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VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1743 (Oct. 6, 2021): Keller’s cover story on the WWE Draft, Parks looks back at last year’s WWE Draft, Keller’s TV reports, Newswire, more

October 6, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1743 Cover-dated October 6, 2021 LINK: 1743 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP AUDIO 10/6 – WWE Then and Now w/Frank Peteani: Greg Parks co-hosts to talk Night of Champions 2011 with in-person perspective. Orton vs. Henry, Cena vs. Del Rio, Triple H vs. Punk, more (108 min)

October 6, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: Long-time PWTorch columnist Greg Parks joins Frank to review Night of Champions from 2011 and offer an in-person perspective. He talks about his position with the Torch at the time and the vibe in […]

VIP AUDIO 10/5 – WKH – The News: How the Draft affected Smackdown and Raw ratings, Rampage drops to lowest viewership yet, NXT 2.0 sinks back to average, Halloween Havoc main event, more (22 min.)

October 6, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the latest news including details on how the WWE Draft affected Smackdown and Raw ratings, AEW Rampage […]

VIP AUDIO 10/4 – WKH – WWE Raw Review: Draft Night Two, Charlotte vs. Belair, Goldberg vows to kill Lashley again, Drew-Big E, Becky on commentary, more (38 min.)

October 5, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a full show rundown of WWE Monday Night Raw including Draft Night Two, Charlotte vs. Bianca Belair, Goldberg vows to kill […]

VIP AUDIO 10/4 – Everything with Rich & Wade: WWE Draft including Drew, Belair, Becky, Charlotte, plus Nick Jackson vs. Danielson, Rhodes to the Top review, New Japan G1 disappointment, Seth-Edge, more (48 min.)

October 4, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s edition of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Rich and Wade discuss these topics: The WWE Draft ramifications including Drew McIntyre, Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, Charlotte, plus Seth Rollins […]

VIP AUDIO 10/3 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Is AEW on course to overtake WWE and if so, how will it be measured or determined? Was Punk’s rating power overestimated? Will Punk help everyone on his top five list of opponents? (32 min.)

October 3, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers questions from VIP members on these topics: Is AEW on course to overtake WWE and if so, how will it be […]

VIP AUDIO 10/3 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier Machado: G1 Climax 31 Night 9 (21 min.)

October 3, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Javier covers the ninth night of the G1 Climax 31 tournament as fan favorites Kota Ibushi and Shingo Takagi face each other (as well as […]

VIP AUDIO 10/2 – WKH – 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines including whether Triple H gets any credit for doing anything but looking out for himself, Hell in a Cell review, what question would you want Vince to have to answer honestly, Cena reacts to heel turn talk, more (144 min.)

October 3, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This edition of the Wade Keller Hotline features a week of vintage Wade Keller Hotlines from 10 years ago this month. Details follow: •The Sept. 27, 2011 episode features a look at the latest […]

VIP AUDIO 10/2 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier Machado: G1 Climax 31 Night 8 (23 min.)

October 2, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Javier covers the eighth night of the G1 Climax 31 tournament as Tanahashi and SANADA play the “anything you can do I can do better” […]

VIP AUDIO 10/2 – Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure: A breakdown of all the big moves from night one of the WWE Draft (65 min)

October 2, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: Night one of the WWE Draft is in our rear view mirrors, and Smackdown has taken a clear lead. Join Nick Barbati and Tom Colohue as they break down all the big moves. DIRECT […]

VIP AUDIO 10/2 – NXT Eight Years Back: Wells & Stoup cover NXT from 10-2-13 including the beginning of The Ascension’s long title run, a surprising Santino Marella appearance, thoughts on Citizen Kane, more (70 min)

October 2, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover NXT from October 2, 2013 including the beginning of The Ascension’s long title run, a surprising Santino Marella appearance, thoughts on Citizen Kane, and more. DIRECT LINK: VIP […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #675 (October 20, 2001): Backstage details on internal strife over No Mercy PPV line-up, WWF’s latest attempt to sign Hall & Nash, Terry Taylor Torch Talk on Russo-Arquette, Mitchell column

October 2, 2021

SUMMARY of #675 cover-dated October 20, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story on the internal strife stemming from the booking of the WWF No Mercy PPV… WWF Newswire details the latest in WWF’s […]

VIP AUDIO 10/1 – WKH – Smackdown Review: WWE Draft recap and analysis, Seth invades Edge & Beth’s home, Belair vs. Banks, Lesnar-Reigns angle, Happy Corbin vs. KO, more (25 min.)

October 2, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews WWE Friday Night Smackdown including the first night of the WWE Draft, a Roman Reigns-Brock Lesnar angle, a Sasha Banks vs. […]

VIP AUDIO 10/1 – AEW Rampage Post-show: Patrick Moynahan joins Tyler to discuss Bryan Danielson vs. Nick Jackson, Orange Cassidy and Jack Evans hair match, Women’s Triple threat, more (69 min)

October 2, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: Patrick Moynahan joins the show this week to discuss Bryan Danielson vs. Nick Jackson, Orange Cassidy and Jack Evans hair match, the Women’s Triple threat, Malakai Black, Cody Rhodes, Ricky Starks, and more. DIRECT […]

VIP AUDIO 10/1 – On the Canvas with Zack Heydorn: I’m Arn Anderson – Frame-by-frame artistic analysis from Arn Anderson’s “Cody” promo from this week’s AEW Dynamite (43 min)

October 1, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: Between booking decisions and billion dollar television deals, the art form that is pro wrestling can get lost in the shuffle. This show finds it and brings it to the forefront for optimal attention. […]

VIP AUDIO 9/30 – The Fix Mailbag w/Todd Martin & Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2): Future of NXT, which wrestler would you want as neighbors, would Reigns be bad fit for AEW, X-Pac themes, WM9 rebooked, Lambert, Danielson, AEW creative, Lio, more (84 min.)

October 1, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of The Fix Mailbag, PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller address the following questions and topics submitted by listeners: Is it clear now that Bryan Danielson […]

VIP AUDIO 9/30 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Should AEW be disappointed in ratings since arrivals of Punk, Danielson, Cole? Is Drew still on course to be the wrestler to unseat Reigns? (31 min.)

October 1, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers questions from VIP members on these topics: Should AEW be disappointed in ratings since arrivals of Punk, Danielson, Cole? Is Drew […]

VIP AUDIO 9/30 – The Fix w/Todd Martin & Wade Keller (pt. 1 of 2): Blunt review of the premiere of “Rhodes to the Top,” Big E so far as champ, Guevara’s big title win, New Japan G1, NXT, MJF promo, more (148 min.)

October 1, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover the following topics: A review of AEW Rampage and AEW […]

VIP AUDIO 9/30 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier Machado: G1 Climax 31 Night 7 (16 min.)

September 30, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Javier covers the seventh night of the G1 Climax 31 tournament as something needs to give as unbeaten ZSJ meets Great-O-Khan in a match for […]

VIP AUDIO 9/29 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Trav and Rich talk Extreme Rules, Raw, Hurt Business back together, NXT 2.0 losing viewers, Arn Anderson promo, more (152 min)

September 30, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This week was a VIP-only recording week, and Rich was responsible for recapping the entire week in pro wrestling since Travis was completely clueless on the happenings. Extreme Rules had some bad booking and […]

VIP AUDIO 9/29 – WKH – Rhodes to the Top initial reaction including Brandi & Cody, NXT ratings drop back down, AEW Dynamite review including MJF-Darby, Guevara unseats Miro, more (38 min.)

September 30, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller begins with initial thoughts on “Rhodes to the Top” including when Brandi Rhodes came across as sympathetic and likable and how that […]

VIP AUDIO 9/29 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier Machado: G1 Climax 31 Night 6 (19 min.)

September 29, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Javier covers the sixth night of the G1 Climax 31 tournaments as Chaos stablemates Okada and YOSHI-HASHI meet in the main event. Also, a preview […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1742 (Sept. 29, 2021): Keller’s cover story on WWE Extreme Rules, Parks evaluates WWE Draft options, PPV Roundtable Reviews, Keller’s TV reports, Newswire, more

September 29, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1742 Cover-dated September 29, 2021 LINK: 1742 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP AUDIO 9/29 – RETRO RADIO – Pro Wrestling Spotlight (4/12/1992): Johnny B. Badd in-person guest on location in Brooklyn, fans chant “Russo sucks!” (54 min.)

September 29, 2021

SHOW SUMMARY: This is the Apr. 12, 1992 episode of New York’s Pro Wrestling Spotlight Radio Show (#153) hosted by John Arezzi. It’s a remote show on location in Brooklyn, N.Y. with a throng of Spotlight […]