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| Torch Today |
 WWE RAW 3/15: Place Your Bets on tonight's Raw - Week 11 guest-hosted by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin |
| WWE RAW 3/8: "Place your Bets" Scoreboard after Week 9 - Review last week's scores before tonight's PYB contest |
| 3/15 TNA Stats in Review: Current champions, 2010 Win/Loss Records, Weekly MVPs, TV/house show results |
| 3/15 WWE Stats in Review: Current champions, 2010 Win/Loss Records, Weekly TV MVPs, TV/house show results |
| Torch Today: Join the Official PWTorch.com March Madness Tournament Pool |
| WWE RAW 3/8: Place Your Bets on tonight's Raw - Week 10 guest-hosted by Criss Angel |
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| WWE News |
| WWE News: Jim Ross says he's not broadcasting at WrestleMania 26 |
| WWE News: Rey Mysterio vs. C.M. Punk now official for WrestleMania 26 |
| WWE News: Smackdown preview for tonight's show - Cutting Edge returns, Undertaker vs. McIntyre |
| Rock News: Los Angeles Times profiles "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson in new action movie role |
| WWE/TNA News: Jim Ross evaluates TNA product, suggests Impact move up one hour on Mondays |
| Umaga News: Full details on "Umaga" Eddie Fatu's death - heart disease a contributor |
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| TNA News |
| TNA News: Impact replay on Thursday night draws more viewers than Monday first-run episode |
| WWE/TNA News: Jim Ross evaluates TNA product, suggests Impact move up one hour on Mondays |
| TNA News: Jeff Jarrett on TV & radio promoting tonight's house show, Full details on "Evening with the Legends" event |
| TNA News: Impact replaying on Spike TV & TNA begins house show tour tonight |
| WWE/TNA News: Report on total combined audience, quarter-hour comparisons for WWE Raw & TNA Impact |
| TNA News: Awesome Kong gone from TNA, Watch the Destination X PPV opening (w/VIDEO) |
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| ROH News |
| ROH News: Full previews for this weekend's ROH shows in Detroit & Toronto |
| ROH News: Local Detroit press for weekend shows, stipulation for Toronto main event, ROH TV pre-empted due to college b-ball |
| ROH News: Preview for tonight's ROH TV on HDNet, new ROH Video Wire (w/VIDEO) |
| ROH/EVOLVE News: Previews for EVOLVE and ROH developmental promotion in New Jersey this weekend |
| ROH News: Austin Aries joins stand-up comedy show WrestleMania weekend, LA debut DVD, New WM weekend matches |
| WWE News: Colt Cabana calls WWE "ignorant" for how they handled his WWE run last year, talks not being on NXT |
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| Other News |
| Other News: Piper's Pit, Dreamer vs. Lawler, Booker vs. Anderson headlining NEW N.Y. show on Saturday night |
| Rock News: Los Angeles Times profiles "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson in new action movie role |
| Umaga News: Full details on "Umaga" Eddie Fatu's death - heart disease a contributor |
| Other News: Booker T, Mr. Anderson, Tommy Dreamer headlining New York show tonight |
| Other News: A&E filming new documentary at two wrestling shows this month, including DGUSA WrestleMania weekend show |
| Hardy News: Jeff Hardy's court date continued yet again |
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| PPV Reports |
| RADICAN'S DGUSA "FEARLESS" PPV REVIEW - Dragon Kid-Hulk, Richards-Mochizuki |
| KELLER'S WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER PPV RESULTS 2/21: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event |
| CALDWELL'S WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER PPV REPORT 2/21: Complete coverage of Raw & Smackdown Elimination Chamber matches - Sheamus and Undertaker defend titles |
| KELLER'S TNA AGAINST ALL ODDS RESULTS 2/14: Live ongoing results of PPV - Styles vs. Joe, Nastys vs. Team 3D, tournament |
| CALDWELL'S TNA AGAINST ALL ODDS PPV REPORT 2/14: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe, Nastys vs. 3D |
| RADICAN'S TNA AGAINST ALL ODDS PPV BLOG 2/14: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of TNA's February PPV |
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| TV Reports |
| PARKS' WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/19: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including Jericho on the Cutting Edge |
| WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 3/19: Caldwell, Mezzera, Parks rate and review |
| CALDWELL'S WWE SUPERSTARS TV REPORT 3/18: Complete coverage of six-man ECW Reunion, Shelton vs. Kane |
| WWE NXT ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 3/16: Mayer, Mezzera, Parks rate and review |
| WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 3/15: Donofrio, Mezzera, Parks rate and review |
| CALDWELL'S WWE NXT TV REPORT 3/16: Complete coverage of no John Cena, Punk vs. Hardy tag match |
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| Arena Reports |
| 3/19 ROH in Dearborn, Mich.: Tyler Black & Briscoes vs. Wolves & Hero, Petey Williams vs. Austin Aries |
| 3/18 TNA in Hattiesburg, Miss.: A.J. Styles vs. The Pope, Nash & Young vs. Beer Money, Jarrett vs. Wolfe |
| 3/14 WWE in Bakersfield, Calif.: Cena & DX vs. Batista & Sheamus & Swagger, Miz defends U.S. Title, Orton vs. Legacy |
| 3/14 WWE in San Francisco, Calif.: Chris Jericho pelted with objects, comments on Twitter about rough night; All-star six-man tag, Ziggler vs. Goldust |
| 3/14 TNA in Wheeling, W. Va.: Kurt Angle & Jeff Jarrett vs. Beer Money, Abyss vs. Styles, The Pope vs. Wolfe |
| 3/13 WWE in Stockton, Calif.: Second report on All-star six-man tag match, Hardy vs. Zeke, McIntyre vs. Kane |
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| MMA / UFC Coverage |
| UFC News: Tito Ortiz denies rumors he left TUF early, says he's still fighting Chuck Liddell |
| UFC NEWS: UFC 114: Evans vs. Jackson officially announced for May 29 in Las Vegas |
| MMA News: Bobby Lashley's next career fight scheduled - details and analysis |
| UFC EDITORIAL: Will fading stars in Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz be able to sell TUF 11? |
| TNA/MMA News: Bobby Lashley updates his status with TNA, talks WWE vs. TNA |
| MMATorch Daily Audio News Brief (13 min.): Rapid-fire overview of the news of the day in world of UFC, Strikeforce, all MMA |
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| KELLER'S TAKE |
| KELLER: March 8 - An evaluation of whether Impact is showing its ready to compete with Raw |
| KELLER'S TAKE: What's in a name? Survivor Series a goner, but does it matter? |
| KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 2/8: Bret Hart appears again after John Cena reveals to McMahon that Bret wants him one-on-one at WrestleMania |
| KELLER'S VIP BLOG: A ratings experiment for TNA to try with the Knockouts |
| KELLER: Vince Russo owes wrestlers another apology, plus one to the fans |
| KELLER: Russo wants to be a better friend, not explain his booking decisions |
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| MITCHELL'S TAKE |
| MITCHELL: Mojo Mitchell's 3/15 Raw Stream of Disciplined Focus on the Main Issues of The Main Eventers on The Main Show of The Year |
| MOJO MITCHELL: Mixed-Up Mojo's Raw Impact Stream of Shocking Sting, Shocking RVD, Legacy Actually Beats Orton, and Mr. McMahon is Real Big |
| MITCHELL: Mojo Mitchell's 3/1 Raw Stream DX, Batista, Johnny Cash, Mad Dog |
| MITCHELL: Mojo Mitchell's Raw Stream of Ty, Jewel, Piper, a Fake Bull, A Real Money Stipulation. The Worst Plan Ever, And John Cena Twice A Patsy |
| MITCHELL: Vince Russo: The wrestling business has hurt me more than any other |
| MITCHELL: Mojo Mitchell's Raw Stream of Turning Left, The WNBA, Clapping, Miz is better than Jericho, Everyone is Better than Shawn Michaels, and Bret Hart Gets Over |
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| MCNEILL'S TAKE |
| Rise Up: McNEILL Previews WWE Elimination Chamber 2010! |
| To Wait For You Is All I Can Do: McNEILL previews TNA Against All Odds 2010! |
| There Can Be Only One: McNEILL Previews the 2010 WWE Royal Rumble! |
| Calling All Stations: McNEILL previews TNA Genesis 2010! |
| It's On, Brother: McNEILL previews TNA Final Resolution 2009! |
| Tables And Ladders And Chairs, Oh My!: McNEILL Previews WWE's TLC pay-per-view! |
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| CALDWELL'S TAKE |
| CALDWELL'S WEEKLY CHAT w/GREG PARKS - Raw, Impact, NXT, and Smackdown discussed in-depth |
| CALDWELL'S BOOK REVIEW: One of the best wrestling storytellers delivers highly entertaining history & insight in "The World According to Dutch" |
| CALDWELL'S WEEKLY CHAT w/GREG PARKS - Raw, Impact, NXT, and Smackdown discussed in-depth |
| CALDWELL: The biggest question going into March 8 - What is TNA? |
| CALDWELL'S WEEKLY CHAT w/GREG PARKS - Raw, NXT, and Smackdown discussed in-depth |
| CALDWELL'S BLOG: NXT Day-After thoughts, TNA out of the Impact Zone, Kid brings cereal laced with pot to school |
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| RADICAN'S TAKE |
| RADICAN'S VIP BLOG: More thoughts on HBK: My Journey, HBK talks early WWF years |
| RADICAN'S VIP BLOG: Early review of new Shawn Michaels DVD |
| RADICAN'S VIP BLOG: A special moment on Impact between Abyss and Hogan (w/VIDEO) |
| RADICAN'S VIP BLOG: Having a concussion was "no biggie" according to Russo |
| RADICAN'S EVOLVE DVD REVIEW SERIES: Evolve 1 - Richards vs. Ibushi, Sawa vs. TJP |
| RADICAN'S TNA AGAINST ALL ODDS PPV BLOG 2/14: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of TNA's February PPV |
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| The Specialists |
| 3/18 WWE Superstars Hits & Misses: Kane vs. Benjamin, WrestleMania Recall, Christian, Tatsu, Henry vs. Swagger, Regal, Ryder |
| 3/16 WWE NXT Hits & Misses: Wins/Losses, Gabriel & Hardy vs. Young & Punk, Still No Format Explanation |
| ABSURDITY OF IT ALL - TNA Impact: Where's Samoa Joe?, How Did The Nastys & Spike Get On TV?, Destination X - "Wait, It's This Sunday?" |
| ABSURDITY OF IT ALL - WWE Raw: USA Network Censors Stone Cold & Blood, Mega Legacy Explodes, Stone Cold Gives John Cena The Ring? |
| 3/15 WWE Raw Hits & Misses: Sheamus, Triple H vs. Orton, Legacy, Contract Signing |
| 3/12 WWE Smackdown Hits & Misses: Punk Sings, McIntyre in MIB, Truth vs. Miz, Highlight Reel |
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| Guest Editorials |
| GUEST EDITORIAL: TNA presents Hulk Hogan as "Randy the Ram" and other Oscar Week ploys |
| GUEST EDITORIAL: Abyss - Let's Not Give Up On Him Yet, How to fix the Monster |
| GUEST EDITORIAL/ECW TV REAX: The final ECW TV episode was a microcosm of all that was good and bad about WWE's version of ECW |
| GUEST EDITORIAL: The End of an Error for the ECW brand, What to do with ECW's current stars |
| GUEST EDITORIAL: Proposal on how to use the ECW timeslot to create innovative TV feeding Raw & Smackdown |
| GUEST EDITORIAL - CD REVIEW: WWE's new album features work-out quality jams, awful tracks, screeching guitar solos |
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| Torch Feedback |
| Monday Night Reax #4: "One word summarizes this week's Raw: focus" |
| Monday Night Reax #3: "I don't need to see The Nasty Boys or Jimmy Hart wrestling in 2010" |
| Monday Night Reax #2: "I want to be entertained and I want TNA to succeed, but this was bad" |
| WWE Raw Reax #1: "Austin showed more charisma than the rest of the roster combined before even opening his mouth" |
| WWE NXT Reax #2: "Slater & Christian could one day re-create the magic of Edge & Christian" |
| Monday Night Reax #6: "There is so much potential in TNA with RVD, Hardy, and Styles" |
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| 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"? |
| ASK THE EDITOR: Why didn't Curt Hennig get a run with the WWE World Title? |
| ASK THE EDITOR: Would Jesse Ventura make a good U.S. President, since he served your state as Governor? |
| ASK THE EDITOR: WWE excluded the Dudleys from Greatest Tag Team Ever - justified or not? |
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| DVDs - VGames - Books |
| CALDWELL'S BOOK REVIEW: One of the best wrestling storytellers delivers highly entertaining history & insight in "The World According to Dutch" |
| RADICAN'S EVOLVE DVD REVIEW SERIES: Evolve 1 - Richards vs. Ibushi, Sawa vs. TJP |
| GUEST EDITORIAL - CD REVIEW: WWE's new album features work-out quality jams, awful tracks, screeching guitar solos |
| CALDWELL'S DVD REVIEW - "The Marine 2" strong on DiBiase's performance, weak on plot and storyline |
| RADICAN'S ROH DVD REVIEW SERIES: 10/9 "Clash of the Contenders" - Omega-Richards, Delirious-Aries |
| RADICAN'S DVD REVIEW SERIES: CHIKARA'S "Three Fisted Tales" - Castagnoli-Kingston, Colony-Portal |
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| Torch Flashbacks |
| WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 2000 PPV Report (WM 16): Rock vs. Hunter vs. Foley vs. Big Show, Angle vs. Benoit vs. Jericho |
| WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 1999 PPV Report (WM 15): Steve Austin vs. The Rock, Mick Foley vs. Big Show, Brawl for All |
| WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 1998 PPV Report (WM 14): Steve Austin wins WWF Title, Undertaker vs. Kane, Mike Tyson, Pete Rose |
| WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 1997 PPV Report (WM 13): Undertaker vs. Sid, Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart double-turn |
| WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 1996 PPV Report (WM 12): Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart Iron Man match, Ultimate Warrior vs. Triple H |
| WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 1995 PPV Report (WM 11): Lawrence Taylor vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, HBK vs. Diesel, Hart vs. Backlund |
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| VIP Exclusive Features |
| 3/19 Wade Keller Hotline - The News: Ross's future, Linda McMahon campaign update, Rock vs. Austin for movie roles, Umaga, Tommy Dreamer, TNA-ECW, Impact replay rating (15 min.) |
| 3/19 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (pt. 1): Chairshots to Head WWE Ban, Jim Ross's potential future, TNA rants, rumor of TNA-ECW angle, more (59 min.) |
| 3/19 PWTorch Livecast & VIP Aftershow: James Caldwell & Greg Parks discuss with live callers TNA PPV, Samoa Joe ideas, Future WWE champs, Smackdown, more (75 min.) |
| 3/18 PWTorch Livecast & VIP Aftershow: James Caldwell & Brian Hoops discuss with live callers TNA panic time?, Jim Ross at WM26, Trivia on Gorgeous George, more (93 min.) |
| 3/17 VIP East Coast Audio - NXT: Daniel Bryan 0-4, Hardy vs. Punk tag match, Are there any rules for this show? (50 min.) |
| PWTorch Newsletter #1138 (16 pages): Keller cover story on Impact ratings drop, Keller editorial on rerouting Impact, Powell's Page 2 Buzz scoops, Mitchell on WM26, Parks on NXT, Hoops Nostalgia |
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| 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 TRIVIA 2/24: What do you remember about the World Wrestling Network promotion from 15 years ago? |
| TORCH TRIVIA 2/22: Answer to who defeated Paul London on a TNA PPV from February 2003 |
| TORCH TRIVIA 2/22: Who defeated Paul London on a TNA PPV from February 2002? |
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| Torch Instant Polls |
| WWE & TNA POLLS: Vote on Raw vs. Impact Weeks 1 & 2, MVP of 3/15 shows |
| WWE SMACKDOWN MVP POLL: Who was the MVP of the 3/12 Smackdown if you saw the show? |
| WWE NXT POLL: Who was the MVP of the 3/9 NXT if you saw the show? |
| TNA IMPACT POLL: Who was the MVP of the 3/8 Impact if you saw the show? |
| WWE RAW MVP POLL: Who was the MVP of the 3/8 Raw if you saw the show? |
| WWE SMACKDOWN MVP POLL: Who was the MVP of the 3/5 Smackdown if you saw the show? |
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| PWTorch Free Podcast |
| FREE: Friday PWTorch Livecast (3/19) now available featuring James Caldwell & Greg Parks |
| FREE: Thursday PWTorch Livecast (3/18) now available featuring James Caldwell & Brian Hoops |
| FREE: Wednesday PWTorch Livecast (3/17) now available featuring Wade Keller & Pat McNeill |
| MMATorch Daily Audio News Brief (13 min.): Rapid-fire overview of the news of the day in world of UFC, Strikeforce, all MMA |
| FREE: Tuesday PWTorch Livecast (3/16) now available featuring Wade Keller & Bruce Mitchell |
| FREE: Monday PWTorch Livecast (3/15) now available featuring Wade Keller & Jason Powell |
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| 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 |
| SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2002 (Wahoo, Thesz, Rocco, Mr. Wrestling) |
| SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2002 (Wahoo, Thesz, Rocco, Mr. Wrestling) |
| SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2003 (Hawk, Hennig, Blassie, Liz) |
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