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Pre-Raw Update – WWE teases injury to Seth Rollins

September 26, 2016

WWE is teasing an injury update on Seth Rollins Monday night on Raw TV. Rollins has injured ribs, according to WWE, following his Universal Title match against Kevin Owens at the Clash of Champions PPV […]

WWE Video – Finn Balor undergoes second procedure for damaged shoulder

September 26, 2016

Former WWE Universal champion Finn Balor returned to Birmingham, Alabama last weekend for a follow-up procedure to repair his severely damaged right shoulder. WWE released graphic footage showing doctors removing bone marrow from his pelvis […]

Full analysis of the hits and misses from AEW Dynamite

What happens when the WWE Universal champ & ROH World champ get together?

September 13, 2016

WWE Universal champion Kevin Owens and ROH World champion Adam Cole reunited after Raw TV in Baltimore, where ROH’s parent company Sinclair Broadcasting is located. And they tweeted a photo together trying to blow up social […]

WWE Video – Kevin Owens in weekly interview promoting The Kevin Owens Show

September 7, 2016

WWE’s weekly interview aired on Wednesday this week with Michael Cole interviewing Universal champion Kevin Owens… which turned into Owens interviewing Cole by the end of the segment. Owens played up his smarmy heel persona […]

MCNEILL Live-Tweets 8/29 Raw – You Deserve It, You People

August 29, 2016

Pat McNeill (@RealPatMcNeill) Tweets Raw – August 29, 2016 Raw kicks off this week with a tribute to the late John McLaughlin and the McLaughlin Group. Issue one: Who wins tonight’s main event? And now, […]

UNIVERSAL TITLE RESULT – Who is Raw’s new top champion after Monday’s Raw?

August 29, 2016

Kevin Owens is the new WWE Universal champion as part of a big angle on Raw. Owens won a fatal four-way elimination match by last pinning Seth Rollins, who was turned on by a returning […]

8/29 Raw TV Preview – New Universal champion TBD in Houston; Smackdown roster in Arkansas

August 29, 2016

WWE Raw TV Preview 8/29 WWE returns to Houston for a big Raw TV episode. Included is the second-ever WWE Universal champion after Finn Balor was forced to relinquish the title last week on Raw. […]

WWE Video Update – Finn Balor undergoes, talks whirlwind 24 hours

August 24, 2016

Update: WWE released video of Finn Balor undergoing shoulder surgery Tuesday in Alabama to begin the six-month rehab process. *** After being diagnosed with a torn labrum in his shoulder, Finn Balor was scheduled for surgery […]

RAW UPDATE – How will new Universal champion be determined?

August 22, 2016

WWE will determine a new Universal champion next Monday, August 29, on Raw TV from Houston. The match for the vacant title will be Roman Reigns vs. Big Cass vs. Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens in […]

BREAKING – Finn Balor relinquishes Universal Title, out six months

August 22, 2016

WWE Raw GM Mick Foley announced before Raw that Finn Balor has relinquished the Universal Title due to his shoulder injury. WWE will be addressing the status of the title at the start of Raw. […]

WWE announces Finn Balor injured at Summerslam; status to be addressed on Raw TV

August 22, 2016

WWE announced Monday that Finn Balor sustained a right shoulder injury during the Universal Title match against Seth Rollins at Summerslam. Balor won the Universal Title in his first WWE PPV match, but now the […]

New top Raw champions Finn Balor & Charlotte appear on ABC’s GMA

August 22, 2016

WWE Raw’s top singles champions, new Universal champion Finn Balor and new Women’s champion Charlotte, appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Monday morning from New York City. Their brief interview standing outside in Times Square […]

Summerslam Result – Who is the first WWE Universal champion?

August 21, 2016

Former NXT star Finn Balor is the first WWE Universal champion. Balor pinned Seth Rollins in a 20-minute match to capture the first WWE Universal Title. The match was placed eighth on the 10-match card, before […]

POLL RESULTS – Which Summerslam match should go on last as The Main Event?

August 5, 2016

A legitimate case could be made for each of the Big Four/Five matches at this year’s Summerslam PPV to go on last as The Main Event. So, we asked PWTorch readers in two separate polls […]

WWE Video – Seth Rollins talks first-ever match vs. Finn Balor at Summerslam, concerned about “The Demon?”

August 5, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Seth Rollins was interviewed by Michael Cole in this week’s interview on WWE’s website (now moved to Fridays). It was a toned-down Rollins talking calmly and confidently about his […]

Finn Balor talks NXT to WWE transition, facing Seth Rollins for the first time, face of “New Era” for WWE?, who will replace him as “Face of NXT?”

August 1, 2016

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor After officially saying good-bye to NXT Saturday night in Houston, former NXT champion Finn Balor is looking ahead to his first-ever match against Seth Rollins at Summerslam. Balor (Prince […]

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5/24 AEW DARK TV REPORT: Roppongi Vice vs. The Wingmen, Statlander vs. Breaux, more

May 24, 2022
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May 24, 2022

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May 24, 2022

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May 23, 2022
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5/19 MLW FUSION TV REPORT: 5150 vs. The Von Erichs, MLW Tag Team Championship match, more

May 23, 2022
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May 22, 2022
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May 22, 2022

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