ROH announces new TV home in Canada
In 2015, ROH TV was paired up with TNA Impact on U.S. TV via Destination America. In 2016, the two shows are being paired up in Canada. ROH announced Monday they signed a “multi-year” deal […]
Pro Wrestling News
Report – HBO responds to “Ballers” lawsuit naming The Rock as defendant
HBO filed a motion last week seeking to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the “Ballers” series starring “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson was lifted from two writers’s proposed idea, reports Deadline. Rock was named as a defendant […]
Sunday 4/17 Torch Today – Lance Russell interview, UFC on Fox, Sheamus calls out Rooney, Cesaro commercial, Kane talks WWE future, Young Bucks on WWE vs. indies future, Rock’s movie schedule, NJPW Results with Naito as top champ, Chicago indies wrestler doc, Videos – Interviews with Miz & Machineguns, Gulak & Batista co-actor, plus Schamberger paints Bockwinkel
TORCH TODAY – Sunday, April 17, 2016 – At PWTorchLivecast.com: On-demand access to Jim Valley’s must-hear interview with legendary wrestling announcer Lance Russell from Cauliflower Alley Club in Las Vegas. – At MMATorch.com: Full coverage […]
ROH World champion Jay Lethal’s match set for April 30
Ring of Honor announced Sunday the match for ROH World champion Jay Lethal at the final show of the month. Jay Lethal will face Vinny Marseglia in a “Championship Challenge” non-title match on April 30 […]
Top New Japan stars announced for Global Wars PPV & ROH-NJPW tour
Ring of Honor announced Saturday the full line-up of New Japan stars traveling to the U.S. to be part of the Global Wars PPV and “War of the Worlds” Tour in May. Included is new […]
WWE announces two suspensions for Wellness Policy violations
WWE quietly announced the suspension of two wrestlers Saturday morning on their Corporate website. Adam Rose (Raymond Leppan) and Konnor of The Ascension tag team (Ryan Parmeter) have both been suspended 60 days for violating […]
4/14 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – Thursday’s show dips, how did it compare to Cena’s new show?
This week’s WWE Smackdown drew almost exactly the same number of viewers as John Cena’s new “American Grit” show on Fox… WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking April 14: Thursday’s Smackdown scored a 1.70 rating, down from […]
4/15 WWE Stock Track – WWE stays in $16 range three straight days
WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 15 – April 11-15 – Friday, April 15: Closing Price of $16.34 per share, up less than a percent from Thursday. For the third consecutive day, there was little price movement, as […]
Friday 4/15 Torch Today – WWE breaks emergency glass, Big Show vs. Shaq WM32 hype continues, Seth Rollins being reintroduced, Edge & Christian Show filming, Hart dogs Reigns booking, WM32 cover art features old title belt, Justin Credible says “retirement sucks,” WXW TV new episode
TORCH TODAY – Friday, April 15, 2016 – In case of emergency, break glass. Triple H added to the second leg of the European Tour captures’s WWE dependence on part-time wrestlers to fill top spots […]
WWE announces GCS qualifying matches – Zack Sabre, Jr.’s match, EVOLVE 61 hosting matches, more
WWE announced Friday a handful of qualifying matches in the Global Cruiserweight Series. – Sunday, April 24: PROGRESS Wrestling will host two qualifying matches at the PROGRESS 29 event in London. Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. […]
Seven more wrestlers added to WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series
WWE has confirmed more names for the 32-man Global Cruiserweight Series airing in July on WWE Network. The First Seven included: Zack Sabre, Jr. (U.K.) Johnny Gargano (NXT/indies) Tommaso Ciampa (NXT/indies) Rich Swann (NXT) Akira Tozawa […]
UPDATE – John Cena’s “American Grit” TV viewership – Series Premiere off to very slow start
The series premiere of “American Grit” hosted by John Cena got off to a very slow start Thursday night on Fox. Grit drew a small broadcast TV audience of 2.43 million viewers, scoring a 0.8 […]
WWNLive announces Johnny Gargano’s match for next EVOLVE show
WWNLive announced Friday a big singles match for their next show – EVOLVE 60 on May 6 in Joppa, Maryland. NXT/indies star Johnny Gargano will face international star Marty Scurll. WWNLive has now announced three big […]
WWE announces Nakamura, Styles, Asuka & more stars for Japan return tour
WWE has announced the headline stars for WWE’s return tour of Japan on July 1 and 2. The headliners are Shinsuke Nakamura, A.J. Styles, and NXT Women’s champion Asuka. Plus, Chris Jericho, WWE World Hvt. […]
Smackdown Results – WWE completes First Round of #1 contender Tag Tournament
WWE completed the First Round of a #1 contender Tag Title Tournament on Thursday night’s Smackdown episode from San Diego. The updated bracket includes: 1st: The Usos beat Social Outcasts (4/11 Raw) 1st: The Vaudevillians beat Goldust […]
Who replaced Bray Wyatt in the European Tour main event?
An injured Bray Wyatt was replaced by Sheamus in the main event of WWE’s European Tour stop Thursday night in Florence, Italy. Sheamus lost to WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns in the main event […]
4/13 Lucha Underground Viewers – Streak snapped, but remains above average
This week’s Lucha Underground viewership came back to earth after three strong weeks setting viewership records for the show. Lucha Underground Viewership Tracking April 13: Lucha Underground drew a combined audience of 205,000 viewers on El […]
Thursday 4/14 Torch Today – Tons of TV Wrestling in One Place, Ratings for NBA’s historic Wed. Night War on ESPN, UFC to MSG, Cena pushing forward with big career change tonight, J-Mo talks need for wrestling off-season, Romero in signing with NJPW over WWE, new Raw episodes on WWE Network, Video – Tessa Blanchard Interview
TORCH TODAY – Thursday, April 14, 2016 – It’s been a long time coming, but it appears that the Fite TV App run by Flipps Media has become a one-stop shop to watch solid independent wrestling. […]
Indies wrestler Christian Able dies at 32
Christian Able (John Burgess), and independent wrestler most known for his work in AAW, died at the age of 32, according to close friends. The AAW promotion and former indies wrestler/current WWE writer Jimmy Jacobs […]
Balls Mahoney funeral info & how to send a tribute
UPDATE: Obituary and funeral information has been released following the death of Balls Mahoney (Jon Rechner). The visitation and funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, April 30 at O’Brien Funeral Home in Wall, New Jersey. Donation, […]
Update – Bray Wyatt injured on WWE’s European Tour
UPDATE: WWE acknowledged Bray Wyatt’s injury situation Wednesday night, reporting that Bray suffered a right calf injury. WWE did not indicate the severity of the injury. Wyatt was subsequently pulled from the tour and replaced by […]
Wednesday 4/13 Torch Today – Reigns-Wyatt booking, CAC, WWE highlights “Bullet Club,” Anderson & Gallows merch exiting, Balor talks Mania plans, Taker/U.K. Tour, Flairs/L.A. Kings, Mr. Anderson attempts “F-TNA” explanation, NJPW sets Six-Man Tag Title match, Videos – Steph & Young Bucks interviews
TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, April 13 – One big reason why it appears WWE shifted to a Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt main event-level side story is the European Tour. Reigns-Wyatt is the advertised main […]
4/12 TNA Impact Viewers – how did the first week fare without a replay?
TNA Impact Viewership Tracking April 12: This week’s one airing of TNA Impact on Tuesday night drew 286,000 viewers in the 9:00 p.m. EST timeslot. Last week’s airing in the timeslot drew 272,000 viewers, then Impact […]
John Cena Interviews – Cena evaluates NXT stars transitioning to main WWE roster, which star is most under-rated?, not wanting children while on WWE’s full-time schedule, more
The John Cena File – MSN.com published a video clip from John Cena’s interview with Larry King on Ora.TV focusing on the NXT/indies talent being assembled by WWE. A caller wanted to know what Cena thinks […]