WWE Smackdown Depth Chart – Roster Break Down to begin new era
WWE begins a new era Tuesday night on Smackdown Live with a new roster dedicated to Smackdown. The following is the Smackdown Depth Chart based on last Tuesday’s WWE Draft special…
WWE News
Summerslam PPV update – Big title match for new “Universal Title”
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE set up a big title match for Summerslam on the first Raw of the “New Era” following the WWE Draft. NXT star Finn Balor made his WWE TV […]
WWE Videos – Sasha Banks’s big title win, plus post-match interview & Bayley chat
Following Sasha Banks’s big WWE Women’s Title victory over Charlotte on Monday’s Raw, WWE released the following videos accentuating the title win. – Video from Raw of Sasha defeating Charlotte. – Backstage Video of an […]
Raw TV Update – Sasha Banks captures Women’s Title from Charlotte
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Sasha Banks captured the WWE Women’s Title from Charlotte on Monday’s Raw kicking off a “new era” for the Raw brand. Sasha submitted Charlotte to the Bank Statement to […]
“Stone Cold Podcast” returning to WWE Network with the WWE champion
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is bringing back the “Stone Cold Podcast” in two weeks with special guest WWE World Hvt. champion Dean Ambrose. WWE has announced Ambrose for the Network special on Monday, August 8 […]
Raw Update – Brock Lesnar returning to WWE TV next Monday
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Brock Lesnar is returning to WWE TV for the first time since WrestleMania on next Monday’s Raw (August 1). Lesnar is bringing controversy with him following his UFC 200 win and […]
WWE Raw Roster Depth Chart – Draft Era Begins
WWE begins a new era Monday night on Raw with the rosters divided into Raw and Smackdown. The following is the Raw Depth Chart based on last Tuesday’s WWE Draft special…
WWE sets Pre-Show Schedule & Line-up for Raw & Smackdown
WWE has officially announced Raw and Smackdown pre-shows starting this week to kick off the brand split. Raw’s Pre-Show will remain in the usual 7:30 p.m. EST timeslot on Monday nights. Now added is a […]
7/24 WWE Battleground Social Media – Interesting chart-topping stat
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE’s Battleground PPV produced interesting social media activity Sunday night… WWE PPV Social Media Tracking – July 24: Battleground ranked #1 in Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings Sunday night with the […]
WWE hires NFL strength & conditioning coach who starred on “Hard Knocks”
Last summer, strength & conditioning coach Sean Hayes was doing wrestling impressions in the Houston Texans NFL locker room filmed for HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series. This summer, Hayes is doing impressions for the NXT roster after recently […]
WWE Videos – Post-Battleground Interviews – Bayley on “one-time” pairing with Sasha, Ambrose on proving Shield superiority, Miz & Maryse, Rusev wants stronger opposition, Hype Bros.
WWE released a handful of post-WWE Battleground interviews with stars reacting to their match outcomes. – Bayley said her main roster WWE debut teaming with Sasha Banks was a one-time event. She added that she is […]
Battleground PPV Update – Who is the WWE champion?
Dean Ambrose is keeping the WWE World Title on the Smackdown brand following the Battleground PPV main event. Ambrose pinned Roman Reigns clean in the three-way title match also involving Seth Rollins. The Shield Reunion […]
Battleground Betting Lines accurately predict match outcomes
PPV Update: The betting line favorites were victorious at the Battleground PPV Sunday night, assuming The Miz was given a DQ win over Darren Young in the Intercontinental Title match. [ Thanks to PWTorch correspondent David ] […]
Battleground Update – Sasha Banks’s tag partner revealed
NXT star Bayley made her WWE main roster debut Sunday night at Battleground as Sasha Banks’s mystery tag partner. Throughout the week, there was significant betting activity on who Sasha Banks’s mystery tag partner would be. Inside […]
WWE Battleground PPV Sunday Line-up – Shield Explodes, Reigns & Orton return, Cena-Styles, Sasha’s teammate; Network Schedule
In-between the WWE Draft and the official brand split is the Battleground PPV wrapping up feuds before wrestlers go their separate ways. Or, in the case of A.J. Styles & John Cena and Kevin Owens […]
Randy Orton talks WWE TV return, what’s left for him to accomplish?, facing Brock Lesnar at Summerslam, wanting to wrestle A.J. Styles
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Randy Orton, 36, returns to WWE TV for the first time this year at the Battleground PPV to discuss his Summerslam match against Brock Lesnar. Chris Jericho has been […]
NBC News – Donald Trump talks recent Vince McMahon conversation on “Meet the Press”
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump referenced a recent conversation with WWE CEO Vince McMahon in an interview with NBC News’s “Meet The Press with Chuck Todd” that will be airing Sunday morning on NBC. In […]
WWE executives cash out WWE stock, including Triple H & Stephanie McMahon (Table – Updated Shareholdings)
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE’s big three non-McMahon Family executive trio of George Barrios, Kevin Dunn, and Michelle Wilson cashed in shares of WWE stock this week for gross proceeds of around $1.0 […]
WWE Battleground Pre-Show match announced; updated PPV line-up
WWE announced Friday the pre-show match for Sunday’s Battleground PPV. It will be a Smackdown brand tag division battle between The Usos and Tyler Breeze & Fandango. Updated Battleground PPV Line-up WWE World Hvt. Title match: […]
WWE unveils new Raw & Smackdown logos
WWE unveiled new logos for the Raw and Smackdown brands Friday afternoon on Twitter. For the Raw brand, WWE went for a dull red color, “RAW” spelled out in evenly-sized block text, and the “W” […]
7/22 WWE Stock Track – WWE dips below $20 benchmark to end the week
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 27 – July 18-22 – Friday, July 22: Closing Price of $19.86 per share, down one percent from Thursday to finish below $20. Last week, WWE closed at $20.06, so this week was […]
WWE & Mattel unveil new action figures – first A.J. Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura figures, NXT roster members, WWE Legends, Magnum T.A., Stephanie; Videos – Styles & Shockmaster
WWE and Mattel unveiled several new action figures for the next line of figures at this week’s San Diego Comic Con. (Full Photo Gallery) Included are two versions of A.J. Styles for his first set of […]
WWE Notes – Seth Rollins talks wrestling school & missing WM32 return date, Finn Balor main roster merch, WWE partnering with Miss Teen USA via Tapout, Titus O’Neil & Jameis Winston event, Video – Future of NXT’s Women’s division?
WWE News & Notes 7/22 – Seth Rollins (Colby Lopez) was interviewed by the local newspaper covering Davenport, Iowa about his wrestling school training the next generation of wrestling stars. “I am partial to the […]
WWE vs. Laurinaitis Concussion Suit – key dates in this week’s fresh lawsuit
July 22 Update – Legal representatives for WWE and Vince McMahon, individually, acknowledged receipt of the fresh concussion lawsuit filed Monday (July 18). The one-page acknowledgements were submitted on Thursday and entered into the U.S. […]