Cody Hall injury update from NJPW “Invasion Attack”
Cody Hall of the Bullet Club suffered a reported head injury during a big spot at New Japan’s “Invasion Attack 2016” PPV Sunday in Tokyo. According to the Young Bucks, Cody did not suffer a […]
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4/10 NJPW Invasion Attack News – four big title changes, two other title matches, new title matches set up, Bullet Club, Ricochet, Ospreay debuts, Sanada, G1 Climax tour dates, ROH announcers, more
New Japan PPV News & Notes 4/10 – New Japan hit a big reset button with the “Invasion Attack” PPV Sunday in Tokyo, booking four big title changes. Included was Naito capturing the IWGP World […]
4/10 NJPW “Invasion Attack 2016” PPV Report – Okada vs. Naito, Ospreay’s debut, more big title matches
New Japan “Invasion Attack 2016” PPV Report April 10, 2016 Tokyo, Japan Report by James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor – Additional perspective & photos via PuroresuSpirit.net. New Japan Pro Wrestling live-streamed the event on their […]
VIP AUDIO 4/10 – Wayback Playback #83 w/Pat McNeill & Jim Valley – Hour #1 of WCW Capital Combat 1990! (63 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Will the Road Warriors & Norman the Lunatic preview over Oliver Humperdink’s crew of Bam Bam Bigelow, Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan? Can the Bellas’ future stepfather score the upset over the future […]
VIP AUDIO 4/9 – “Moonlighting” w/Greg Parks & special guest James Caldwell – This week’s Smackdown TV vs. Live perspective, including off-air notes, Reigns’s “adjusted” crowd reaction, more! (60 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this weekend’s edition of “Moonlighting” with Greg Parks, Parks talks with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell about this week’s Smackdown from a Live vs. TV perspective, including Caldwell’s off-air notes from Houston, how […]
VIP AUDIO 4/9 – WKH – The News: Shinsuke Nakamura on the road with NXT, plus Aries, Bayley, Asuka, Eva Marie, Hogan on ex-TNA stars in WWE (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: Shinsuke Nakamura on the road with NXT, plus Aries, Bayley, Asuka, Eva Marie […]
VIP AUDIO 4/9 – Episode #11 of Jim Valley’s “Saturday Morning Wrestling” Livecast – special guest Chris Youngblood talking territory wrestling & WCW, plus nostalgia, live calls! (134 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor Jim Valley hosts Episode #11 of Saturday Morning Wrestling with special guest second-generation wrestler Chris Youngblood talking Texas Wrestling, WCW, Portland, Charlotte, wrestling family, and more with live calls and nostalgia! APP […]
4/8 WWE NXT in Columbia, S.C. Results – Balor & Aries in main event, Nakamura cut open, Asuka vs. Eva
WWE NXT Live Results April 8, 2016 Columbia, S.C. Report by T.J. Rawkfist, PWTorch reader Packed house. They didn’t have anyone in the upper levels. Curious that WWE wouldn’t put those seats for sale, but the […]
VOTE – Which NXT star do you think will be the next WWE main roster call-up?
NXT POLL – Which big-name NXT star do you think will be called up first to the main WWE roster? Finn Balor Samoa Joe Austin Aries Shinsuke Nakamura Bayley Karl Anderson Doc Gallows pollcode.com […]
Collectibles Column – Two Years Later – A fascinating evaluation of the first NXT Prospects Cards
Interest in sports cards is often driven by rookie cards. Topps’s basic Bowman baseball product is one of the most eagerly anticipated products each year because of its deep checklist of prospect cards. Football cards […]
Nakamura’s first injury situation on NXT roster
Shinsuke Nakamura’s match at Saturday night’s NXT house show was temporarily stopped due to blood. Nakamura finished the match against Manny Andrade (former New Japan colleague La Sombra) after being cut open. WWE and Nakamura announced […]
VIP AUDIO 4/8 – Friday Livecast w/Bruce Mitchell & Travis Bryant – Notes from WM32 Live Experience, final word on WrestleMania Week w/live calls & more! (70 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant of the East Coast Cast wrap up the week in wrestling comparing notes on Travis’s live WrestleMania Experience, plus live calls & more wrapping up WrestleMania Week. […]
VIP AUDIO 4/8 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 of 2: Remembering the career of Blackjack Mulligan including details on his hottest Mid-Atlantic run (65 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell for an in-depth look at the career of Blackjack Mulligan who died this week. APP USERS: […]
4/7 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – how did the post-WM32 edition fare vs. American Idol finale?
The combination of the first Smackdown after WrestleMania and Thursday’s show going against the series finale of “American Idol” produced a one-tenth uptick in Smackdown TV ratings. WWE Smackdown Ratings Tracking April 7: Post-WM32 Smackdown scored […]
4/8 WWE Stock Track – Final tally for post-WrestleMania Week, Barrons covers WWE business
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 14 – April 4-8 – Friday, April 8: Closing Price of $16.21 per share, up 1.3 percent from Thursday, regaining some of Thursday’s losses. After WrestleMania Week, the Mania attendance record, and […]
VIP AUDIO 4/8 – WKH – Ask the Editor: WWE policies regarding blood vs. other injuries, legacy of women’s titles, history of NXT call-ups to main roster (22 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a the Ask the Editor format including these topics: WWE’s injury policy for bleeding compared to other injuries, WWE’s policy when it […]
Friday 4/8 Torch Today – Nakamura, Hogan talks WWE return, Austin talks Hogan WWE return, Dana Warrior on UW’s death, NY Times attempts WWE-NFL link, Ross headlines NWA HOF, NJPW Invasion Attack presser – Okada & Yoshi Tatsu & Ospreay arrival, S.F. women’s wrestling, Video – Miz & Maryse
TORCH TODAY – Friday, April 8, 2016 – At PWTorchLivecast.com: On-demand access to Matt Morgan’s interview with PWTorch editor Wade Keller from Thursday’s show. – At PWPodcasts.com: Recap of this week’s “Art of Wrestling” podcast […]
Hulk Hogan evaluates former TNA stars now poised for big things in WWE, compares Ambrose to Piper
While in TNA earlier this decade, Hulk Hogan worked with several current WWE/NXT roster members who are poised for big things in WWE. In an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso talking WrestleMania, Hogan broke […]
4/7 WWE NXT in Concord/Charlotte – Third Report on Nakamura’s debut, Balor’s Flair tribute, Asuka-Eva angle, more
WWE NXT Live Results April 7, 2016 Concord (Charlotte), N.C. Report by Grant Sawyer (@Statmark) The first post-WrestleMania house show was held at the Cabarrus Arena, about 20 miles north of Charlotte. Cabarrus Arena has a […]
ROH announces two more big New Japan U.S. tours in 2016
Ring of Honor announced Friday two more sets of PPV events and TV tapings with New Japan Pro Wrestling in the U.S. this year. The first set is “Death Before Dishonor” on August 19 and […]
WWNLive News Drop – EVOLVE champion’s status, Riddle signs, EVOLVE 60 & 61 main events
WWNLive announced Friday several big items for their next tour – EVOLVE 60 and 61 in Maryland and New York, respectively. – EVOLVE champion Timothy Thatcher will not be on the tours. WWNLive said he […]
New Japan PPV – Full Results & several big developments
– Full New Japan “Invasion Attack 2016” PPV Results – NJPW PPV News & Notes – big developments and title results – Watch Invasion Attack on-demand through New Japan World
NXT Weekend Results – Nakamura’s road debut, Balor, more
WWE Weekend House Show Results – WWE NXT in the Carolinas featuring Shinsuke Nakamura’s NXT road tour debut.
Friday Wrestling Appearances – Randy Orton in Middle East, Kingston & Lawler at Seattle Comic Con
Upcoming Wrestling Appearances Calendar If you attend an event, we’re looking for reports sent to pwtorch@gmail.com. DATE PERSON/EVENT LOCATION EVENT DETAILS Thursday April 7 Artist Michael Kingston Emerald City ComicCon Seattle – Wash. State Conv. […]