly interview – IC Title run, Total Divas, post-WWE plans

April 20, 2016

Intercontinental champion The Miz and Maryse joined Michael Cole for his weekly interview on WWE’s website. It was a somewhat strange interview with Miz going in and out of character cutting promos and playing up […]

Total Divas Season 5 Complete Viewership Report

April 20, 2016

Season 5 of “Total Divas” closed with a whimper on Tuesday night, pointing to why the show is being re-booted next season. Total Divas Season 5 Summary April 19: The season finale drew 625,000 viewers on […]

4/19 TNA Impact Viewers – how did Hardy vs. Hardy fare?

April 20, 2016

Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy meant something to TNA viewers on Tuesday night… TNA Impact Viewership Tracking April 19: TNA Impact drew 312,000 viewers in its solo timeslot at 9:00 p.m. EST on Pop TV. This […]

WWE announces First Quarter 2016 earnings date, including significant change

April 20, 2016

For at least one quarter, WWE is changing its financial reporting date from the traditional Thursday slot. WWE announced Wednesday that the company will report First Quarter 2016 earnings on Tuesday, May 10. WWE CEO Vince […]

HITS & MISSES – 4/18 Raw: Reigns-Styles Doc & Karl Week 2, Enzo & Cass, Wyatts disappear

April 20, 2016

4/18 RAW HITS Jericho vs. Zayn: I got the feeling watching this match that this was just a small sample of what Chris Jericho and Sami Zayn could do in a more important match down […]

LIVECAST POLL VOTE – Who’s calling the shots for Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows?

April 20, 2016

MCNEILL LIVECAST POLL: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows make their in-ring debut this Monday on Raw – who do you think is calling the shots for the former IWGP tag champs in WWE storylines? A.J. […]

ROH announces two big title matches for Global Wars PPV

April 20, 2016

Ring of Honor announced Wednesday two big title matches for the big “Global Wars” PPV on May 8 in Chicago. New Japan star Tomohiro Ishii will defend the ROH TV Title against Bobby Fish of the […]

EVOLVE 60 & 61 full line-ups announced for May – GCS qualifiers, Sabre, Galloway, more

April 20, 2016

– WWNLive announced Tuesday the full line-up for their next show -EVOLVE 60 on May 6 in Joppa, Maryland. Included is Drew Gulak & Tracy Williams defending the EVOLVE Tag Titles against T.J. Perkins & Fred […]

VIP AUDIO 4/20 – 10 YRS AGO Mitchell Audio w/Keller: Evaluating Christian as TNA Champ, evaluating TNA on Spike so far, TNA’s business model problem (64 min)

April 20, 2016

SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, with host Wade Keller, discuss in-depth TNA Destination X, how Christian has fared so far as NWA Champion, the Sting-Alex Shelley/Jeff Jarrett storyline, the problem with the prime time clearance […]

VIP AUDIO 4/20 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Is comparing Roman Reigns to Sid fair? Which wrestlers from TNA should or would WWE be interested in? (27 min)

April 20, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format cover two main topics: Is comparing Roman Reigns to Sid fair? Which wrestlers from TNA should or […]

VIP AUDIO 4/20 – RETRO RADIO – PWSpotlight (10/27/1991): Keller & Meltzer analyze latest news together including Hogan vs. Flair, Heyman press conference after WCW suspension (94 min)

April 20, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: This is the October 27, 1991 episode of New York’s Pro Wrestling Spotlight Radio Show (#133) hosted by John Arezzi featuring analysis of the news of the week with Donny Liable, audio of Paul Heyman’s […]

4/19 WWE in Manchester, U.K. – Reigns vs. Sheamus, New Day vs. Usos vs. Dudleys, Overall Thoughts on poor experience

April 19, 2016

WWE Live Show Results April 19, 2016 Manchester, England Report by Chris Fisher, PWTorch reader (1) Cesaro beat Stardust. (2) Zack Ryder & Darren Young beat Social Outcasts (Heath Slater & Bo Dallas). (3) Rusev beat Jack Swagger. (4) […]

4/19 TNA Impact Results – McMahon’s Report on Hardy vs. Hardy I Quit match, kidnapping angle, ladder match, EY-Bram

April 19, 2016

TNA Impact Wrestling Report April 19, 2016 Taped in Orlando, Fla. from Universal Studios Aired on Pop TV Report by Mike McMahon (@MikeMcMahonPW), PWTorch contributor Earlier today, Jeff Hardy is shown arriving at the Impact […]

VIP AUDIO 4/19 – WKH – The News: Raw’s year-low rating last night and what it means, Conor McGregor fallout, Ryback discontent, TNA, Smackdown spoilers (21 min)

April 19, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the latest news including these topics: Conor McGregor ripple-effect and speculation after he’s pulled from UFC 200, year-low ratings […]

4/18 Raw TV Ratings – Raw falls to year-low two weeks out from WM32

April 19, 2016

WWE’s taped, international Raws typically draw the least social media activity of the year, plus the same shows typically dip in the TV Ratings department. Monday’s show took a dive, and then some to year-low levels […]

4/21 Smackdown SPOILERS – Full Results from London for Thursday’s show

April 19, 2016

WWE Smackdown TV Taping Report April 19, 2016 London, England Report by Paul Jacques, PWTorch correspondent After the Main Event taping, WWE taped this week’s Smackdown… Smackdown SPOILERS 4/21 – Miz TV started the show. Miz asked […]

4/19 WWE Main Event SPOILERS – Results from London TV taping

April 19, 2016

WWE Smackdown TV Taping Report April 19, 2016 London, England Report by Paul Jacques, PWTorch correspondent Before the Smackdown taping, WWE taped this week’s Main Event episode… Main Event Results (1) Apollo Crews beat Curtis […]

Tuesday 4/19 Torch Today – Livecast On-Demand, Connor McGregor teases retirement, Rock’s “Ballers” Season 2 premiere, Stephanie speaking at big NYC event & grand marshal, TNA int’l TV deal, Anderson & Gallows t-shirts exiting, WM32 DVD, Lance Storm injury, Videos – Flair hypes Leicester City, Sasha Banks interview, Yehi doc

April 19, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Tuesday, April 19, 2016 – At PWTorchLivecast.com: On-demand access to Monday’s Raw post-game show with James Caldwell & Greg Parks, plus Tuesday’s Livecast with Wade Keller & Jonny Fairplay. – At MMATorch.com: Connor […]

VIP AUDIO 4/19 – Tuesday AD-FREE Livecast w/Keller & Fairplay: Last night’s Raw discussed with live callers, NXT call-ups, Nakamura story, Payback, Bullet Club, Sslam, Brock (84 min)

April 19, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jonny Fairplay as a guest cohost to talk about last night’s Raw, the WWE-NXT dynamic and analysis of the latest […]

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WWE Videos – WWE stirs speculation on Conor McGregor making the jump, Natalya talks Women’s Division re-boot, Z.Z. gator hunt

WWE Video Interview – Miz & Maryse in weekly interview – IC Title run, Total Divas, post-WWE plans

Total Divas Season 5 Complete Viewership Report

4/19 TNA Impact Viewers – how did Hardy vs. Hardy fare?

WWE announces First Quarter 2016 earnings date, including significant change

HITS & MISSES – 4/18 Raw: Reigns-Styles Doc & Karl Week 2, Enzo & Cass, Wyatts disappear

LIVECAST POLL VOTE – Who’s calling the shots for Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows?

ROH announces two big title matches for Global Wars PPV

EVOLVE 60 & 61 full line-ups announced for May – GCS qualifiers, Sabre, Galloway, more

VIP AUDIO 4/20 – 10 YRS AGO Mitchell Audio w/Keller: Evaluating Christian as TNA Champ, evaluating TNA on Spike so far, TNA’s business model problem (64 min)

VIP AUDIO 4/20 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Is comparing Roman Reigns to Sid fair? Which wrestlers from TNA should or would WWE be interested in? (27 min)

VIP AUDIO 4/20 – RETRO RADIO – PWSpotlight (10/27/1991): Keller & Meltzer analyze latest news together including Hogan vs. Flair, Heyman press conference after WCW suspension (94 min)

4/19 WWE in Manchester, U.K. – Reigns vs. Sheamus, New Day vs. Usos vs. Dudleys, Overall Thoughts on poor experience

4/19 TNA Impact Results – McMahon’s Report on Hardy vs. Hardy I Quit match, kidnapping angle, ladder match, EY-Bram

VIP AUDIO 4/19 – WKH – The News: Raw’s year-low rating last night and what it means, Conor McGregor fallout, Ryback discontent, TNA, Smackdown spoilers (21 min)

4/18 Raw TV Ratings – Raw falls to year-low two weeks out from WM32

4/21 Smackdown SPOILERS – Full Results from London for Thursday’s show

4/19 WWE Main Event SPOILERS – Results from London TV taping

VIP AUDIO 4/19 – Tuesday AD-FREE Livecast w/Keller & Fairplay: Last night’s Raw discussed with live callers, NXT call-ups, Nakamura story, Payback, Bullet Club, Sslam, Brock (84 min)

ROH announces first undercard match for Global Wars PPV

DVR Tracking – Week of 4/11: Raw, Smackdown, L. Underground, TNA bump without replay