Samoa Joe crowned new NXT Champion at NXT TakeOver 36
Samoa Joe pinned Karrion Kross in the main event of NXT TakeOver 36 to win the NXT Championship for a record third time. Joe hit the Muscle Buster finisher and made the cover for the […]
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NXT TAKEOVER 36 HITS & MISSES: Samoa Joe vs. Kross, Grimes vs. Knight, O’Reilly vs. Cole, Kai vs. Gonzalez, Dragunov vs. Walter
RIDGE HOLLAND vs. TREY BAXTER – PRESHOW All of the feuds lined up for the beast, Ridge Holland and this is the match we got? No Ciampa or Thatcher? What gives? A squash match for […]
VIP AUDIO 8/22 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Punk’s connection with fans, Punk & Khan press conference, Nick Khan’s plans to overhaul NXT, Matt Cordona, more (68 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of VIP-exclusive series “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Rich and Wade discuss these topics: Lengthy discussion of C.M. Punk’s AEW debut, his press conference with Tony […]
DROSTE: Five thoughts on the Week in Wrestling – C.M. Punk’s return, Darby Allin in AEW, the miss with Becky Lynch, more
Yet another wild week in the wrestling world has wrapped. What a last month it has been. This week featured AEW’s biggest event in their short history and WWE’s second biggest PPV of the year […]
Nick Khan details upcoming changes and revamping of NXT
NXT is primed for a revamp after NXT TakeOver 36. In an interview with Ariel Helwani, WWE President Nick Khan addressed their developmental system and said that WWE is completely revamping NXT with Triple H […]
NXT TAKEOVER 36 REPORT 8/22: Wells’s live results and match analysis for Karrion Kross vs. Samoa Joe, Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai, Kyle O’Reilly vs. Adam Cole, Walter vs. Ilja Dragunov, Cameron Grimes vs. LA Knight
WELLS’S NXT TAKEOVER 36 REPORT AUGUST 22, 2021 LIVE IN ORLANDO, FLA. AT CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER STREAMING LIVE ON PEACOCK REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett, Beth Phoenix -The pre-show […]
8/21 RING OF HONOR GLORY BY HONOR NIGHT TWO 2021 REPORT: Vincent vs. Matt Taven inside a steel cage, Danhausen vs. Dalton Castle, VLNCE Unlimited vs. The Foundation, more
ROH GLORY BY HONOR NIGHT ONE 2021 PPV REPORT AUGUST 21, 2021 2300 ARENA: PHILADELPHIA, PA AIRED ON ROH HONOR CLUB & FITE TV REPORT BY CHRISTOPHER MAITLAND, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman […]
ROH HITS & MISSES 8/13: Matt Taven successfully hypes Glory By Honor match, show lacking “go home” feel, more
Hits MATT TAVEN PROMO Taven gave a great straight forward wrestling promo for his match versus Vincent at the Glory by Honor PPV. He very passionately stating his mission statement to defeat Vincent and regain […]
8/18 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: Ricochet vs. Angel Garza, Alexander vs. Ryker, more
WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT AUGUST 18, 2021 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Byron Saxton, Kevin Patrick REASONS TO WATCH… Can Ricochet overcome the distracting capabilities of Garza’s pants? […]
FREE PODCAST 8/22 – WKPWP 5 Yrs Ago Flashbacks: (8-23-16) Smackdown review on Orton-Lesnar, Styles vs. Ziggler, new belts + Mid-Week Flagship with Radican picking future stars (181 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In a podcast from ten years ago (8-23-16), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Bruce Mitchell right as Smackdown ended with analysis of the program and live callers discussing the Randy Orton follow-up […]
VIP AUDIO 8/21 – WKH – WWE Summerslam PPV Review: Full rundown of highlights, finishes, star ratings, angles including returns of Becky Lynch, Brock Lesnar (30 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller provides a full rundown and analysis of WWE Summerslam headlined by Roman Reigns vs. John Cena with the return of Brock […]
VIP AUDIO 8/21 – WWE Summerslam PPV Audio Roundtable – Keller & Martin & Fann: Full analysis of the returns of Brock Lesnar, Becky Lynch, Reigns vs. Cena, Lesnar vs. Goldberg, Edge vs. Seth, more (87 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this VIP Post-PPV Audio Roundtable, Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch VIP Analyst Todd Martin and PWTorch columnist Rich Fann with full analysis of WWE’s Summerslam PPV including the returns of Brock […]
Brock Lesnar returns at Summerslam, confronts Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman
Sporting a new hairdo, but the same unhinged demeanor as usual, Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE at Summerslam and confronted Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman. THE BEAST INCARNATE IS HERE AT #SummerSlam! Awkward, @HeymanHustle?@BrockLesnar […]
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES 8/20: C.M. Punk’s debut a hit, Jurassic Express and Private Party deliver athletic contest, more
C.M. Punk’s AEW Debut: HIT Off memory, this is probably the first time an AEW TV show has ever opened with an in-ring promo. I personally don’t mind WWE’s long-running format of doing this, but […]
WWE announces October Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia
WWE will return to Saudi Arabia for a Crown Jewel event in October of this year. During tonight’s Summerslam broadcast, a commercial aired detailing the news, but a specific date for the show was not […]
Becky Lynch returns to WWE, wins WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship at Summerslam
The Man is back in the WWE. Becky Lynch returned to the WWE at Summerslam and defeated Bianca Belair for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship. Back where she belongs.#SummerSlam @BeckyLynchWWE pic.twitter.com/Bl0GLC5zRf — WWE (@WWE) August […]
New trailer for WWE 2K22 airs during SummerSlam announcing March 2022 launch, additional details about the game coming next year
WWE released the first fully-rendered screenshots from WWE 2K22 of Edge on Twitter earlier this week and teased more information was coming about the game during SummerSlam. During SummerSlam tonight, a new WWE 2K22 teaser […]
New WWE Raw Tag Team Champions crowned at Summerslam
RK-Bro, the oddball tag team of Randy Orton and Riddle are the new WWE Raw Tag Team Champions. RK-Bro defeated the team of A.J. Styles & Omos in the opening match of WWE’s 2021 Summerslam […]
LECLAIR’S WWE SUMMERSLAM 2021 REPORT: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of Reigns vs. Cena, Lashey vs. Goldberg, Belair vs. Banks, more
LECLAIR’S WWE SUMMERSLAM 2021 REPORT AUGUST 21, 2021 LAS VEGAS, NV AT ALLEGIANT STADIUM AIRED LIVE ON PEACOCK (U.S.), WWE NETWORK (INTERNATIONAL) Announcers: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee (Smackdown), Jimmy Smith & Corey Graves & […]
8/21 WWE SUMMERSLAM PPV RESULTS: Keller’s report on Reigns vs. Cena, Lashley vs. Goldberg, Usos vs. Mysterios, Nikki vs. Ripley vs. Charlotte
KELLER’S WWE SUMMERSLAM PPV REPORT AUGUST 21, 2021 LAS VEGAS, NEV. AT ALLEGIANT STADIUM AIRED LIVE ON PEACOCK & WWE NETWORK & PPV Announcers: Michael Cole & Pat McAfee (Smackdown), Jimmy Smith & Corey Graves […]
8/21 WWE SUMMERSLAM KICKOFF SHOW REPORT: Final hype for top matches including Roman Reigns vs. John Cena, Edge vs. Seth Rollins, more
WWE SUMMERSLAM KICKOFF SHOW REPORT AUGUST 21, 2021 PEACOCK NETWORK REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Kickoff Panel: Jerry Lawler, Booker T, Kayla Braxton, Peter Rosenberg, Kevin Patrick, Sonya Deville -After a video package, […]
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 8/18: Sammy Guevara looking good as a babyface, what’s with QT, Fifth Labor hits, more
Sting & Darby Allin vs. 2point0 – HIT This started off with Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston getting attacked from behind by 2point0. We didn’t get to hear what they were going to say except […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 8/20: Big feuds hitting at the right moment, brooding Edge thrives, quick misses, more
Hits Hitting at the Right Moment The good news for this year’s Summerslam is that, unlike most big WWE shows, the main programs are all hitting their peak at the right time. Reigns/Cena, Banks/Belair, and […]
VIDEO: AEW Rampage: The Last Dance post show media scrum with Tony Khan and C.M. Punk
AEW has released the full video from the Rampage: The Last Dance media scrum with C.M. Punk and Tony Khan on YouTube. You can read a full recap of the media scrum with Punk and […]