IMPACT HITS AND MISSES AUGUST 3, 2023 CHICAGO, ILL. AT CICERO STADIUM AIRED ON AXS TV (RECORDED) REPORT BY JOHN LASLO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR TRINITY ADDRESSES THE AUDIENCE – MISS A very standard ‘Champ addresses the […]
AEW COLLISION – HITS & MISSES AUG 5, 2023 GREENVILLE, S.C. AIRED LIVE ON TNT BY DAVID BRYANT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Nigel McGuinness & Ian Riccaboni & J.R. (Welcome back J.R.!!!) Ring Announcer: Dasha Gonzalez […]
WWE SUMMERSLAM 2023 HITS & MISSES AUGUST 4, 2023 DETROIT, MI AT FORD FIELD AIRED ON PEACOCK, 8:00 p.m. EDT, 5:00 P.M. PDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole and Corey Graves […]
The road to AEW All In has finally begun with the announcement of the PPV’s first match – MJF vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Title. To celebrate, I’ve returned to the usual format […]
As I sat down to watch Dynamite this week, I really had only one hope other than a fun show with a mix of good matches, promos, and stories I could get behind. That one […]
Logan Paul – Ricochet – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with the final build for Logan Paul vs. Ricochet at SummerSlam. They did a nice job of bringing back their first encounter […]
IMPACT HITS AND MISSES JULY 27, 2023 WINDSOR, ONT AT ST. CLAIR COLLEGE SPORTSPLEX AIRED ON AXS TV (RECORDED) REPORT BY JOHN LASLO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR (1) TRINITY & DANI LUNA vs. THE COVEN (KiLynn King […]
GALLUS vs. TONY D’ANGELO & STACKS – NXT TAG CHAMPIONSHIP Will Gallus answer for planting evidence on the Don and causing him to find himself in the clink? Tonight’s opening match looked to answer that […]
AEW COLLISION – HITS & MISSES JULY 29, 2023 HARTFORD, CONN. AIRED LIVE ON TNT BY DAVID BRYANT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Nigel McGuinness & Ian Riccaboni (We miss you, J.R.) Ring Announcer: Dasha Gonzalez – […]
C.M. Punk vs Ricky Starks This feud really makes my head hurt. I do understand why C.M. Punk is still a babyface. The crowd cheered everything Starks said (not that he said anything heelish) and […]
Apparently we’re on the road to “All In,” although it doesn’t feel like it given that nothing has yet been announced. As I’m ever the optimist, I’m hoping for several matches to take shape once […]
Since I’ve started writing this column, I’ve taken a few minutes on Wednesday afternoons to watch AEW’s YouTube preview of Dynamite. It does not get a ton of views (22,000 or so this week), but […]
Opening Segment – HIT: WWE continues to do a nice job of building up the Judgment Day as a strong heel faction. Dominik Mysterio keeps getting off the charts heat. The rest of the group […]
WES LEE, MUSTAFA ALI STEP UP TO DIRTY DOM The show kicked off with Rhea Ripley and Dom Dom getting as much heat as humanly possible. The crowd was electric with a chorus of boo’s […]
IMPACT HITS AND MISSES JULY 20, 2023 WINDSOR, ONT AT ST. CLAIR COLLEGE SPORTSPLEX AIRED ON AXS TV (RECORDED) REPORT BY JOHN LASLO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR SCOTT D’AMORE IN RING – HIT Slammiversary is the time […]
AEW COLLISION – HITS & MISSES JULY 22, 2023 NEWARK, N.J. AIRED LIVE ON TNT BY DAVID BRYANT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Nigel McGuinness & Ian Riccaboni (We miss you, J.R.) Ring Announcer: Dasha Gonzalez – […]
C.M. Punk vs. Ricky Starks Ricky Starks defeated C.M. Punk to win the Men’s Owen Hart Tournament. Color me surprised. It was the right decision. I just assumed they would have Punk win anyway. I […]
In this edition of the All Elite Assessment, I’ve decided to shine some much needed spotlight on the strong but underserved AEW Women’s Division. The column has been spurred on by the recent Toni Storm […]
So the question I asked myself all day leading up to this show was how was I going to convince my wife to let me watch it live on our 20th wedding anniversary. The answer […]
IMPACT SLAMMIVERSARY HITS AND MISSES JULY 15, 2023 WINDSOR, ONT AT ST. CLAIR COLLEGE SPORTSPLEX AIRED LIVE ON FITE TV REPORT BY JOHN LASLO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR (A) THE DEATH DOLLZ (Courtney Rush & Jessicka) & […]
Opening Segment – HIT: Raw got off to a good start with Cody Rhodes calling out Brock Lesnar. Rhodes was good on the mic here and his hometown fans were definitely behind him. The attack […]
ANGEL GARZA & HUMBERTO CARRILLO vs. NATHAN FRAZER & DRAGON LEE Los Lotharios made their in-ring return to NXT after poking their noses in Nathan Frazer and Dragon Lee’s business – Valentina Feroz and Yulisa […]
IMPACT HITS AND MISSES JULY 13, 2023 ATLANTA, GA. AT CENTER STAGE AIRED ON AXS TV (RECORDED) REPORT BY JOHN LASLO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR (1) CHRIS BEY (w/Ace Austin) vs. ZACHARY WENTZ (w/Trey Miguel) – MINOR […]
Heyyy! Welcome back to the only Hits & Misses column that answers the question, “What if words got drunk?” COLD OPEN — HIT (BUT MORE “TEE-BALL” THAN “BALLPARK” THIS TIME) These opening segments continue to […]
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