Raw Ratings: Raw Reunion draws highest rating of 2019, key metrics on hourly trends and previous time Raw drew bigger rating
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… The “Raw Reunion” special episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network last night (July 22) drew a 2.12 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers, up from the previous week’s rating of 1.74. That’s the top rating of the year, beaitng the post-WrestleMania episode…
NXT Conference Call notes: AEW discussed but not named, Takeover preview, Roster usage, Rock’s daughter, Mae Young Classic, Heyman and Bischoff reaction
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… This morning, WWE and Paul “Triple H” Levesque hosted an NXT Conference Call for which I represented the Torch. Here are the main points from that call… -Triple H was asked how the falls were decided for the 2-out-of-3 match between Johnny Gargano and Adam…
WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 8/27: King of the Ring First Rounders Ali vs. Buddy and Gable vs. Shelton, You Apologize to Us Right Now, She Doesn’t Hug She Shoves, You Call Me Stupid Randy?
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER AUGUST 27, 2019 BATON ROUGE, LA. AT THE RAISING CANE’S RIVER CENTER AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton Arena and Items Advertised by WWE WWE returns to the…
AEW News: Dustin Rhodes signs multi-year extension with AEW, details on role behind the scenes (w/Radican’s Analysis)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… AEW announced today in a press release that Dustin Rhodes has signed a multi-year extension with the company to compete in the ring and serve as a promo coach and match producer behind the scenes. AEW president and CEO Tony Khan commented on the signing…
WWE RAW PRIMER 9/9: If You Want to Sign This Contract Gimme a Hell Yeah, Triple Threat KOTR Raw Final, War of the Horsewomen, Mysterio vs. Metalik, Cedric vs. the Phenomenal One
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER NEW YORK, N.Y. AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young Arena and Items Advertised by WWE We are less than…
Impact moving to Smackdown’s timeslot from Friday to Tuesday as it upgrades to AXS TV on Oct. 29, airing critically acclaimed PPVs free on Tuesdays starting first week of October
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Last week Impact announced it would be upgrading its cable partner from Pursuit Channel to AXS, and today it announced the two-hour weekly show will move into Smackdown’s former timeslot, Tuesday nights at 8 ET. Impact has been on a path toward fewer homes and…
WEEKLY OVERVIEW – WWE (thru 10/4): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… The following article is part of our Weekly Overview Series to help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, key interviews, plus a timely commentary at the end. We will…
Wednesday Ratings Report: AEW continues 2020 streak of outdrawing NXT, key metrics on demographics, cable ranking, difference between shows, seven day tracking update
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Last night, AEW Dynamite outdrew NXT on USA, extending its same-night-viewership streak of wins to ten weeks – every week of 2020. The lead expanded to 188,000, up from 148,000 last week, 104,000 the week before, and 60,000 three weeks ago. The average lead this…
Bayley to address the future of Damage CTRL on WWE SmackDown
On SmackDown tonight, WWE will provide some clarity about the future of Damage CTRL. WWE has announced that Bayley will address Damage CTRL's future on SmackDown tonight. The segment comes after Kairi Sane made her return to WWE at Crown Jewel. Sane helped IYO SKY retain the WWE Women's Championship against Bianca Belair. Sane is back…
WWE adds two big matches to Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Oct. 31 – Lesnar vs. Velasquez and Strowman vs. Tyson Fury
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… WWE announced in a press conference this afternoon in Las Vegas, Nev. that at Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Oct. 31, that Brock Lesnar would defend his WWE Title against Cain Velasquez and Braun Strowman would face Tyson Fury. That is in addition…