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TORCH NEWS TICKER 5/16: TNA weekend events schedule, Ross on TV today, Funk on the Hall of Fame, Christian column, Khali latest

TORCH NEWS TICKER 5/10: Smackdown ratings, Nick Hogan top five search, Kennedy tries to explain suspension, WWE stock analysis

TORCH NEWS TICKER 5/4: WWE Results Wanted, Latest on Ashley, Hogan wrestling show, Khali everywhere in India

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

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)

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

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

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

TV Reports

KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 5/16: Final hype for Judgment Day, Hardy vs. Shelton, Show & Finlay vs. MVP & Henry

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

Arena Reports

5/16 TNA in Binghamton, N.Y.: Tomko returns to headline against Samoa Joe, ODB vs. Kong

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

The Specialists

5/16 WWE Smackdown Hits & Misses: Punk vs. Palumbo, Hardy vs. Benjamin, Batista's Priorities

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

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?

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."

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?

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

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."

KELLER: Compare today's WWE Smackdown roster to Torch annual Smackdown roster rankings from Fall of 2006

VIP Exclusive Features

The Real Deal with Pat McNeill (Audio): Ratings Down, Big Clip, NWA Anniversary, Khali, More (35 min.)

Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1: Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, Kurt Angle, Bad Babyface Turns, Hogans, Jarrett (50 min.)

PWTorch Newsletter #1025: Nick Hogan Sentenced, Keller on Hogan Family, Mitchell at Springsteen

Torch Trivia

Torch Trivia: How much do you know about stripped titles?

Torch Trivia: How much do you know about power abusers?

Torch Trivia: How much do you know about wrestling's technical difficulties?

Torch Instant Polls

POLL: What's your opinion of the controversial non-airing of the finish of the Raw main event on Apr. 28?

POLL: If you saw the Apr. 28 WWE Raw, pick the MVP of the program

POLL: If you didn't see the event, why? If you did, pick the best match and score it

PWTorch Free Podcast

NEW PWTORCH FREE PODCAST: Excerpt of post WWE Backlash PPV Roundtables with Keller, Mitchell, McNeill (13 min.)

New Free PWTorch Podcast: First new free audio show in months now available to all (40 min.)

PWTorch Free Podcast: Excerpt of "The Audio Experience" with Jeremy, Dusty, Eric (23 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