Huge championship implications are at stake tonight as Keith Lee will defend the NXT North American Title against Finn Balor and Johnny Gargano in a Triple Threat Match. The winner will face Adam Cole on […]
I wrote an editorial earlier this week in the new Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter (#1674, cover-dated June 23) that in recent weeks I’ve grown more uncomfortable watching the increasingly cavalier attitude toward the risk of […]
For close to a week now, we’ve been learning about a countless number of disgusting acts of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault of women in the pro wrestling business. These types of accounts and predatory […]
Indy wrestler Joey Ryan, whose gimmick for years has centered around drawing attention to his penis, has been the subject of multiple accusations of sexual assault since last Thursday with the #SpeakingOut movement began, with […]
•Final impact – HIT: A good episode overall but, with the exception of the opening match between the Rascalz and The North, not the best example for in-ring wrestling. However, there is a whole host […]
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FLA. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER JUNE 22, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe Top […]
•Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. Natural Nightmares – MISS One of the more pedestrian matches for Kenny Omega & Hangman Page. The Natural Nightmares also felt like much weaker opponents because almost all of […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JUNE 19, 2020 ORLANDO, FLA. AT THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Top 10 Moments from […]
•NXT Tag Team Championship Match – Imperium (Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) vs. Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) – 50/50: The first of two tag team matches here tonight! Breezango’s entrance as “Emporium”, a throwback […]
Opening Segment – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with the segment involving Randy Orton and Christian. It was a good follow up to Orton vs. Edge from Backlash the night before. It […]
AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER JUNE 17, 2020 AIRS ON TNT, 8:00 PM EST BY JOSHUA CHAMBERS (@Josh_Chambers), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR ARENA This week’s episode will emanate from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Fla. The 5,500 seat arena first […]
We know the narrative that WWE likes to spin for its fans and business partners. Vince McMahon is a maverick. He’s a leader and a visionary who risked it all to achieve greatness in the […]
TOP TIER FEUDS… (1) Chris Jericho vs. Mike Tyson New Developments: None Highs & Lows: Jericho and The Inner Circle attacked Orange Cassidy and left him bloody in the ring. There was no mention of […]
It’s a championship packed episode of NXT as Bayley & Sasha Banks return to defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against Shotzi Blackheart & Tegan Nox. Plus, after winning a Triple Threat Match, Tyler […]
So, how do you fix, really fix WWE? How can you ensure the company grows now, in 2020, in measurable, financially healthy ways? How does the company navigate the most uncertain times that not only […]
So when I get mad, I make a fist. I grab my pen and I write out a list. Of all the wrestling stuff that hit and missed. Let’s see who’s made our WWE Smackdown […]
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER ORLANDO, FL. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER JUNE 15, 2020 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe Top […]
Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages, I proudly present to you what will undoubtedly be “THE GREATEST BACKLASH PPV PRIMER EVER” (to date), written by me, your humble servant. A year on hiatus […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JUNE 12, 2020 ORLANDO, FL. AT THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER AIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves Top 10 Moments from […]
•Ultimate impact – HIT: While I don’t think this has been the strongest of the most recent batch of episodes overall, that is not a knock since that has been a decently high bar as […]
•EDDIE KINGSTON INTRO – HIT: If you ever wanted to hear a great promo cut on racism by a white person without sounding patronising or tone deaf? This is it. I could ticky tack about […]
•The Butcher & The Blade vs. FTR – HIT: FTR as the sport-like wrestlers AEW needed. Tony Khan has preached about AEW being a sports oriented presentation of wrestling focusing on the athletes and their […]
Fish & Strong are Undisputedly Not Kidnapped, Cole Addresses His “In Your House” Victory – HIT : We saw Fish and Strong get kidnapped during Cole vs Dream at IYH by Dexter Lumis, and if […]
NJPW announced yesterday they are resuming running events in empty arenas starting on June 15. PWTorch sources indicated last week that NJPW would be announcing that the company would be announcing they would resume running […]
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