2/5 WWE Stock Track – WWE tumbles this week
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 5 – February 1-5 It was a tough week for WWE, as soft economic conditions seemed to affect WWE’s stock price. WWE ended the week down seven percent from last Friday’s closing […]
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Will Stone Cold be part of WM32?, Austin reveals latest update
WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin says he will be at WrestleMania 32 in his home state of Texas, but he’s not sure what role, if any, he will have during the WM32 […]
Stone Cold talks Injuries 101 – what is causing WWE stars to get hurt?, what can be addressed?
Former WWE World Hvt. champion Seth Rollins introduced the term “complex accident” into the discussion of why WWE wrestlers get injured. Now, the injury rate has picked up even more since Rollins went down in November. Enter […]
NXT mainstay Bull Dempsey exits WWE
Bull Dempsey, who has been around NXT for almost three years, announced Friday on Twitter that he is leaving WWE’s Developmental system. It's been real @WWENXT. Amazing group of coaches & coworkers & a helluva […]
The bizarre story of C.M. Punk’s Road to UFC debut
There is starting to be more attention on C.M. Punk’s UFC debut fight scheduled for later this summer. The main reason is UFC holding a “qualifying fight” for Punk’s potential debut opponent, Mickey Gall, this weekend. […]
Rey Mysterio talks leaving WWE after 14 years, Kalisto the next Mysterio?, symmetry of Lucha Underground run
Following the departure of Alberto Del Rio (Alberto El Patron) from Lucha Underground, the upstart show needed another big name with WWE and lucha ties. Enter Rey Mysterio, who was introduced on this week’s Lucha […]
A.J. Styles ending one era & starting new era this weekend
A.J. Styles is ending one era of his career Friday night in Georgia, then officially beginning a new era Saturday night in California. Styles’s last independent booking date is Friday night in Canton, Georgia when he faces […]
Bret Hart Quotable – cancer, Owen not in WWE HOF, Royal Rumble criticism
WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart dished on several big subjects in a new radio interview with Donald Wood of Ring Rust Radio. – On using his cancer diagnosis to help others: “I think just by […]
WWE Video – Cole gets a C, maybe C-Minus grade from New Day
This week’s WWE website interview featured WWE tag champions New Day making a mockery of Michael Cole’s weekly interview. Cole played into the bit by describing himself as a “passable” announcer, prompting New Day to […]
2/1 Raw TV Ratings – Raw loses post-Royal Rumble gains
The post-Royal Rumble gains from last week were lost this week, as Monday’s Raw fell nearly 20 percent. WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking – February 1: Raw scored a 2.38 TV rating, down 19 percent from last […]
1/25 Raw TV Ratings & DVR Update for post-Rumble Raw
January 25 post-Royal Rumble Raw TV Ratings now updated with DVR viewing… WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking – January 25: The post-Rumble Raw scored a 2.93 rating, up five-tenths (20 percent) from a 2.45 rating last […]
1/28 Smackdown TV Ratings & DVR Update for post-Rumble show
The post-Royal Rumble edition of WWE Smackdown was virtually identical to the pre-Rumble episode last Thursday, now with DVR update… WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking – January 28: Post-Rumble Smackdown scored a 1.87 rating on USA […]
Report – The Face of WWE highlighted on ABC’s GMA
WWE is looking to overhaul its image heading into WrestleMania 32, where the company hopes to set attendance records at AT&T Stadium. Whether it’s John Cena on NBC’s “Today Show,” a weekly segment on ESPNews, […]
2/1 Raw Twitter TV Ratings – did Raw hold up post-Rumble?
WWE Raw Social Media Tracking – February 1: Monday’s Raw was steady in one of Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings metrics, but down sharply in three others the week after the Royal Rumble. Raw drew a unique […]
2/1 Raw – What Happened After Raw Went Off-Air
WWE Raw TV taping report February 1, 2016 Birmingham, Ala. Legacy Arena at the BJCC Report by Ted Gilmer, PWTorch reader Raw ended with Brock Lesnar giving Dean Ambrose an F5 to preview their #1 […]
First title match set for Fast Lane; updated PPV line-up
Monday night during Raw, WWE announced a U.S. Title match of Kalisto vs. Alberto Del Rio for the Fast Lane PPV. This will be Del Rio’s re-re-match from Kalisto’s title win at the Royal Rumble […]
Nakamura’s replacement named for ROH’s Vegas PPV weekend
UPDATE: Ring of Honor announced that Hirooki Goto will replace Shinsuke Nakamura at this month’s ROH 14th Anniversary PPV weekend in Las Vegas. Goto, who challenges Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Title this month, is […]
WWE Studios announces new movie title & WWE stars in Mania Week release
WWE Studios is planning a WrestleMania Week movie release that will incorporate WWE arena footage for the first time. The movie, “Countdown,” will include four WWE stars. Dolph Ziggler is the lead and is joined by […]
Live Report – NXT’s Dillinger appears to suffer injury at Detroit show
NXT wrestler Tye Dillinger appeared to suffer a leg injury during a match against Sami Zayn at Saturday’s NXT Live show in Detroit. The severity of the injury is unknown at this time. PWTorch reader Mike […]
NXT wrestler heading to the Olympics
WWE announced that NXT signee Adrian Jaoude has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Jaoude will be representing Brazil in freestyle wrestling. Jaoude was signed in October as part of the most-recent recruiting […]
1/21 Smackdown Ratings & DVR Update for Week 2 on USA
Week 3 of WWE Smackdown on USA Network yo-yo’ed back to a rounded 1.9 rating to nearly match the first week performance. This followed a poor Week 2 rating. WWE Smackdown Ratings Tracking – January 21 […]
1/29 WWE Stock Track – strong week includes 2016 high-point
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 4 – January 25-29 WWE started the week at $16.74 based on last Friday’s closing price and ended the week at $17.90. This translates to an increase in market value compared to […]
WWE Studios buys Sundance movie; upcoming movie slate
WWE Studios has partnered with Blumhouse Productions to buy a new indies movie titled “Sleight,” reports Variety and Hollywood Reporter. The thriller/science fiction movie about a street magician in Los Angeles premiered at this year’s Sundance […]
WWE and 2K Sports announce “multi-year extension”
WWE and 2K Sports announced Thursday a contract extension to continue producing WWE video games. The “multi-year exclusive agreement” will extend their working relationship, which grants 2K Sports “the worldwide rights to develop and publish WWE video […]