This week, the world said goodbye to the greatest manager and color commentator in the history of wrestling. When I first started watching wrestling in the late-1980s, one of my favorite characters was Bobby “The […]
NXT TV REPORT SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 TAPED 9/14 IN WINTER PARK, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY AIRED ON WWE NETWORK By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor Aleister Black addresses the NXT Universe Johnny Gargano vs. […]
When it comes to pro wrestling managers, there’s Bobby Heenan, and then there’s everyone else. Wrestling collectors have long had a soft spot for Heenan, whether it was getting his autograph at a fan convention […]
First up, I’d like to say a few things about the passing of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Many younger viewers of WWE might not truly understand the legend that was the Weasel, but for those […]
Roman Reigns is one of the most divisive and talked about WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him their number one star – thus far to no […]
HITS Ian Riccaboni and BJ Whitmer on Commentary: I say it every week and I will say it again this week. I think the versatility of Ian Riccaboni on commentary has become a big asset […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 OAKLAND, CALIF. AT THE ORACLE By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTORCH SPECIALIST ANNOUNCED BY WWE… A.J. Styles defends the U.S. Championship against Baron Corbin Natalya holds a ceremonious “Celebration of […]
RAW PREVIEW SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 SAN JOSE, CALIF. By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor ANNOUNCED BY WWE… Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss (Non-title match) Not confirmed, but according to WWE.COM , another Reigns/Cena promo session. […]
In much the same way that Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s Battle of Los Angeles is one of the biggest wrestling events of the summer, Brian Ubben’s unofficial BOLA trading cards have become some of the most […]
I was kind of disappointed with the Mae Young Classic after all was said and done. If you go into with low expectations then you might have enjoyed it more. The quality of the wrestling, […]
HITS Trevor Lee Wins Gold: The most underutilized GFW wrestler of 2017 has won gold once again. It was the right call. Sonjay Dutt is a fine mid-card wrestler but he shouldn’t have been cast […]
This week in WWE programming saw a loaded Monday Night Raw along with three title matches and Vince McMahon being featured on Smackdown. Both shows were fantastic for the most part so this week will […]
SMACKDOWN HITS The Kevin Owens Show: Starting with the opening and throughout, I enjoyed Kevin Owens’ appearances, and got a kick out of how he conducted himself around the other superstars. They did a good […]
RAW HITS Reigns vs. Jordan: This was a good follow up to last week’s match between John Cena and Jason Jordan. This week, it was Roman Reigns who went up against Jordan after giving Cena […]
NXT PRIMER SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 TAPED 8/24 IN WINTER PARK, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY AIRING ON WWE NETWORK By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor “PLAYGROUND OF A CHAMPION” NXT has had its fair share […]
Mae Young Classic Finals Neither Shayna Baszler or Kairi Sane got anything resembling a decent reaction until Lilian Garcia guilted the sparse audience into it. Smackdown had louder pops from the same audience for more […]
HITS Consistency of Past Show Recaps: When you’ve only got one hour of TV weekly, that develops some challenges even though I think a one-hour wrestling show is the sweet spot as far as time […]
Welcome once again to the NXT TRACKER, where I pick an NXT talent, assess their progression to this point and make bold, sure-to-look-hilarious-in-retrospect predictions about their future prospects. Today I’ll cover the silent killer Aleister […]
Roman Reigns is one of the most divisive and talked about WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him their number one star – thus far to no […]
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 LAS VEGAS, NEV. AT THOMAS AND MACK CENTER By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTORCH SPECIALIST “RETURN OF THE MAC” Prepare your little hearts. Tonight, the man with the biggest strut […]
On the Aug. 28 Raw, John Cena was tasked with speaking for himself, Vince McMahon, and anti-Reigns WWE fans. All perspectives carried an intended and improvised tough love message. Perhaps the reset button was pressed […]
Well, hello there readers! To borrow a phrase from a fellow Scot and one of the best wee podgy wrestlers out there, “It’s yersel’ PW Torch fans!” When I think of British wrestling, I think […]
RAW PREVIEW SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 ANAHEIM, CALIF. AT HONDA CENTER By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor “HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND?” If at any point you were doubting this newfound era of the “BIG MEN” look […]
HITS Low Ki’s Promo: Low Ki getting in Johnny Impact’s face and tearing him down was easily one of the highlights of the show. If he is able to bust something like that out whenever […]
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