“The Patriot” Del Wilkes dies at the age of 59
Del Wilkes, also known as The Patriot, died of a massive heart attack on Thursday. He was 59 years old. The news was first reported by The Charleston Post and Courier. Throughout his career, Wilkes […]
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Jay White set to defend NEVER Openweight Championship vs. David Finlay at Resurgence PPV
New Japan announced their first big match for the upcoming Resurgence PPV in August at the Torch at L.A. Coliseum on Aug. 14. This show will mark the first time NJPW has held a live […]
NJPW Strong: Fireworks Frenzy lineup announced, Lio Rush, Fred Rosser in action
New Japan has announced the lineup for NJPW Strong: Fireworks Frenzy, which will air tomorrow night at 10p.m. ET on NJPW World and on PPV on Fite.TV. The matches announced for the show are: Fred […]
7/1 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Kenny Omega in the main event, Bey vs. Williams, Dashwood vs. Ellering, more
IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT JULY 1, 2021 (RECORDED) NASHVILLE, TENN. AT SKYWAY STUDIOS AIRED ON AXS TV REPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Matt Striker, D-Lo Brown -A video recapping the Sami Callihan/Kenny Omega/Don […]
THIS WEEK IN IMPACT WRESTLING 7/1: Preview, analysis, and updates on all things Impact Wrestling heading into Slammiversary
Impact Wrestlers of the Week: Jordynne Grace & Rachael Ellering Wrestler of the Week goes to Grace and Ellering for their promo segment on last week’s Impact. Both wrestlers are best known for their in-ring […]
FREE PODCAST 7/1 – PWTorch Dailycast – All Elite Aftershow: McMahon and Soucek wonder why AEW is not going all the way with Jungle Boy, take emails and live comments from Twitch chat, more (77 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Why is AEW not going all the way with Jungle Boy? Like, seriously. Why are they putting the spotlight on Matt Hardy and Christian instead of the 24-year-old Jungle Boy? Does anyone have […]
VIP AUDIO 7/1 – The British Wrestling Report w/Will Cooling: Wrestle(ing) and Foot(ball) Connection (165 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns to celebrate the much-delayed EURO 2020 with the grizzled former wrestling referee and co-host of The Arn and Eddie Experience, Eddie Sideburns. They talk how Speaking Out caused wrestling fans […]
AEW Dynamite ratings and viewership, assessing impact of timeslot shifts, ranking in cable, key demo info, more
AEW Dynamite last night drew 883,000 live and same night viewers, above the 821,000 they drew the last time they aired on Wednesday night back on May 19. That’s the good news. The bad news […]
AEW star suffers injury during Dynamite match
Rebel suffered an injury during her match on last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite. Fightful is reporting that the injury is a dislocated knee. On the show, Rebel teamed with Britt Baker to take on […]
HEYDORN’S DYNAMITE RECEIPT 6/30: MJF and Sammy Guevara deliver in well hyped main event
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -The Young Bucks have figured it out. Took a little longer than necessary, but […]
VIP AUDIO 6/30 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Trav and Rich talk Bronson Reed dropping North American title, last two episodes of “Loki,” Dynamite, books, more (159 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On VIP this week, Rich and Trav discuss whether Bronson Reed dropping his North American title may be signaling a potential call-up to Raw or Smackdown. The last two episodes of “Loki.” What […]
VIP AUDIO 6/30 – East Coast Cast #558 (NSFW): Trav and Cam discuss Edge returning to Smackdown, Reigns warns Rock and Cena to stay away from wrestling, MITB qualifying matches, more (91 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the ECC, Cam and Trav get into the week in wrestling starting with Edge returning to Smackdown, presumably to take a mid-summer L to Roman Reigns. Roman, on social […]
FREE PODCAST 6/30 – PWTorch Dailycast – Podcast of Honor: “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams joins Ryan and Tyler to talk current events in his life, what is next for him and the foundation, his excitement for live fans, more (99 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week, former ROH TV Champion and current ROH Tag Team Champion “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams joins the show. Tracy talks about current events in his life, what is next for him and […]
VIP AUDIO 6/30 – WKH – AEW Dynamite Review: MJF vs. Guevara, Young Bucks vs. Penta & Kingston, Miro defends against Pillman, Baker & Rebel vs. Vickie Guerrero & Rose, more (29 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller provides a full rundown and analysis of AEW Dynamite headlined by MJF vs. Sammy Guevara with Chris Jericho on commentary, plus […]
FREE PODCAST 6/30 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – AEW Dynamite w/Keller & Barnett: MJF vs. Guevara, Bucks vs. Kingston & Penta, Miro vs. Pillman, live callers & emails (136 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jake Barnett from ProWrestling.net to discuss AEW Dynamite with live callers and emails. They discuss MJF vs. Sammy Guevara, Chris Jericho on commentary, The Young Bucks vs. […]
ROH World Championship match announced for Best in the World PPV
Rush will defend his ROH World Championship against Bandido in the Best in the World PPV main event. Bandido won Survival of the Fittest to earn the opportunity. This marks his first-ever opportunity at the […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 6/28: Riddle commands attention as lead act on the show, Nikki Cross superhero gimmick doesn’t connect, more
Riddle as Orton – HIT: I got a kick throughout the night of Matt Riddle trying to help his “friend” Randy Orton by taking his place on the show. It will be interesting to see […]
Impact Wrestling announces ticket on-sale for TV shows following Slammiversary
Impact Wrestling television will have fans after Slammiversary. The company announced in a press release that tickets for those shows will go on sale on July 1. The company will tape the shows on July […]
VIP AUDIO 6/30 – RETRO RADIO – Pro Wrestling Spotlight (12/1/1991): Vince Russo’s first pro wrestling media appearance ever, plus Meltzer analyzes news of week, live callers, more (94 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This is the December 1, 1991 episode of New York’s Pro Wrestling Spotlight Radio Show (#136) hosted by John Arezzi featuring analysis of the news of the week with guest Dave Meltzer of the […]
6/30 AEW DYNAMITE TV RESULTS: Sage’s “alt perspective” report on Sammy Guevara vs. MJF, Miro vs. Brian Pillman Jr., The Young Bucks vs. Eddie Kingston & Penta, More.
AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT JUNE 30, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AT DAILY’S PLACE AIRED ON TNT REPORT BY TYLER SAGE, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur -Chris Jericho came out to his entrance music, […]
6/30 AEW DYNAMITE TV RESULTS: Keller’s report on MJF vs. Sammy Guevara, Young Bucks vs. Kingston & Penta, Miro vs. Pillman Jr.
KELLER’S AEW DYNAMITE REPORT JUNE 30, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AT DAILY’S PLACE AIRED LIVE ON TNT Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts [HOUR ONE] -The opening theme played. Then inside Daily’s […]
FREE PODCAST 6/30 – WKPWP 10 Yrs Ago Flagship: (6-28-11) Keller & Powell react to C.M. Punk’s pipe bomb promo day after it aired live with callers, emails (127 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In a podcast from ten years ago (6-28-11), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell to discuss the C.M. Punk promo in great depth for virtually the full hour including many […]
VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1728 (June 30, 2021): Keller’s WWE Hell in a Cell PPV Report and Staff Roundtable Reviews & Scores, Parks looks at why NXT has lost some lustre, Keller’s TV Reports, more
PWTorch Newsletter #1728 Cover-dated June 30, 2021 LINK: 1728 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]
The New Day #1 in “WWE 50 Greatest Tag Teams” list
The New Day were revealed to be the greatest tag team in WWE history, according to the WWE 50 Greatest Tag Teams documentary special. The documentary series entered this week with the top 10 teams to be […]