HEYDORN’S TAKE: It’s okay to let stars be stars
I interrupt your day with the obvious. Pro wrestling needs stars. In the recent past, we’ve seen WWE and other top wrestling promotions work to alter that fact. They’ve said for the world to come […]
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ARTISTRY OF WRESTLING: To insure optimal success, Asuka’s promo abilities need to catch up to her in-ring work
Art is the creation of something from nothing that elicits a reaction. Pro wrestling embodies that definition. In wrestling, men and women step inside the squared circle and create with their actions, expressions, words, and […]
VIP AUDIO 8/24 – VIP Aftershow w/Mike & Andrew: Breaking NXT news with Asuka relinquishing the NXT Women’s Title, more notes on Raw and Smackdown (70 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek talk tonight’s breaking news of Asuka relinquishing the NXT Women’s Title and teasing a promotion to the main roster. They also talk Braun-Brock, Reigns-Cena, and Bobby Roode’s debut […]
VIP AUDIO 8/24 – VIP Aftershow w/Mike & Andrew: Breaking NXT news with Asuka relinquishing the NXT Women’s Title, more notes on Raw and Smackdown (70 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek talk tonight’s breaking news of Asuka relinquishing the NXT Women’s Title and teasing a promotion to the main roster. They also talk Braun-Brock, Reigns-Cena, and Bobby Roode’s debut […]
VIP AUDIO 8/23 – East Coast Cast #360: Travis Bryant & co-host Cameron Hawkins discuss the positives and negatives of Summerslam weekend, favorite matches, WrestleMania changes, more (165 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week everyone reacts to the 13+ hours of wrestling we’ve gotten in the last five days. What stood out? What were the positives of Summerslam weekend and what were the negatives? Is four […]
VIP AUDIO 8/23 – East Coast Cast #360: Travis Bryant & co-host Cameron Hawkins discuss the positives and negatives of Summerslam weekend, favorite matches, WrestleMania changes, more (165 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week everyone reacts to the 13+ hours of wrestling we’ve gotten in the last five days. What stood out? What were the positives of Summerslam weekend and what were the negatives? Is four […]
VIP AUDIO 8/20 – Radican’s Wrestling Community Audio (w/Fann): G1 Climax Final thoughts, ROH War of the Worlds: Liverpool review, NXT Takeover Brooklyn thoughts, more (72 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Sean Radican is joined by PWTorch specialist Rich Fann for another blockbuster edition of Radican’s Wrestling Community Audio. The show begins with a final look at G1 Climax 27 and the fallout. […]
VIP AUDIO 8/20 – Radican’s Wrestling Community Audio (w/Fann): G1 Climax Final thoughts, ROH War of the Worlds: Liverpool review, NXT Takeover Brooklyn thoughts, more (72 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Sean Radican is joined by PWTorch specialist Rich Fann for another blockbuster edition of Radican’s Wrestling Community Audio. The show begins with a final look at G1 Climax 27 and the fallout. […]
VIP AUDIO 8/19 – NXT Takeover Roundtable: Keller & Mitchell & James analyze Roode vs. McIntyre, Asuka vs. Moon, Black vs. Itami, a big angle at the end (64 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this NXT Takeover post-event roundtable, PWTorch editor Wade Keller, PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell, and PWTorch NXT TV reporter Justin James analyze Robert Roode vs. Drew McIntyre, Asuka vs. Ember Moon, Aleister […]
VIP AUDIO 8/19 – NXT Takeover Roundtable: Keller & Mitchell & James analyze Roode vs. McIntyre, Asuka vs. Moon, Black vs. Itami, a big angle at the end (64 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this NXT Takeover post-event roundtable, PWTorch editor Wade Keller, PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell, and PWTorch NXT TV reporter Justin James analyze Robert Roode vs. Drew McIntyre, Asuka vs. Ember Moon, Aleister […]
NXT TAKEOVER REPORT 8/19: Ongoing coverage of event headlined with McIntyre vs. Roode live from Brooklyn
Tonight’s card: Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas, Aleister Black vs. Hideo Itami,The Authors of Pain vs. Sanity (NXT Tag Team Title match), Asuka vs. Ember Moon (NXT Women’s Championship match), and Drew McIntyre vs. […]
NXT TAKEOVER BROOKLYN III PRIMER: Roode vs. Galloway, Asuka vs. Moon, Almas vs. Gargano, Itami vs. Black
NXT TAKEOVER BROOKLYN II PRIMER AUGUST 19, 2017 BROOKLYN, N.Y. AT BARCLAYS CENTER By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor Coming to you from the Barclays Center… it’s NXT Brooklyn 3!!! Can the developmental brand continue […]
NXT TRACKER – TAKEOVER BROOKLYN III: Preview of line-up including Roode vs. McIntyre, plus who is absent from line-up
NXT is going into the latest of the Brooklyn specials with a continued renewal of focus on strong characters, and I find myself pretty amped for a show that I think has at least a […]
VIP AUDIO 8/16 – The Fix w/Todd Martin (pt. 2 of 2): Summerslam & Takeover preview & predictions, plus Mailbag on Bischoff-Fusient, Heyman-TNA, Watts-WCW, Lesnar-Orton last year, stereotypes, Corbin (58 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s edition of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Todd calls from both Japan and The Future to give his preview and predictions […]
VIP AUDIO 8/16 – The Fix w/Todd Martin (pt. 2 of 2): Summerslam & Takeover preview & predictions, plus Mailbag on Bischoff-Fusient, Heyman-TNA, Watts-WCW, Lesnar-Orton last year, stereotypes, Corbin (58 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s edition of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Todd calls from both Japan and The Future to give his preview and predictions […]
NXT PRIMER 8/16: Final hype for Takeover Brooklyn including latest with Gargano, Sanity, Asuka, Strong, Black, McIntyre, Roode
NXT PREVIEW AUGUST 16, 2017 WINTER PARK, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVESRITY By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor “A FAMILY MAN” Bobby Roode is great at pushing people’s buttons. His manipulation of Roderick Strong these […]
FREE PODCAST 8/13 – Sunday Livecast – Wrestling Night In America w/Pat & Greg: David Bixenspan joins Pat & Greg to discuss Progress, WWN, NXT, Summerslam, ROH, GFW, and more (99 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnists Pat McNeill & Greg Parks bring you “Wrestling Night In America” on the Sunday Livecast, with Deadspin wrestling reporter David Bixenspan and live calls. They talk about Bixenspan threatening to call […]
VIP AUDIO 8/13 – Sunday Livecast – Wrestling Night In America w/Pat & Greg (AD-FREE): David Bixenspan joins Pat & Greg to discuss Progress, WWN, NXT, Summerslam, ROH, GFW, and more (89 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnists Pat McNeill & Greg Parks bring you “Wrestling Night In America” on the Sunday Livecast, with Deadspin wrestling reporter David Bixenspan and live calls. They talk about Bixenspan threatening to call […]
VIP AUDIO 8/13 – Sunday Livecast – Wrestling Night In America w/Pat & Greg (AD-FREE): David Bixenspan joins Pat & Greg to discuss Progress, WWN, NXT, Summerslam, ROH, GFW, and more (89 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnists Pat McNeill & Greg Parks bring you “Wrestling Night In America” on the Sunday Livecast, with Deadspin wrestling reporter David Bixenspan and live calls. They talk about Bixenspan threatening to call […]
VIP AUDIO 8/13 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller (pt. 2 of 2): NXT Takeover preview and NXT talk in general, G1 Climax conversation, Darius Lockhart (58 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they preview Saturday’s NXT Takeover Brooklyn III including Robert Roode defending against Drew McIntyre and Asuka defending against Ember Moon, […]
VIP AUDIO 8/13 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller (pt. 2 of 2): NXT Takeover preview and NXT talk in general, G1 Climax conversation, Darius Lockhart (58 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they preview Saturday’s NXT Takeover Brooklyn III including Robert Roode defending against Drew McIntyre and Asuka defending against Ember Moon, […]
8/11 NXT in San Jose, Calif. (2nd report): Drew & Ohno vs. Sabbatelli & Moss, Riot & Logan vs. Rose & Deville, Sullivan vs. Lorcan
NXT LIVE EVENT REPORT AUGUST 11, 2017 SAN JOSE, CALIF. AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY REPORT BY BRANDON TANGUMA, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT The venue was almost sold out with a few scattered empty seats. The arena […]
8/11 NXT in San Jose, Calif.: Roode vs. Strong, Asuka vs. Moon, Aleister vs. Itami, Sanity vs. AOP, Gargano vs. Almas
NXT LIVE EVENT REPORT AUGUST 11, 2017 SAN JOSE, CALIF. AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY REPORT BY JOHN M. OF RIPON, CALIF., PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT The event was held at San Jose State University at the […]
FREE PODCAST 8/10 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Weekly Flagship w/Keller & Mitchell: Summerslam, NXT Takeover, Cena promo, Reigns-Braun finish with Joe, NXT additions, Toronto crowd, Joey Ryan and Mick Foley (88 min)
TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell for the Thursday Flagship episode. They discuss the John Cena promo responding to losing to Shinsuke Nakamura and tearing down Baron Corbin, the […]