On the Feb. 15 episode of WWE Raw, Alexa Bliss interrupted the end of another backstage promo from the solitary Randy Orton. However, her interruption wasn’t the usual fare of a wrestler barging in, having their […]
(The following is a guest editorial submitted by Marshall Bailey of Houston, Tex. You can submit a guest editorial for consideration to be published: kellerwade@gmail.com.) Hurts doesn’t it? The man you hate is now the […]
My name is Chad Koenig. I’m a 30-plus year wrestling fan from Albany, NY. I am a contributor to PWTorch and review NXT UK TV shows. I wanted to offer a series of “Top 5” […]
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” Barry Goldwater, 1964 Republican National Convention It’s not often in that in pro wrestling the defeated man is given […]
I’m what you might call a Lapsed Wrestling fan. I watched a lot during the mid-’90s until the early-2000s. I had a brief resurgence in 2008-2010 when I got into TNA (it was around the […]
I watch both NXT on USA and AEW Dynamite, but NXT is my clear preference. They have better top-tier talent, a great women’s division, and their mid-card wrestlers are head and shoulders better than AEW, […]
In the course of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show, we received a letter I wanted to respond to regarding Hulk Hogan, “cancel culture,” and the ability to respect and enjoy our favorite wrestlers before […]
Last week on Monday Night Raw, WWE announced the return of the King of the Ring tournament. In my Raw Primer earlier today, I delve a bit into the history of the event which began […]
My pro wrestling fandom goes back to my earliest memory of it at four years old at the 1993 King of the Ring in Dayton, Ohio Nutter Center. That night Bret Hart made a lifelong […]
During his Starrcast II watch party of the film “Ready to Rumble,” David Arquette lamented to the audience that the director, Brian Robbins, never really found it weird that Rose McGowan (his love interest and […]
“If you do that [bleed], we lose a $10,000,000 sponsor.” Those words attributed to Triple H by Jon Moxley during his explosive interview with PWTorch editor Wade Keller last weekend are a revealing look at […]
As the fourth day of Starrcast wound down, I decided to sacrifice more sleep to catch a few more panels before catching my flight home. Sundays at Starrcast always feels like a hangover because most […]
Starrcast II Day 3 Day 3 of Starrcast was in full effect. Saturday is usually one of, if not the busiest days because of those who did not come for the whole weekend wanting to […]
The second day of Starrcast was far more busy with most of the attendees arriving that morning. More wrestlers had arrived and were hanging out in the lobby of Tuscany. Bill Apter was taking pictures […]
My voyage to Starrcast II began the same way as it did for the first Starrcast with an early morning. Last year, I started driving to Schaumburg, Ill. at 5 a.m. from Minneapolis, Minn. This […]
Accessibility is the new “larger than life.” We fought it for years. We endured every out-of-character Instagram post, every instance of in-ring rivals flaunting their real-life friendship on social media, every “Hey, check out my […]
Having worked in both television and wrestling production for years, when WrestleMania season rolls along I’m always fascinated by the entire aspect of trying to time and produce such a massive show. Just for fun, […]
Who does Kofi Kingston sing for? On the first episode of Smackdown Live after Fastlane, Kofi and Vince McMahon had a heated conversation about chances, belonging, and opportunity. Specifically, Kofi told Vince, “I have never […]
Roman Reigns may be back in full force, but he’s returning to a very different place than the world he left in October. The WWE Universe no longer revolves around Roman Reigns. This past Monday […]
Why are we letting her do this to us? Why are we allowing her to insult us? Why are we allowing Ronda Rousey to do what she is doing? We are all complicit in this […]
With last week’s WWE shows behind us (PPV, Raw, Smackdown) the thing that stood out to me like most people is the NXT talent that was “called up”… Well, kind of. Let’s face it, Tommaso […]
I just returned from my local theater after seeing “Fighting With My Family.” (Spoilers ahead, so please avoid if you don’t want to know specific plot details before seeing the film.) I’ve been cautiously optimistic […]
PWTorch reader Ryan Carls in Illinois sent the following review of “Fighting With My Family.” If you see the movie and would like to submit a review, please sent to pwtorch@pwtorch.com. I have been a […]
In the late-1980s, the WWF began bringing its B shows to Colorado Springs. My dad, well aware of my rabid obsession with professional wrestling, always found a way to score us front row tickets. Our […]
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