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VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #585 (January 22, 2000): Cover Story on a week of major changes in WCW including Vince Russo being demoted, Chris Benoit winning World Title and then being stripped of it, and requests by a number of wrestlers to be released from contracts, plus coverage of WCW Souled Out PPV, more

January 25, 2020

We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1997 for the first time ever. These issues from 1997 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press […]

VIP AUDIO 1/24 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Fiend signs strap match contract in blood, Big E oddly has help oiling up his body, Lacey gets emotional, final Rumble hype and final clues and hints of possible winners (23 min)

January 24, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews WWE Smackdown start to finish including The Fiend signing the strap match contract in blood, Big E oddly has help oiling […]

FREE PODCAST 1/24 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Smackdown w/Keller & Meyers: Fiend signs contract in blood, final Rumble hype, Lacey tears up, Big E oils himself up, on-site correspondent, callers (96 min)

January 24, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Mike Meyers of PWTorch.com to discuss with live callers WWE Smackdown including Big E oiling himself up, The Fiend signs contract for Daniel Bryan strap match […]

VIP AUDIO 1/24 – Ten Pounds of Talk: Wells and Harris Hard Times Roundtable on Ricky Starks’ big night, Nick Aldis vs. Flip Gordon, two title changes, Crockett Cup returning, more (57 min)

January 24, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Ten Pounds of Talk, with Kelly Wells and J.R. Harris, it’s a Hard Times Roundtable on Ricky Starks’ big night, Nick Aldis vs. Flip Gordon, two title changes, Crockett […]

LECLAIR’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 1/24: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of Royal Rumble go-home show, Bryan and Fiend contract signing, Reigns/Usos vs. Corbin/Ziggler/Roode, more

January 24, 2020

LECLAIR’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT JANUARY 24, 2019 DALLAS, TX AT AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER AIRED LIVE ON FOX NETWORK Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves -The show opened cold on a sweeping shot of the floor of […]

1/22 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: Sarah Logan vs. Deonna Purrazzo, Cedric Alexander vs. Shelton Benjamin in strong main event

January 24, 2020

WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT JANUARY 22, 2020 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Byron Saxton, Mickie James REASONS TO WATCH… Main Event debut of Deonna Purrazzo Alexander and Benjamin […]

FREE PODCAST 1/24 – PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: (1-26-2015) Parks & Caldwell talk live with correspondents from Philadelphia about WWE Royal Rumble PPV, assessing damage from vocally upset fans (150 min)

January 24, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” jumps back five years to the Jan. 25 episode of the PWTorch Livecast. In this episode of the PWTorch Livecast with hosts PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell […]

1/24 WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: Keller’s report on final Royal Rumble hype, Fiend-Bryan strap match contract signing, Reigns & Usos vs. Corbin & Ziggler & Roode

January 24, 2020

KELLER’S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT JANUARY 24, 2020 DALLAS, TEX. AIRED LIVE ON FOX Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves [HOUR ONE] -They went right to the crowd where the augmented reality scoreboard said “DALLAS” in an […]

1/23 NXT UK TV REPORT: Travis Banks vs. The Brian Kendrick, Ligero vs. Jordan Devlin, Dragoniv vs. Morrell

January 24, 2020

NXT UK TV REPORT (Episode 79) JANUARY 23, 2020 TAPED IN YORK, ENGLAND STREAMED ON WWE NETWORK Commentators: Tom Phillips, Aiden English NOTE: Killer Kelly vs. Jazzy Gabert was advertised last week for this weeks […]

IMPACT WRESTLING HITS & MISSES 1/21: Tessa Blanchard’s promo as new Impact Champion, Moose vs. Taurus vs. Rhino, Joey Ryan vs. Maximo, Valkyrie & Austin vs. Tessa & Miguel

January 24, 2020

•Overall – HIT: This show, coming to us from Mexico City, Mexico, set up a few new programs and heated up some existing ones. I can’t believe I’m saying that I like what they are […]

WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 1/24: Final show before Rumble, Yowie Wowie a Contract Signing, Six-Man Tag with Reigns & Usos vs. King Corbin & Ziggler & Roode

January 24, 2020

WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JANUARY 24, 2020 DALLAS, TX. AT THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Arena, Top 10 Moments […]

VIP AUDIO 1/24 – On the Canvas with Zack Heydorn: PPV preview – Special guest Greg Parks joins the show to give artistic grades and analysis on the build to every match at WWE Royal Rumble 2020 (83 min)

January 24, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: Between booking decisions and billion dollar television deals, the art form that is pro wrestling can get lost in the shuffle. This show finds it and brings it to the forefront for optimal […]

VIP AUDIO 1/23 – WKH – The News: Lots of AEW Dynamite vs. NXT on USA ratings notes, Raw rating, Lawler wins title this past weekend in main event, Lanny Poffo, Jake Roberts, Paul Orndorff, Tony Atlas, P.J. Black (16 min)

January 23, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look the following news topics: Lots of AEW Dynamite vs. NXT on USA ratings notes, Raw rating, Lawler wins title […]

AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 1/22: Omega & Page beat SCU, Jurassic Express vs. Inner Circle, Pac vs. Moxley, Janela vs. MJF, Baker vs. Kelly

January 23, 2020

AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT JANUARY 22, 2020 NASSAU, BAHAMAS ON NORWEGIAN PEARL – JERICHO CRUISE AIRED ON TAPE DELAY ON TNT •Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. SCU – HIT: What a great atmosphere for wrestling. On […]

VIP AUDIO 1/23 – RETRO RADIO – Keller’s Pro Wrestling Focus (7/5/1992): Keller joined by PWTorch columnist Mark Madden to discuss who should be WCW Champion, plus Eddie Sharkey talks of training Road Warriors (82 min)

January 23, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This is the July 5, 1992 episode of Pro Wrestling Focus featuring PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s interview with indy promoter and wrestling trainer Eddie Sharkey who talks about Road Warrior Hawk talking him into […]

NXT ON USA HITS & MISSES 1/22: Strong vs. Keith Lee for North American Title, Balor vs. Wilde, Storm vs. Shirai, Baszler vs. Blackhart, Iija Dragunov vignette, Kelly interviews Baszler, Dusty Tournament

January 23, 2020

•DUSTY CLASSIC SEMI-FINAL – Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zach Gibson & James Drake) – HIT : Before the match began, Adam Cole rushed the announce table and told […]

AEW Dynamite finishes in top 10 cable demo ratings, but NXT closes gap in viewership compared to prior three 2020 Wednesday battles

January 23, 2020

NXT on USA closed the gap with AEW Dynamite this week, coming up 102,000 short of AEW compared to 240,000 last week. AEW drew 871,000 viewers, down rom 940,000 last week. NXT drew 769,000, up […]

VIP AUDIO 1/23 – The Fix w/Todd Martin: Conor McGregor’s UFC return and future, Royal Rumble preview, Takeover preview, Dynamite, Raw, SD, NXT on USA, Mailbag on Okada, Rumble, NXT, Lesnar, Moxley (121 min)

January 23, 2020

NOTE: Some of the language on The Fix may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Todd talks about Conor […]

FREE PODCAST 1/23 – WKPWP Thursday Flagship: Keller & Sam Roberts in-depth detailed preview of Royal Rumble including Lesnar possibilities, Women’s Rumble scenarios, Fiend vs. Bryan, more (190 min)

January 23, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling Podcast including an in-depth detailed preview of […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1652 (Jan. 22, 2019): Cover Story on Lesnar’s various paths in Rumble, Keller’s TV reports on Raw, Smackdown, Dynamite, Parks evaluates Rumble contenders, more

January 23, 2020

PWTorch Newsletter #1652 Cover-dated January 22, 2020 LINK: 1652 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2019 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features […]

VIP AUDIO 1/22 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Bryant and Fann talk AEW Dynamite and NXT including Joey Janela, Dakota Kai and Teagan Knox, and Io Shari, Travis goes on about Ready Player One (the book), more (159 min)

January 23, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: On VIP this week, Rich and Trav run down the highlights of AEW Dynamite and NXT from tonight. Another shouting match over Joey Janela of all people. Dakota Kai and Teagan Knox’s program […]

VIP AUDIO 1/22 – East Coast Cast #485 (NSFW): Bryant and Hawkins discuss upcoming Royal Rumble including who will win each match, plus thoughts on last week’s AEW and NXT shows, why it is a bad idea to try to parody a parody, more (101 min)

January 23, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Cam and Trav talk Royal Rumble coming up this weekend in Houston. Cam will be in the building and will give us an in-house recap next week. All the typical questions […]

NWA POWER HITS & MISSES 1/21: Ricky Morton challenges Nick Aldis for NWA Title, James Storm and Eli Drake talk, Shooter Stevens Karate Demonstration, Melina, more

January 23, 2020

FINALLY! A show where I don’t need to discuss the opening montage, so let’s get into this 90 minute edition, shall we? •ROBERT GIBSON W/ MARQUEZ – MISS: This was 90-120 seconds of nothing. Sadly, […]

FREE PODCAST 1/22 – PWTorch Dailycast – PWT Talks NXT: Wells, Lindberg, and Stoup cover Lee vs. Strong for North American Championship, Dusty Classic semifinals, final build for Worlds Collide, more (112 min)

January 23, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode, Kelly Wells, Nate Lindberg, and Tom Stoup cover Lee vs. Strong for the North American Championship, Dusty Classic semifinals, the final build for Worlds Collide, and more. FREE VERSION: AUDIO […]