D-Bryan & WWE working on “compromise?”
Daniel Bryan continued his WWE TV media tour in Singapore this weekend, which meant more questions about whether he’s going to wrestle again for WWE. In the latest interview, Bryan talked about some sort of […]
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WWE HOF’er live at ESPN’s College Gameday
WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter visited the set of ESPN’s College Gameday broadcast Saturday morning in Philadelphia. Gameday was in Philadelphia for the Army vs. Navy game capping off the college football regular season. […]
Saturday Torch Today – WWE Supershow tonight (Reports Wanted), Ziggler doing stand-up comedy, NXT U.K. Tour Day 3, PWG All-Star Weekend, huge indies shows, Storm & Galloway in Scotland, more
TORCH TODAY – Saturday, December 12, 2015 (Torch Reader Alert: We’re looking for results from tonight’s events sent to pwtorch@gmail.com.) – WWE’s main roster has a “Supershow” Saturday night in Lewiston, Maine featuring WWE World Hvt. […]
Bubba Ray Q&A – Where is “Bully Ray?,” WM32 teaser, heated Twitter exchange
WWE star Bubba Ray Dudley’s Friday night on Twitter consisted of a Q&A, a teaser of the Dudleys facing the Hardys again, and then a heated exchange with a Twitter follower. During the Q&A, Bubba joked […]
12/11 WWE NXT in Glasgow – Second Report on crowd reactions, best matches, anti-Reigns, more
WWE NXT Results December 11, 2015 Glasgow, Scotland Report by Kevin O’Donnell, PWTorch reader They ran the same venue as WWE Live in November. WWE did about 11,000 then and I’d guess NXT did about 7,000, […]
12/11 WWE NXT in Glasgow, Scotland – Balor vs. Zayn, Joe, Bayley, Neville, more; comparison to ICW
WWE NXT Results December 11, 2015 Glasgow, Scotland Report by Greg Watson, PWTorch reader For perspective in the market, the ICW promotion sold out the SECC with a 4,000 crowd six weeks in advance last month. NXT […]
12/10 Smackdown Ratings – slow climb back to respectability
WWE’s Thursday night show is continuing a slow climb back to respectability after getting put in a turkey suit two weeks ago on Thanksgiving Night. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings 2015 — December 10: Thursday’s show […]
12/11 WWE Stock Track – WWE falls to four-month low
WWE shares fell nearly a full dollar this week, culminating with the lowest point in four months. WWE STOCK TRACK – Monday, Dec. 7: Closing Price of $16.76 per share, down 2.4 percent from Friday’s […]
WWE files SEC document on McMahon Family estate planning
WWE filed an SEC document on Friday disclosing estate planning involving WWE stock and the McMahon Family. The lengthy filing, plus a second disclosure, notes that Vince McMahon was granted 2,209,773 shares of Class B McMahon […]
Report – Taxpayers helping bring WM32 to Texas
The State of Texas has earmarked $2.72 million of taxpayer funds to bring WrestleMania 32 to Dallas/Arlington next April, according to a report by the Texas Tribune, citing state records. Revenue has been set aside in […]
12/10 WWE Smackdown: Parks’s Complete Live Report
On the go-home show for Sunday’s TLC pay per-view, Smackdown will host the contract signing for the Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens Intercontinental Championship match to take place at that show. Plus, Roman Reigns takes […]
Full Recap of Triple H NXT Call – is NXT the solution for Raw?, challenges of three-hour Raws, talent scouting, 2016 plans (w/Audio)
WWE executive/wrestler Triple H held an NXT media conference call Thursday morning to discuss next week’s “NXT Takeover: London” Network special, the State of NXT, and other topics… – Recap of Triple H’s Opening Remarks. […]
Triple H NXT Conference Call Open – Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, 2016 Takeover specials
Triple H made the following comments during the opening of his NXT media conference call Thursday morning. – Hunter said that Sami Zayn will wrestle at the “NXT Takeover: London” special. However, Hunter made it […]
Sting health update – procedure scheduled, “catastrophe” avoided at NOC, more
Wrestling legend Sting made it sound like he and WWE avoided a catastrophe at the Night of Champions PPV based on the condition of his neck that was discovered after his WWE Title match against Seth […]
Thursday Torch Today – JIM ROSS on the Livecast, SD final PPV hype, U.K. Tour kicks off, JCW’s “Rassle Rap” kicks off, Bayley interview, Network sched, UFC fighter calls out C.M. Punk, WWNLive’s N.Y. return date, Bret Hart returning to U.K., New Japan releasing theme CD, Videos – Chikara Season Finale clip & Hero vs. Galloway
TORCH TODAY – Thursday, December 10, 2015 MORNING UPDATE – PWTORCH LIVECAST ALERT: Jim Ross (now back @JRsBBQ) returns to the Livecast today with PWTorch editor Wade Keller. Ross’s live interview is at 5:00 p.m. EST at […]
Big NXT U.K. Tour – top champs, Sami Zayn’s in-ring return, Takeover: London, more
WWE’s NXT brand kicks off their first U.K. tour Thursday in Newcastle, England. The one-week, seven-show tour culminates with the “NXT Takeover” special from London, England on Wednesday, December 16. Notable for the tour is […]
Early Release Video – Sheamus in first TMNT trailer
The first trailer for the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” movie was released late Wednesday night. WWE World Hvt. champion Sheamus, playing the role of Rocksteady, briefly appears in the middle of the trailer. Sheamus […]
Daniel Bryan – “I think it could be the end of my WWE career”
Daniel Bryan made a big statement about his career standing in WWE while in Singapore for a WWE promotional event. Asked about his ongoing concussion recovery, Bryan was quoted by a Singapore newspaper: “I think it could […]
Sheamus previews “Rocksteady” role
WWE World Hvt. champion Sheamus previewed his role in the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie playing the henchman role of Rocksteady. The first trailer is due out Thursday morning. The movie is scheduled for […]
12/23 Tribute to the Troops Non-Spoiler Matches
WWE taped this year’s Tribute to the Troops special Tuesday night in Jacksonville, Florida. The episode is scheduled to air on Wednesday, December 23 as part of “WWE Week” on USA Network. The following are the […]
Cena ends “Poopy Jokes Era” on “Tonight Show,” appears at “Sisters” movie premiere
WWE top star John Cena put an end to “Poopy Jokes” John Cena Tuesday night on NBC’s “Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon. After delivering a mock monologue sharing his feelings, Cena delivered an AA to his “inner […]
Brad Maddox talks getting Tombstoned on the Tonight Show
Before John Cena appeared on NBC’s “Late Night” with Jimmy Fallon, the previous WWE appearances were by The Undertaker and Brad Maddox to promote Taker’s 25-year mark in WWE. Of course, Maddox’s role was playing […]
12/7 Raw TV Ratings Report – new historical low-point
Monday’s Raw fell to a new historical low point, slightly below the previous historical low-point two weeks ago. This time, though, only one hour drew fewer than three million viewers. … WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking — […]
Week of 11/30 Live TV & DVR Views – Raw, SD, Impact
After a very poor showing during Thanksgiving Week last week, pro wrestling TV regained about 500,000 viewers. It was still about half of the 1.0 million viewers lost during Thanksgiving. This was also the first […]