Monthly Archives: July 2020

3/21 Raw TV Ratings – Raw declines fourth straight week

> 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.) Monday’s WWE Raw continued a […]

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Taliban attack on Afghan military base kills more than 100

Taliban attackers killed more than 100 Afghan security personnel when they detonated a car bomb in a training base and then stormed inside. The deadly attack on an intelligence training centre came amid American fears that the beleaguered Afghan forces are suffering unsustainable casualties against the Taliban. A captured, American-made armoured vehicle loaded with explosives […]

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Impact Wrestling viewership down 11 percent this week

After five straight weeks of viewership rebounding, Impact Wrestling ratings were down for Thursday night’s episode. The show averaged 229,000 viewers on Pop TV, down 11 percent from last week’s 258,000. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.05, down from a 0.07. This was the first episode of Impact from the promotion’s television tapings in […]

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Wednesday 4/13 Torch Today – Reigns-Wyatt booking, CAC, WWE highlights “Bullet Club,” Anderson & Gallows merch exiting, Balor talks Mania plans, Taker/U.K. Tour, Flairs/L.A. Kings, Mr. Anderson attempts “F-TNA” explanation, NJPW sets Six-Man Tag Title match, Videos – Steph & Young Bucks interviews

> 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.) TORCH TODAY – Wednesday, April […]

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‘Red Scarves’ march in Paris to challenge disruption of ‘Yellow Vests’ protests 

Thousands of demonstrators wearing red scarves marched in Paris on Sunday calling for an end to violence and economic disruption caused by nearly three months of weekend ‘yellow vest’ anti-government protests.  Sylvain Maillard, an MP from President Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République En Marche, was among about 20 parliamentarians who joined the march, organised by the […]

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WWE SmackDown video highlights: Episode 1000

SmackDown’s 1,000th episode took place in Washington, D.C. last night. Evolution reuniting led to a tease for a potential match between Batista and Triple H. After a heartfelt promo, Batista brought up that the only thing Triple H hasn’t done in this business is beat him. They had a face-off before hugging, but the angle made […]

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Cody Rhodes Statement on WWE exit – why he left, the Moment of Clarity, broken Creative system, last conversation with Triple H, honoring Dusty, what’s next?

> 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.) Coinciding with WWE officially announcing […]

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Tulsi Gabbard launches campaign for Democratic 2020 nomination

Tulsi Gabbard has become the latest Democrat to officially enter the race for the White House, pledging to confront politicians who have embroiled the US in costly conflicts abroad. Ms Gabbard, the first Hindu to be elected to Congress, trailed her candidacy in a television interview last month. She launched her White House campaign at […]

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Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair set for WWE Survivor Series

Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair in a non-title match is now set for Survivor Series. With SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch pulled from the pay-per-view due to injury, Rousey’s new opponent for Survivor Series was made official on tonight’s episode of SmackDown. Lynch hand-picked her replacement in storyline, with her choosing Charlotte to take […]

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Majority of Venezuelan security forces ready to turn on Maduro

An overwhelming majority of rank and file members of Venezuela’s creaking security forces are ready to fall behind the country’s self-proclaimed interim president and defy the regime of Nicolas Maduro. But current and former members of the police and army told The Telegraph that mounting fear of reprisals and intense internal surveillance by intelligence services […]

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