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WWE Raw Reax #6: "MVP has fallen faster than Tiger Woods's marketability"
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• 16 hours ago
Wrestling. That being said, the only good things to come from Raw this week was Orton vs. Kingston, which is the one feud the WWE is executing very well and ... WWE RAW invades the AAC...Mavs Moneyball (blog) ProWrestling.net -Wrestlezone -Pro Wrestling Insider
TNA News: Official details on TNA offering four hours of Impact on New Year's Eve
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• Wed, Dec 9
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TNA will then be head-to-head with WWE Raw on Monday, January 4 for the three-hour live Impact against Raw's first Monday night show of 2010. ... and more »
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WWE News: SPOILERS - CALDWELL'S Detailed Smackdown TV taping report - Batista ...
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• Wed, Dec 9
After the ECW TV taping concluded, the Smackdown announcers came to the ring to call two Superstars matches for Thursday night's show. ... Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Taping Results From Houston, TexasWrestling News World Pro Wrestling Insider -Wrestlezone -LordsofPain.net
CALDWELL'S ECW TV REPORT 12/8: In-person live report on Christian & Yoshi ...
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• Tue, Dec 8
Archer has some charisma WWE can cultivate, but he needs more time before he becomes a marketable top tier star on the ECW brand. ... Extreme Measures: ECW Recap 12/08/09The Wrestling Daily (blog) ECW on Syfy December 8, 2009 Detailed ResultsWrestling 101 TWNP-Wrestling News
WWE News: Raw TV ratings break down - Inside the numbers on Monday's show ...
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• Tue, Dec 8
SkySports Monday night's episode of WWE Raw delivered an average 3.23 overall rating. The second hour added viewers compared ... The WWE Raw Wrap for 12/7/09Examiner.com Mark Cuban goes WWE raw; Lindsay Lohan shows lots of skinDallas Morning News WWE RAW invades the AAC...Mavs Moneyball (blog)
WWE News: "Umaga" Eddie Fatu reportedly was heading back to WWE prior to death
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Dec 8
WWE did not acknowledge Fatu during last night's WWE Raw. WWE did not air an "In Memory" message at the beginning of Raw, nor did they acknowledge Fatu ... Pro Wrestlers & fans tweet RIP's for Eddie 'Ugama' FatuExaminer.com The Sun -Media Take Out -TWNP-Wrestling News
KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 12/4: Undertaker-Batista angle closes out show ...
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• Mon, Dec 7
You can see WWE treats Smackdown ratings so much more casually than Raw. It's not as if there's not competition on other channels on Friday nights like ... and more »
KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT
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• Mon, Dec 7
He said he got lucky last week against Kofi Kingston on Raw, and the only reason he won was because WWE refs "are worse than NBA refs. ...
WWE News: New guest hosts revealed for upcoming Raw
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• Mon, Dec 7
• 27 related articles
WWE announced today that actors Jon Heder and Don Johnson will guest-host the January 18, 2010 edition of WWE Raw ... Napoleon Dynamite and Nash Bridges to host Monday Night RawExaminer.com Jon "Napoleon Dynamite" Heder To Host RAW On 1/18Wrestlezone
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TORCH TALK DAILY with Eric Bischoff: Bischoff wraps up talk on WWE skirmish ...
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• Mon, Dec 7
On Monday, September 14, pwtorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WCW President Eric Bischoff an exclusive multi-hour "Torch Talk" interview covering a ...
TNA/ROH News: Jim Cornette issues apology for working for TNA, makes contract ...
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• Mon, Dec 7
In Cornette's 11-paragraph "contract to wrestling fans," Cornette ranted on Vince Russo, WWE CEO Vince mcmahon, and TNA president Dixie Carter before vowing ... and more »
WWE News: What's on WWE Raw tonight - Jericho vs. DX, Mark Cuban, TLC PPV build-up
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• Mon, Dec 7
The key subplot will be the build-up to the PPV with WWE focusing on the John Cena vs. Sheamus and Chris Jericho & Big Show vs. Shawn Michaels & Triple H ...
WWE News: Batista spends a week overseas promoting new energy drink
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• Mon, Dec 7
Batista In The Philippines, RAW Tonight, Mark Cuban Update, & MoreWrestling Inc. WWE superstar Batista on the upcoming Pacquiao-Mayweather dream match: "I ...Philippine Entertainment Portal Batista Launches Energy Drink, Tonight's RAW, The Marine 2 UpdateImpact Wrestling News
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 11/9: Caldwell, McKinley, Parks rate and review
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• Tue, Nov 10
Cons of the show were the lack of PPV title match build for John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H and the overall "house show" feel to the entire show. ... Win WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010THQ WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010Pocket Gamer Pro Wrestling Insider -Wrestling News World -Inside Pulse (blog)
WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 9/3: Caldwell, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
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• Fri, Sep 4
This was not a good episode of Superstars. The worst part of the show was the opening match, Chris Masters vs. Evan Bourne. This was boring for 11 minutes or so as Masters was too methodical in his dominance over Bourne.
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 8/31: Caldwell, Parks, Stevens rate and review
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• Wed, Sep 2
I thought the good outweighed the bad from this show. The good mainly being Randy Orton returning to form as the evil, sinister, pre-Royal Rumble Mind Control Freak heel.
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 8/17: Caldwell, Mitchell, Parks rate and review
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• Tue, Aug 18
A very much needed upgrade after two weeks of terrible programming. Now, had this show followed two great weeks of TV, I'm probably at a "thumbs down," so context is key that this was very much a "thumbs up show" following those two rough episodes.
PWTorch Newsletter #1101/1102: Keller's Major Overhaul Proposal for TNA, Mitchell on Angle Arrest, News, PPV Results, Columns, Much More (36 pages)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Mon, Aug 17
This special double-issue (36 pages!) begins with Wade Keller's three page "Special Commentary" going in depth on a proposed overhaul of TNA's entire booking approach and structure, but reworking TNA with the assets (wrestlers and staff) it current has... Bruce Mitchell writes about th...
WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 8/13: Caldwell, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Fri, Aug 14
Awesome show. Two outstanding singles matches and a pretty good mixed tag match with Carlito executing a sick variation of the backstabber to cap off the night.
WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 8/6: Caldwell, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
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• Fri, Aug 7
The ECW tag match of Burchill & Regal vs. Reks & Yoshi followed the right script and featured the right finish to give the heel veterans a one-up to set up the youngsters with added motivation to make a comeback.
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 8/3: Caldwell, Mitchell, Parks rate and review
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• Tue, Aug 4
There wasn't much in the way of redeeming quality on this show. WWE is too concerned about mainstream buzz right now to care about their core product.
WWE SMACKDOWN ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/31: Caldwell, Parks, Stevens rate and review
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• Mon, Aug 3
I was locked into this show from start to end, as Smackdown delivered a very crisp and fast-paced two hours. What can you say about the Jeff Hardy vs. John Morrison match?
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/27: Mitchell, Caldwell, Parks, Stevens rate and review
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• Tue, Jul 28
This was another solid PG-13 show. Shaquille O'Neal is good at wrestling skit acting (he's something of a wrestling gimmick himself), so that helped.
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/20: Caldwell, Donofrio, Mitchell, Parks rate and review
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• Tue, Jul 21
Rough show. There was about 30-45 minutes of absolute filler that made this show drag on like a bad TNA PPV. But, viewers at home can thank Triple H and John Cena for saving them $40 on ordering the Night of Champions PPV.
WWE SMACKDOWN ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/17: Donofrio, Hoops, Parks rate and review
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• Mon, Jul 20
This week's "A show" (that's right Michael Cole, ask anyone that watches the WWE religiously and they'll tell you that Raw isn't anywhere close to "A" material right now) had some ups and downs but the highs certainly outweighed the lows.
WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/16: Caldwell, Donofrio, Parks rate and review
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• Fri, Jul 17
Fine show. The star power hasn't been there in the ring the past two weeks, but WWE tried to make up for it with the announcement of an IC Title match featuring one of the company's top stars, Rey Mysterio.
TNA News: Abyss says he's turned down three separate offers from WWE to leave TNA
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Thu, Jul 16
TNA wrestler Abyss says he's turned down three separate offers from WWE out of loyalty for the company that put him on national TV. Abyss categorized WWE's interest level in signing him to a deal as "high." ...
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/13: Caldwell, Mitchell, Parks rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Jul 14
My low rating is weighed on my big picture evaluation of the Raw brand and not necessarily the content of this week's specific show.
WWE SMACKDOWN ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/10: Caldwell, Donofrio, Parks rate and review
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• Sat, Jul 11
I only had time to watch the Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho match from Smackdown on Friday night and the match definitely lived up to the pre-match hype and expectations.
Opinion: 7/11 VIP East Coast Audio - Smackdown: Jeff Hardy psychologically blackmailed, Rey vs. Jericho steals the show, Dolph sneaky over Morrison (70 min.)
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• Sat, Jul 11
VIP-exclusive East Coast Audio review of 7/10 WWE Smackdown: Smackdown this week was good, but not great. Some segment dragged the show down. Pretty Ricky is not funny, and in a blatant rip off of about three Martin characters rolled into one. Cryme Tyme talked bro-mance. Dolph gets a sneaky w...
WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/9: Caldwell, Mayer, Parks rate and review
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• Fri, Jul 10
Vince McMahon making a strange cameo on the show was an attempt to boost the show's "star power" considering all mid-card-level matches, but I think the presence of his character actually managed to drag the show down.
PWTorch Newsletter #1095/1096: Edge & Hardy Injured, Mitchell's Feature on WWE Going Mainstream, McNeill's Top TNA Matches Ever, DVD Reviews on Demolition and World Class, Powell's Page 2 Buzz Scoops, more (28 pages)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Wed, Jul 8
This issue opens with Wade Keller's cover story on the injuries to two top Smackdown heels - Edge and Matt Hardy.... Page 2 Buzz with Jason Powell featuring news scoops... Columns by Bruce Mitchell on WWE going mainstream, Pat McNeill on TNA's greatest matches ever, Greg Parks on the World Class D...
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/6: Caldwell, Donofrio, Parks rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Jul 7
What dragged down my rating of this show was not only a lack of urgency on a taped show, but the "Tribute to the Troops" voice-overs from Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole that were utterly annoying.
WWE SMACKDOWN ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 7/3: Hoops, Parks, Stevens rate and review
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• Mon, Jul 6
This show was a step down from recent editions of Smackdown. One of the reasons why I love Smackdown is the heavy wrestling/minimal skit style that Smackdown has a reputation for.
7/4 VIP East Coast Audio - Smackdown: Punk-Hardy great exchange, Rey loses to Kane, Dolph and Maria an item? (40 min.)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Sat, Jul 4
VIP-exclusive East Coast Audio review of 7/3 WWE Smackdown: Smackdown had another solid showing with this week's episode. Punk and Jeff Hardy have a fine exchange of words. Dolph and Maria are now an item? Ricky Ortiz is fodder for Finlay. The one ha-ha segment of the show was actually good wi...
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 6/29: Caldwell, Mayer, Parks, Stevens rate and review
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• Wed, Jul 1
Since I missed the first hour of the show thanks to a Texas-sized storm, I'll analyze the booking of the first hour and give thoughts on what I saw the second hour.
WWE SMACKDOWN ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 6/26: Hoops, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
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• Mon, Jun 29
Smackdown was another awesome TV show, except for the segments with Vince McMahon. Please, please Mr. McMahon, stay on Raw and leave ECW and Smackdown alone.
WWE SMACKDOWN ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 6/19: Donofrio, Hoops, Parks rate and review
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• Sun, Jun 21
As the great Judge Smails would say, "top notch, top notch!" Smackdown is everything that Raw is not and I love it for that. The few negatives in this show were easily overshadowed by the big positives.
WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 6/18: Donofrio, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
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• Fri, Jun 19
This week's version of Superstars wasn't WWE's best since it's conception a few months back but it wasn't bad either. They were able to squeeze in four matches this week (even if one was a Ryder squash match).
WWE SMACKDOWN ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 6/12: Keller, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Sun, Jun 14
Very much a theme show, with a solid focus throughout on Smackdown's four top stars (with Rey and Undertaker not on the show).
WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 6/11: Caldwell, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Fri, Jun 12
Chris Jericho is at the top of his profession as a pro wrestler right now. His character is flawless, his in-ring wrestling is right on for WWE"s TV presentation style, and his matches as of late have been superb.
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 6/8: Caldwell, Parks, Valentino rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Jun 9
I'm more concerned about the mid-card right now rather than anything else on the show. Well, I don't know if I care that much about the mid-card.
6/5 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host Wade Keller: New ECW vs. Old ECW, Flair's WWE-ROH situation, Jeff Hardy's WWE Future, Foley as TNA Champ, Raw Review (70 min.)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Fri, Jun 5
In this episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host Wade Keller, they cover current events from the past week in wrestling including the latest on Ric Flair and Jeff Hardy and their future with WWE, plus Mick Foley's role as TNA World Champion and the interesting debate on the ideal f...
Opinion: PWTorch Newsletter #1090: Kennedy story inside and out, Keller's newsletter-exclusive news analysis, Keller on 1985 WWF without Hogan (19 pages)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Wed, Jun 3
This issue opens with Wade Keller's cover story on the departure of Mr. Kennedy from WWE and insight into his future... In this week's "Ask the Editor," Keller looks at the possibilities of the WWF in 1985 and on without Hulk Hogan, but instead with either Kerry Von Erich, Ric Flair, or Jimmy Snu...
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 6/1: Caldwell, Donofrio, Parks, Valentino rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Jun 2
This was an uncomfortable show. I think that's the best way to describe it. I fear for Ric Flair's life every time he starts hyper-ventilating or takes a beating. Like I've said in prior RT reviews, I'm still be haunted by Flair's fake heart attack angle on WCW Nitro years and years ago.
WWE SMACKDOWN ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 5/29: Keller, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
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• Mon, Jun 1
WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 5/28: Caldwell, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
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• Fri, May 29
Solid, solid show this week. Probably one of the best episodes of Superstars thus far with three compelling match-ups and about 25 minutes of total wrestling with 42 minutes of TV time available in the hour timeslot.
WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 5/25: Keller, Caldwell, Mitchell, Parks rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, May 26
Not a good show. It felt like filler. The ten-man tag didn't accomplish much and was too short and too crowded for anything or anyone to stand out. The opening skit was as bad as WWE gets. The U.S. Title match was the best action of the show, but that's not saying much.
WWE SMACKDOWN ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 5/8: Parks, Stevens, Valentino rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Mon, May 11
Another solid show from the Smackdown brand. They didn't top last week's, but this was so much better than Raw, it's hard to put into words.
WWE News: Update on Gregory Helms's physical condition, his new TV role
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Thu, Apr 30
WWE wrestler Gregory Helms is not physically able to wrestle right now. He was placed in the backstage interviewer role on the ECW brand to keep his face on TV until he's able to wrestle again. ...
Opinion: 4/27 WWE Raw post-game Show: Caldwell and Parks discuss Orton as champion, MVP's first night, Santina torture, Big Slow (45 min.)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Apr 28
VIP-exclusive Caldwell Audio Show review of April 27 Raw: PWTorch.com assistant editor James Caldwell is joined by Torch specialist Greg Parks for a discussion of the Raw following the Backlash PPV. They discuss the New Blood on Raw with The Brian Kendrick, MVP, and The Miz getting talk an...
WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 4/23: Caldwell, Mezzera, Parks rate and review
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Fri, Apr 24
John Cena's promo to hype his Backlash title match against Edge was very good. One of his best career promos, as he painted a picture of what's on the line between himself and Edge on Sunday.
CALDWELL: Week in Review 4/18 - ROH PPV, Draft, Superstars, Impact ...
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Sat, Apr 18
WWE isn't trying to blow anyone away with Superstars or re-invent pro wrestling TV - although they could have - but simply enhance the main storylines on Raw. Everything centers on Raw. Even Smackdown last night centered on Raw and they just did a ...
WWE Raw Reax #1: "Angry and conflicted Shawn Michaels is much more effective than sad, facially twitching Michaels"
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Mon, Jan 5
I just hope Manu sticks around, as I personally find him more interesting than Rhodes. Main event was pretty good, but I can't say I'm any more persuaded to watch next week to see Cena vs. Michaels (and definitely not Kane vs. Orton). Overall, decent show like last week, but still not nearly as fu...
KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 12/8 (Hr. 3 of 3): Edge vs. John Cena, Superstar of the Year, Orton & Cody & Manu vs. Triple H & Batista
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Dec 9
Lilian introduced Ron Simmons and Mickie James. Mickie said, "There's just one word to introduce this next category." He wouldn't say it. Nominees for Damn Moment of the Year: Khali's Kiss Cam, Punk Surprises Chavo with a Guitar Over the Head, Jim Ross as a Sailor on Halloween, Santino's Spl...
Podcast: 11/10 Daily Keller Hotline: Real story on Scott Hall at TNA PPV, Christian contract status, Shawn Michaels future, Cutbacks (16 min.)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Mon, Nov 10
This installment of the Daily Keller Hotline features Torch editor Wade Keller breaking news on the Scott Hall situation at last night's TNA Turning Point PPV. Was he supposed to be at ringside? Who was upset? When did he leave the show? How was he received backstage? Will he be back? Also, t...
Podcast: 11/3 Daily Keller Hotline: A Plan for Change for WWE Raw, Angle/Borash radio, Jericho, Lesnar, more (16 min.)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Mon, Nov 3
This installment of the Daily Keller Hotline features Torch editor Wade Keller with news and notes on a variety of subjects, plus a look at what WWE could do now to establish a course of change going forward that would help ratings: LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 5 YRS. AGO (10-23-03): Undertaker vs. Big Show & Brock Lesnar, John Cena and A-Train, yes, that A-Train, team up
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Sat, Oct 25
Michael Cole and Tazz introduced the show as Vince McMahon and Sable walked to the ring. Vince gloated about beating his daughter at No Mercy. He talked about celebrating by having sex with Sable all night after his win. He said he learned a lot of things at No Mercy, and one of them is that he gets...
Podcast: WWE Raw 9/8 Post-game Show: Caldwell and Parks discuss Raw (6 min. clip)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Sep 9
In a sample of their 47-minute audio update, James Caldwell is joined by Greg Parks to discuss the Sept. 8 Raw in-depth following the Unforgiven PPV. They discuss the greatness of Chris Jericho, a lack of babyfaces and how WWE adjusted to the void, WWE using this week's show as a bridge to next...
Podcast: Torch Talk Interview Audio with Doug Basham - One wrestler's path through WWE developmental (64 min.)
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Jul 29
This is the complete 64 minute Doug Basham Torch Talk interview conducted May 18, 2007. After years working his way up through WWE's developmental system, he was released early in 2007 and at the time of this interview was looking to fill his schedule with TNA and indy matches. In this interv...
WWE News Items: Harsh review of Raw vs. Smackdown 2008, Amy Winehouse a fan, a WWE Fight Club
Original at Pro Wrestling Torch
• Tue, Nov 27
The Hollywood News website reports that singer Amy Winehouse is said to be a secret wrestling fan. The Rehab singer's favourite grapplers are said to be WWE stars Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho, according to The Sun newspaper. "Amy was so excited about meeting him, she wouldn't stop talking a...