VIP Exclusive Alerts

VIP AUDIO 4/2 – RETRO RADIO – Keller’s Pro Wrestling Focus (9/12/1992): Wade Keller and Dave Meltzer discuss Summerslam ’92, WWF trying to prove they could thrive without Hulk Hogan, Bill Watts’s affect on WCW morale (45 min)

April 2, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This is the September 12, 1992 episode of Pro Wrestling Focus featuring PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest analyst Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter discussing current events in pro wrestling that week […]

VIP AUDIO 4/1 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Bryant and Fann talk about Rich working from home as a college administrator, how Zoom is running away with Skype’s ball, favorite Intercontinental title feuds, more (111 min)

April 2, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: VIP brings Rich and Trav out to talk about what it is like for Rich as a college administrator to work from home every day now. How Zoom took Skype’s ball and is […]

VIP AUDIO 4/1 – East Coast Cast #495 (NSFW): Trav and Cam discuss Miz coming to work sick leading to Reigns pulling himself from WrestleMania, why Vince McMahon is the only one to blame, what to stream during stay-at-home order, more (77 min)

April 2, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Trav and Cam struggle a tad bit to talk about anything besides Coronavirus or its effects on pro wrestling and society at large. Miz coming to work sick led to the […]

VIP AUDIO 4/1 – WKH – Jericho yells at Vanguard 1 the drone and then tries to recruit Matt Hardy, Cody on color with Tony, Moe-Hager angle, Kenny vs. Sammy, Brodie Lee wrestles (29 min)

April 2, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews AEW Dynamite start to finish. The show took place in a mystery location outside of Florida including the announcement of the TNT Championship brackets, a video […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1662 (March 31, 2020): Keller’s Cover Story on Reigns pulling out of WM match, Mitchell and Parks preview WrestleMania, Newswire, TV Reports, more

April 1, 2020

PWTorch Newsletter #1662 Cover-dated March 31, 2020 LINK: 1662 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2019 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features […]

VIP AUDIO 4/1 – Podcast of Honor w/Ryan Sullivan & Tyler Sage: The Horror King Vincent talks about his feud with Matt Taven, breaking up The Kingdom, and his thoughts on horror movies, plus more (59 min)

April 1, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Podcast of Honor, Ryan and Tyler have The Horror King Vincent (@horrorkingvm) on the show to talk about his feud with Matt Taven, breaking up The Kingdom, and his […]

VIP AUDIO 3/31 – WKH – The News: WWE considers big change to Raw and Smackdown presentation, Roman lashes out at “haters,” AEW introduces new singles title and reveals half of brackets, AEW and NXT previews, Raw ratings dip again, NWA, ROH (25 min)

March 31, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the following news topics: WWE considers big change to Raw and Smackdown presentation, Roman Reigns lashes out […]

VIP AUDIO 3/30 – WKH – Raw Review: Full show rundown and analysis including final stand-out promos for WrestleMania from Edge, Heyman, Becky, Owens, Undertaker, plus six-man tag, more (24 min)

March 31, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a full show rundown and analysis including several stand-out promos for WrestleMania from Edge, Paul Heyman, Becky Lynch, Kevin Owens, and Undertaker, […]

VIP AUDIO 3/30 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: A quartet of great matches with guest Mike Falcone, featuring Stone Cold, Vader, Kaientai, 123 Kid, El Generico, Tyler Black, and more! (53 min)

March 30, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by the ray of sunshine that is Mike Falcone to discuss four great matches from 1997 (x2), 2010, and 2011. […]

VIP AUDIO 3/29 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Is AEW hiring too many wrestlers in their 40s? Isn’t Broken Matt a step too far for AEW trying to differentiate from WWE? Is the Hall of Fame ceremony happening? Plus Triple H reacts to crowd-free shows (20 min)

March 30, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers VIP member questions (askwadekeller@gmail.com) on the following topics: Is AEW hiring too many wrestlers in their 40s? Isn’t Broken Matt […]

VIP AUDIO 3/28 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller: The risks and quality of empty-arena wrestling, WrestleMania status, which wrestler stands to lose the most next weekend, Triple H, Vince selling stock, Brodie Lee, Matt Hardy (76 min)

March 28, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosting, they discuss the risks and quality of empty-arena wrestling, WrestleMania’s status and if it should even air as […]

VIP AUDIO 3/28 – WKH – News & 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines: Jericho’s announcement, Bret comments on Michaels, a newsworthy Smackdown including Swagger’s image makeover, TNA’s icky tawdry counter-productive awful episode (75 min)

March 28, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, we flash back to three Wade Keller Hotlines from ten years ago looking at the latest news, a review of Smackdown, and a long rant […]

VIP AUDIO 3/27 – On the Canvas with Zack Heydorn: It’s all about that pace – Full artistic analysis of Randy Orton’s WrestleMania 36 promo from this week’s Monday Night Raw (49 min)

March 28, 2020

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 […]

VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #594 (March 18, 2000): Cover Story analysis of upcoming changes in TV landscape with WWF leaving USA Network for TNN, coverage of ECW’s Living Dangerously PPV, Keller’s feature editorial looking at pros and cons of potential of ECW taking WWF’s spot on USA Network, more

March 28, 2020

We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1997 for the first time ever. These issues from 1997 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press […]

VIP AUDIO 3/27 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Usos vs. New Day with Miz & Morrison on color, Gulak vs. Nakamura with Sami on color, Asuka vs. Alexa with Nikki on color, Firefly Funhouse, Triple H analyzes Reigns-Goldberg (23 min)

March 28, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews Friday Night Smackdown start to finish including The Usos vs. New Day with Miz & Morrison on color, Drew Gulak vs. […]

VIP AUDIO 3/26 – WKH – The News: Reigns-Goldberg off WrestleMania, WrestleMania non-spoiler taping notes, Stephanie talks coronavirus precautions, Vince’s $80 million WWE stock move, AEW-NXT ratings (17 min)

March 27, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the following news topics: Roman Reigns-Goldberg off WrestleMania, WrestleMania non-spoiler taping notes, Stephanie McMahon talks coronavirus precautions, […]

VIP AUDIO 3/26 – The Fix w/Todd Martin & Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2): Mailbag on Austin-Bret classic double-turn, could AEW surpass WWE ratings, WWE Network documentary recommendations, Buddy Rose, Aubrey Edwards, more (34 min)

March 26, 2020

NOTE: Some of the language on The Fix may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Todd answers […]

VIP AUDIO 3/26 – The Fix w/Todd Martin & Wade Keller (pt. 1 of 2): Dark Side of the Ring on Benoit and Guerrero review, WrestleMania hype on Raw and Smackdown, AEW including Cody on commentary, AJPW, Punk movie (96 min)

March 26, 2020

NOTE: Some of the language on The Fix may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Todd and […]

VIP AUDIO 3/26 – RETRO RADIO – Keller’s Pro Wrestling Focus (9/5/1992): Wade Keller delivers news of the week on Summerslam and WCW Clash of Champions and takes live calls for entire show including Hawk quitting the WWF (45 min)

March 26, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This is the September 5, 1992 episode of Pro Wrestling Focus featuring PWTorch editor Wade Keller who delivers news of the week on Summerslam and WCW Clash of Champions and takes live calls for […]

VIP AUDIO 3/26 – Podcast of Honor w/Ryan Sullivan & Tyler Sage: Longtime ROH ring announcer Bobby Cruise talks about his start in ROH, plus Ryan and Tyler make picks in first round of “greatest ROH performer of all time” tournament (65 min)

March 26, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Podcast of Honor, Ryan and Tyler have longtime ROH ring announcer Bobby Cruise on the show to talk about his start in Ring of Honor. Ryan and Tyler also […]

VIP AUDIO 3/25 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Bryant and Fann discuss crowd-less episodes of NXT and AEW, Rich reviews a bit of AEW, random banter between pals, more (58 min)

March 26, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: Rich and Trav of course talk about that Rona. Travis tried to watch crowd-less episodes of NXT and AEW, but just couldn’t deal with it. Rich reviews the bit of AEW he was […]

VIP AUDIO 3/25 – East Coast Cast #494 (NSFW): Trav and Cam talk more about Coronavirus, the Benoit episode of “Dark Side of the Ring,” WrestleMania being broken up into two-day event, more (91 min)

March 26, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, The RoRo is still the number one topic on everyone’s minds. Coronavirus has everyone stuck at home and is still ruining our collective entertainments (and health, well-being, and businesses)! Travis is […]

VIP AUDIO 3/25 – WKH – AEW Review: Jericho yells at Vanguard 1 the drone and then tries to recruit Matt Hardy, Cody on color with Tony, Moe-Hager angle, Kenny vs. Sammy, Brodie Lee wrestles (26 min)

March 26, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews AEW Dynamite start to finish. The show included these highlights: Jericho yells at Vanguard 1 the drone and then tries to recruit […]

VIP AUDIO 3/24 – WKH – The News: Update on how WWE and AEW are dealing with coronavirus, wrestlers self-quarantining, Raw rating drops, NXT loads up line-up this week, Being the Elite toilet paper humor (21 min)

March 25, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the following news topics: Update on how WWE and AEW are dealing with coronavirus with insider information […]