AEW Rampage drops in total viewers, gains in key demo
AEW Rampage pulled in 482,000 viewers and a .22 in the adult 18-49 demographic in a new time slot on Friday night. This week’s show moved from 10pm EST to 7pm EST due to the […]
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4/16 NJPW “WINDY CITY RIOT” PPV REPORT: Radican’s results & analysis of Ishii vs. Suzuki, Ospreay vs. Moxley main event
RADICAN’S NJPW “WINDY CITY RIOT” PPV REPORT APRIL 16, 2022 CHICAGO, ILL. AIRED LIVE ON PPV IN ENGLISH ON FITE TV Announcers: Kevin Kelly and Matt Rehwoldt (1) THE FACTORY (Karl Fredericks & Yuya Uemura […]
WWE Smackdown ratings in key demo fall from last week
WWE Smackdown pulled in 2.1 million viewers on average during Friday’s show and a .48 rating in the key demographic of adults 18-49. The rating is down from .60 the week prior. Friday’s Smackdown featured […]
Triple H says competition with AEW is “great”
Triple H says that competition with AEW is “great.” In an interview with The Athletic, Triple H spoke candidly about AEW and what it does for the wrestling business and WWE. “As far as the […]
FREE PODCAST 4/18 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos & Monsey review UFC Fight Night headlined by Belal Muhammad & Vicente Luque, review Bellator 277, talk boxing, pro wrestling, more (55 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review the latest UFC Fight Night, headlined by Belal Muhammad and Vicente Luque. They give a quick review […]
4/18 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW RESULTS: Keller’s report on Sasha & Naomi vs. Ripley & Morgan for tag titles, Double Wedding, Lie Detector Test, Balor vs. Theory
KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT APRIL 18. 2022 BUFFALO, N.Y. AT KEYBANK CENTER AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, Jerry Lawler [HOUR ONE] -A two minute video package aired on the Cody […]
Former women’s champion reportedly upset with creative
Former WWE Women’s Champion, Alexa Bliss, has reportedly been frustrated with her creative material since the Elimination Chamber PLE in Saudi Arabia. Fightful Select is reporting that Bliss spoke up about her frustration with creative […]
FREE PODCAST 4/18 – WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: (4-19-2017) Keller & Bryant talk with callers about post Superstar Shake-up rosters, Jinder’s push, JBL bullying media coverage, Braun-Show ring collapse, more (151 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-19-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Travis Bryant. They talked with callers and responded […]
Triple H defends company pivot to NXT 2.0
WWE Hall of Famer defends the WWE’s strategy to pivot to NXT 2.0. In an interview with The Athletic, Triple H discussed the move in detail, revealing that it was in the plans for the […]
4/14 MLW FUSION TV REPORT: National Openweight five-way, TJP vs. Cross, more
MLW FUSION (#141) APRIL 14, 2022 (RECORDED) TAPED IN DALLAS, TEXAS AIRED ON YOUTUBE REPORT BY MARCUS ARIAS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR MLW Commentators: Rich Bocchini and Joe Dombrowski -Rivera made his way to the ring, accompanied […]
WWE RAW PREVIEW 4/18: Two championship matches, Owens lie detector with Ezekiel, more
Well, it’s Monday. Let your wrestling week begin. Monday Night Raw airs live on the USA Network as WWE builds to WrestleMania Backlash. This week’s episode of WWE Raw is set to feature two championship matches. […]
New Japan Pro Wrestling comments on Windy City Riot stream problems
New Japan Pro Wrestling officially released a statement on Sunday regarding Fite TV streaming issues viewers had for Windy City Riot on Saturday night. “New Japan Pro-Wrestling deeply apologizes for the persistent technical issues and […]
Becky Lynch reveals reason for post-WrestleMania absence
Becky Lynch has not been seeing since losing the WWE Raw Women’s Championship because she’s simply not ready to walk to the ring on Monday Night Raw without her title. Lynch spoke on the matter […]
New AEW signee out of action due to injury
Jonathan Gresham will be out of action due to an injury suffered at AEW Battle of the Belts 2 over the weekend. On the show, Gresham wrestled Dalton Castle for the Ring of Honor World […]
AEW BATTLE OF THE BELTS 2 HITS & MISSES 4/16: Guevara heel turn works, overall show a hit, more
AEW BATTLE OF THE BELTS 2 HITS & MISSES Sammy Guevara Defeated Scorpio Sky – HIT This match had great action throughout. Sky and Guevara had good chemistry with each other. Both performers have wrestled […]
4/16 AEW BATTLE OF THE BELTS 2 REPORT: Thunder Rosa vs. Nyla Rose, Guevara vs. Sky, more
AEW BATTLE OF THE BELTS 2 REPORT APRIL 16, 2022 GARLAND, TX. AT CURTIS CULWELL CENTER AIRED LIVE ON TNT AEW Commentators: Taz, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts -Excalibur, Taz & Tony Schiavone […]
FREE PODCAST 4/17 – WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (4-18-2017) Keller & McNeill talk with on-site reporters, Shinsuke, Jinder, Colons, Styles, Owens, Orton (100 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (4-18-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Pat McNeill talk with callers about Smackdown as soon as the show ended, including several callers […]
VIP AUDIO 4/17 – PWT Impact Pod: Ross & Darrin discuss another epic Jonah vs. PCO match, the build to the Rebellion PPV, Jay White, more (55 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Ross Leslie and Darrin Lilly are back after a well earned week off last week to discuss the latest episode of Impact Wrestling and the build to the next PPV, Rebellion. They discuss another […]
FREE PODCAST 4/17 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America: Parks & Machado catch up on the last few weeks of big AEW happenings, including MJF-Wardlow, Page vs. Cole, more (102 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Javier Machado to discuss all things AEW. They analyze the Jericho Appreciate Society, Blackpool Combat Club, Sammy […]
VIP AUDIO 4/16 – WKH – 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines including pros of merging WWE world titles, will Ziggler’s name hold him back, Rock reacts to WM28 revenue records, Raw and Impact reviews, Lashley, Hall, more (159 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This edition of the Wade Keller Hotline features a week of vintage Wade Keller Hotlines from 10 years ago last week. Details follow: •The April 11, 2012 episode features the Ask the Editor format […]
FREE PODCAST 4/16 – WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (4-17-17) Keller & Parks react to WWE Superstar Shake-up on Raw and predict what’s next for Smackdown with live callers (106 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this WWE Raw Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (4-17-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Greg Parks to react for over an hour and a half to the post-Superstar […]
FREE PODCAST 4/16 – PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: (4-11-12) The State of Women’s Wrestling and top prospects with Dave Prazak and Pat McNeill with live callers & emails (111 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” jumps back ten years to the April 11, 2012 episode featuring PWTorch columnists Pat McNeill’s interview with Shimmer’s leader Dave Prazak. They talk with live callers about the […]
4/16 NJPW Windy City Riot: Wells’s Report on Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay, Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki, Jay White Open Challenge, more
WELLS’S NJPW WINDY CITY RIOT REPORT APRIL 16, 2022 CHICAGO, ILL. AT ODEUM EXPO CENTER AIRED LIVE IN JAPANESE & ENGLISH ON NJPW WORLD Commentary in Japanese only (Kevin Kelly and Matthew Rehwoldt’s commentary will […]
AEW announces two matches for next week’s Rampage
Next week’s AEW Rampage will feature a championship match and a grudge match. The has confirmed that on the show, Marina Shafir will challenge Jade Cargill for the TBS Championship and that Eddie Kingston will […]