ROH announces next PPV event
The next ROH PPV event will be Death Before Dishonor. Tony Khan announced the news during the post-Forbidden Door media scrum. The event will take place on July 23 from Lowell, Massachusetts and tickets go […]
June 2022
Jon Moxley wins the Interim AEW World Championship at Forbidden Door
Jon Moxley is the new Interim AEW World Champion. In the main event of Forbidden Door, Moxley defeated New Japan Pro Wrestling legend, Hiroshi Tanahashi, via a pinfall after connecting with the Paradigm Shift. Both […]
FREE PODCAST 6/26 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America: AEW Forbidden Door Post-show – Wells & Hazelwood talk PPV with live callers plus on-site report from Heydorn (124 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch’s Kelly Wells fills in for Greg Parks as host and is joined by PWTorch.com’s Bruce Hazelwood to break down, match by match, the AEW & […]
VIP AUDIO 6/26 – AEW & NJPW Forbidden Door PPV Audio Roundtable – Keller & Martin & Radican: Moxley vs. Tanahashi, White vs. Cole vs. Okada vs. Hangman, Claudio vs. Zack, Ospreay vs. Cassidy (90 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this VIP Post-Event Audio Roundtable, Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch VIP Analyst Todd Martin and PWTorch columnist Sean Radican with full analysis of the AEW & NJPW Forbidden Door PPV event […]
6/26 AEW FORBIDDEN DOOR PPV RESULTS: Keller’s detailed report on Moxley vs. Tanahashi, White vs. Cole vs. Hangman vs. Okada, Rosa vs. Storm, Ospreay vs. Cassidy
KELLER’S AEW & NJPW FORBIDDEN DOOR PPV REPORT JUNE 26, 2022 CHICAGO, ILL. AT UNITED CENTER AIRED LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW Forbidden Door Commentators: Excalibur, Kevin Kelly, Taz English Ring Announcers: Justin Roberts BUY-IN SHOW -They […]
LECLAIR’S AEW/NJPW FORBIDDEN DOOR 2022 REPORT: Alt perspective, detailed coverage of Moxley vs. Tanahashi, IWGP Championship 4-way, more
LECLAIR’S AEW/NJPW FORBIDDEN DOOR 2022 REPORT JUNE 26, 2022 CHICAGO, IL AT UNITED CENTER AIRED LIVE ON B/R LIVE (U.S.), NJPW WORLD (Japan), FITE.TV (Int.) Forbidden Door Announcers: Excalibur & Tax & Kevin Kelly -“It’s […]
Kenny Omega speaks on partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling
Kenny Omega won’t be wrestling at Forbidden Door, but says that he’s happy and satisfied that AEW got to this point with multiple partnerships with other wrestling companies. In an interview with Fightful, Omega spoke […]
VIP AUDIO 6/26 – Bonus Point w/Tom Stoup: Details on WWE “Next In Line” program and early signees, NXT strength & body composition updates, hearing impaired Myles Borne debuts, more (29 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: With the second class of WWE “Next In Line” signees finally announced, Tom Stoup places a special focus on this exploratory program that capitalizes on the NCAA’s new “Name, Image, and Likeness” rule […]
FREE PODCAST 6/26 – WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (6-26-17) Keller & McNeill talk Jax-Banks, Lesnar-Joe, Cass-Enzo, Braun-Roman, on-site reports from Staples Center (116 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show flashback, we jump back five years to the June 26, 2017 episode where PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill discuss Raw including Jax-Banks, Lesnar-Joe, […]
HEYDORN’S SMACKDOWN RECEIPT 6/24: Main event lacks some logic, but juggles needed MITB hype
This week’s episode of WWE Smackdown has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -I thought Drew McIntyre had a good night. He opened Smackdown with some fanfare […]
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES 6/24: Many matches hit, but final Forbidden Door hype lacks in intrigue, more
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES Andrade El Idolo defeated Rey Fenix: MINOR HIT Very good, athletic match. Both wrestlers worked hard. Quite long for a Rampage match as it ran through two commercial breaks. However, […]
NXT 2.0 adds two key segments to next week’s show
WWE has added two key segments to next week’s episode of NXT 2.0. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen will celebrate their NXT UK Tag Team Championship win and address their victory in the ring. In […]
HEYDORN’S TAKE: Don’t hold me to this – AEW & NJPW Forbidden Door 2022
I’m ready for Forbidden Door to be over. Anyone else? Yeah, the novelty of an AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling supershow was wonderfully intriguing on the heels of its announcement, but had we known […]
6/20 AEW DARK ELEVATION REPORT: Bryant’s review of Andrade vs. Kaz, Sydal vs. Q.T. Marshall, Soho vs. Gordy, Wasteland War Party vs. Shafir & Nyla, more
AEW DARK ELEVATION REPORT JUNE 20, 2022 TAPED 6/15 IN ST. LOUIS, MO. AIRED ON YOUTUBE.COM REPORT BY DAVID BRYANT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Excalibur, Mark Henry, & Anthony Ogogo Ring Announcer: Dasha Gonzalez – Hey! […]
VIP AUDIO 6/25 – Radican Worldwide with Radican & Fann: In-depth look at Tony Khan’s media call ahead of Forbidden Door, G1 Climax 32 block thoughts, Wyatt, more (67 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Sean Radican is joined by PWTorch columnist Rich Fann for another blockbuster edition of Radican Worldwide. The show begins with Radican and Fann discussing Radican’s question to Tony Khan during the […]
VIP AUDIO 6/25 – On The Canvas with Zack Heydorn: PPV preview – Artistic grades and analysis on the build to every match at Forbidden Door (56 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Between booking decisions and billion dollar television deals, the art form that is pro wrestling can get lost in the shuffle. This show finds it and brings it to the forefront for optimal […]
FREE PODCAST 6/25 – PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: (6-15-12) Shane Douglas talks ECW, Dean Douglas character in WWE, Sabu, Extreme Rising tour, more + Fairplay on Aftershow (136 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” jumps back ten years to the June 15, 2012 episode featuring PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill’s interview with former ECW wrestler Shane Douglas on his Extreme Rising tour, […]
PPV PRIMER – AEW & NJPW FORBIDDEN DOOR 6/26: Moxley vs. Tanahashi, Ospreay vs. Cassidy, more
On June 26, 2022, in the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, the “forbidden door” opens wide as All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling put on a joint show, AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door. […]
Did Happy Corbin accept Pat McAfee’s Summerslam challenge?
Happy Corbin has publicly responded to Pat McAfee’s Summerslam challenge, but did not accept the match that McAfee proposed. In a video post on social media, Corbin ran down McAfee for calling him out this […]
Stephanie McMahon as interim WWE CEO update
New WWE Interim CEO, Stephanie McMahon, reportedly addressed the investigation into her father during an all-hands WWE company call. PWInsider is reporting that McMahon told company employees that everyone was aware of the WWE Board […]
VIP AUDIO 6/25 – Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure: Money in the Bank preview, mid-year awards for WWE (58 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure, Nick Barbati and Tom Colohue preview Money in the Bank and talk mid-year awards for the WWE. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE […]
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES 6/22: Forbidden Door go-home show a hit, Okada appearance hits, more
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES Bryan Danielson Segment – MAJOR HIT It’s amazing that we get Bryan Danielson on our TVs every week. It’s amazing we get to see his technical prowess, health permitting. What […]
VIP AUDIO 6/25 – NXT Eight Years Back: Wells & Stoup cover NXT from 6-26-14 including Becky Lynch’s debut as a dancing Irish lass, Tyler Breeze killing it on commentary, favorite films of Michelle Pfeiffer, more (70 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover NXT from June 26, 2014 including Becky Lynch’s debut as a dancing Irish lass, Tyler Breeze killing it on commentary, favorite films of Michelle Pfeiffer, and more. DIRECT […]
The Undertaker set for special event over Summerslam weekend
WWE Hall of Famer, The Undertaker, will debut his brand new 1 deadMan Show in Nashville over WWE’s Summerslam weekend. WWE announced the news via press release. UNDERTAKER 1 deadMAN SHOW will feature “The Phenom” in an […]