McNeill Poll: Who should Cena defend the U.S. Title against at HIAC?
This Week’s Pat McNeill PWTorch Livecast Poll: Who should John Cena defend the U.S. Title against at the Hell in a Cell PPV on Sunday?
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Wed. Torch Today (PM Update) – TNA star on Livecast, “Lucha Mexico,” YT & ESPN, Ventura’s prez strategy, Storm NXT debut
TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, October 21 AFTERNOON UPDATE – LIVECAST ALERT: PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill interviews TNA Title contender Aiden O’Shea (Jay Bradley) on Wednesday’s PWTorch Livecast at 5:00 p.m. EST. Call in or listen […]
Latest on WWE & New Japan working together
Earlier this month, Triple H talked about initial discussions with New Japan Pro Wrestling on doing business together. This week, the other side spoke on a potential working relationship. Mr. Kidani, the president of Bushiroad, which owns […]
WWE Video – Wyatt in this week’s interview
Bray Wyatt was interviewed by Michael Cole in this week’s sit-down interview on WWE’s website. The “interview” was more like a reverse counseling session with Bray turning Cole’s questions on Cole. Notably, Cole asked what […]
PPV FLASHBACK – Jericho finally wins WCW Title at WWF PPV
Chris Jericho made his memorable WWF debut in August 1999 interrupting a promo from The Rock. Two years later, Jericho finally won the WCW Title … from Rock … on a WWF PPV. The title […]
VIP AUDIO 10/20 – Wade Keller Hotline: The News – Raw ratings perspective, Smackdown spoilers, Orton, Hogan
This episode of the Wade Keller Hotline features a detailed recap and analysis of Steve Austin’s interview with Brock Lesnar on WWE Network after Raw. –DIRECT LINK OF AUDIO SHOW (MOBILE PHONE USERS: We recommend the […]
Smackdown SPOILERS – full results for Thursday’s show
WWE completed the Hell in a Cell build-up at Tuesday night’s Smackdown TV taping in Austin, Texas. The following are full SPOILER results for Thursday’s show. WWE Smackdown TV taping report October 20, 2015 Austin, Tex. […]
10/20 WWE Main Event SPOILER Results, plus two dark match results
WWE Smackdown TV taping report October 20, 2015 Austin, Tex. Report by VIP member Milan Gohil Dark Match: The Dudleys beat The Ascension via 3D. Main Event SPOILER Results (1) Sasha Banks beat Brie Bella […]
25 YEARS OF BRUCE MITCHELL – DAY 20 (2009): If you’re 50+, it’s time to step away
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 10/20 – PWTorch VIP Aftershow: Keller & Powell answer email topics on Raw, Seth, Kane, TNA, GFW
In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast VIP Aftershow, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s head honcho Jason Powell follow up on the Livecast to absorb the ratings news, plus answer a wide range of email topics […]
PWPodcasts – Taz’s Unique Insight on Time Off for WWE Announcers
Former WWE/TNA announcer Taz fielded a very interesting topic about announcers getting time off in WWE during the Monday, October 19 edition of the “Taz Show” call-in show. Taz, who was an integral part of […]
10/20 WWE on ESPNews – Cena interview, NXT
WWE was featured in the 9:00 p.m. EST hour of SportsCenter Tuesday night on ESPNews. This week, John Cena joined The Coach for a promotional interview and NXT discussion. WWE on SportsCenter Week 2 Airdate: Tuesday, […]
VIP AUDIO 10/20 – PWTorch Livecast Tuesday: Keller & Powell react to Lesnar-Austin, Raw, live callers
In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s head honcho Jason Powell discuss the Steve Austin interview with Brock Lesnar, plus reaction to last night’s Raw and the breaking news of Raw’s […]
PWTorch Livecast Tuesday (10/20): Wade Keller & Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net
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 […]
10/19 Raw Rating falls to historical low
As if the Raw TV ratings picture could not get any worse, Monday’s show fell to an historical low 2.21 rating despite the abundance of star power on the show. WWE Raw TV Ratings Report — […]
10/19 Raw TV taping report – crowd, top stars, SStars SPOILERS
WWE Raw TV taping report October 19, 2015 Dallas, Texas Report by VIP member James in Dallas – One-fourth of the very top of the arena was blocked off, but other than that, there were […]
JR – Randy Orton out with “shoulder issues”
Randy Orton’s absence from Monday’s Raw threw off the show and the Hell in a Cell PPV line-up, leaving Dean Ambrose without a tag partner against the Wyatts on Sunday. Orton reportedly has a shoulder […]
Tuesday’s Torch Today (Afternoon Update) – Lesnar/MMA, Piper, Pope, Cena on ESPN, SD taping, Austin commercial, more
TORCH TODAY – Tuesday, October 20 AFTERNOON UPDATE – Brock Lesnar’s podcast interview with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin made waves in the MMA world, with Lesnar talking about how close he was to returning to […]
UPDATE – Big sale completed for “Hogan’s Beach” Property
Oct. 20 Update: The Florida property that contains a Best Western hotel and Hulk Hogan’s Beach Shop has sold for $34.5 million to a new investment group, reports the Tampa Bay Times. The new owners plan to […]
10/18 PROGRESS in London: Ciampa teaser, Ospreay, more
PROGRESS Chapter 22 Results October 18, 2015 London, England Report by PWTorch correspondent Dave Green PROGRESS Wrestling presented “Chapter 22: Trust, Encouragement, Reward, Loyalty, Satisfaction” from the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London this past Sunday, […]
JC’s Raw 5 List – Which Legends contributed the most on Raw?
In this week’s Top 5 List from Raw, we rank the contributions made by Legends who appeared on Monday’s Raw from Dallas. Conveniently, there were five Legends who appeared on Raw… (1) The Undertaker. Taker […]
New Details on WWE Network’s “Breaking Ground” show
The Associated Press published a report on WWE Network’s new “Breaking Ground” show, which WWE hopes will be a hook for the Network after Raw goes off the air. WWE is set to release the first episode […]
10/19 Raw Social Media – Brock & Co. Pop
WWE Raw Social Media Tracking — October 19: Monday’s Raw drew the best Nielsen Twitter TV Rating of the fall season with the return of big-name stars. Raw’s unique audience was 1.764 million, up 45 […]
Video – Terry Funk delivers strong message on indies vs. WWE
The AIW promotion released a passionate video message from wrestling legend Terry Funk endorsing the independent wrestling scene. Funk, 71, is continuing his career-long journey of being an outsider by getting back into the independent […]