The set-up for this week’s Michael Cole interview on WWE’s website was Cole expecting to interview Brock Lesnar. However, Paul Heyman sat in the chair opposite Cole, prompting a storyline-driven tense and sometimes humorous interview. Heyman […]
WWE Smackdown TV taping report February 16, 2016 Ontario, Calif. Report by Mike Brouillette, PWTorch reader After the Main Event taping, WWE taped this week’s Smackdown leading into the Fast Lane PPV… Michael Cole was […]
WWE Smackdown TV taping report February 16, 2016 Ontario, Calif. Report by Mike Brouillette, PWTorch reader Dark Match: Darren Young beat Fandango via pinfall with the Gut Check. WWE Main Event Results (1) Neville & […]
SUMMARY: Torch columnist Bruce Mitchell, with host Wade Keller, discuss in-depth the Sting press conference this week, who Sting seemed to forget to talk about, disappointment in the questions asked, what it says about the […]
SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, with host Wade Keller, discuss the injury to Batista, the choice of Kurt Angle, the history of WWE’s choice of champions, how their decades long reliance on others to groom […]
SUMMARY: The update covers the backlash from Monday’s sex skit, notes on the Raw ratings, an update on Edge-Lita, Dawn Marie suing WWE, reaction to the Sting conference call, Joey Styles taking heat, Batista’s reaction to […]
WWE star King Barrett said late Tuesday night on Twitter that he is “100 percent focused” on doing his job for WWE at the moment. Barrett responded in general to a Tuesday report that he is […]
WWE on ESPNews SportsCenter February 16, 2016 Guest: Brock Lesnar Host: Jonathan Coachman In this week’s SportsCenter segment Tuesday night on ESPNews, Brock Lesnar talked to The Coach about a variety of topics leading into […]
WWE World champion Triple H, in the role of WWE executive, talked about the vision for WWE’s “Global Cruiserweight Series” announced Tuesday that will be filmed at Full Sail University and air this summer on […]
TNA Impact Report February 16, 2016 Taped in Manchester, U.K. Aired on Pop TV Report by Mike McMahon, PWTorch contributor (@MikeMcMahonPW) Impact opened with a video hyping The Wolves vs. The Decay in Monster’s Ball tonight. […]
WWE filed SEC documents on Tuesday announcing that several WWE executives received Class A common WWE stock related to year-end goals being met. A total of 1.275 million shares of WWE stock in the form […]
WWE’s annual 10-K filing with the SEC covers a lot of ground in the area of WWE Network risks. The “Risk Factors” of WWE’s 2015 Annual Report leads off with a very detailed and significant list of risks associated […]
Feb. 16 Update: Axl Rotten (Brian Knighton) officially died from an “accidental overdose,” according to officials in Baltimore. The Chief Medical Examiner’s office announced the official cause of death this week, reports the Baltimore Sun. According to […]
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the latest news including these topics: Wade Barrett, Brie Bella, Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Undertaker, WrestleMania, and more. VIP […]
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly VIP Aftershow discussion in which they answer a range of email topics and other […]
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly live discussion with caller, email, and Twitter contributions looking at Monday Night Raw, […]
TORCH TODAY – Tuesday, February 16, 2016 – I’m with PWTorch readers who voted in our weekly poll that Monday’s Raw averaged out to an average show. The first two hours were decent-to-good, then the third […]
WWE announced Tuesday a new Cruiserweight-themed series airing on WWE Network this summer. The “Global Cruiserweight Series” will be a 10-episode tournament with a “seasonal” element, as opposed to an ongoing, weekly show, like NXT. The […]
WWE on GMA Segment February 16, 2016 Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella were featured on Tuesday morning’s edition of ABC’s “Good Morning America” about concussions forcing Bryan to retire from wrestling. The big item in the […]
WWE Raw TV Taping Report February 15, 2016 Anaheim, Calif. Report by Paul Sacco, PWTorch reader I attended Raw on Monday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim… – There were empty seats on the […]
There was a natural decline in Raw’s social media activity on Monday night following the big Daniel Bryan Retirement Show last week. However, the decline put Raw in year-low territory… WWE Raw Social Media Tracking […]
The pattern of an uptick in Raw viewership leading to an uptick in Smackdown viewership was broken for the most-recent Smackdown episode. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking – February 11: WWE Smackdown scored a 1.72 rating […]
SUMMARY: In this week’s “Real Deal with Pat McNeill” VIP Audio Update, Pat presents his Hot Five Stories including Dave Batista’s injury and the scramble to find a replacement, Sting’s return to pay-per-view on Sunday, a […]
SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller gives his segment-by-segment thoughts on the Jan. 9 Raw including Edge-Lita “Live Sex Show.” VIP AUDIO LINK (app users hard-press the link to activate) NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR […]
ALL CONTENT © TDH COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2026
