WWE star reportedly set to get first name back
WWE Mr. Money in the Bank, Theory, will reportedly be getting his first name back. Theory first debuted on the main roster as “Austin Theory,” but the first name was dropped when Vince McMahon still […]
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WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 8/26: Drew McIntyre hits home run, Zayn & Reigns hit, more
Ricochet vs. Happy Corbin – Minor Hit This one gets a minor hit based on hey, it’s a wrestling show; let’s start the program with wrestling. I think Ricochet hasn’t had this much in WWE […]
VIP AUDIO 8/28 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Is there a chance Drew beats Reigns on Saturday? Could MJF and Punk form an alliance this week? Is Vince likely watching Raw and Smackdown? Is Sami a possible Rumble winner? (31 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers questions from VIP members on these topics: Is there a chance Drew McIntyre beats Roman Reigns on Saturday? There is […]
FREE PODCAST 8/28 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America: Parks & LeClair preview WWE Clash at the Castle, AEW All Out, and NXT Worlds Collide (119 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Brandon LeClair for a match-by-match preview of next week’s three big events: WWE Clash at the Castle, […]
FREE PODCAST 8/28 – WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Fairplay talk Cena-Reigns exchange, plus two on-site correspondents in Memphis and emails (121 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: On the Raw Post-show from five years ago (7-25-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jonny Fairplay of “Survivor” fame and they break down WWE Monday Night Raw with a focus on the […]
SPOILER: Major debut takes place at Impact Wrestling tapings
This weekend’s Impact Wrestling television tapings in Dallas, Texas have proved to be newsworthy. PWInsider is reporting that former ROH World Television Champion, Shane Taylor, debuted during the tapings and lost to Crazzy Steve. Though […]
HEYDORN’S TAKE: I was wrong about The Acclaimed
Well, I promised I’d write this and I’m not happy about it, but here we go. I was wrong about The Acclaimed. There! Happy now?! I was wrong and I’m man enough to admit it. […]
VIP AUDIO 8/28 – VIP Podcast Vault – 18 Yrs Ago – Powell’s review of TNA PPV including a lot of Dusty Rhodes, Raven vs. Sonjay Dutt, Jeff Hardy, R-Truth, more (11 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Aug. 18, 2004 podcast by then PWTorch assistant editor Jason Powell reviews the August 18, 2004 TNA pay-per-view including Dusty Rhodes overexposure, […]
VIP AUDIO 8/28 – Bonus Point w/Tom Stoup: Coach Sean Hayes departs WWE for XFL, Valerie Loureda’s first month, 31 signings announced, Level Up character tweaks, more (55 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Tom Stoup covers WWE Performance Center Strength & Conditioning Director Sean Hayes’ departure from WWE to become the XFL Director of Player Performance, D-Von Dudley’s new role behind the scenes of NXT, the […]
FREE PODCAST 8/27 – PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: (8-21-17) McGregor-Mayweather analysis from pre-fight hype to post-fight analysis and fallout, plus Jon Jones drug test failure (148 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” jumps back five years to the August 21, 2017 and August 28, 2017 episodes with MMATorch’s Michael Grocke, Robert Vallejos, and Matthew Peterson. First is the show […]
VIP AUDIO 8/27 – The Fix Flashback (7-16-2015): Stephanie’s intro of three NXT women, Lethal wins ROH Title, Tough Enough, Galloway, Cena-Owens-Cesaro-Rusev, Corbin, UFC (57 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In the latest Flashback episode of The Fix with Todd Martin we jump back just over seven years to the July 16, 2015 episode covering these topics: Stephanie McMahon’s intro of three NXT […]
Jon Moxley to speak on AEW Dynamite
One week after defeating CM Punk to unify the AEW World Championships, Jon Moxley will speak on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite. AEW announced the news during this week’s episode of AEW Rampage. #AEWDynamite LIVE WED […]
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES 8/26: Backstage promos miss, brief CM Punk segment effective, more
Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds, and 10) defeated House of Black (Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, and Brody King) to advance in the AEW Trios Championship Tournament: MINOR HIT A decent opening contest, but nothing […]
8/24 WOMEN’S WRESTLING ARMY REPORT: LuFisto vs. Max The Impaler, Laynie Luck vs. Gia Scott
WWA EPISODE 10: INTO THE WASTELAND AUGUST 24, 2022 AIRED ON PRO WRESTLING TV REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentary: Alyssa Marino, Lenny Leonard Opening theme. -Gia Scott was out first, showing no […]
VIP AUDIO 8/27 – Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure: WWE Clash 2022 preview, AEW accuses WWE of contract tampering, more (49 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure, Nick Barbati and Tom Colohue preview WWE Clash 2022, but also delve into accusations from AEW against the WWE of contract tampering. DIRECT LINK: VIP […]
VIP AUDIO 8/27 – NXT Eight Years Back: Wells & Stoup cover NXT from 8-28-14 including William Regal’s debut as GM, another round of Bayley vs. Sasha, memories of The Wizard of Oz, more (63 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover NXT from August 28, 2014 including William Regal’s debut as GM, another round of Bayley vs. Sasha, memories of The Wizard of Oz, and more. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO […]
WWE Survivor Series sells out in Boston
This year’s WWE Survivor Series PLE event in Boston is officially sold out. WrestleTix is reporting that the event, which will emanate from TD Garden Arena, sold out in seconds and during the pre-sale. WWE […]
WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT 8/24: Alexander & Ali vs. Benjamin & T-Bar, women’s tag match, more
WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT AUGUST 24, 2022 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR WWE Main Event Announcers: Byron Saxton, Kevin Patrick REASONS TO WATCH… See Tamina break Doudrop’s nose (1) TAMINA […]
Theory comments on Triple H heading up WWE creative
WWE Men’s Money in the Bank winner, Theory, was the protege of Vince McMahon upon appearing on Monday Night Raw, but says he’s still in a great position with the company. In an interview with […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 8/22: Riddle and Rollins hit with brawl, Stratus miss, more
WWE RAW HITS AND MISSES Riddle – Rollins Brawl – HIT: Raw started off hot with the brawl between Riddle and Seth Rollins. WWE continues to do a nice job of building towards their match […]
VIP 2002 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #722 (September 14, 2002): Lesbian Angle and Gay Wedding at Center of new WWE season, Torch Talk with Gabe Sapolsky, McNeill proposes how to revamp Raw
SUMMARY of #722 cover-dated September 14, 2002: This issue headlines with a story on WWE opening the new fall season with a lesbian angle gay wedding… Keller’s “This Week” column looks at the media reaction […]
VIP AUDIO 8/26 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Drew vs. Sami, Reigns-Sami-Usos interact, Gunther-Sheamus staredown, Viking Raiders confront New Day, Women’s Tag Finals set, more (20 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller features a full rundown of WWE Friday Night Smackdown including Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn, Roman Reigns-Sami Zayn-Usos interact, Gunther-Sheamus have […]
FREE PODCAST 8/26 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Smackdown w/Keller & McDonald: Is WWE doing too good of a job building up Drew before Clash at the Castle? Sami, Gunther-Sheamus, live callers (154 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Alex McDonald from PWTorch.com and the “PWTorch ’90s Pastcast” to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers. They wonder whether WWE is doing too good of […]
SPOILERS: Full WWE Smackdown results for next week
Due to WWE traveling to the UK for the Clash at the Castle PLE on September 3, the company taped next week’s episode of Smackdown after this week’s live episode in Detroit, Mich. Full results […]