March 2016

3/31 Stone Cold Podcast w/Mick Foley – Live from WrestleMania Axxess – Foley talks wrestling career, importance of Dean Ambrose promo, exploding death matches, inspiration for personas & more, plus Noelle Foley announces start of wrestling career

March 31, 2016

WWE Network Live Special – “Stone Cold Podcast” Host: “Stone Cold Steve Austin Guest: Mick Foley Aired Live: March 31, 2016 Dallas, Tex. at WrestleMania Axxess This was a different setting for a live Stone Cold […]

3/31 NWA Parade of Champions Results – multiple NWA Title matches & former WWE stars kick off Mania Week in Texas

March 31, 2016

NWA Parade of Champions Results March 31, 2016 Ft. Worth, Texas at Ridglea Theater Results from @NWAWrestling NWA president Bruce Tharpe announced that the event sold out thanks to promoter David Fuller. (1) Keith Lee […]

WrestleMania Week Photo Blog – Day 2 Thursday – Dusty Rhodes Statue unveiled at Axxess, Triple H, Shane, Stephanie, Sasha, Cowboys, injured stars

March 31, 2016

WrestleMania 32 Week – In Photos Thursday, March 31 Just 3 MORE DAYS until @WWE Superstars step onto The Grandest Stage of Them All! @WrestleMania #WM32 pic.twitter.com/SIWWDGk0AT — WWE (@WWE) March 31, 2016 TOMORROW. #NXTTakeOver: Dallas.#WeAreNXT. […]

3/31 WWE Smackdown – Parks’s Complete, Real-Time Report

March 31, 2016

The final Smackdown before Wrestlemania will feature a few matches, including Dean Ambrose vs. Erick Rowan. It will also, as tradition holds, show live cut-ins from Dallas. WWE Smackdown review March 31, 2016 Taped 3/28/16 […]

3/30 Lucha Underground Viewers – Audience ranks #2 behind last week’s record show

March 31, 2016

The week after the big Aztec Warfare show and Rey Mysterio’s in-ring debut, Lucha Underground held nearly the entire audience on Tuesday night. Lucha Underground Viewership Tracking March 30: Lucha Underground drew a combined audience of […]

VIP AUDIO 3/31 – PWTorch Livecast – Keller interviews John Arezzi discussing WM32, dealing with Ultimate Warrior in the ’90s, more (71 min)

March 31, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s latest Interview Thursday includes an interview with Pro Wrestling Spotlight radio show host (circa late 1980s to mid-’90s), former wrestling convention and promoter and wrestler, and now country music act […]

VIP AUDIO 3/31 – WKH – NXT Analysis: A look at last night’s show and overall hype for NXT Takeover Dallas with Balor, Joe, Nakamura, Zayn, Aries, Corbin, Bayley, Asuka (34 min)

March 31, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews last night’s final NXT TV show before tomorrow night’s NXT Takeover special, plus other thoughts on the march to Takeover Dallas. […]

Forbes publishes Top 10 List of WWE Wrestler Pay, including percentage compared to rest of the roster & Total WWE Revenue

March 31, 2016

Citing “court documents, SEC filings, WWE booking contracts, and industry sources,” Forbes says they have compiled an accurate list of top WWE pay. Not surprisingly, John Cena tops the list of wrestler pay in 2015. Brock […]

Triple H talks NXT with CBS Sports – Takeover pushing main roster including himself at WM32, Nakamura debut, NXT call-ups, not expanding too quickly

March 31, 2016

WWE executive/wrestler Triple H finds himself in an interesting situation this weekend where he expects the “NXT Takeover: Dallas” special on Friday to push the WrestleMania roster on Sunday, which includes himself in the WWE […]

Roman Reigns’s latest interview – anticipated WM32 reaction, the next Cena babyface, family celebration; plus Reigns’s college football teammate talks Reigns in WrestleMania main event

March 31, 2016

WrestleMania co-main-eventer Roman Reigns is anticipating a loud, mixed reaction when he emerges for his WWE Title match against Triple H on Sunday. “It will be probably both (cheers and boos). I get a pretty […]

First competitors set for WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series, including Zack Sabre, Jr. & NXT stars

March 31, 2016

WWE and Triple H announced Thursday the first seven wrestlers for the 32-man Global Cruiserweight Series. Included is a huge international name, Zack Sabre, Jr., and three NXT regulars. The first announced list includes: Zack […]

ROH announces Best in the World 2016 PPV & TV taping dates & location

March 31, 2016

Apr. 1 Update: Tickets for both the BITW PPV and the day-after TV taping went on-sale today. Best in the World takes place on June 24 in the Charlotte market (Concord, N.C. at Cabarrus Arena). ROH […]

WWE and Snapchat announce multi-year deal kicking off at WM32

March 31, 2016

WWE and Snapchat announced Thursday a “multi-year partnership” that will launch at WrestleMania 32 on Sunday. The deal centers on Snapchat curating fan-submitted videos and photos from WM32 or their WrestleMania viewing experience into a […]

ROH signs top prospect Lio Rush before ROH Title shot

March 31, 2016

The day before Lio Rush challenges Jay Lethal for the ROH World Title, Ring of Honor announced that Rush has signed a contract with the company. Rush, one of the top rising stars of the […]

U.K. indies star Kris Travis dies at 32 from cancer – JB reflects on Travis’s impact

March 31, 2016

TNA confirmed Thursday the death of U.K. independent wrestler Kris Travis, who died from cancer at the age of 32. TNA announcer Jeremy Borash, who is a big part of TNA’s U.K. market, wrote an article […]

John Cena injury recovery – trying to “sweet talk” doctors into letting him wrestle again

March 31, 2016

WWE top star John Cena says he is trying to “sweet talk” his way back into the ring after not making the WrestleMania line-up recovering from his major shoulder injury. “The (doctors) who said conservatively nine […]

Thursday 3/31 Torch Today – WrestleMania Weekend Kick-off, DVD market drying up, Stone Cold talks three-hour Raws & stunning Trump, Rikishi says turn Reigns, Natalya on the hardest year of her life, Charlotte interview, Heyman blogs on Andy Kaufman influencing VKM, Snoop Dogg talks WWE HOF, Moose on quitting NFL & whether he’s thinking WWE, Cowboys, Motorhead, Chikara KOT, Video – Sting HOF Tribute

March 31, 2016

TORCH TODAY – Thursday, March 31 – WrestleMania Weekend kicks off in full force today with the first WrestleMania Axxess session and big NWA Parade of Champions show. Keep track of every show, event, and […]

TNA announces next set of TV tapings date & location

March 31, 2016

TNA will return to Orlando in April for their next set of TV tapings. TNA president Dixie Carter announced Thursday morning that TNA will return to Universal Studios April 21-24. Top advertised stars are TNA […]

WWE announces Mick Foley family series to WWE Network

March 31, 2016

WWE announced Thursday a new family series starring Mick Foley and his family titled “Holy Foley.” The 10-episode series is scheduled to premiere in August on WWE Network. Foley is the centerpiece of the “behind-the-scenes […]

WWE releases prelim PPV buys for Fast Lane, plus Royal Rumble

March 30, 2016

WWE slipped out their latest monthly business figures Wednesday (March 30) on their corporate website. Included were preliminary PPV buys for the Fast Lane PPV, to go along with last month’s Royal Rumble PPV figures. Royal Rumble […]

WrestleMania Week Photo Blog – Day 1 Wednesday – Inside Look at AT&T Stadium for WM32 set, heels & faces, more

March 30, 2016

WrestleMania 32 Week – In Photos Wednesday, March 30 That's right, @WWEUniverse… just FOUR DAYS until The Show of Shows! @WrestleMania #WM32 pic.twitter.com/oPoVHJcfzj — WWE (@WWE) March 30, 2016 This is what dreams are made […]

VIP AUDIO 3/30 – East Coast Cast & VIP Aftershow #287 w/Travis Bryant – Final WM32 hype, Dallas Weekend Plans, NXT call-ups, Live NXT Watch! (292 min)

March 30, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s show was the last one before Wrestlemania! The ECC crew further discuss what activities will jump off while in Dallas and urged listeners to join them in the debauchery. What in […]

Shane McMahon’s Day Job – Shane takes part in YOD conference call discussing latest business, what did he say about his WWE return?

March 30, 2016

When Shane McMahon is not playing a “real-life superhero” fighting The Undertaker at WrestleMania, his day job is Vice Chairman for the “YOU On Demand” company that delivers Hollywood movies to China. The company reported fourth […]

3/30 Shane McMahon on SportsCenter – Shane hypes WM32 match vs. Undertaker, what’s next after Sunday?, crowd reaction for his return, returning to WWE for his sons

March 30, 2016

WWE on ESPNews SportsCenter Airdate: March 30, 2016 Guest: Shane McMahon Host: Jonathan Coachman A special Wednesday night edition of ESPNews’s WWE segment featured The Coach sitting down with Shane McMahon for an in-person, face-to-face […]