WWE Raw viewership and key demo rating drop
Monday Night Raw drew 1.64 million average viewers and a 0.47 rating in the adult 18-49 key demo this week. Both numbers are down from last week. Raw drew 1.8 million viewers in the first […]
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FREE PODCAST 4/19 – PWTorch Dailycast – All Elite Aftershow: McMahon & Soucek discuss debut of Satnam Singh, what is Tony’s big announcement, Cody says no-title stip was mistake, more (68 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Mike and Andrew begin this week’s show talking about the debut of Satnam Singh on last week’s Dynamite, and all of the backlash following the segment. What is Tony’s big announcement for this week’s […]
FREE PODCAST 4/19 – WKPWP Flagship from 10 Yrs Ago: (4-17-2012) Keller & Powell discuss Raw, Lesnar’s sit-down promo, Tensai main event, Punk visits bar, Foley-Ambrose, Tito Ortiz, more (146 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-17-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell take a dozen phone calls on the previous night’s […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 4/19: Pretty Deadly vs. Lumis & Hudson, Escobar vs. Hayes, LDF vs. Drake & Gibson, Quinn vs. Lee, Stratton vs. Sarray, Waller vs. Sanga, Jayne vs. Perez
TIFFANY STRATTON vs. SARRAY Sarray and Stratton have been at odds with one another for weeks after Sarray cost Stratton a match. The only other time they faced off in the ring, Sarray didn’t have […]
4/19 AEW DARK TV REPORT: Toni Storm vs. Gigi Lane, Team Taz vs. Dark Order, more
AEW DARK TV REPORT APRIL 19, 2022 RECORDED AT CURTIS CULWELL CENTER, GARLAND, TEXAS AIRED ON YOUTUBE.COM REPORT BY RYAN HOWARD, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR AEW Dark Announcers: Excalibur and Taz Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts Excalibur and […]
4/19 NXT 2.0 REPORT: Hazelwood’s live alt-perspective on Hayes vs. Escobar, Natalya’s first NXT match in eight years vs. Paxley, Sarray vs. Stratton, more
NXT 2.0 TV REPORT APRIL 19, 2022 WINTER PARK, FLA. AT THE CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK REPORT BY BRUCE LEE HAZELWOOD (@B_Lee253), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR NXT Commentators: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett Ring […]
AEW Battle of the Belts 2 viewership declines compared to January event
Viewership of AEW Battle of the Belts 2 dropped significantly compared to the inaugural event in January. Saturday’s show was viewed by an average of 527,000 people — a steep decline from 704,000 average viewers […]
VIDEO: PWTORCH DAILY NEWSWIRE 4/19: Steve Austin back for WrestleMania 39? Door is open
PWTorch Assistant Editor, Zack Heydorn, brings you the news of the day including the potential of Steve Austin at WrestleMania 39, Triple H comments on AEW competition, Kushida in WWE, and more. Subscribe to the […]
Steve Austin keeps door open for WrestleMania 39
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin says he’s feeling 100% coming out of WrestleMania 38 and to “never say never” about future WWE work. In an interview on the Brewbound Podcast, Austin discussed his WrestleMania return in […]
“Ultimate Social Boxing” announced, 32 social media stars set to compete for million dollar contract
A new reality series called “Ultimate Social Boxing” was announced today. LiveOne is partnering with Propgate content to launch a social media star realy boxing competition series. The series will feature male and female social […]
1PW announces partnership with MLW, Hammerstone set for 1PW debut
PWTorch can report exclusively that 1PW and MLW are announcing that they will form a partnership today. The partnership will be focused on 1PW and MLW exchanging talent. A press release scheduled to be sent […]
HEYDORN’S RAW RECEIPT 4/18: Cody Rhodes continues to thrive as focal point of the show
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Cody Rhodes is getting loads and loads of time on Raw. More […]
4/18 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW RESULTS: Cate’s “alt perspective” report on Cody vs. mystery wrestler, Balor vs. Theory, Sasha & Naomi vs. Ripley & Morgan for tag titles, Balor vs. Theory, more
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW “ALT PERSPECTIVE” REPORT APRIL 18, 2022 BUFFALO, NY AT KEYBANK CENTER AIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, Jerry “The King” Lawler Ring Announcer: Mike Rome Tonight after […]
NXT 2.0 PRIMER 4/19: Tag team title follow-up, Escobar vs. Hayes, more
This week’s episode of NXT 2.0 is headlined by Carmelo Hayes vs. Santos Escobar. Last week on the show, Escobar called Hayes out for losing the NXT North American Championship to Cameron Grimes and said […]
Kushida’s WWE contract expires, set to return to NJPW
Kushida and WWE have parted ways. Fightful Select is reporting that Kushida’s contract with the company had expired and was not renewed. The report does not indicate whether or not he was offered another deal […]
Triple H says building generational stars is WWE’s goal
Triple H said the goal of WWE talent development is to build generational stars. In an interview with The Athletic, he spoke about what star power means in WWE and the patience it takes to […]
VIP AUDIO 4/18 – WKH – WWE Raw Review: Cody vs. Seth’s mystery opponent, Balor defends against Theory, Mr. McMahon appears, 24/7 double wedding, Edge explains character, more (26 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a full show rundown of WWE Monday Night Raw including Cody Rhodes taking on Seth Rollins’s mystery opponent in the main […]
FREE PODCAST 4/18 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Raw w/Keller & Stoup: Cody vs. Seth’s mystery opponent, double commitment ceremony, Ezekiel’s lie detector challenge, Theory vs. Balor (129 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Tom Stoup from PWTorch podcasting to review WWE Monday Night Raw with live calls and emails. They discuss Cody Rhodes taking on Seth Rollins’s mystery opponent in […]
Theory is the new WWE United States Champion
Theory defeated Finn Balor on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw to win the WWE United States Championship. It's a THEORY CELEBRATION on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/cv0ugGXCZd — WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2022 Theory worked over […]
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 […]
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 […]