Videos – Eric Young debuts on NXT, faces Samoa Joe
In a scene straight out of an episode of TNA Impact, Eric Young made his WWE NXT debut on Wednesday night’s episode on WWE Network. In the opening segment of the show, EY made his […]
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RADICAN’S Pull List Vol. 9 – MOTYCs, UFC 2 & Ride Along 2 Reviews!
THE PULL LIST (VOL. 9) ”The Pull List” is a feature column mixing the most noteworthy topics in pro wrestling, comics, books, Movies & TV Blu-Ray releases, and video games along with reviews and commentary […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Would Sandow, Breeze, Cody, and Ryder benefit from time away from WWE? Should WWE try to be more cool to capture older teen and 20s males? Twin Cities tourism? (22 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format covering the following topics: Would WWE wrestlers lost in the mix benefit from WWE loaning them out […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 2 of 2: Stephanie’s ratio of being entertaining vs. bad for business, relevance of Reigns metrics, Conor-UFC affecting WWE wrestlers, UFC Fight Night preview (42 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer mailbag questions pertaining to Roman Reigns metrics and whether they decisively point to him being a […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 1 of 2: Raw analysis including Steph’s return, Ryback controversy, Dudley DVD review, Ali-Inoki book review, ROH Global Wars preview, Impact reax (59 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss this week edition of Monday Night Raw with follow-up to WWE Payback, thoughts on this week’s […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – Wed. Livecast Interview – Pat McNeill talks live w/EVOLVE tag champion Drew Gulak on big EVOLVE weekend, WWE GCS qualifying match, more! (50 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill welcomes EVOLVE tag champion Drew Gulak to the PWTorch Livecast for a prime-time interview with live calls and emails. Gulak will be competing against co-tag champion Tracy Williams in WWE’s […]
VIP AUDIO 5/4 – Wed. Livecast Pre-show w/Pat McNeill & James Caldwell – Latest News, Events, more! (28 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell host the Livecast Pre-Show breaking down the latest news, events, and more! APP USERS: If you are a VIP member accessing this on […]
ROH sets next week’s New York City main event – ROH All-Stars vs. New Japan All-Stars
Ring of Honor announced Wednesday the main event of the final ROH vs. New Japan tour stop next week. It will be ROH All-Stars vs. New Japan All-Stars on Saturday, May 14 in New York City […]
5/3 TNA Impact Viewership falls from last week
This week’s TNA Impact episode lost some momentum in the solo timeslot Tuesday nights on Pop TV. TNA Impact Viewership Tracking May 3: Impact drew 303,000 viewers in the show’s only Tuesday night airing at 9:00 […]
Reports – Bobby Heenan hospitalized after home spill
WWE Hall of Fame announcer Bobby Heenan has been hospitalized after falling on Wednesday morning, according to “Mean” Gene Okerlund on Twitter. Okerlund said Heenan, 71, will require a few days in the hospital to recover […]
HITS & MISSES – 5/2 Raw: Team Reigns vs. Team Styles, Ambrose Asylum, McMahons Everywhere, Talk Talk Talk
5/2 RAW HITS Owens vs. Cesaro: While I didn’t like the set-up to this match, the #1 contender match for the Intercontinental Championship between Kevin Owens and Cesaro was very good. Owens and Cesaro are […]
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. […]
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 […]