WWE Video – Brock vs. Orton re-match Saturday in Chicago
WWE released three video clips of the Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton re-match from Summerslam held Saturday night in Chicago.
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WWE Clash of Champions line-up – Raw brand’s first solo PPV with all titles on the line
WWE’s Raw brand has its first solo PPV Sunday night in Indianapolis, Ind. with all titles on the line. Included is Universal champion Kevin Owens making his first Universal Title defense against Seth Rollins. Plus, […]
Big WWE TV doubleheader capping off 2016
WWE is capping off 2016 with a doubleheader TV taping in Chicago. The final Raw TV of the year will take place in Chicago on Monday, December 26 the night after Christmas. (WWE’s Smackdown brand […]
9/23 WWE Stock Track – WWE jumps back to mid-$20s
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 36 – Sept. 19-23 WWE jumped back to the mid-$20s after closing below $20 throughout last week’s trading. – Monday, September 19: Closing Price of $19.39 per share, up slightly from $19.32 on Friday. […]
9/22 TNA Impact Viewership – Most viewers in Thursday first-run timeslot
TNA Impact drew its most first-run viewers since moving to Thursday nights on Pop TV. TNA Impact Viewership Tracking September 22: TNA Impact drew 377,000 viewers on Thursday night, up three percent from last week’s show. […]
WWE Video – 20 years of the Hall of Pain
Commemorating Mark Henry’s 20 years in WWE, WWE released a conversation between Henry and Jerry Lawler reflecting on Henry’s first WWF/E match against Lawler in September 1996. Lawler recalled being flung through the ropes and […]
Bagwell & Raven vs. WWE Lawsuit Update – Attorneys for both sides claim foul play
WWE Network Royalty Lawsuit Updates – September 2016 Buff Bagwell & Raven (Scott Levy) vs. WWE September 23 Update: There was a contentious back-and-forth between WWE (the defendants) and the attorneys for Buff Bagwell and Raven […]
2K Sports announces ton of Downloadable Content, Season Pass & Deluxe Editions of “WWE 2K17”
2K Sports announced Thursday a bunch of add-on features for the “WWE 2K17” video game due out in October. Downloadable content offerings include playable characters and matches from WWE, NXT, WCW, and World Class Championship […]
More big names announced for “WWE 2K17” video game
2K Sports announced Thursday several more big names as downloadable characters for the “WWE 2K17” video game due out in October. Included is a “Future Stars” pack of The Club’s Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows, […]
WWNLive Video – Johnny Gargano’s farewell documentary
WWNLive released a documentary on Johnny Gargano saying farewell to WWNLive/EVOLVE at the EVOLVE 68 and 69 events earlier this month. Gargano, who signed with WWE, talked in-depth about his run as the Face of […]
9/20 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – Smackdown hit hard on Tuesday night
WWE Smackdown fell hard on Tuesday night one week after nearly catching Raw in the TV Ratings battle. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking September 20: WWE Smackdown scored a 1.70 TV rating, down nine percent from a […]
WWE Video – Brian Kendrick in weekly interview – reflects on CWC journey, cuts promo on new champ T.J. Perkins
Brian Kendrick, now part of the WWE roster again as part of the Cruiserweight division, joined Michael Cole for this week’s sit-down interview. Kendrick talked about his “long, strange journey” back to WWE after being […]
LoGrasso vs. WWE Concussion Suit Update – Plaintiffs respond to WWE’s motion for sanctions
WWE Concussion Suits Updates – September 2016 Suit #1 – LoGrasso & Singleton vs. WWE September 19 Update: Sept. 19 was the deadline for the plaintiffs (Vito LoGrasso and Evan Singleton) to respond to WWE’s […]
Smackdown Update – did Dolph Ziggler win the IC Title from Miz?
The Miz retained the Intercontinental Title against Dolph Ziggler in a featured title match on this week’s Smackdown Live show. It was a re-match from the Backlash PPV where Maryse used mace on Ziggler leading […]
Smackdown Update – Tag Title match announced for No Mercy
Heath Slater & Rhyno have their next opponents for the Smackdown Tag Titles. The Usos won a #1 contender match against American Alpha on this week’s Smackdown to set up Slater & Rhyno vs. the […]
9/19 WWE Raw TV Ratings – Did Monday’s show rebound from year-low?
Monday’s WWE Raw improved one-tenth of a TV rating, while the rest of the show’s metrics were nearly identical to last week’s poor kick-off to the Fall TV season against Monday Night Football. WWE Raw […]
9/15 TNA Impact Viewership updated with DVR audience
TNA Impact TV Viewership Tracking September 15: TNA Impact drew 366,000 viewers, up 8.6 percent from 337,000 viewers last week. Impact was close to the previous season high of 373k viewers for No Surrender on August […]
9/14 Lucha Underground Viewers updated with big DVR audience
With a lot of attention on WWE’s programming Wednesday night, Lucha Underground’s Season 3, Week 2 episode tumbled in total viewers from the season premiere. Lucha Underground Viewership Tracking September 14: Lucha Underground totaled 154,000 viewers, […]
9/18 HBO “Ballers” TV audience – Rock’s show rebounds, but still draws fewer than 1.0 million viewers
The Rock’s “Ballers” series on HBO got some of the audience back after a sharp decline last Sunday, but the show still drew fewer than 1.0 million viewers. Ballers Viewership Tracking September 18: Week 9 of […]
Video – 2K Sports announces long-awaited feature for WWE video game
Gamers have long asked for a story and backstage-driven career mode in WWE video games. Now that feature will be included in the WWE 2K17, due out in October. 2K Sports announced Tuesday WWE 2K17’s […]
Video Trailer – New WWE movie starring Edge & Lana out Tuesday
WWE Studios’s latest home video release, “Interrogation,” is officially out Tuesday on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD. The action-themed movie stars Edge (Adam Copeland) and features Lana (C.J. Perry) in a supporting role trying to […]
WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO PWTORCH? WE ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTORS THIS MONTH
WANNA JOIN THE PWTORCH TEAM? Throughout the next several weeks, just as we did in the last month at MMATorch.com, we are inviting PWTorch readers who are interested in volunteering for various contributor slots on […]
Clash of Champions update – new matches for Sunday’s PPV
During Monday’s Raw, WWE made several announcements for the Clash of Champions PPV on Sunday… – Rusev vs. Roman Reigns for the U.S. Title was made official. – WWE changed the Raw Women’s Title match […]
Raw TV Update – how did WWE reintroduce the Cruiserweight division?
Nine years after retiring the original Cruiserweight Title, WWE relaunched the Cruiserweight division Monday night on Raw. However, Cruiserweight Tournament winner and new CW champion T.J. Perkins was not part of the event. Instead, WWE […]