PRESS RELEASE Dutch Mantell (f/k/a Zeb Colter) is launching a one-man show series on Wednesday, August 10 at Zanies in Nashville, Tenn. “After 40 years in the wrestling/entertainment business, and authoring two books, this man of a […]
July 31 TV Wrestling Tie-in Scorecard Viewership reports via TVBytheNumbers.com. – The “Teen Choice Awards” on Fox co-hosted by John Cena drew 1.66 million viewers. The awards show ranked last in prime time viewership. In […]
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE has added a half-hour post-game show to the Tuesday night Smackdown line-up starting this week. “Talking Smack” will air at 10:00 p.m. EST on WWE Network after Raw […]
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Week 2 of WWE Raw in the “New Era” fell 28-36 percent in social media activity. WWE Raw Social Media Tracking August 1: Raw was unable to sustain a hot start […]
New Japan’s NEVER Openweight champion Shibata has been announced for an ROH TV Title shot on August 20 in Las Vegas. Shibata will face the winner of Bobby Fish vs. Mark Briscoe from the “Death […]
WWE released a handful of updates on happenings from Raw after the show aired. – Jinder Mahal talked to WWE’s website about returning to WWE for a fresh start with no links to Heath Slater, 3MB, […]
WWE Raw TV Taping Report August 1, 2016 Atlanta, Ga. Report by Ben G., PWTorch correspondent After Raw went off the air, the Smackdown crew came out for the post-Raw dark match, including WWE champion […]
Brock Lesnar returned to WWE TV for the first time since WrestleMania Monday night on Raw. The result was taking an RKO “outta nowhere” from Randy Orton, who “crossed over” the brand split lines. The […]
WWE did not announce any new matches for Summerslam during Monday’s Raw. However, WWE set up a handful of likely matches, including U.S. champion Rusev and Roman Reigns entering into a new feud. Plus, Chris […]
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia announced Monday that she is leaving the company to take care of her father, who is battling cancer. Garcia added that she is taking a centrally-located […]
E! announced Monday their Fall 2016 TV Season schedule, including the official premiere date and timeslot for WWE reality show “Total Bellas.” The spin-off show is slotted Wednesday nights at 9:00 p.m. EST on E!. […]
WWE has released video footage of Finn Balor’s NXT farewell speech Saturday night in Houston. This followed Bayley hosting a “graduation party” for Balor, Carmella, Mojo Rawley, and Nia Jax. WWE also released NXT: Houston footage […]
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor As expected, Paul Heyman’s contract status with WWE was resolved prior to Brock Lesnar’s TV return Monday night on Raw, reports the Wrestling Observer. Heyman’s previous contract expired in-between Lesnar’s […]
Triple H announced Monday two NXT road tours in September. Included is a Midwest tour Sept. 16-18 in Des Moines Iowa, Nebraska, and Minneapolis. The following weekend, NXT travels to Ontario, Canada headlined by a […]
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor The first guest star of WWE’s “new era” is Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs. Combs has been announced for next Monday’s Raw in Anaheim, California. It’s unclear what Combs’s role will […]
Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Aftermath – August 2016 – August 1 Update: Gawker founder Nick Denton filed for personal bankruptcy on Monday after exhausting options to be shielded from bankruptcy, reports the New York Daily News. […]
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor After officially saying good-bye to NXT Saturday night in Houston, former NXT champion Finn Balor is looking ahead to his first-ever match against Seth Rollins at Summerslam. Balor (Prince […]
New Japan G1 Climax Standings Through Night 10 – August 1. Next: August 3 – A Block. (Full Tournament Central) A Block Standings Togi Makabe (4-1, 8 pts) IWGP Champ Kazuchika Okada (4-1, 8 pts) Naomichi Marufuji (3-2, […]
Updating our previous report on wrestlers WWE is currently targeting… – Former NFL player Brennan Williams, who wrestles as Marcellus Black in Booker T’s “ROW” promotion, has signed with WWE, according to Booker on social […]
New Update: Cody Rhodes will face IWGP IC champion Michael Elgin for the House of Glory promotion October 21. . . .well would you look at that@MichaelElgin25 pic.twitter.com/76FfUlxwqE — Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) July 31, 2016 New […]
New Japan G1 Climax Standings Through Night 9 – July 31. Next: August 1 – B Block. (Full Tournament Central) A Block Standings Togi Makabe (4-1, 8 pts) IWGP Champ Kazuchika Okada (4-1, 8 pts) Naomichi Marufuji (3-2, […]
New Japan announced Sunday the full line-up for the “Super J Cup” final show on August 21 in Tokyo. Included will be the finals of the Jr. Hvt. tournament, plus two big title matches. From […]
By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Former NXT champion Finn Balor wrestled his final NXT match Saturday night in Houston, Texas. Balor teamed with Shinsuke Nakamura to defeat NXT champion Samoa Joe and Bobby Roode […]
EXCLUSIVE PWTORCH LIVECAST INTERVIEWS – JULY 2016 – July 30: Jim Valley returned to the “Saturday Morning Wrestling” Livecast for a live interview with Magnum T.A. (DIRECT LINK TO DOWNLOAD) (VIP AD-FREE VERSION) – July 28: Wade Keller’s […]
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