10/22 WWE Smackdown Report by Greg Parks
Thursday night on Smackdown, it’s the final show before Hell in a Cell. Advertised in advance is the exciting (?!) return of Miz TV with special guests Dolph Ziggler and Summer Rae. WWE Smackdown review […]
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10/21 Wed. Night Viewers – Impact flat, ROH down
Wednesday night on Destination America, TNA drew the exact same combined audience as last week’s show. Meanwhile, ROH TV fell to a three-week low, impacting TNA’s replay viewership. Wednesday Night ROH/TNA Programming – October 21 (Week 21) […]
RADICAN’S New Japan “King of Pro Wrestling” PPV Report
New Japan presented the annual “King of Pro Wrestling” event live on New Japan World with English commentary for the first time. The event included A.J. Styles challenging Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Hvt. […]
Radican Reports – Addressing NXT rumors on Ciampa & Blue Pants
– Blue Pants: Word was going around recently that Leva Bates, who is known as “Blue Pants” in NXT, was not going to be brought back again to NXT because of heat on her for the […]
The Mystery of Brock Lesnar’s WM19 Shooting Star Press
Who is responsible for Brock Lesnar’s infamous Shooting Star Press in the WrestleMania 19 main event when Lesnar injured his neck? Well, it depends on who you ask. Lesnar re-opened the mystery during his appearance on […]
Thurs. Torch Today (PM Update): Storm NXT promo, NFL player to WWE?, Bubba talks WWE return, WWE stars on TV tonight, Rock global domination?
Torch Today – Thursday, October 22 AFTERNOON UPDATE – WWE released a video promo from James Storm following his NXT debut on Wednesday’s episode. Storm is essentially doing his “cowboy” gimmick made famous on TNA […]
Batista on popular U.K. TV show promoting “Bond” role
Former WWE star Dave Bautista appeared on the popular “Good Morning Britain” show Thursday morning promoting his role in the new Bond movie, “Spectre.” PWTorch correspondent David sent in a recap of Batista’s appearance… – […]
Agent – Big Ryck not retiring
Former WWE star Big Ryck (Ezekiel Jackson) is not retiring, according to wrestling agent Bill Behrens. Behrens announced Thursday that Rycklon Stevens did not wrestle his last match at a WXW show in Germany last […]
New court ruling in Hogan vs. Gawker suit
Hulk Hogan and his defense team received a favorable ruling in Florida court this week as it relates to his $100 million lawsuit against the Gawker website. Florida Circuit Court judge Pamela Campbell granted Hogan’s request […]
Jesse Ventura returns to court – new trial over “Sniper” suit?
The legal battle between Jesse Ventura and the estate of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle continued in Minnesota court this week. At stake is Ventura’s $1.8 million award stemming from a defamation suit brought against Kyle’s estate […]
GFW co-founder ready to move on from TNA
Karen Jarrett, the co-founder of Global Force Wrestling with Jeff Jarrett, says she is ready to move on from TNA Wrestling and focus on developing GFW. Karen returned to TNA TV with Jeff for a […]
VIP AUDIO 10/21 – Wade Keller Hotline – Ask the Editor – Curt Hennig, Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan
http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/members/uploads/11/20151021WK.mp3 This episode of the Wade Keller Hotline features the Ask the Editor format including a long discussion about Curt Hennig’s career and behind the scenes pro and cons. Also, is Roman Reigns being let down by […]
CHIKARA Line-ups – Oct. 22-25 Tour
Chikara Pro is on the road for four shows this weekend across the Midwest. The tour kicks off Thursday in Minneapolis before visiting Chicago on Friday, Jeffersonville, Ind. on Saturday, and Columbus, Ohio on Sunday. […]
GFW – Full Line-up for Oct. 23 TV taping
Global Force Wrestling has announced the full line-up for their third “Amped” TV taping set for Friday, October 23 in Las Vegas. Included will be the first set of GFW champions from the Hvt., Tag […]
ROH GBH Line-ups – Oct. 23 & 24 Tour
Ring of Honor tours the Midwest this weekend with “Glory By Honor” shows in Michigan and Dayton, Ohio. (NOTE: If you attend a show, we’re looking for results sent to pwtorch@gmail.com.) Oct. 23 Line-up – […]
10/21 TNA Impact: TNA Title series, BFG main event replayed
This week’s episode of TNA Impact continued the Hvt. Title Series, plus TNA replayed the main event of Bound for Glory to explain why the Title Series is happening… TNA Impact Wrestling Results October 21, […]
10/21 WWE NXT: James Storm … Samoa Joe … Rhyno on a WWE show?
WWE NXT Results October 21, 2015 Taped at Full Sail University Report by Justin James, PWTorch contributor [Q1] It occurred to me that we still haven’t heard from Sasha Banks since her defeat at “Takeover: Respect.” […]
25 YEARS OF BRUCE MITCHELL – DAY 21 (2010): 101 Excuses for TNA Impact’s 0.6 rating
This month marks the 25th Anniversary of Bruce Mitchell becoming a Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist. No single person has influenced the editorial tone and direction of the Torch brand over the years than Bruce, […]
VIP AUDIO 10/21 – East Coast Cast: Travis Bryant hosts discussion of this week’s big wrestling topics
This week Trav and Cam dive into the headlines of the last week in pro wrestling. Where is the hype for HIAC? How many actual Cell matches will there be? Who would be the best […]
10/21 ROH TV on Dest. America: Briscoe, ANX, Kingdom, more
On this week’s ROH TV, which airs Wednesday on Destination America, Jay Briscoe faces Adam Page in a grudge match and All Night Express faces The Addiction in tag action… ROH TV Report Aired October 18, […]
VIP AUDIO 10/21 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 2: Apter book review, Sting DVD review, injury devastated UFC card
http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/members/uploads/11/20151021TM1.mp3 In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch Columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics: Monday’s “star-studded” Raw that led to flat viewership, full Hell in a Cell […]
VIP AUDIO 10/21 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 1: HIAC Preview, Lesnar-Taker hype theory, ROH TV
In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch Columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics: Monday’s “star-studded” Raw that led to flat viewership, full Hell in a Cell […]
VIP AUDIO 10/21 – PWTorch Livecast Wed: Pat McNeill interviews TNA’s Aiden O’Shea; VIP Aftershow
In this episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, McNeill interviews TNA Hvt. Title contender Aiden O’Shea (Jay Bradley) with live calls and emails. Plus, the VIP Aftershow with McNeill and […]
PWTorch Livecast Wed. (10/21): Pat McNeill interviews TNA star Aiden O’Shea (Jay Bradley)
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 […]