This week begins tapings of the 2018 edition of the Mae Young Classic at Full Sail University. The first iteration of the tournament last summer was a big part of WWE’s Women’s Evolution, which this […]
As expected, Glenn Jacobs, better known as Kane, won the mayoral race in Knox County, Tennessee tonight. Jacobs becomes the most well-known wrestler to win a political race since Jesse Ventura became governor of Minnesota […]
At Summerslam, Brock Lesnar defends his Universal Title. Lesnar, a once-loved figure in WWE, has become hated by the fans for his lengthy hiatus. His matches have been criticized of late for being one-dimensional. He […]
Impact Wrestling has put together a pretty strong card for Sunday’s Slammiversary pay per-view. Television has been mostly solid leading up to this show. Ratings, however, have dipped after steadily increasing during the spring. Nevertheless, […]
New Japan’s G1 special from San Francisco featured a shocking end, when the Guerillas of Destiny, Tonga Loa and Tama Tonga, as well as their father Haku, attacked and laid out most of the rest […]
Despite their best efforts, WWE wasn’t able to crack the Emmy Award ballot, as it was announced yesterday. This is not surprising to folks who watch WWE programming every week. Nor is it surprising to […]
Enough is enough. The uniqueness of Brock Lesnar being WWE Universal Champion, while also being seen on TV with the rarity of a Bigfoot sighting, has worn off. Whether it’s at Summerslam, by forfeit, or […]
Friday night at the NJPW G1 Special, Hiromu Takahashi took a scary bump off an errant Phoenix suplex delivered by Dragon Lee. It stunned observers at the time, given that Takahashi landed on his neck […]
Wrestlemania weekend cards draw not only some of the best independent talent from all over the world, but they also form once-in-a-lifetime match-ups. And the winner? The customer. Fans are able to take in almost […]
Greg Parks, Torch columnist (8.0): Man, B-shows certainly ain’t what they used to be. Not after last month’s No Mercy featured two WrestleMania-caliber matches, and this month’s Hell in a Cell featured the latest incarnation […]
After much speculation and prodding from fans over the years, WWE has finally decided to use the “Starrcade” name, one of the trademarks WWE acquired in the purchase of WCW in 2001. It was announced […]
Greg Parks, Torch columnist (7.0): Slammiversary was a strong first PPV effort from the Anthem/GFW group. A lot of babyfaces went over as the company seemed to want to make a good impression with the […]
On Tuesday’s night Smackdown Live, Carmella retained her Money in the Bank briefcase in a re-do of the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. James Ellsworth gifted Carmella the briefcase at the PPV, so […]
In a recent interview with USAToday, Austin Aries stressed patience with the Cruiserweight Division and its weekly vehicle, 205 Live. Part of the interview, transcribed at Wrestlinginc.com: “I preach to everybody — whatever their opinion […]
Stephanie McMahon recently Tweeted of Asuka’s undefeated streak breaking the WCW record set by Goldberg. 173-0 was the kayfabe number, though the number more likely was less than that. By whichever number you choose to […]
Less than a year after the latest incarnation of WWE’s roster split, the brands were shaken up again this past week. Some of the moves were made because wrestlers needed a change of air, as […]
We are four days from Wrestlemania. All the bluster, the grandstanding, the contract and hold-harmless signings are over. Some of the matches taking place on Sunday have been building for months. Some, more recently. But […]
It has become tradition for independent wrestling companies to run Wrestlemania weekend in the vicinity of WWE’s activities throughout the week. In fact, for some, it’s where they can draw their best houses, and wrestlers […]
The talk leading up to this year’s Royal Rumble has been about how wide-open the field of possible winners truly is. Wade Keller and Sean Radican wrote about it in latest Torch Newsletter, and others […]
Even upon The Shield’s initial debut, despite taking WWE by storm, many fans looked ahead to the inevitable break-up of the group. It was known that Roman Reigns was pegged by the company as the […]
It all started with the Cruiserweight Classic. A well-produced WWE Network tournament that showcased wrestlers from all over the world, the critical success of the series helped lead to cruiserweights getting a spot on the […]
Under most normal circumstances, featuring more than one gimmick match on a show is overkill. Featuring three on a show, especially of the same type of match, is just asking for criticism. Yes, these pay-per […]
In a surprise major title change during an era where surprise major title changes rarely occur, Eddie Edwards defeated Bobby Lashley for the TNA Heavyweight Title last week on Impact. This came on the heels […]
When the major discussion point coming out of a show is the match order, it’s not necessarily a good sign for the overall quality. The main event masquerading as an opening match was tremendous, as […]
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