Report – John Cena & Locker Room Leaders
Can a wrestler be a locker room leader if he’s not actually in the locker room? It’s an interesting question for this generation of WWE stars who do not have the type of authoritative leader like The […]
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Saturday’s Torch Today – WWE & EVOLVE Tours, Foley, Phillips, Network Highlights, PPW Title Change
Torch Today – Saturday, October 17 – WWE’s Weekend Tour continues Saturday in Mexico City with The Undertaker & Co., plus John Cena and Seth Rollins in Lubbock, Texas. (Full Weekend Preview) – EVOLVE’s New York […]
Friday’s Torch Today (Evening Update) – Lawler vs. Funk, NJPW TV, GFW, Taker/WWE in Mexico
Torch Today – Friday, October 16 EVENING UPDATE – Some hard-hitting pro wrestling is on TV tonight. AXS TV presents the latest installment of New Japan’s 2015 Tokyo Dome Show tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST. Matches […]
Smackdown TV Ratings for Thursday’s show
WWE Smackdown continues to play out the string Thursday nights on Syfy before moving to USA Network in 2016. This week’s TV ratings reflect that feeling about the B-Brand. WWE Smackdown TV Ratings 2015 — […]
Thursday’s Torch Today (Evening Update) – WWE promotes EVOLVE, Khali commercial, Ziggler, WWE/ESPN, more
Torch Today – Thursday, October 15 EVENING UPDATE – WWE’s website is currently running a story on the EVOLVE talent roster. The angle is WWNLive producing the next wave of NXT (and potentially main roster) […]
10/14 Wed. Night Viewership – ROH solid, TNA down
Wednesday night on Destination America, ROH maintained last week’s viewership surge, while TNA Impact fell hard for the second episode after Bound for Glory. Wednesday Night ROH/TNA Programming – October 14 (Week 20) – TNA Impact: The […]
WWE Smackdown going live in 2016?
WWE announcer Jerry Lawler hinted at Smackdown possibly going live when the show moves to USA Network in early 2016. Lawler said in a new interview that WWE and USA plan to make the show bigger after […]
Punk back to WWE? – Heyman talks zero chance, MMA training
The “C.M. Punk” chants get a little lighter every time WWE comes through Chicago, like Monday night at Raw TV, but the chants are still there. There is hope that – like the Chicago Cubs […]
Hulk Hogan seeks sympathy on BBC Radio
A few months removed from being scrubbed from WWE, Hulk Hogan is back on the media circuit attempting to grab sympathy. In an interview with BBC Radio, Hogan followed the formula of acknowledging that his […]
Jeff Hardy – wrestling career in jeopardy?
Jeff Hardy has never been through an injury as serious as what he has experienced from a dirt bike accident in May. Now, he’s unsure if he’ll be able to wrestle his style again, or even […]
GFW announces full TV taping line-up
Global Force Wrestling announced Wednesday the full line-up for their third “Amped” TV taping set for next Friday, October 23 in Las Vegas. Included will be the first set of GFW champions from the Hvt., […]
WWE Video – Roman Reigns in this week’s sit-down interview
Roman Reigns sat down with Michael Cole for the weekly interview on WWE’s website. The interview focused on the Hell in a Cell structure, which will house Reigns and Bray Wyatt for their presumed blow-off […]
WWE announces 2015 “Tribute to the Troops”
WWE announced Wednesday the details on their annual “Tribute to the Troops” event. The taping will take place on Tuesday, December 8 in Jacksonville, Fla. at the Veterans Memorial Arena. This is usually a Smackdown […]
Stone Cold at Jake Roberts movie screening tonight in California
There is a big movie screening for the documentary on Jake “the Snake” Roberts set for Wednesday night in Culver City, California. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is scheduled to appear along with Jake and director […]
New Video – “WWE 2K16” Creation Suite
2K Sports revealed Wednesday the “WWE 2K16” creation suite for this year’s WWE video game. The creation suite includes “Create a Superstar, Create a Diva, Create a Championship, Create an Arena, Create an Entrance, and […]
Wednesday’s Torch Today – Afternoon Update: Should Dolph turn heel? Foley weighs in, plus Taker Poll Result
– The latest results from our poll on whether Dolph Ziggler should turn heel have established a majority opinion. 51 percent say “Yes, it would be a spark for his stale character.” The rest of the vote is […]
Recap of Seth Rollins on SportsCenter; ESPN begins weekly segment
WWE World Hvt. champion Seth Rollins appeared on Tuesday night’s edition of SportsCenter on ESPNews in the 9:00 p.m. EST hour. Rollins did not say much of note during the promotional interview. Rollins was mainly […]
WWE getting help for Gorgeous George movie
WWE Studios has taken a step forward with their “Gorgeous George” biopic that has been in the works for several years. Variety reports that WWE Studios is now working with Great Point Media to get […]
Raw TV Ratings are in – why did the downward trend continue?
WWE drew a 2.33 rating, the third straight week under 2.4. Plus, the fall TV trend of viewership declining each hour continued. WWE Raw TV Ratings Report — October 12: Monday’s Raw scored a 2.33 rating, […]
Tuesday’s Torch Today – Afternoon Update: Reigns, A.J., Lana-Rusev, Austin, Jeff Hardy, Capetta, funny Taz story, Raw poll
AFTERNOON UPDATES… -Roman Reigns was booed and heckled last night by the Raw fans in Chicago. In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, he described why fans should cheer him. “We’re gonna lock horns and we’re gonna […]
Raw Social Media 10/13 – where’s the buzz?
Monday’s WWE Raw fell in Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings the week after Brock Lesnar’s return. WWE Raw Social Media Tracking — October 12: Raw drew 1.213 million unique Twitter followers, down 23 percent from last week. […]
Big matches set for NJPW’s “Power Struggle”
New Japan announced Monday most of the card for their next big event, “Power Struggle,” on November 7 in Osaka, Japan. Included is a main event of Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP […]
NJPW announces Jr. Hvt. tag tournament
New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced a big Jrs. Tag tournament scheduled to start October 24. The finals will take place at the “Power Struggle” PPV on November 7. This will be a single-elimination, eight-team […]
The latest WWE Hell in a Cell Line-up
During Monday’s Raw episode, WWE added a tag match to the Hell in a Cell PPV taking place in two weeks… Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton will face The Wyatt Family henchman, Braun Strowman and […]