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Sunday 2/21 Torch Today – Final Word on WWE PPV main event, Harley Race health status, Bray Wyatt talks what’s next after facing Taker at WM31, exit Styles & enter Edge, Charlotte talks Flair legacy, X-Pac to NWA-SM, interesting Tampa Wrestling story, Video of the Day – Joey Ryan proposes mid-match

February 21, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Sunday, February 21, 2016 – Fast Lane is finally here to presumably decide the main event of WrestleMania when Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose meet. There’s always the chance of […]

John Cena addresses WM32 status, no-sold during Daytona 500 TV coverage

February 21, 2016

WWE top star John Cena had an interesting weekend in Florida for the annual Daytona 500 NASCAR race. Cena, who was scheduled to drive the pace car, was non-committal when asked about his WrestleMania 32 status […]

AXS TV begins big push for Jim Ross’s New Japan announcing debut (w/Video)

February 20, 2016

Two weeks out from Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross’s return to U.S. television calling New Japan Pro Wrestling, AXS TV is starting the big push for Ross’s debut broadcast on Friday, March 4. AXS […]

“Honor Rising” Night 2 – Lethal vs. Honma for ROH Title, new six-man tag champs, Doc & Karl farewell match

February 20, 2016

“Honor Rising” ROH vs. New Japan News & Notes – Jay Lethal retained the ROH World Title over Honma in the main event of Night 2 on Saturday. After ROH referee Todd Sinclair was bumped […]

ROH “Honor Rising” Night 1 in Japan – new ROH TV champion

February 20, 2016

Former NEVER Openweight champion Tomohiro Ishii is the new ROH TV champion. Ishii captured the ROH TV Title from Roderick Strong in the main event of “Honor Rising Night 1” Friday night in Tokyo, Japan. […]

Bellator 149 Wrestling tie-ins – Booker T on-camera, Angle, Shamrock, King Mo, Tyson

February 19, 2016

Bellator 149 Fight Card Pro Wrestling News February 19, 2016 Houston, Texas Full Coverage of the MMA card at our sister site, MMATorch.com. – WWE personality Booker T was in attendance at the Bellator MMA […]

2/18 Smackdown TV Ratings – Not much of a Brock Pop

February 19, 2016

WWE saved Brock Lesnar’s WWE TV appearance this week for the final Smackdown leading into Fast Lane. But, it did not make much of a difference in TV ratings. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking February […]

The Rock hosting big TV event after WrestleMania

February 19, 2016

The weekend after WrestleMania, “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson will be appearing at another big TV event. Rock has been named the co-host of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards with comedian Kevin Hart. The taping is Saturday, […]

Hurricane Helms signs new deal with TNA

February 19, 2016

TNA Wrestling announced Friday that “Hurricane” Helms has signed a “multi-year agreement” with TNA. Helms, who is going by Gregory Shane Helms on TNA TV, is working behind-the-scenes and on-camera for TNA. “Shane has been […]

Friday 2/19 Torch Today – Big Events, ROH TV Title ramifications, Real Story of WCW’s 2001 False Start, WWE acknowledging other promotions – good or bad?, CNet on Fast Lane build, Jake talks “Resurrection” vs. Beyond the Mat, DeMott on training future, Lauriniatis cut from NFL team

February 19, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Friday, February 19, 2016 – It was very surprising to see the ROH TV Title change hands in Tokyo, Japan today. The potential of Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto for the TV […]

2/19 WWE Stock Track – WWE improves after Financial Week reaction

February 19, 2016

WWE Stock Track 2016 Week 7 – February 15-19 – Friday, February 19: Closing Price of $15.35 per share, up less than a percent from Thursday to essentially return to where the week started on Tuesday. WWE […]

2/17 Lucha Underground Viewers – Week 4 up & down

February 18, 2016

Week 4, Season 2 of Lucha Underground jumped in the 8:00 p.m. EST timeslot, but fell in total viewership. Lucha Underground Viewership Tracking – February 17: Lucha Underground drew a combined audience of 204,000, down from […]

Thursday 2/18 Torch Today – WWE adds jobs, Jericho’s post-WM32 plans, Zack Ryder’s workout, Styles’s non-WWE merch expiring, Angle returning to U.K., Dreamer talks U.K. tour, 2K Sports’s PC & WWE Supercard announcements, cancer patient reaches out to Rock, WWE DVDs in Spain, how to help “Mama Meanie” funeral costs, Videos – Edge & Cesaro talk Bryan retirement, Bischoff DVD trailer, Hannibal wants boxing fight

February 18, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Thursday, February 18, 2016 – One week ago, WWE reported Full-Year 2015 financials, then released their 10-K annual report. There were numerous business items to pull out from the report, which we’ve covered in […]

WWE launches new website, hoping to turn around WWE.com

February 18, 2016

One of WWE’s goals for 2016 is to turn around their WWE.com website business. The first step was introducing a new main website on Thursday that executive Stephanie McMahon previewed to Variety at the beginning of […]

2/16 TNA Impact Viewers – decline heading into Lockdown

February 18, 2016

TNA Impact has declined three consecutive weeks since reaching their peak audience on Pop TV at the end of January. Will next week’s Lockdown-themed episode help? TNA Impact Viewership Tracking – February 16: Impact drew a […]

2/15 Raw TV Ratings – decline from Daniel Bryan Raw

February 17, 2016

Monday’s WWE Raw episode leading into Fast Lane took a natural decline following the big Daniel Bryan Retirement show last week. The result was landing just below the 2016 average. WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking […]

Wednesday 2/17 Torch Today – WWE giving audience false Fast Lane hope?, Ranallo ill, WWE PC & DVD futures, Nowinski on WWE changing “concussion culture,” Marvel begins “Guardians” filming, Corgan interview, ROH adds three dates, Joey Ryan talks Lucha Season 2, Video – Cabana talks CWE tour

February 17, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, February 17, 2016 – Credit WWE for trying to make Fast Lane feel like something other than the inevitable will happen – Roman Reigns winning the #1 contender match. But, is giving the […]

Michael Cole talks WWE without Vince McMahon

WWE Video – Cole gets Heyman instead of Lesnar for weekly interview, Heyman talks “one (storyline) failure of my entire career”

February 17, 2016

The set-up for this week’s Michael Cole interview on WWE’s website was Cole expecting to interview Brock Lesnar. However, Paul Heyman sat in the chair opposite Cole, prompting a storyline-driven tense and sometimes humorous interview. Heyman […]

King Barrett addresses his WWE future

February 17, 2016

WWE star King Barrett said late Tuesday night on Twitter that he is “100 percent focused” on doing his job for WWE at the moment. Barrett responded in general to a Tuesday report that he is […]

Triple H reveals vision for Cruiserweight Network show, why WWE is changing business approach

February 16, 2016

WWE World champion Triple H, in the role of WWE executive, talked about the vision for WWE’s “Global Cruiserweight Series” announced Tuesday that will be filmed at Full Sail University and air this summer on […]

WWE awards million shares of WWE stock to executives, including Hunter & Stephanie

February 16, 2016

WWE filed SEC documents on Tuesday announcing that several WWE executives received Class A common WWE stock related to year-end goals being met. A total of 1.275 million shares of WWE stock in the form […]

Inside WWE’s 10-K Filing – WWE details 14 Network risks that could affect WWE business

February 16, 2016

WWE’s annual 10-K filing with the SEC covers a lot of ground in the area of WWE Network risks. The “Risk Factors” of WWE’s 2015 Annual Report leads off with a very detailed and significant list of risks associated […]

Axl Rotten update – official cause of death released

February 16, 2016

Feb. 16 Update: Axl Rotten (Brian Knighton) officially died from an “accidental overdose,” according to officials in Baltimore. The Chief Medical Examiner’s office announced the official cause of death this week, reports the Baltimore Sun. According to […]

Tuesday 2/16 Torch Today – Big Rousey revelation, Henry injury update from Raw, Report – Barrett not renewing WWE deal after foreshadowing decision, Jerry Lawler to open wrestling restaurant?, Kofi talks shoes with Wale, Steiner’s son wins title

February 16, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Tuesday, February 16, 2016 – I’m with PWTorch readers who voted in our weekly poll that Monday’s Raw averaged out to an average show. The first two hours were decent-to-good, then the third […]