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May 25, 2017

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May 17, 2017

WWE TALKING SMACK REVIEW MAY 16, 2017 AIRED LIVE ON WWE NETWORK BY CRAIG ELBE (@CraigElbe), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR SUMMARY OF TOP TOPICS -Jinder Mahal Says Randy Orton Lost His Focus, No Longer Hungry, and Is Beatable, […]

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SMACKDOWN PRIMER MAY 16, 2017 MANCHESTER, N.H. AT SNHU ARENA By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTORCH SPECIALIST   “DIVE… DIVE… DIVE” Well, you can’t say that it hasn’t been an exciting 48 hours in the world […]

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SMACKDOWN HITS American Alpha vs. The Usos: This was a good, but too short Tag Team Championship match. American Alpha and The Usos are two very talented tag teams and I enjoy watching them wrestle. […]

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews Smackdown start to finish including WrestleMania 33 follow-up, a Baron Corbin vs. Dean Ambrose rematch, an Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi rematch, Shane […]

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews Smackdown start to finish including WrestleMania 33 follow-up, a Baron Corbin vs. Dean Ambrose rematch, an Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi rematch, Shane […]

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October 5, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller discusses several top news items and then reviews Smackdown. The news topics include: Raw ratings, Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Erick Rowan, Women’s Division, and more. The […]

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller discusses several top news items and then reviews Smackdown. The news topics include: Raw ratings, Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Erick Rowan, Women’s Division, and more. The […]

Rowan injury, Ross reacts to Charlotte-Sasha headlining Raw, Goldberg buzz prior to SportsCenter interview, TNA ownership

October 4, 2016

-There is a shortage of credible marketable “protected” opponents that WWE can utilize to get money back for their big investment in Brock Lesnar’s contract. One of them is Bill Goldberg, who turns 50 later […]

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July 5, 2016

WWE on ESPNews Recap Airdate: July 5, 2016 Guests: The Wyatts (mainly Bray Wyatt) Host: Todd Grisham Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, and Erick Rowan joined Todd Grisham (filling in for The Coach) for this week’s SportsCenter […]

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s latest Interview Thursday includes an interview with former WWE writer and professional standup comedian and podcaster Matt McCarthy, who returns to the show to talk about NXT Takeover Dallas, WrestleMania […]

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s latest Interview Thursday includes an interview with former WWE writer and professional standup comedian and podcaster Matt McCarthy, who returns to the show to talk about NXT Takeover Dallas, WrestleMania […]

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