“Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff dies at age 71
WWE Hall of Famer “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff has died at the age of 71. He had been dealing with various health issues. Orndorff’s son revealed the news on Instagram. View this post on Instagram […]
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7/10 WWE TALKING SMACK REPORT: Carmella talks her championship opportunity, Edge addresses MITB, more
WWE TALKING SMACK REPORT JULY 10, 2021 REVIEW BY NICK MORGAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Hosts: Kayla Braxton and Paul Heyman This week’s guests: King Nakamura w/Boogs, Carmella, and Edge – Kayla welcomed us to the final […]
7/12 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW REPORT: Hazelwood’s alt-perspective on final Thunderdome Raw, MITB go-home, Lashley vs. Woods, Sheamus vs. Carrillo U.S. title match, more
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW TV REPORT JULY 12, 2021 (Recorded 7/6) TAMPA, FLA. AT YUENGLING CENTER (THE “THUNDERDOME”) AIRED ON USA NETWORK REPORT BY BRUCE LEE HAZELWOOD (@B_Lee253), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, […]
Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair win ESPY Award for Best WWE Moment
Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair in the main event of WrestleMania 37 night one won the 2021 ESPY Award for Best WWE Moment. And the #ESPY for Best #WWE Moment goes to…@BiancaBelairWWE and @SashaBanksWWE for […]
NXT stars make main roster debuts on this week’s Smackdown
The WWE Smackdown women’s division was jolted with new talent on Friday night. Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox made their main roster debuts as a tag team against Natalya & Tamina, the WWE Women’s Tag […]
Major tag match announced for MITB go home episode of Smackdown
A major six-man tag team match has been announced for next week’s Money in the Bank go home episode of Smackdown. The show will mark WWE’s return to live crowds for television for the first […]
7/7 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: Angel Garza vs. Shelton Benjamin, Hardy vs. Veer, more
WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT JULY 7, 2021 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Byron Saxton, Kevin Patrick REASONS TO WATCH… Veer competes for second straight week – can he […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 7/9: Shotzi and Nox freshen up women’s division, a surging Seth Rollins, a damaging Edge comeback, more
Hits Desperation Point Debuts At this point, anything that shakes up the standard WWE format is pretty much good, and the debut of the Shotzi and Tegan Nox is indeed a positive move. The Smackdown […]
Bayley expected to miss nine months of action due to injury
Bayley will miss nine months of action in the ring due to an injury suffered while training. WWE announced the news on social media and confirmed that her replacement in the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship […]
WWE adds to September tour, announces Extreme Rules PPV date and location
WWE announced additional live event dates for their upcoming September tour via a press release on Friday morning. The new dates are as follows: Saturday, September 11: Supershow – Capital One Arena in Washington DC Sunday, […]
Paul Heyman reportedly removed as host of Talking Smack
Paul Heyman is no longer involved with Talking Smack. The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Heyman has officially been removed from his post as co-host of the show, a role he’s been in since November […]
Killian Dain says WWE release didn’t come as a shock, has list of opponents he’d like to wrestle next
Killian Dain’s recent release from the WWE did not come as a direct shock to him. In an interview on the It’s My House podcast, the former WWE star and member of Sanity dished on […]
7/2 WWE RAW TALK REPORT: The New Day being better than Bobby Lashley, Ricochet ready for MITB, more
RAW TALK REPORT JULY 5, 2021 AIRED ON PEACOCK (VIA WWE NETWORK) REVIEW BY NICK MORGAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Hosts: Kevin Patrick and R-Truth This week’s guests: Rhea Ripley, Ricochet and Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston […]
WWE partners with Rolling Loud, will air Smackdown from music festival in July
WWE is heading to the Rolling Loud music festival in Miami. In a press release Wednesday, WWE announced the partnership, revealing that Smackdown on July 23 would be a split broadcast with some matches emanating […]
WWE stars ink endorsement deals with C4 Energy
Roman Reigns, Bianca Belair, Mandy Rose, and Montez Ford have inked new endorsement deals with C4 Energy. Reigns, Belair, Rose, and Ford join Justin Fields, Kyle Pitts, Lonzo Ball, Te’a Cooper as C4 works to […]
$39 million settlement between WWE and investors gets approved
The final approval on a $39 million settlement between WWE and investors has been secured. Wrestling Inc. and Bloomberg Law report that the settlement, finalized late in 2020, was approved in a federal New York […]
HEYDORN’S RAW RECEIPT 7/5: Drew McIntyre dragged down by Money in the Bank ladder match participants
This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Story time with Drew McIntyre isn’t helping his character, but neither is […]
Jimmy Uso arrested for DUI in Florida
Jimmy Uso has been arrested for DUI in Florida yesterday night. According to TMZ Sports, Uso was pulled over by officers at 10:35 after running a red light while traveling at 50mph in a 35mph […]
New matches added to Money in the Bank go-home episode of Raw next week
WWE has announced four key matches for next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw: A.J. Styles vs. Ivar Ricochet vs. John Morrison – Falls Count Anywhere Sheamus vs. Humberto Carrillo – United States Championship Omos […]
WWE ON PEACOCK REVIEWS: “WWE Icons” on Rob Van Dam and quick Peacock review
After an absence dealing with some family health issues, I’m back looking at WWE Netwo… oops I mean Peacock. I hadn’t gone over to Peacock during the initial switchover as had personal obligations elsewhere, but […]
HEYDORN’S SMACKDOWN RECEIPT 7/2: Bianca Belair and Bayley cut their most successful promo to date, feud still feels expired
This week’s episode of WWE Smackdown has wrapped. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -An effective promo from Edge to start the show. Is it just me or […]
“WWE Icons” documentary on Lex Luger delayed
WWE has delayed the Lex Luger episode of “WWE Icons.” Wrestling Inc. is reporting that while the Luger episode of the series was set to drop on the 4th of July, the company decided to […]
Face off segment announced for NXT’s Great American Bash
Karrion Kross will face off with Johnny Gargano at the Great American Bash on Tuesday night. WWE.com broke the news, as did NXT’s social media channels. #WWENXT Champion @WWEKarrionKross & @JohnnyGargano will meet face-to-face this […]
7/3 WWE TALKING SMACK REPORT: Owens calls Heyman on the phone, Vega says MITB win is on the horizon, more
WWE TALKING SMACK REPORT JULY 3, 2021 REVIEW BY NICK MORGAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Hosts: Kayla Braxton and Paul Heyman This week’s guest: Bayley, Zelina Vega, and Kevin Owens – No Paul Heyman again this week, […]