AEW’s All Out breaks company PPV buy record
Sunday’s All Out PPV event drew over 200,000 PPV buys, establishing a new record for AEW. Tony Khan revealed the news on Busted Open Radio saying that the official number wasn’t available, but that All […]
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Bryan Danielson and Adam Cole added to this week’s AEW Rampage
Coming off big ratings success for this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, Bryan Danielson and Adam Cole have both been added to this week’s episode of Rampage. Both men will be featured in interview segments […]
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 9/10: Edge vs. Rollins, Beast in the Garden, Becky and Bianca Sign, Profits Challenge Usos
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 NEW YORK, NY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole and Pat McAfee Personal […]
VIP AUDIO 9/9 – WKH – The News: Dynamite edges Raw in key demo, ratings perspective for loaded Dynamite, Gable Steveson signs with WWE, Jake Atlas vs. Taylor Rust, WrestleMania over two nights, Bucks-Lucha Bros. star rating (22 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the latest news including details on Dynamite edging Raw in key demo, ratings perspective for loaded Dynamite, Gable […]
VIP AUDIO 9/9 – The Fix Mailbag w/Todd Martin & Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2): Should Cole lead Elite? Advice for Vince to compete with AEW? Lesnar-Reigns timing? Is AEW ready for an NFL stadium? Plus Tessa, Hangman, Foley, more (122 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of The Fix, PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller address the following questions and topics submitted by listeners: Could AEW run a big PPV in an […]
VIP AUDIO 9/9 – The Fix w/Todd Martin & Wade Keller (pt. 1 of 2): Kevin Steen-AEW potential, Triple H health, will new AEW stars crowd out rising AEW originals, Steveson, reviews of Dynamite, Smackdown, Raw, NXT, ROH PPV preview, UFC (139 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover the following topics: Kevin Steen-AEW potential, Triple H health, will […]
FREE PODCAST 9/9 – WKPWP Thursday Flagship: Keller & Fann ask whether Cole and Omega can coexist, is The Elite too big, when should Reigns fight Lesnar, KO, Triple H health, NXT refresh, New Japan, more (143 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann from the “Everything with Rich Fann” VIP podcast, the PWTorch Dailycasts’s Deep Dive, and […]
FREE PODCAST 9/9 – PWTorch Dailycast – Podcast of Honor: Sullivan and Sage break down Semi-finals of Women’s Tournament, preview Death Before Dishonor PPV, talk all the big AEW news, more (98 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Ryan and Tyler break down the Semi-finals of the Women’s Tournament and preview the Death Before Dishonor PPV coming up this Sunday. They also talk about all the big news in AEW, […]
9/9 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Eddie Edwards vs. Moose, Bey vs. Finlay, Steelz vs. Rosemary
IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 (RECORDED) NASHVILLE, TENN. AT SKYWAY STUDIOS AIRED ON AXS TV REPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Matt Striker, D’Lo Brown -Recap video featuring the Good Brothers vs. […]
THIS WEEK IN IMPACT WRESTLING 9/9: Preview, analysis, news, and updates on all things Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestler of the Week: Ace Austin Ace has spent a lot of the year on the back burner, but recently he has been rotated back into the main event mix. Ace is now the […]
HEYDORN’S DYNAMITE RECEIPT 9/8: Adam Cole shows off star power and charisma during Dynamite debut
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Malaki Black is a mesmerizing act that is being harnessed in the wrong way. […]
MLW announces first five participants for Opera Cup tournament to be held in October in Philadelphia, Richards, T.J.P, Lawlor headline list of announced participants
MLW has announced the first 5 participants in the 8-man Opera Cup Tournament, which takes place at the MLW Fightland event on Oct. 2 in Philadelphia, PA at the 2300 Arena. The first five men […]
AEW draws second largest audience ever, beats Raw in key demo
The first show following All Out and the AEW debuts of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson averaged 1.319 million viewers on TNT. That number is up 26 percent from last week and is the second-highest […]
WWE pitched Adam Cole to be Keith Lee’s manager, per report
WWE’s pitch to Adam Cole in an attempt to keep him with the company involved him being a manager. Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio reported today that WWE pitched a heel […]
VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1739 (Sept. 9, 2021): Keller’s cover story on early returns on Punk’s AEW impact, Parks on lay of the land for WWE championship matches, Newswire, Keller’s TV reports
PWTorch Newsletter #1739 Cover-dated September 9, 2021 LINK: 1739 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features […]
VIP AUDIO 9/8 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Trav and Rich talk All Out and the fallout on Dynamite, latest episode of Marvel’s “What If…?,” book club, mailbag, more (136 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Trav and Rich are back for VIP talking the obvious – AEW All Out and the fallout on tonight’s episode of Dynamite. Trav watched both shows live and had opinions, taking note on who […]
VIP AUDIO 9/8 – East Coast Cast #568 (NSFW): Trav and Cam discuss AEW All Out including Punk and Darby channel Bret and 1-2-3 Kid, Adam Cole’s pitch perfect entrance theme, Bryan Danielson, Paul Heyman, more (95 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the ECC, Trav and Cam gush over how damn good AEW’s All Out PPV turned out. Good to great matches top to bottom, and the most wonderful debuts and angles […]
AEW sets date for first TV tapings at Universal Studios
AEW will begin taping television at Universal Studios on September 11. There will be a two sessions. One from noon until 3 and the other from 4:30 to 7:30. Tickets for both sessions are available […]
WWE Universal Championship match set for Extreme Rules
Roman Reigns will defend the WWE Universal Championship against Finn Balor at the Extreme Rules PPV event at the end of September. The WWE announced the news via social media on Thursday morning. https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1435990921980620800 Last […]
Gable Steveson officially signs with WWE
Olympic gold medalist and NCAA wrestling champion Gable Steveson has signed an exclusive agreement with WWE. The company announced the news via press release on Thursday morning. The agreement serves as WWE’s first-ever NIL deal […]
FREE PODCAST 9/8 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – AEW Dynamite w/Heydorn & Krol: On-site reports, reaction to Cole and Danielson angles, Moxley vs. Suzuki, Punk-Taz, Ruby, live callers (176 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by Eric Krol of PWTorch to discuss AEW Dynamite with an onsite correspondent, callers, and emails. Discussion points include whether or […]
VIP AUDIO 9/8 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier Machado: NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Metlife Dome review, Kojima and Suzuki invade (28 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Javier Machado covers the two-night event Wrestle Grand Slam in Metlife Stadium, Moxley’s match with Satoshi Kojima at AEW All Out, and Minoru Suzuki’s surprise […]
FREE PODCAST 9/8 – PWTorch Dailycast – All Elite Aftershow: McMahon and Soucek discuss All Out, this week’s Dynamite including controversial MJF promo, more (84 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Mike and Andrew are back! They react to All Out, which we know was a few days ago, but c’mon, the show was so damn good they had to talk about it some more […]
Cody Rhodes set for Dynamite return at Grand Slam, Adam Cole to make AEW in-ring debut next week
After over a month hiatus, Cody Rhodes will return to AEW on the special Grand Slam episode of Dynamite at Arthur Ashe Stadium to face Malaki Black. AEW confirmed the news on Wednesday’s episode of […]