Top New Japan stars announced for Global Wars PPV & ROH-NJPW tour
Ring of Honor announced Saturday the full line-up of New Japan stars traveling to the U.S. to be part of the Global Wars PPV and “War of the Worlds” Tour in May. Included is new […]
April 2016
Metzger’s ROH Supercard of Honor Night 1 Review – Jay Lethal vs. Lio Rush title match, Cabana’s return, Overall Reax
ROH Supercard of Honor X: Night 1 Taped April 1, 2016 in Dallas, Tex. Released on Internet PPV Report by Mike Metzger, PWTorch contributor (@mD0uble) The Hyatt Regency looked good for an ROH show. Nice […]
VIP AUDIO 4/16 – Radican’s Wrestling Community Audio w/Mike Metzger: Change in WWE/WWN partnership, ROH TV & Supercard of Honor reviews, more! (76 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Sean Radican is joined by PWTorch specialist Mike Metzger for another blockbuster edition of Radican’s Wrestling Community Audio. The show begins with a look at the recent changes in the WWE/WWN […]
VIP AUDIO 4/16 – WKH – The News: Nakamura vs. Joe under ceiling tiles, WWE Wellness Violations, Bray’s replacement on tour, Global Cruiserweight Update, LU and SD ratings, more (19 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the latest news including these topics: Two Wellness Policy violations in WWE, Samoa Joe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura takes place under […]
VIP AUDIO 4/16 – Jim Valley’s “Saturday Morning Wrestling” Livecast #12 – Lance Russell interview from CAC in Las Vegas, plus live calls & nostalgia talk! (85 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch contributor Jim Valley hosts the “Saturday Morning Wrestling” Livecast Episode #12 fresh off a trip to Cauliflower Alley Club in Las Vegas. Included is an interview with legendary announcer Lance Russell at the […]
WWE announces two suspensions for Wellness Policy violations
WWE quietly announced the suspension of two wrestlers Saturday morning on their Corporate website. Adam Rose (Raymond Leppan) and Konnor of The Ascension tag team (Ryan Parmeter) have both been suspended 60 days for violating […]
VIP AUDIO 4/15 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Why Shawn Michaels but not Marty Jannetty? Strangest Hall of Fame class ever? Bray & Seth injuries related? (19 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format covering these topics: Why Shawn Michaels but not Marty Jannetty? Strangest Hall of Fame class ever? Bray […]
VIP AUDIO 4/15 – Friday PWTorch Livecast w/Bruce Mitchell & Travis Bryant: Balls Mahoney reflections, which returning WWE star will make the biggest impact?, more hot topics w/live calls (62 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell hosts the Friday Livecast with Travis Bryant of the East Coast Cast breaking down the week’s top stories, including the death of Balls Mahoney, Shane McMahon running Raw, which WWE star […]
4/15 WWE NXT in Orlando – The night Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe happened at an Armory in Orlando, plus more matches (w/Photos)
WWE NXT Report April 15, 2016 Orlando, Fla. – Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe happened Friday night at an NXT show at the Orlando Armory in Florida. The match will likely happen down the road […]
4/15 WWE in Amsterdam Results – Reigns vs. Sheamus main event, Women’s Title WM32 re-match, New Day defends Tag Titles (Updated w/more notes)
WWE Live Show Results April 15, 2016 Amsterdam, Netherlands Report by PWTorch App user Jorick I attended the show in Amsterdam on Friday. Pretty good show, nothing out of the ordinary. The only heel that […]
4/15 WWE in Dubai Results – Night 2 features Miz IC Title main event, Styles vs. Ryback, Zayn vs. Owens, U.S. Title match
WWE Dune Bash Tour Results Night 2 April 15, 2016 Dubai, U.A.E. Results reported by The National newspaper Natalya addressed the crowd to start the show, recognizing her and Alicia Fox as the first female […]
4/14 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – Thursday’s show dips, how did it compare to Cena’s new show?
This week’s WWE Smackdown drew almost exactly the same number of viewers as John Cena’s new “American Grit” show on Fox… WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking April 14: Thursday’s Smackdown scored a 1.70 rating, down from […]
4/15 WWE Stock Track – WWE stays in $16 range three straight days
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 15 – April 11-15 – Friday, April 15: Closing Price of $16.34 per share, up less than a percent from Thursday. For the third consecutive day, there was little price movement, as […]
Friday 4/15 Torch Today – WWE breaks emergency glass, Big Show vs. Shaq WM32 hype continues, Seth Rollins being reintroduced, Edge & Christian Show filming, Hart dogs Reigns booking, WM32 cover art features old title belt, Justin Credible says “retirement sucks,” WXW TV new episode
TORCH TODAY – Friday, April 15, 2016 – In case of emergency, break glass. Triple H added to the second leg of the European Tour captures’s WWE dependence on part-time wrestlers to fill top spots […]
WWE announces GCS qualifying matches – Zack Sabre, Jr.’s match, EVOLVE 61 hosting matches, more
WWE announced Friday a handful of qualifying matches in the Global Cruiserweight Series. – Sunday, April 24: PROGRESS Wrestling will host two qualifying matches at the PROGRESS 29 event in London. Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. […]
Seven more wrestlers added to WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series
WWE has confirmed more names for the 32-man Global Cruiserweight Series airing in July on WWE Network. The First Seven included: Zack Sabre, Jr. (U.K.) Johnny Gargano (NXT/indies) Tommaso Ciampa (NXT/indies) Rich Swann (NXT) Akira Tozawa […]
UPDATE – John Cena’s “American Grit” TV viewership – Series Premiere off to very slow start
The series premiere of “American Grit” hosted by John Cena got off to a very slow start Thursday night on Fox. Grit drew a small broadcast TV audience of 2.43 million viewers, scoring a 0.8 […]
WWNLive announces Johnny Gargano’s match for next EVOLVE show
WWNLive announced Friday a big singles match for their next show – EVOLVE 60 on May 6 in Joppa, Maryland. NXT/indies star Johnny Gargano will face international star Marty Scurll. WWNLive has now announced three big […]
Collectibles Column – The market for Gallows & Anderson items surges after Raw TV debut
Collectibles Column: New Interest in Gallows & Anderson Collectibles It wasn’t all that long ago that Luke Gallows looked like just another ex-WWE also-ran. After leaving WWE in 2011, he went to TNA to collect […]
WWE announces Nakamura, Styles, Asuka & more stars for Japan return tour
WWE has announced the headline stars for WWE’s return tour of Japan on July 1 and 2. The headliners are Shinsuke Nakamura, A.J. Styles, and NXT Women’s champion Asuka. Plus, Chris Jericho, WWE World Hvt. […]
4/14 WWE in Dubai Results – Miz defends IC Title in main event, A.J. Styles vs. Owens, U.S. champ Kalisto
WWE Dune Bash Tour Results Night 1 April 14, 2016 Dubai, U.A.E. Results reported by The National newspaper (1) R-Truth beat Bo Dallas. (2) Damien Sandow & Fandango beat Los Matadores (soon-to-be-re-packaged Colons). (3) U.S. […]
Smackdown Results – WWE completes First Round of #1 contender Tag Tournament
WWE completed the First Round of a #1 contender Tag Title Tournament on Thursday night’s Smackdown episode from San Diego. The updated bracket includes: 1st: The Usos beat Social Outcasts (4/11 Raw) 1st: The Vaudevillians beat Goldust […]
4/14 WWE Smackdown – Parks’s Complete, Real-Time Report
The Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament is in full swing. On Smackdown, Golden Truth take on The Vaudevillains, and Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady face The Ascension. Miz TV kicks off the show. WWE […]
Who replaced Bray Wyatt in the European Tour main event?
An injured Bray Wyatt was replaced by Sheamus in the main event of WWE’s European Tour stop Thursday night in Florence, Italy. Sheamus lost to WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns in the main event […]