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Torch Today WWE RAW 11/2: Place Your Bets on tonight's Raw - Week 11 featuring Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne WWE RAW 10/26: "Place your Bets" Scoreboard after Week 10 - Review last week's scores before tonight's Raw PYB contest TORCH MONTHLY AWARD VOTING: Nominate the best and worst in pro wrestling from the month of October WWE News WWE News: WWE begins 22-date European Tour tonight; RESULTS WANTED WWE News: Batista scheduled to present award at MTV Europe Awards Show Other News: Mick Foley and Colt Cabana joined by former WWE manager on comedy tour this week TNA News TNA News: Complete PPV and Impact TV taping schedule for the first three months of 2010 TNA News: SPOILERS on Jim Neidhart's TNA debut, Raven's return, Kurt Angle returns from injury angle TNA News: Knockouts champion signs new multi-year contract with TNA ROH News ROH News: Ring of Honor receives positive press for ROH TV taping this weekend ROH News: ROH TV episodes now available on DirecTV's Video-On-Demand service WWE/ROH News: What's on Monday night TV - Osbournes hosting Raw, Nigel McGuinness's final ROH match (w/VIDEO) Other News DGUSA News: Complete list of matches and wrestlers announced for the first DGUSA Title tournament PWG News: Former WWE wrestler, TNA tag team, ROH World champion scheduled for PWG's "Battle of Los Angeles" tournament Hogan News: Ric Flair cuts promo on Hulk Hogan and wrestling fans who bought WrestleMania retirement to promote Australian Tour (w/VIDEO) PPV Reports RADICAN'S DGUSA "Untouchable" PPV review - Doi vs. Danielson, Shingo vs. Richards 10/25 WWE Bragging Rights Results: KELLER'S detailed match-by-match PPV report - Cena vs. Orton Iron Man match CALDWELL'S WWE BRAGGING RIGHTS PPV REPORT 10/25: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Cena vs. Orton, Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown TV Reports WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 11/2: Caldwell, McKinley, Parks rate and review CALDWELL'S ECW TV REPORT 11/3: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the rest of ECW tonight PARKS' ECW REPORT 11/3: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show's first few segments Arena Reports 10/30 Dragon Gate in Germany: Young Bucks, CIMA vs. Mike Quackenbush, El Generico 10/23 TNA in Chicago, Ill.: A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe, Matt Morgan vs. Scott Steiner, Rhino vs. Kip James 10/24 WWE Supershow in State College, Pa.: Cena & MVP & Henry vs. Legacy, The Miz vs. John Morrison tune-up, Matt Hardy wins! MMA / UFC Coverage MMA WEEK-IN-REVIEW: Lesnar Out, Dumbass of Week, Fight of Week, Kimbo Rumor, DVR + Twitter = Spoiler (redirect) UFC News: Forrest Griffin addresses devastating loss to Anderson Silva, running from Octagon afterward, Tito Ortiz fight (redirect) TNA News: Bobby Lashley comments on dropping wrestling to focus full-time on MMA KELLER'S TAKE KELLER FLASHBACK: Review of Hulk Hogan's first autobiography - Hogan's political maneuvers evident in who he protects and buries KELLER BLOG: Is a new Monday Night War imminent? Signs point that direction KELLER: How TNA should utilize Hulk Hogan and how Hogan should utilize TNA MITCHELL'S TAKE MOJO MITCHELL'S RAW 11/2: Stream of My Fourth Grade Hero and The Mid-Card Kicks Main Event Ass MITCHELL FLASHBACK #4: In 1993, after Hogan first left the WWF, he had a lot of career choices MITCHELL FLASHBACK #3: Hogan's autobiography review - insight into his world MCNEILL'S TAKE McNEILL BLOG: The Big Questions About Hulk Hogan in TNA Fight For Your Right to Bragging: McNEILL Previews WWE Bragging Rights! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! McNEILL Previews TNA Bound for Glory 2009 CALDWELL'S TAKE CALDWELL'S TUESDAY CHAT w/GREG PARKS: Raw & Smackdown discussion - Orton-Kofi build-up compared to Rey-Batista, DX dissension, Sheamus stands out CALDWELL FLASHBACK: TNA Year-End Review 2005 - Must-read flashback to when TNA became a choice for wrestlers in an era very, very similar to 2009 CALDWELL'S BLOG: Warning sign? Hulk Hogan talks everything but TNA on Larry King tonight RADICAN'S TAKE RADICAN: Wolfe-Angle follow up displays typical warning signs of danger from creative standpoint RADICAN: TNA finally straps a rocket on the right ass RADICAN'S TAKE: An answer to Bruce Mitchell's question about HIAC PPV The Specialists 11/2 WWE Raw Hits & Misses: Miz vs. Bourne, Raw's Got Talent, Kofi - Orton, Cena vs. Jericho vs Show ABSURDITY OF IT ALL - WWE Raw: Sheamus The Bad Barbarian, Chris Masters Finds His New Gimmick, The Beginning Of The End Will Happen When Triple H Retires HITS & MISSES - TNA IMPACT 10/29: Hulk Hogan the good and bad, Styles Stalker Angle, TNA's handling of Chris Sabin's injury, Title Name change Guest Editorials GUEST EDITORIAL: Disgruntled TNA fan says he's done with the promotion after today's Impact taping (Contains SPOILERS) GUEST EDITORIAL: The ultimate irony - Hulk Hogan appears on TNA Impact and pre-taped TV sitcom promoting WWE on the same night GUEST BOOK REVIEW: Hulk Hogan provides strong defense of his public image in new autobiography Torch Feedback ECW TV Reax #1: "William Regal has stepped up big time since coming to ECW and he deserves a World Title run" WWE Raw Reax #2: "The major flaw of this show was the real lack of hype for Survivor Series" WWE Raw Reax #1: "The main event commentary was hilarious with Triple H and HBK making fun of Vince, but DX has run its course..." Ask the Editor Ask the Editor: Wouldn't incorporating MMA-style holds into pro wrestling matches just be trying to be something it's not? ASK THE EDITOR: Have the Michaels-Batista promos crossed a line with use of insider terms, references to "jobs"? ASK THE EDITOR: Why do wrestlers in WWE refer to wrestling as "the business" and not "the sport"? DVDs - VGames - Books VIDEO GAME REVIEW - Smackdown vs. Raw 2010: WWE's latest video game called best since the No Mercy measuring stick RADICAN'S ROH DVD REVIEW SERIES: 7/24 DBD VII: N1 - Hero & Richards vs. Storm & Steen RADICAN'S CHIKARA DVD REVIEW: 5/24 "Anniversario Yang" - The Colony vs. F.I.S.T, 8-Man Tag Torch Flashbacks TORCH TALK FLASHBACK with Hulk Hogan: Hogan talks to PWTorch editor Wade Keller about Eric Bischoff, the demise of WCW TORCH TALK FLASHBACK with Hulk Hogan: Hogan talks to PWTorch editor Wade Keller about his relationship with Ric Flair TORCH TALK FLASHBACK with Hulk Hogan: Hogan talks to PWTorch editor Wade Keller about his relationship with Vince Russo VIP Exclusive Features 5+ HOURS: Definitive all-new Eric Bischoff "Torch Talk" available exclusively to PWTorch VIP members 10/30 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show: First show with live callers, a lot of Hulk Hogan-TNA follow-up, women's wrestling, Desmond Wolfe, more (75 min.) 10/29 Wade Keller Hotline - The News: The latest on Hulk Hogan in TNA, Dixie's comments, Monday nights, where Bischoff, Nash, Shane, Sullivan, Russo stand (18 min.) Torch Trivia TORCH TRIVIA 2/28: Which wrestler backed out of a WWA PPV in February 2002? TORCH TRIVIA 2/27: Who said this quote about Hulk Hogan's athleticism 11 years ago? TORCH TRIVIA 2/25: What said this quote about WWE's mid-1990s drug testing policy? Torch Instant Polls ECW POLL: Who was the MVP of the 11/3 ECW if you saw the show? RAW POLL: Who was the MVP of the 11/2 Raw if you saw the show? WWE SMACKDOWN POLL: Who was the MVP of the 10/30 Smackdown if you saw the show? PWTorch Free Podcast 11/4 Nostalgia Audio with Brian Hoops: Format change to the show, new guest host, upcoming shows FREE FOR ALL: 10/27 Bruce Mitchell Audio Special: Hogan-Bischoff-TNA story from all angles including Monday Night War II possibilities (32 min.) 6/23 Nostalgia Audio with Brian Hoops: Former WCW rapmaster PN News joins Brian Hoops to preview upcoming Midwest shows (10 min.) Annual Obituaries SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 1999 - Muchnick, Rick Rude, Owen Hart, Renegade... SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2000 - Solie, Albright, Duncum, Tsuruta, Blue Demon, Al Costello SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2001: Johnny Valentine, Terry Gordy, Chris Adams, Bertha Faye, Helen Hart
