WWE Day One set to return as PLE, major star featured
The WWE is bringing the Day One PLE back in 2023 and it will emanate from Atlanta just like it did in 2022. The location of the event is the State Farm Arena and the […]
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Renee Paquette talks potential return to wrestling
Renee Paquette says that she has not had any conversations with AEW President and Ring of Honor owner, Tony Khan, about a potential return. Wrestling Inc is reporting that Paquette addressed her involvement with wrestling […]
Ric Flair health update after Last Match event at Starrcast
Ric Flair is reportedly doing just fine from a health perspective coming out of his Last Match event at Starrcast 5 on Sunday night. PWInsider is reporting that there were two doctors backstage waiting to […]
7/31 RIC FLAIR’S LAST MATCH REPORT: Flair & Idolo vs. Jarrett & Lethal, Alexander vs. Fatu, more
RIC FLAIR’S LAST MATCH JULY 31, 2022 AIRED ON FITE TV REPORT BY CHRISTOPHER MAITLAND Commentators: Tony Schiavone, David Crockett, (1) THE MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS (CHRIS SABIN & ALEX SHELLEY vs THE AMERICAN WOLVES […]
WWE PLE HITS & MISSES FOR SUMMERSLAM 2022: Reigns vs. Lesnar Last Man Standing, Morgan vs. Rousey, Belair vs. Lynch, Usos vs. Street Profits, more
WWE SUMMERSLAM HITS & MISSES JULY 30, 2022 NASHVILLE, TN. AT THE NISSAN STADIUM AIRED ON PEACOCK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves (Raw); Michael […]
7/31 NJPW G1 CLIMAX: NIGHT 9 REPORT: Radican’s results & analysis of Cobb vs. Archer, Evil vs. Naito main event (w/Radican’s spoiler-free viewing guide)
NJPW G1 CLIMAX 32: NIGHT 9 REPORT JULY 31, 2022 AICHI, JAPAN AIRED LIVE ON NJPW WORLD BY SEAN RADICAN, PWTORCH COLUMNIST Radican’s spoiler-free viewing guide for G1 Climax 32: Night 9 (5) Jeff Cobb […]
FREE PODCAST 7/31 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive: Will Cooling talks to Darren Mooney about Vince McMahon & Harvey Weinstein parallels, “The Boys,” and “Doctor Who” (137 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling welcomes back Darren Mooney to The Deep Dive! They catch up about “Peacemaker” and quickly discuss “The Boys” before Will springs discussing the parallels between Vince McMahon and Harvey Weinstein’s falls […]
VIP AUDIO 7/31 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Rapid fire thoughts following Dragongate’s Kobe World Hall weekend of major shows (32 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L flies solo for immediate reaction to Dragongate’s biggest weekend of the year from Kobe World Hall. All the positives and negatives to take […]
FREE PODCAST 7/31 – WKPWP Interview Classics with John Morrison and Insane Clown Posse (10 Yrs Ago): JBL backstage issues, Ziggler success, WCW Nitro era, more (155 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-20-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews former WWE wrestler John Morrison. He talks about his upcoming JCW live event next month, his backstage issues […]
VIP AUDIO 7/31 – The Fix Flashback (6-17-2015): MITB fallout, Lesnar returns, kicking out of finishers, first impressions of Tough Enough, WWE’s tributes to Dusty, Styles, overview of Lashley’s MMA career, Kimbo-Shamrock, Punk’s future (105 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In the latest Flashback episode of The Fix with Todd Martin & Wade Keller, we jump back just over seven years to the June 17, 2015 episode. Wade and Todd discuss these topics: Money […]
Major backstage news on Becky Lynch babyface turn
Becky Lynch turning babyface at Summerslam on Saturday night would not have taken place if not for Triple H taking over as Head of Creative. Sources inside WWE revealed to PWTorch Editor, Wade Keller, that […]
VIP AUDIO 7/31 – VIP Podcast Vault – 18 Yrs Ago Powell Smackdown Review (7-25-2004): A forgotten odd Cena poopy joke, Angle on a rampage, plus Undertaker rumors regarding beating JBL for title (20 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to PWTorch assistant editor Jason Powell’s review of the July 22, 2004 episode of WWE Smackdown with a forgotten odd John Cena “poopy joke,” Kurt […]
FREE PODCAST 7/30 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America: WWE Summerslam post-show including main event spectacle, Bayley’s return, Vince’s involvement, more (84 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks breaks down Summerslam match by match. Topics from live callers include Bayley potentially as a manager, what kind of involvement Vince McMahon […]
VIP AUDIO 7/30 – WWE Summerslam Audio Roundtable – Keller & Martin & Fann: Evaluating Reigns-Lesnar, Liv-Rousey, Profits-Usos, Edge return, Bayley return, Becky turn, more (70 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this VIP Post-Event Audio Roundtable, Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch VIP Analyst Todd Martin and PWTorch columnist Rich Fann with full analysis of the WWE Summerslam PLE beginning with the Roman Reigns […]
FREE PODCAST 7/30 – WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Parks & Mitchell: Fann as on-site correspondent, what does it mean Joe lost, why did Cass-Show main event, Dean-Seth dynamic (119 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: On the Raw Post-show from five years ago (7-25-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnists Bruce Mitchell and Greg Parks. They discuss Monday Night Raw in-depth including analysis of the […]
VIP AUDIO 7/30 – NXT Eight Years Back: Wells & Stoup cover NXT from 7-31-14 including Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte, first ever televised match for the team now known as FTR, film sets of 1990, more (66 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover NXT from July 31, 2014 including Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte, first ever televised match for the team now known as FTR, film sets of 1990, and more. DIRECT […]
VIP 2002 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #718 (August 17, 2002): Hogan crushes Lesnar on Smackdown, Torch Talk with new NWA Champ R-Truth, Bruce Mitchell on Hulkamania, Summerslam Preview
SUMMARY of #718 cover-dated August 17, 2002: This issue begins with a cover story previewing Summerslam… The Top Five Stories looks at Brock Lesnar crushing Hulk Hogan on Smackdown and Ron Killings winning the NWA […]
7/30 WWE SUMMERSLAM PPV RESULTS: Keller’s report on Reigns vs. Lesnar, Rousey vs. Morgan, Usos vs. Profits, Belair vs. Lynch, McAfee vs. Corbin
KELLER’S WWE SUMMERSLAM 2022 REPORT JULY 30, 2022 NASHVILLE, TENN. AIRED LIVE ON PEACOCK & WWE NETWORK & PPV Raw Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton Smackdown Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee Tonight after […]
LECLAIR’S WWE SUMMERSLAM 2022 REPORT: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of Reigns vs. Lesnar, Belair vs. Lynch, Usos vs. Street Profits, more
LECLAIR’S WWE SUMMERSLAM 2022 REPORT JULY 30, 2022 NASHVILLE, TN AT NISSAN STADIUM AIRED LIVE ON PEACOCK (U.S.), WWE NETWORK (Int.) Announcers: Michael Cole & Corey Graves (Smackdown), Jimmy Smith & Corey Graves & Byron […]
VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1784 (July 29, 2022): Keller’s cover story Triple H taking over as WWE Head of Creative, Industry Reacts to McMahon retirement, Parks column on McMahon, ROH PPV report
PWTorch Newsletter #1784 Cover-dated July 29, 2022 LINK: 1784 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2021 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]
HEYDORN’S TAKE: Don’t hold me to this – WWE Summerslam 2022
If I was bold, I’d copy the WrestleMania 38 column here for WWE Summerslam and see if anyone noticed. Ha! Alas, I’m not that bold, but the bottom line is, I shouldn’t be able to […]
FREE PODCAST 7/30 – WKPWP Interview Classic with Jake Hager & John Piermarini and Tommy Rich (5 Yrs Ago): Exploring wrestler-writer dynamic behind the scenes, Vince McMahon, Real American gimmick + Jerry Lawler, short NWA Title reign (122 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Interview Classic episode from five years ago (7-6-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member John Piermarini and former WWE World Champion Jack Swagger. The focus of the interview […]
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES 7/29: Anna Jay and Lee Moriarty shine, Wardlow a miss, more
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES Orange Cassidy and Best Friends defeated Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh: MISS The setup to this match on Dynamite was awful in so many ways. I have talked […]
PPV PRIMER – WWE SUMMERSLAM 2022: Preview and predictions for Lesnar vs. Reigns, Belair vs. Lynch, more
WWE SummerSlam will be held at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on July 30, 2022. This will be the last event heavily influenced by Vince McMahon as he retired on July 22, 2022. It will […]