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VIP AUDIO 8/20 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Heydorn: NXT’s move to the USA Network analyzed, plus key points from this week’s Monday Night Raw (86 min.)

August 21, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, hosted by PWTorch contributor Zack Heydorn, Bruce and Zack analyze and dissect the details behind NXT’s big move to the USA Network on Sept. […]

VIP AUDIO 8/20 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Smackdown w/Keller & Fann (AD-FREE): NXT on USA announcement, Bryan reveals alleged culprit, KO screwed by Shane, Kofi attacks Orton, Bayley shoves Charlotte (107 min.)

August 20, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Rich Fann from the PWTorch Dailycasts “Deep Dive” podcast and the PWTorch VIP East Coast Cast to review Smackdown with live callers and answer email questions. […]

VIP AUDIO 8/19 – WKH – Raw Review: Full show rundown and analysis including noting the non-flashy ways Raw is suddenly a better show, plus King of the Ring starts, Raw Tag Team Title change, more (33 min.)

August 20, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller gives a full show rundown and analysis including noting a number of improvements in character presentation, addition by subtraction as Raw shows […]

VIP AUDIO 8/19 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – WWE Raw w/Keller & Heydorn: King of the Ring, New Tag Champs, The Fiend attacks another legend, live callers, on-site correspondent, mailbag (113 min.)

August 20, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch’s Zack Heydorn to talk with live callers and answer mailbag questions along with a conversation with an on-site correspondent from Toronto, Ont. They talked with […]

VIP AUDIO 8/19 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Annual G1 hidden gems show featuring Tanahashi, Takagi, Archer, White more, plus emerging from the G1 and getting back in touch with other Japanese wrestling (55 min.)

August 19, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY:In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Dave Musgrave to talk his crazy week that saw the world of wrestling drop itself on his doorstep. Dave was […]

VIP AUDIO 8/19 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans (AD-FREE): UFC 241 fallout including future of Heavyweight Title, potential Nate Diaz match-ups, Paulo Costa at UFC 243, plus some NXT-USA Network talk (55 min.)

August 19, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC 241. They examine the future of the UFC Heavyweight Title situation, potential matchups for […]

VIP AUDIO 8/18 – Wrestling Night in America w/Greg Parks (AD-FREE): Kurt Hoffman joins Greg to analyze the G1 results and finale, break down the NXT Takeover: Toronto show, talk NXT’s upcoming move, ratings, and more! (94 min.)

August 18, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY:In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by former Gonzo & The Greg producer Kurt Hoffman to discuss the G1 Climax finale, NXT Takeover: Toronto, and the […]

VIP AUDIO 8/18 – WKH: 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines including in-depth DVD review of “Rise & Fall of WCW” plus analysis of Impact episode hyping Hard Justice (59 min.)

August 18, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY:In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, we flash back to four Wade Keller Hotlines from ten years ago this week in early August 2009: 8/25 Wade Keller Hotline – DVD Review:“Rise & […]

VIP AUDIO 8/18 – The Pull Apart: The Pro Wrestling Podcast Podcast with Joe Aguinaldo: The origins of Something To Wrestle, Austin talks about his hiatus, J.R. on Harley Race, and more (23 min.)

August 18, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode, Joe goes solo with review of these latest podcasts: Grilling J.R., The Not Sam Wrestling Podcast, the Bellas Podcast, Something To Wrestle, 83 Weeks, Ron Fuller’s Studcast, The Payoff, and The […]

VIP AUDIO 8/18 – WKPWP Interview Classic (8-22-14) “Stone Cold” Steve Austin Interview: Reaction to Cena-Lesnar, is Reigns ready to be top guy, Ambrose’s upside, Owens, Bryan, Rollins, Heyman, live callers and emails (130 min.)

August 18, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY:PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Interview Classic episode from five years ago this week (8-22-2014) featuring Wade Keller’s interview with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin who provides his reaction to John Cena-Brock Lesnar […]

VIP AUDIO 8/18 – On The Canvas with Zack Heydorn: The key is hope – Frame by frame artistic analysis of Seth Rollins vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at Summerslam 2019 (65 min.)

August 18, 2019

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 AUDIO 8/17 – The Pull Apart – The Pro Wrestling Podcast Podcast with Jeff, Joe, and Caitlin: Hogan on Austin, the best Raw guest hosts, the mysterious Prototype, armed robbery, and Vince throwing axes (138 min.)

August 18, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY:On this episode, Jeff, Joe, and Kaitlyn discuss episodes of Talk Is Jericho, XPac 1,2,360, Grilling JR, The Not Sam Wrestling Podcast, the Bellas Podcast, Something To Wrestle, Total Engagement, Truth With Consequences, The […]

VIP AUDIO 8/17 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Which companies are most likely to go under with so much competition? How about Samoa Joe as King of the Ring? Why don’t WWE announcers criticize cheating by heels? (26 min.)

August 18, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers Mailbag questions on these topics: Which companies are most likely to go under with so much competition? How about Samoa Joe […]

VIP AUDIO 8/17 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive (AD-FREE): The Deep…Dive with Rich Fann (AD-FREE): Deep Dive Movie Review with Sean Radican – Kingdom (2019) and Awake (2019), what worked in both movies, more (51 min.)

August 17, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Sean Radican of the “Radican Worldwide” VIP podcast returns to do a Deep Dive into the movies with host Rich Fann. Rich and Sean talk about the all-action “Kingdom,” which was […]

VIP AUDIO 8/17 – The British Wrestling Report w/Will Cooling: Royal Quest Weekend Announcements, RevPro Woes, A-Kid, Brits Abroad, PROGRESS/WWE UK matches, more (86 min.)

August 17, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY:Will Cooling returns to look over the latest news in British wrestling. He talks the great lineups for Royal Quest and Summer Sizzler, RevPro’s trouble drawing outside London, A-Kid signing with WWE UK, British […]

VIP AUDIO 8/17 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show Raw Flashback (8-19-14): Five years ago live call-in show talking Summerslam fallout, who steps up to face Lesnar, how many title matches will Lesnar have until WM10, Reigns, history, more (127 min)

August 17, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this Raw Post-Show Five Years Ago Flashback, guest host PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell is joined by ProWrestling.net’s head honcho Jason Powell on Aug. 19, 2014 to discuss with live callers and […]

VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #562 (August 21, 1999): Cover Story on WWF banking on Ventura drawing new fans, WWF Newswire featuring Austin upsetting WWF wrestlers with his influence over storylines, coverage of WCW Road Wild PPV, more

August 17, 2019

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 8/16 – WKH – The News: King of the Ring brackets and analysis of the leading candidates to win and why, Reigns re-signs with WWE, AAA moves out of MSG, AEW sells out two more shows, Raw and Smackdown ratings (15 min.)

August 16, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller takes a look at the latest news including the King of the Ring brackets with predictions and analysis of the match-ups, Raw […]

VIP AUDIO 8/16 – PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast (AD-FREE): (8-13-2014): Roderick Strong interview regarding criticism of his promos, locker room stories, ROH, Evolve, more (93 min.)

August 16, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY:This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” jumps back five years to the Aug. 13, 2014 episode with host PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill interviewing independent wrestler Roderick Strong with live callers talking ROH and DGUSA/Evolve, […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1630 (August 16, 2019): Keller’s NXT Takeover Toronto Report, Alan 4L’s NJPW G1 Climax Cover Story, Radican’s G1 Coverage, Parks column on GLOW’s new season, SummerSlam Roundtable

August 16, 2019

PWTorch Newsletter #1630 Cover-dated August 16, 2019 LINK: 1630 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 includes Wade […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1629 (August 12, 2019): Keller’s Summerslam PPV Report, Radican’s G1 Climax Coverage, Keller’s Raw & SD report, Parks looks at Impact & NWA plans, Mitchell’s Smackdown suggestion

August 16, 2019

PWTorch Newsletter #1629 Cover-dated August 12, 2019 LINK: 1629 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 includes Wade Keller’s […]

VIP AUDIO 8/15 – WKH: 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines including Raw review including Those Zany DX Guys Strike Again and Jericho’s attempted heel turn, plus Angle creates potential p.r. nightmare for TNA, more (

August 15, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, we flash back to four Wade Keller Hotlines from ten years ago this week in early August 2009: 8/3 Wade Keller Hotline – Raw Analysis: […]

VIP AUDIO 8/15 – PWTorch Dailycast – PWT Talks NXT (AD-FREE): Wells & Stoup discuss logistics of NXT expanding to two hours, Breakout Tournament final, possible upcoming title matches, more (54 min.)

August 15, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode, Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup talk about the NXT Breakout Tournament Final, the logistics of NXT becoming a live two-hour show, possible upcoming championship matches, and more. NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK […]

VIP AUDIO 8/15 – RETRO RADIO – Keller’s Pro Wrestling Focus (3/8/1992): Wade Keller, Mick Karch, George Schire discuss the end of Minnesota’s block of pro wrestling programming, the evolution of pro wrestling on television, live calls (30 min)

August 15, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of Pro Wrestling Focus from March 8, 1992, Wade Keller, Mick Karch, and George Schire discuss the end of Minnesota’s block of pro wrestling programming, the evolution of pro wrestling […]