HEYDORN’S TAKE: Don’t hold me to this – WWE Hell In A Cell 2020
You can have a Hell In A Cell match. And you can have a Hell In A Cell match. You want one, too? Not a problem! Come one, come all! Such is life in WWE’s […]
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Raw Ratings post-Draft have some good news and bad news, a look at key metrics and perspective
The Oct. 19 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, with the addition of The Fiend among other post-draft, had a typical rating, but a better-than-average retention of viewers as the show progressed. The overall rating […]
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES 10/19: Styles vs. Riddle, Fiend-Retribution-Hurt Business opening chaos, Elias concert, Otis as “El Gran Gordo,” Lee vs. Strowman, general Draft fallout
Fiend/Retribution/Hurt Business Start the Show – MISS: This was a mess. I don’t understand the dynamic between Retribution, The Hurt Business and the Fiend, all of whom are heels. I am not a fan of […]
10/21 AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER 10/21: First round of Title Eliminator Tournament including Page vs. Colt, Omega vs. Janela, Pentagon vs. Fenix, Jungle Boy vs. Wardlow, plus Jericho and MJF dinner, Brit
AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER OCTOBER 21, 2020 AIRS ON TNT, 8:00 PM EST BY JOSHUA CHAMBERS (@Josh_Chambers), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Arena This week’s episode will emanate from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. The 5,500 seat arena first […]
VIP AUDIO 10/20 – WKH – The News: Post-Draft Raw and Smackdown numbers, AEW vs. NXT preview, AEW Dark notes, Impact BFG line-up, more (12 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller looks at the latest news including some random notes on AEW Dark, previews of AEW Dynamite and NXT on USA, the […]
10/20 AEW DARK TV REPORT: Rey Fenix vs. Sonny Kiss, Shawn Spears vs. Christopher Daniels, Kaz vs. Jack Evans, Starks, Sky, Luchasaurus, Brandi Rhodes, Jungle Boy, Pillman Jr. & Garrison, Sydal, Dark Order
AEW DARK TV REPORT OCTOBER 20, 2020 RECORDED AT DAILY’S PLACE, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AIRED ON YOUTUBE.COM REPORT BY NICK MORGAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Excalibur and Taz, with Ricky Starks joining the team after his match. […]
VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1691 (October 21, 2020): New Japan G1 Final Week results, match analysis, big picture overview team coverage, plus Keller’s reports on NXT, AEW, Raw, SD, Parks column on Draft winners and losers, more
PWTorch Newsletter #1691 Cover-dated October 21, 2020 LINK: 1691 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 […]
FREE PODCAST 10/20 – PWTorch Dailycast – Grit & Glitter: Pageot & Fear dissect 13 years of the PWI Women’s 100 with a look at the debuts, the absences, and tons of statistics (78 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: “Nothing Beats What We Were.” This week, Harley R. Pageot and Emily Fear take a look at the 2020 PWI Women’s 100, as well as their past 12 years of lists going back […]
FREE PODCAST 10/20 – WKPWP PPV Preview – WWE Hell in a Cell: Sam Roberts joins Wade for in-depth preview of Hell in a Cell matches, Draft realignment, Raw (144 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a WWE Hell in a Cell PPV preview with Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling podcasts and the WWE Kickoff Show panels. Sam and Wade discuss the […]
FEUD TRACKER – AEW: Detailed overview current feuds in AEW involving Moxley, Archer, Brodie Lee, FTR, Best Friends, Hardy, Sammy, plus forgotten or dormant feuds
TOP TIER FEUDS… (1) JON MOXLEY vs. LANCE ARCHER New Developments: Before their title match, Archer attacked Moxley backstage. After a hard-hitting match, no-holds-barred match, Moxley beat Archer. After the match, Archer attacked Moxley. Eddie […]
10/20 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Anderson & Gallows vs. The North, Rosemary vs. Havoc, Heath vs. Cousin Jake vs. Hernandez vs. Alisha vs. Rhino
IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT OCTOBER 20, 2020 (RECORDED) AT THE IMPACT ZONE AIRED ON AXS TV REPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Josh Matthews & Madison Rayne -Recap of last week’s episode with clips […]
10/19 BEING THE ELITE REPORT: Cutler confronts the Bucks, BTE Championship golf tourney continues, Omega promises new attitude ahead of upcoming tournament, Khan appearance
BEING THE ELITE EP. 226 – “Critical Failure” POSTED ON YOUTUBE.COM OCTOBER 19, 2020 REPORT BY ZACH GRAHAM, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Watch it HERE. Top Three Points: 1. Brandon Cutler confronts the Young Bucks for not […]
10/9 ROH TV REPORT: Pure Tournament continues with second round match-ups with Gresham vs. Sydal, Finlay vs. Lethal
ROH TV (Ep. 473) OCTOBER 9, 2020 AIRED ON SINCLAIR SYNDICATED TV & ROHWRESTLING.COM REPORT BY RYAN SULLIVAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Host: Quinn McKay -The show started with a Ring of Honor Pure Title Tournament Video […]
VIP AUDIO 10/19 – WKH – Raw Review: Full show rundown and analysis including Fiend & Bliss, Retribution vs. Hurt Business, Riddle vs. Styles, Asuka vs. Lana, Braun vs. Lee (37 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 The Fiend & Alexa Bliss, Retribution vs. Hurt Business, Matt […]
FREE PODCAST 10/19 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Raw w/Heydorn & Parks: Season premiere with final HIAC hype for Orton and McIntyre, Retribution gets squashed, Asuka vs. Lana for Raw Women’s Championship, more (90 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by PWTorch Columnist Greg Parks to talk WWE Monday Night Raw with listener emails. Discussion points include the final hype for […]
VIP AUDIO 10/19 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier and Bethany: G1 Climax 30 final nights review and overall thoughts (77 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Bethany Rupil and Javier Machado finish up their G1 coverage, going over the October 16th, 17th, and 18th G1 Climax 30 events including Jay […]
FREE PODCAST 10/19 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review latest UFC card headlined by Brian Ortega and The Korean Zombie, preview UFC 254 including Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje, more (49 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review the latest UFC card, headlined by Brian Ortega and The Korean Zombie. They give a preview […]
10/19 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW RESULTS: Keller’s report on first show after Draft with Retribution vs. Hurt Business, Riddle vs. Styles, Sheamus vs. Kingston
KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT OCTOBER 19, 2020 ORLANDO, FLA. AT AMWAY CENTER (“THUNDERDOME”) AIRED ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe [HOUR ONE] -They opened with a new theme song, “The Search” […]
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 10/19: Season Premiere Post-Draft, Monster to Have a Limitless Clash, Asuka’s Ravishing Challenge, Elias Takes Stage, We’re Really Glad Raw’s Become Bray’s Friend, Last Stop on the Way to Hell for Drew and Randy
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FL. AT THE THUNDERDOME IN THE AMWAY CENTER OCTOBER 19, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, […]
FREE PODCAST 10/18 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America: Darrin Lilly joins Greg to preview Impact Bound for Glory and WWE Hell in a Cell, plus NJPW G1 thoughts, more (104 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Darrin Lilly to preview Impact Bound for Glory and WWE Hell in a Cell. They also […]
10/4 STARDOM RAINBOW FIGHT results: Donna Del Mondo vs. Queen’s Quest in an elimination match, Tokyo Cyber Squad members find a new home
STARDOM RAINBOW FIGHT OCTOBER 4, 2020 NAGOYA, JAPAN AT NAGOYA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HALL AIRED ON STARDOM WORLD REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Hanan said she hadn’t been to Nagoya in two years. Iida […]
VIP AUDIO 10/18 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Is Ricochet really getting buried or is it something else? Is Sister Abigail well executed? Are ratings demos the be all end all? (26 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Ask the Editor edition covering these listener-submitted topics: Is Ricochet really getting buried as he seems to think or […]
10/18 NEW JAPAN G1 CLIMAX RESULTS – Detailed report and analysis of the tournament final and full undercard
G-1 CLIMAX FINAL RESULTS OCTOBER 18, 2020 TOKYO, JAPAN AT RYOGOKU, KOKUGIKAN AIRED LIVE ON NJPWWORLD.COM (1) CHAOS (TORU YANO, YOSHI-HASHI, TOMOHIRO ISHII & HIROOKI GOTO vs. SUZUKI-GUN (DOUKI, EL DESPERADO, ZACK SABRE JR & […]
REIGNS-O-METER #106: Tracking the Tribal Chief’s ability to beat the odds and come out on top
Roman Reigns has always been my hero. The WWE’s sizable canine used to walk down that ramp with his trademark smugness to a chorus of boos and that one loud cheer from the young whippersnapper […]