Daily Archives: July 5, 2020

Sami Zayn returns to the ring on WWE Raw

WWE’s post-WrestleMania 35 episode of Raw saw Sami Zayn return to the ring and cut a promo on the fans. Zayn had his first match since June, unsuccessfully challenging for Finn Balor’s Intercontinental title on Raw. Zayn underwent surgeries for torn right and left rotator cuffs while he was out of action. Zayn cut promos both before […]

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Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles set for WWE Money in the Bank

After moving to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up, AJ Styles is already getting a match against Seth Rollins. Rollins defending his Universal Championship against Styles was announced for Money in the Bank on tonight’s Raw. Styles defeated Baron Corbin in the main event of the episode to become Rollins’ next challenger. WWE had two triple threat […]

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7/28 TNA Impact Viewership with DVR update

> 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.) TNA Impact Viewership Tracking July […]

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MLW Fusion results: LA Park vs. Pentagon Jr.

– We opened backstage with Salina de la Renta and Low Ki. De la Renta was on the phone talking about expanding Promociones Dorado’s offices to Rio and San Diego, but Low Ki was more interested in his upcoming fight with Daga. Low Ki tried to get de la Renta to focus on the job at hand. […]

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SUMMERSLAM Update – Third pre-show match announced

> 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 has added a third […]

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WWE cancels Monday's SmackDown house show in Lowell

WWE has canceled SmackDown’s Monday night house show in Lowell, Massachusetts. “The WWE Live event scheduled for Monday May 20th at Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict,” the Tsongas Center announced. “Any tickets purchased via credit card will be automatically refunded. Please allow 5-7 business days for the […]

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Updated WWE Backlash line-up – six matches set for Sunday’s PPV

> 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 has announced six matches […]

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WWE Raw ratings down 13 percent on Memorial Day

Raw on Memorial Day did 2.19 million viewers, which would be the fourth lowest number for the show in modern history. The only episodes lower were last year’s shows on both Christmas and New Year’s Eve and the April 29, 2019 show, which did 2.16 million viewers. However, Raw was first for the night on cable […]

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Pre-Raw Update – WWE teases injury to Seth Rollins

> 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 is teasing an injury […]

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WWE Raw posts non-holiday record low ratings against NBA Finals

As was predicted, Raw last night, in doing 2.13 million viewers, did the lowest mark in its modern history with the exception of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors game five did 18.22 million viewers in the United States, and was the sole reason for the record low […]

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