11/19 Smackdown: Parks’s Complete Live Report
The Final Four in the WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament will be guests on Miz TV. Then, they’ll face off in tag-team action, with Kevin Owens and Alberto Del Rio teaming up to take on […]
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WWE NXT SPOILERS – Full Results, News & Notes, Takeover Line-up
WWE NXT TV taping report November 19, 2015 Full Sail University Report by Josh Parry, PWTorch correspondent Notes: WWE taped three episodes leading into the “Takeover: London” special. … Austin Aries, who was spotted at […]
VIP AUDIO 11/19 – Wade Keller Hotline – The News: TNA lands bigger U.S. cable home in 2016, Ric Flair reacts to Reid segment, Smackdown reax (31 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reports the news of the day with analysis including these topics: TNA’s new TV home in 2016, Ric Flair’s response to Raw […]
VIP AUDIO 11/19 – Mick Karch on Interview Thursday PWTorch Livecast w/Wade Keller: Nick Bockwinkel (76 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast “Interview Thursday,” Wade Keller is joined by Mick Karch, longtime wrestling announcer including for the AWA on ESPN who also ran Nick Bockwinkel’s fan club in the 1970s. They talk […]
PWTorch Livecast Thursday (11/19): Wade Keller talks live w/historian Mick Karch
The PWTorch Livecast, launched at the end of 2009, is broadcast live five days a week. It airs Monday at 11:30 ET after Raw with James Caldwell interviewing a Torch staff member about Raw plus […]
11/18 Wed. Night TV Viewers – Impact draws smallest audience, ROH also down
Wednesday night on Destination America, TNA Impact drew its smallest audience since moving to Dest. America at the beginning of 2015. With a weak TNA lead-in, ROH TV did not fare much better. Both shows are set […]
Thurs. Torch Today (UPDATE) – Livecast Alert, Big Star at Full Sail, Teddy Long special on Smackdown, Taker Week concludes, S. Series marketed around Reigns, Austin talks WWE injuries, sneak-peek on Rock & Kevin Hart movie, Taker & Kane infographic, big article on former NFL player’s WWE journey
TORCH TODAY – Thursday, November 19 – PWTORCH LIVECAST ALERT: PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomes AWA and Nick Bockwinkel historian Mick Karch at 5:00 p.m. EST to discuss Bockwinkel, as well as hot topics of […]
WWE announces “WWE Week” on USA – Slammys, live SD, Tribute, more
WWE has announced the full 2015 “WWE Week” line-up on USA Network. Included is the annual Slammys Raw, live Smackdown broadcast, Tribute to the Troops special, and more programming. “WWE Week” takes place the Week […]
Report – TNA has “regular TV deal” with Pop, not paying to air
When TNA announced its new U.S. TV home with Pop TV on Thursday, there was speculation within the wrestling industry that TNA was not going to have the same kind of deal as Spike TV and […]
TNA Report – how will Impact fare on female-skewing Pop TV?
It will be interesting to see how male-oriented TNA Impact fits on female-oriented Pop TV. Destination America, despite the disadvantage of being the #88-ranked cable TV channel based on household reach, had a built-in male […]
2016 TV Line-up – big changes, new timeslots
2016 will bring another round of TV wrestling changes, like in 2015. The following is a break down of the new 2016 TV line-up: – WWE Raw: staying the same Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. […]
BREAKING – TNA’s new U.S. TV home for 2016
TNA’s third U.S. TV home in three years will be Pop TV, starting in January 2016. Impact’s timeslot will be Tuesday nights at 9:00 p.m. EST. The first airing is Tuesday, January 5 with a two-hour premiere. […]
Paragon Pro leaving Pop, announces new TV homes
After TNA announced its new 2016 TV home on Pop TV, Paragon Pro Wrestling announced that it is leaving Pop. PPW’s weekly show aired early Saturday mornings. Their final airing will be this Saturday (November […]
WWE announces big int’l signing
WWE announced Thursday a big international signing – La Sombra (Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza). La Sombra, who wrestled for CMLL in Mexico and New Japan, has signed a developmental contract and will report to the […]
ROH announces Japan tour dates
Ring of Honor will tour Japan on February 19 & 20 as part of their partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling. ROH did not announce which stars will be on the tour, but ROH is […]
Wed. Night TV Wrestling – NXT, Impact, ROH Results
Wednesday Night TV Wrestling Reports – 11/18 James’s WWE NXT Results: Women’s Title match, Takeover build-up. – 11/18 McMahon’s TNA Impact Results: TNA Title series continues, ECIII-Matt Hardy exchange. – 11/18 Metzger’s ROH TV Results: […]
11/18 TNA Impact Results – TNA Title Series continues, Hardy-ECIII spat, Updated Standings
TNA Impact Wrestling November 18, 2015 Taped in Orlando, Fla. Aired on Destination America Report by PWTorch contributor Mike McMahon (@MikeMcMahonPW) As it has over the last several weeks, Impact Wrestling opened with a recap […]
11/18 ROH TV Report – Tag Title match, Corino injury, Final Battle hype
PWTorch specialist Mike Metzger covers this week’s penultimate episode of ROH TV airing on Destination America. Included was an ROH Tag Title match, Steve Corino injury angle, and more building to Final Battle in December. ROH TV […]
11/18 WWE NXT Report – Women’s Title match, Takeover main event announced, more
This week’s WWE NXT episode features Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss for the NXT Women’s Title, the new NXT tag champs in action, plus an announcement on the NXT Title match at “Takeover” in London. WWE […]
VIP AUDIO 11/18 – East Coast Cast #268: Travis & BARDRE discuss WWE, NXT, TNA, Lucha, more!, plus VIP Chat (224 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week bought Bardre back to the ECC to hang with Trav and Cam to discuss all the major happenings of the week. Ronda Rousey getting knocked out by Holly Holm, leading to […]
VIP AUDIO 11/18 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 2: Comparing Bockwinkel, Piper, Dusty & Verne, plus Rousey fallout, Mark Hunt bio, more (53 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2), they compare the careers of four greats who died this year – […]
VIP AUDIO 11/18 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 1: Reid Flair controversy, position of final Raw segment, S. Series preview, Bockwinkel (52 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch Columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics: The controversial Paige-Charlotte segment that included references to Reid Flair, Survivor Series hype […]
VIP AUDIO 11/18 – Wade Keller Hotline – Ask the Editor: Reigns-Rock comparison, Ambrose-Reigns dynamic, Charlotte-Paige, Rousey loss (26 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller with the Ask the Editor format including these topics: Reigns-Rock comparison, Ambrose-Reigns dynamic, Charlotte-Paige, Rousey loss, and more. To listen to this […]
VIP AUDIO 11/18 – PWTorch Livecast VIP Aftershow w/McNeill & Caldwell: Top News, Live Events Center, more! (35 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In the PWTorch Livecast VIP Aftershow, Pat McNeill and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell break down the top news of the day, the live events center, and more from the world of wrestling […]