Month: July 2020

> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) The following is the latest in a new series of weekly in-depth articles exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly…

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Following a week where the show went against the college football championship game, Raw viewership was up almost 17 percent this Monday night, averaging 2.376 million viewers. The episode opened with 2.548 million viewers in hour one and stayed relatively steady with 2.492 million in hour two. There was the usual big third-hour drop this week, with only 2.101 million viewers on average sticking around for the third hour and three-minute overrun. The show averaged a 0.83 rating…

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Minnesota/USA Wrestling Marketing Director Jamie Nelson talks with Minnesota/USA Wrestling U16 (Cadet) Director Matt Njos. Topics discussed include Minnesota/USA Wrestling updates, Heartland Duals, Cadet and Junior Duals, Fargo, modified schedule scenarios, and more. Check out Minnesota/USA Wrestling at mnusawrestling.org.

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DAILY UPDATE Latest News: MLW Fusion results and video: MJF, Davey Boy Smith Jr. in action    NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo live results: British title match    MLW announces working relationship with Dragon Gate    NXT Orlando, FL, live results: Dio Maddin returns to the ring    NJPW crowns new Tag Team Champions at New Beginning USA   Latest Audio: WOR: Barrios and Wilson out, Wednesday ratings, New Japan, more! 2/2 WOL Saturday: WWE and…

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> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT – “THE SHIELD: FINAL CHAPTER” APRIL 21, 2019 MOLINE, ILL. REPORT BY DON FELDMAN, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT If you attend a live…

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> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER JUNE 11, 2019 SACRAMENTO, CA. AT THE GOLDEN 1 CENTER AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH…

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Ratings are in for Wednesday’s installment of the Wednesday Night Wars — with AEW Dynamite taking the night with an average viewership of 817,000 to NXT’s 757,000. However, the Dynamite number was down 12 percent from last week while NXT dipped by just two percent. In the 18-49 demo, AEW averaged a 0.3 rating, down 17 percent from last week, good for a 10th place finish on cable. NXT was up nine percent in the demo, averaging a 0.24, putting…

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> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) PWTorch and Powerslam TV are teaming once again to bring you Free Women’s Match Wednesday. This week features Athena (Ember Moon in WWE) vs. Hania from…

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Former IWGP United States and Tag Team Champion Lance Archer has officially signed with All Elite Wrestling. AEW issued a press release today announcing that Archer has signed a multi-year deal with the promotion. They also announced Archer’s signing via Twitter: “Welcome to the team. #LanceArcher is #AllElite” “I’ve been in the business for almost half of my life, but with AEW, I’m setting my sights on the best chapter of my career so far,” Archer said…

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Coming out of his title vs. wXw career match during 16 Carat Gold weekend, David Starr has bid farewell to wXw. Starr tweeted Monday that “I won’t go into further details regarding wXw on this platform and idk when/if I will in any public setting. Like I said, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences and that this mutual decision was one that neither of us wanted to make. I love wXw & always will.” wXw…

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