ROH announces April return, PPV event
Ring Of Honor will return in April. The company announced via social media on Monday morning that it will be returning on April 1 over WrestleMania weekend with the Supercard of Honor PPV event from […]
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NEW COLUMN – Wrestling Merchandise 101: New Sting figure and early contender, War Games set released, more
Greetings! My name is Darrin Lilly and I’m a contributor to the Pro Wrestling Torch; I do the weekly Impact Wrestling TV report and make occasional podcast appearances. I’m a lifelong wrestling fan and by […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 1/7: Roman Reigns the hit, trading places, the never ending miss, more
Hit Roman Reigns Roman Reigns was in many ways the only hit of the show. As always, everything that Roman touches feels important, and the showdown with Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman to start off […]
VIP AUDIO 1/9 – WKH – 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines including items on Rock’s PPV impact, Cena-Punk dynamic, should WWE get back on broadcast network TV, celebrities vs. wrestlers, Gorila Monsoon, more (149 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This edition of the Wade Keller Hotline features a week of vintage Wade Keller Hotlines from 10 years ago this month. Details follow: •The Dec. 20, 2011 episode features a look at the news […]
FREE PODCAST 1/9 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America: Zack Heydorn joins Greg to catch up on all the latest news and big shows Greg missed over the previous two and a half weeks (139 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn for a discussion of the big news and shows that happened in the last […]
1/8 AEW BATTLE OF THE BELTS RESULTS: Sage’s report on: Britt Baker vs. Riho, Sammy Guevara vs. Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Starks vs. Matt Sydal
AEW BATTLE OF THE BELTS REPORT JANUARY 8, 2022 CHARLOTTE, NC AT BOJANGLES COLISEUM AIRED ON TNT REPORT BY TYLER SAGE, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur (1) SAMMY GUEVARA vs. DUSTIN RHODES […]
WWE announces Sasha Banks set to miss time, Banks comments
WWE announced this weekend that Sasha Banks will miss six to eight weeks of action due to injury. Banks injured her foot at a house show last week and has been absent since. The official […]
1/5 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: Mysterios vs. Alexander & Benjamin, T-Bar vs. Daniels, more
WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT JANUARY 5, 2022 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Byron Saxton, Kevin Patrick REASONS TO WATCH… T-Bar’s squash tour continues Decent tag team action (1) […]
FREE PODCAST 1/9 – WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (1-9-2017) Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Reigns losing U.S. Title to Jericho, Rumble & WM speculation, more with live callers (112 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, we jump back to the Jan. 9, 2017 episode of the WWE Raw post-show. PWTorch editor Wade Keller talked about Monday Night […]
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES 1/7: Jake Atlas stands out, Dan Lambert delivers, Kingston takes over tag match, more
Adam Cole defeated Jake Atlas: HIT For those of you who don’t know, Jake Atlas is a good worker who was recently released from WWE, where he competed in the NXT brand. He was mostly […]
VIP AUDIO 1/8 – WKH – 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines including Punk on trying to change WWE for the better, Foley on Cena heel turn potential, Raw review, will WWE bring back nicknamed wrestlers, more (142 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This edition of the Wade Keller Hotline features a week of vintage Wade Keller Hotlines from 10 years ago this month. Details follow: •The Dec. 13, 2011 episode features a look at the latest […]
FREE PODCAST 1/8 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive: Will Cooling and Machel St. Patrick Hewitt (@MashStPaddy) discuss diversity in AEW, where Khan went wrong with his tweet, Lesnar ending another New Day member’s world title reign, more (122 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: That Was The Weekend That Was. Will Cooling and Machel St. Patrick Hewitt (@MashStPaddy) discuss diversity in AEW following Big Swole and Tony Khan’s comments, including a full breakdown about where Khan went wrong […]
FREE PODCAST 1/8 – WKPWP Interview Classic (5 Yrs Ago): Keller interviews Matt Morgan with stories on trying out for WWE with A.J. Styles, advice for Braun, wrestling for Hogan and Bischoff in TNA (86 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to Wade’s interview from Jan. 5, 2016 with former WWE and TNA wrestler Matt Morgan who evaluates bigger wrestlers today from Baron […]
1/8 IMPACT WRESTLING HARD TO KILL PPV REPORT: Mickie James vs. Deonna Purrazzo, women’s Ultimate X, Jonah vs. Alexander, more
IMPACT WRESTLING HARD TO KILL 2022 PPV REPORT JANUARY 8, 2022 DALLAS, TX. AT THE FACTORY AIRED LIVE ON IMPACT PLUS REPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Matt Striker and D-Lo Brown -Opening video […]
VIP AUDIO 1/8 – Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure: Analysis of the collapse of Smackdown as WWE’s number one show and the impending change for Reigns (62 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Nick Barbati and Tom Colohue analyze the collapse of Smackdown as the WWE’s number one show and the impending change for Roman Reigns. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP […]
VIP AUDIO 1/8 – NXT Eight Years Back: Wells & Stoup cover NXT from 1-8-14 including Bayley vs. Summer Rae, a Corporate Kane appearance, thoughts on director James Mangold, more (61 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover NXT from January 8, 2014 including Bayley vs. Summer Rae, a Corporate Kane appearance, thoughts on director James Mangold, and more. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? […]
VIP AUDIO 1/7 – AEW Rampage Post-Show: Philip Lindsey joins Bruce Lee Hazelwood to discuss three matches including Cole vs. Atlas, preview Battle of the Belts, briefly talk Swole and Khan, more (76 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the AEW Rampage Post-Show, Bruce Lee Hazelwood guest hosts with special guest Philip Lindsey of Bleacher Report and the Grapsody podcast as they talk Adam Cole vs. Jake Atlas […]
VIP AUDIO 1/7 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Reigns, Heyman, Lesnar in ring together, Usos vs. New Day in street fight, Reigns’s Rumble challenger revealed, Charlotte vs. Naomi, Happy Talk, Knoxville (25 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews WWE Friday Night Smackdown including Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and Brock Lesnar in the ring together, the Usos vs. New […]
FREE PODCAST 1/7 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Smackdown w/Heydorn & Peteani: Reigns and Lesnar confrontation, Charlotte enters Royal Rumble as champion, Usos vs. New Day, more (123 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch Assistant Editor Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Frank Peteani to break down WWE Smackdown with listener calls and emails. Discussion points include potential avenues […]
FREE PODCAST 1/7 – PWTorch Dailycast – PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast: Moynahan & McDonald discuss issue #154 of the PWTorch (1-2-92) including Lynn vs. Lightning Kid, Liger vs. Pillman, Flair in WWF, more (122 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald kick off the inaugural episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast with a preview of what’s to come – a look back at 30 years ago this week in the […]
Next WWE Universal Championship challenger revealed
Seth Rollins will be the next challenger for WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns. On this week’s episode of Smackdown, Adam Pearce was put in charge of finding an opponent for Reigns. At the end of […]
Interim TNT Championship match set for AEW Battle of the Belts
There will be an interim TNT Championship at the first-ever AEW Battle of the Belts on TNT. Originally, TNT Champion Cody Rhodes, was set to face Sammy Guevara with the title on the line. Due […]
1/7 AEW RAMPAGE TV REPORT: Cole vs. Atlas, Hook vs. Solo, Hayter vs. Riho & Ruby Soho, Garcia & 2.0 vs. Kingston & Santana & Ortiz
AEW RAMPAGE BLACK FRIDAY TV REPORT JANUARY 7, 2021 RECORDED AT THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK, NJ AIRED ON TNT REPORT BY PATRICK MOYNAHAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Excalibur, Taz, Chris Jericho, and Ricky Starks Ring […]
VIP AUDIO 1/7 – On the Canvas with Zack Heydorn: The belt where it belongs – Artistic analysis and discussion of Wrestle Kingdom 16 with Chris Samsa (61 min.)
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 […]