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| Torch Today |
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| TORCH NEWS TICKER 5/10: Smackdown ratings, Nick Hogan top five search, Kennedy tries to explain suspension, WWE stock analysis |
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| WWE News |
| Ratings News: ECW ratings down again for show headlined by Kane vs. Morrison |
| Ratings News: Cena returns to Raw, Hardy returns to Raw, ratings come in at... |
| Ratings News: ECW ratings are in for the 100th Episode, and it's newsworthy |
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| TNA News |
| TNA Impact Ratings: Ouch! Lowest rating in a long time for stacked show (w/Keller Reax) |
| TNA Impact Ratings: The pattern continues, biggest ratings drop for big main event tag (w/Keller Reax) |
| TNA Impact Ratings: Ratings for Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle rematch are in (w/Keller Reax) |
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| ROH News |
| 4/19 ROH in Chicago Ridge, Ill.: Nigel vs. Steen, Machine Guns vs. Briscoes, Dempsey vs. Delirious, Age of Fall vs. Vulture Squad |
| 4/18 ROH in Detroit, Mich.: Jigsaw vs. Joey Matthews, Necro vs. Delirious, Albright & Hero vs. Evans & Ruckus |
| 4/12 ROH in Edison, N.J.: Briscoes vs. Richards & Romero for ROh Tag Titles, Nigel vs. Steen |
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| Other News |
| Torch Indy Weekend Report: Briscoe vacates titles, Lynn in MN, Sabian wins in CZW, Bushwacker Luke |
| Torch Indy Weekend Preview: ROH debuts in Va., J.Lynn, Jake Roberts, Dr. Death, Jarrett, F1rst show in MN |
| Nick Hogan News: Tomorrow is big day for Nick as he enters a plea, update on his intent |
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| PPV Reports |
| KELLER'S TNA SACRIFICE PPV REPORT 5/11: Joe vs. Steiner vs. Kaz, Terror Dome, Tag Team Tournament, Women's Battle Royal |
| CALDWELL'S TNA SACRIFICE PPV REPORT 5/11: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV |
| KELLER'S WWE BACKLASH PPV REPORT 4/27: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV event |
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| TV Reports |
| 5/16 WWE SMACKDOWN: Parks's Ongoing "Real-Time" Coverage of the show, including the final push for Judgment Day |
| 5/15 Impact Review by Wilkenfeld: Tag teams and women continue to dominate post-Sacrifice show |
| CALDWELL'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 5/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV show |
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| Arena Reports |
| 5/2 WWE Raw in Montreal: Triple H vs. Orton in a cage, Jericho vs. Snitsky, Regal vs. Crazy |
| 4/22 WWE in Greensboro: Detailed complete report from SD taping, ECW taping, Dark Matches |
| 4/22 WWE in Greensboro: Mitchell's Smackdown taping report including what Mike Adamle brought to the ring |
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| MMA / UFC Coverage |
| MMA UPDATES: Fedor a free agent - who cares? MMA a racist sports? Nine ways for EliteXC to be success? |
| UFC and MMA News: Big twist in next Ultimate Fighter casting, new Liddell opponent, new podcast |
| UFC 82 COVERAGE: Check out the redesigned MMATorch.com tonight for live fight coverage, plus Brock Lesnar's opponent named during PPV |
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| KELLER'S TAKE |
| KELLER: McMahon Returns for That? Nothing Funnier than a DUI! Let Me Shift So You Can Hit Me! |
| A KELLER SHORT: Should Mr. Kennedy be a babyface; coffee shop eavesdropping |
| A KELLER SHORT: A look ahead to tonight's Raw - Random thoughts on Triple H, King of Ring, JBL, Vince, Kennedy, Michaels |
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| MITCHELL'S TAKE |
| MITCHELL: WWE, Bush, Barack, Hillrod, and Big John McCain |
| A MITCHELL SHORT: Samoa Joe's Contract and TNA's Big Title Match |
| MITCHELL: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair - The Echoes |
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| MCNEILL'S TAKE |
| McNEILL's "Who's Hot, Who's Not" for Week of 5/13: Michaels, Jericho, Angle, Cena |
| Cross The Line: McNEILL previews TNA Sacrifice! |
| VIP - MCNEILL FACTOR: Stripped: Russo's rich history of vacating titles (#1024) |
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| CALDWELL'S TAKE |
| CORNER CUBE FRIDAY 5/16 - Five questions on Judgment Day, Joe, Hardy, ROH DVDs, and Dutt |
| CORNER CUBE THURSDAY 5/15 - Time to get reacquainted with the dynamic A.J. Styles character in TNA |
| CORNER CUBE WEDNESDAY 5/14 - Future of WWE's international expansion requires more international talent |
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| RADICAN'S TAKE |
| Rapid-fire booking with Raven - Nash & Hall in ECW instead of WCW |
| RADICAN: FIP hits the reset button - Strong-Stevens tears down the house |
| RADICAN: Trapped inside the beast - Sullivan books WCW |
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| The Specialists |
| 5/15 TNA Impact Hits & Misses: Ignoring Dutt, Kim vs. Kong, LAX, Main Event |
| ECW Storylines and Feuds - Reviewing the brand's feuds, plus the distinctions between the GMs |
| Raw Storylines and Feuds - How does Regal's involvement affect the top feuds? |
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| Guest Editorials |
| EDITORIAL: Why Raw helped the characters of Regal, Kennedy, and Orton, but fell just short for ECW wrestlers |
| EDITORIAL: Space-Time Continuum Spoiler Alert: Scott Steiner Solves for Pi. Off-air Notes From a Fictional, Future Impact! |
| EDITORIAL: Could new King of the Ring William Regal become WWE's breakout star in 2008? |
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| Torch Feedback |
| ECW Reax #1: "I think people can save a lot of heartache and frustation if they simply watch ECW on mute." |
| WWE Raw Reax #1: "Hardy should've been allowed to address why he was suspended and admit his actions were a mistake." |
| ECW Reax #1: "The quality of ECW is taking a horrendous nosedive and WWE seems oblivious." |
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| Ask the Editor |
| 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? |
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| DVDs - VGames - Books |
| Rapid-fire booking with Raven - Nash & Hall in ECW instead of WCW |
| RADICAN: FIP hits the reset button - Strong-Stevens tears down the house |
| RADICAN'S DVD REVIEW: TNA Turning Point 2007 |
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| Torch Flashbacks |
| KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 5 YRS. AGO: Vince McMahon on Piper's Pit, Kendrick calls out Cena, Rhino, Benoit, Guerreros |
| KELLER'S TNA REPORT 5 YRS. AGO (4-30-08): West calls it "most anticipated night in TNA history." |
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| Torch Trivia |
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| Torch Instant Polls |
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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 |
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