PWTorch Dailycast

In this week's episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner recap All In London and cover the major happenings including the epic main event. AEW feels like it has hit a new high. They pivot quickly to All Out in a few weeks with Moxley set as the next challenger and a TLC three-way for the tag titles. All of this was set up from Dynamite in Allen, Tex. Joel and Gregg cover all of this and more! Plus, the always appreciated email and trivia from Zach.

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In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #403 of the PWTorch including WWF Summerslam 1996, the latest on WWF’s Intercontinental Title tournament, news on WWF’s weekly PPV idea, Sean Waltman comments on his WWF contract status and move to WCW, and much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

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In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland review NWA Krossfire Empowerr, a (mostly) all women show headlined by Tiffany Nieves and friends defending the NWA Women's Title in a No DQ match against Alice Crowley, co-promoters and NWA Women's Tag Champs Kenzie & Kylie Paige face NWA Men's Tag Champs The Country Gentlemen in a "Bad Idea" match, Carson Drake shows off his heel prowess against Effy, and more. We also discuss the latest non-controversy with MyAEW opting to not air Leon Slater's Rev Pro match against Liam Slater and why people should look...

Kelly Wells and Nate Lindberg discuss six challengers for the NXT Championship, Myles Borne’s paranoid reasoning, three acts getting their first ever wins on NXT, and more.

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PWTorch contributors Zac Clarke and Jerud Buhagiar analyze the landscape of TNA’s storylines on the road to Bound for Glory, critique the current booking of the TNA Tag Titles, discuss the Option-C concept as a path to the World Title, and also weigh the effectiveness of introducing the Knockouts Television Championship. Further, Zac and JB, in the VIP Exclusive Aftershow, share several thoughts on the AEW All In PPV, including the Ospreay-Omega pre-match, Mercedes Mone’s impressive run, AEW’s strong production, and wrestler entrances at All-In, as well as a note on Kevin Owens' current run in WWE and po...

In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is... worse or better. Steph and Josh discussed the end of the territory era as WWF signs up talent to begin their path of world (wrestling) domination. Josh and Steph relived some of the big and shocking moves during the Monday Night Wars, starting with WCW's big acquisitions that allowed them to take the lead before WWF fired back with their own signings. Discussion moved...

In our post-PPV "Wrestling Night in America" format, PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by cohosts Joshua White and Chris Griffin from PWTorch with appearances by PWTorch columnist Sean Radican and PWTorch contributor Chris Lansdell. They discussed in-depth the AEW All In event including Will Ospreay challenging Kenny Omega for the AEW Title, Willow Nightingale defending her title against Mercedes Moné, Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team Titles, and much more with live chat interactions throughout.

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Today we jump back five years to the Aug. 28, 2021 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast's "Deep Dive." PWTorch's Rich Fann was joined by Emmy Award-Winner Mark Blutman again to talk about the previous weekend of wrestling – notably, the returns of CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, and Becky Lynch, and the potential opportunities each provides their companies, as well as a show runner’s thoughts on how debutantes are shot/produced on screen. Rich also chatted with Mark about Mark’s new project “Gripped,” a gripping Young Adult series that covers the opioid crisis in the United States, and Mark’s efforts getting it adapted t...

In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #402 of the PWTorch including WWF’s idea to run weekly PPVs, WCW Clash of Champions with Hogan vs. Flair, upcoming WWF and WCW PPV lineups, and much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

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In this week's episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner discuss the announced card for Sunday's All In London show from Wembley Stadium. They analyze the hype for the show and matches for AEW's biggest show of the year. How does the business and buzz compare to past All In shows? All this and more, including the always appreciated email and trivia from Zach.

Then after Joel & Gregg, listen to Tony Khan's media Q&A from yesterday where he answered questions about AEW All In including notes on the attendance and ticket...

In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland make their semi-annual check-in on the National Wrestling Alliance, with two episodes from the Hard Times event, featuing NWA World Champion Thrillbilly Silas Mason defending his title against former stablemate Kerry Morton, Mike Mondo faces Bryan Idol for the National Title, and Effy makes his NWA debut against Kratos. We talk about where the promotion stands, its strengths, and ways to improve. For VIP listeners, we go back to April to follow up last week's show and witness the implosion of the Good Hand in Action...

Kelly Wells and Nate Lindberg discuss final hype for Heatwave, delusional heels going bowling, Keanu Carver’s expanding weapons, and more.

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On this week’s edition of Destination Impact, Zac Clarke and Jerud Buhagiar give an in-depth review and analysis of the TNA Lockout card, discuss the storylines that will make up the Impact shows leading to Bound for Glory, including Leon Slater cashing in the X-Division Title with Option C to face Nic Nemeth for the World Title at Bound for Glory, and how the Knockouts World Title picture will shake up with a triple threat feud between Xia Brookside, Elayna Black, and Indi Hartwell. Plus the VIP-exclusive aftershow with Zac and JB checking in on the Omega-Ospreay build to th...

In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White & Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is... worse or better. Adam Kidd returns to chat about wrestling tournaments. Josh and Adam started out by examining the history of the King of the Ring. Looking at each event, they discussed the winner and the ramifications of the tournament. Adam and Josh moved on to the brief history of Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. They determined whether the current iteration of each event is historically...

Today we jump back ten years to the Aug. 21, 2016 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast's PPV post-show. PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks hosted the WWE Summerslam Post-Game Show analyzing Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton, John Cena vs. AJ Styles, Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins, Dean Amrose vs. Dolph Ziggler, Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks, Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens vs. Enzo & Big Cass, and more with live callers.

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In this week's episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner discuss the August 19th episode of AEW Dynamite from Baltimore, MD. Kenny Omega displays some of his best AEW mic work against Ospreay and gives him a one-winged angel through a table, Darby Allin explodes, and much more in the hype leading up to All In London. All this and more, including the always appreciated email and trivia from Zach.

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In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #401 of the PWTorch including thoughts on Hog Wild ‘96, seeing Hogan spray paint "NWO" on the Big Gold Belt, the Booty Man (?), various WWF injuries, and much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

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In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland cover a very newsworthy week in the world of indy wrestling, starting with the GCW World Title match between Atticus Cogar and Joseph Sawyer (nee Gacy), the run-ins that hurt an otherwise exciting title match, and the controversy surrounding Drake Younger. We also discuss Zilla Fatu's debut in WWE and Mance Warner and Steph de Lander dropping out of a New South show for AEW. Then we review Action Wrestling's Back in Black, a fairly uneventful show with a good 2/3 falls match between The Infantry and...

Nate Lindberg and Kelly Wells discuss Zilla Fatu's contract signing, Shiloh Hill vs. Jackson Drake, Lexis King vs. Lucien Price, WrenQCC vs. Kelani Jordan & Kali Armstrong, Thea Hail vs. Nattie, and more.

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On the tenth edition of Destination Impact, Zac Clarke and Jerud Buhagiar preview the card for TNA’s Lockdown PPV and its legacy as a brand, discuss the issues with booking of the Knockouts TV Title tournament, check in on the Jason Hotch push as International Champion, and give thoughts on the return of Trey Miguel and his ceiling going forward. Also, the VIP-exclusive Aftershow where Zac and JB analyze the recent developments in the Omega-Ospreay feud, assess Adam Copeland’s run in AEW, and book a hypothetical Cody Rhodes departure from WWE/return to AEW.

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In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is... worse or better. Adam Kidd returns for an episode that focuses on the current wrestling scene and how certain talents could be used better. Josh and Adam looked at the top of the card in WWE and AEW and considered who should remain on top and who should maybe be moved aside to make room for new stars. Discussion pivoted to the midcard and...

Today we jump back ten years to a pair of PWTorch Livecast interviews from ten years ago.

First, the Aug. 15, 2016 episode features PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell hosts the Raw Post-Game Show with PWTorch columnist Greg Parks breaking down the final Raw before Summerslam, plus Summerslam predictions, more with live callers!

Then the Aug. 16, 2016 episode features PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill to review the top stories from the just completed program and take calls reacting to the show.

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Today we jump back five years to the Aug. 21, 2021 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks breaks down, with callers and e-mailers, the WWE Summerslam PPV headlined by John Cena vs. Roman Reigns, plus the Usos vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio. Main topics include the live experience (with three live correspondents), Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair, Goldberg’s future, Brock Lesnar’s return, and more.

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In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #400 of the PWTorch including Riki Choshu winning his final G1 tournament and how the tournament has changed over the years, NWO goes on the attack during Nitro and turns Mysterio into a lawn dart, WWF signs powerlifter Mark Henry to a huge deal, ECW and USWA news, and much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

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In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland review House of Glory's High Intensity, an alternatively baffling and infuriatingly booked show where the long awaited grudge match between Jay Lyon and Midas Black ends in the most nonsensical manner possible, Charles Mason and Eddie Kingston have a pretty good title match with a terrible finish that's overshadowed by the angle afterwards, Zilla Fatu has his last indy match, and other disappointments. We also give are own two cents on the preposterous affair of Avery Styles and the Chairs of Respect. For VIP listeners, we...

Nate Lindberg and David Miller discuss Cruz Montana vs. Grayson Waller and the debut of Zilla Fatu, Zaria vs. Wren Sinclair, Dion Lennox vs. Saquon Shugars, Lizzy Rain & E.K. Prosper vs. Izzi Dame & Niko Vance, Lucien Price vs. Lexis King, Mason Rook vs. Kam Hendrix, and more.

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Zac Clarke and Jerud Buhagiar take an in-depth look at the status of TNA’s championship divisions heading into the Lockdown PPV, Jason Hotch making the most of his opportunities as the new International Champion while Mustafa Ali continues to regress, The Righteous looking for friends rather than a fight, as the Hardys and Nemeths feud over the TNA World Title and TNA Tag Titles in an uninspired feud, and more. Also, a VIP-exclusive Aftershow where JB and Zac discuss the legacy of Brock Lesnar, share thoughts on the AEW Arena Mexico Dynamite show, and theorize about how to book th...

In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is... worse or better. Adam Kidd once again visits the show to discuss the overruns on wrestling broadcasts. Josh and Adam went over the history of the overrun, starting with the Monday Night Wars and considering the benefits and business reasons for the practice. Discussion moved to modern-day WWE with the undefined length of Raw and Smackdown's consistent end time before discussing AEW's fascination with...

In this week's episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner discuss the August 5th edition of AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Mexico. Second week in a row of loud and engaged crowds as they head towards All In. Also, thoughts on the Continental Cup participants and setup. All this and more, including the always appreciated email and trivia from Zach.

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Today we jump back five years to the Aug. 4, 2021 episode of the All Elite Aftershow with PWTorch's Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek. In this episode, Mike and Andrew talk about the Cody Rhodes-Malakai Black main event and everything else from that week’s episode of Dynamite, including Chris Jericho-Juventud Guerrera, Christian Cage in the main event of All Out, and a lot more.

Then in the August 11, 2021 episode, Mike and Andrew talk about a few of the booking decisions, including the decision to run Christian-Omega next week prior to the PPV. They also talk about Chris Jericho-MJF and wh...

In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #399 of the PWTorch including the death of Herb Abrams, September In Your House main event discussion, legit backstage feud between Michaels and Cornette, Farooq injures Ahmed during his debut, and much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

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In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland tackle Major League Wrestling and review the last two weeks of Fusion program to observe the current state of the promotion and its highs and lows, including a pretty good multi-promotional six-man, a weird split of major heel faction Contra, a lot of people trying to get the world title, and more. We also tackle news across the indy landscape, including the signing of a Wrestling Coast to Coast regular to TNA and more promotions signing with AEW. For VIP listeners, we check out the (almost...

Nate Lindberg and Kevin Cattani discuss Kendal Grey vs. Lola Vice in an Underground match, Keanu Carver vs. E.K. Prosper, Vanity Project vs. Myles Borne & Tavion Heights, Wren Sinclair vs. Zaria, Jaida Parker & Thea Hail vs. Karmen Petrovic & Nikkita Lyons, and more.

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On the eighth edition of Destination Impact, Zac Clarke and Jerud Buhagiar run down the big stories coming out of Impact this week, with a focus on a number of developments leading to matches that will fill out the Lockdown PPV card - K.C. Navarro’s agony of defeat promo and subsequent involvement with The System, an update on the TNA Knockouts TV Title Tournament, Mara Sade’s free agent status and ongoing contract negotiations, the randomly booked TNA World Title match between Nic Nemeth and Jeff Hardy, and continued critiques of the company's use of authority figures in TNA...

In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is... worse or better. Steph and Josh run down AEW's PPV history from the original "big four" to the current set-up of ten per year. After reliving some big moments and events they had attended, Josh and Steph considered the hallmarks of an AEW event. Conversation moved to the controversial length of AEW shows before making a determination of whether the AEW PPV format is...

Nate Lindberg and Paul Weigle discuss WWE Summerslam Night Two, including the return of Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins, Chad Gable vs. Penta, Chelsea Green vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Lash Legend, Danhausen vs. Dominik Mysterio, Trick Williams vs. Baron Corbin, and more.

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In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #398 of the PWTorch including In Your House: International Incident, Crush and Simmons debut in WWF, WCW Clash preview, and much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

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In our post-PPV "Wrestling Night in America" format, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Derrick Hubbard to discuss in-depth night one of WWE Summerslam, including interaction with those contributing in the chat. They break down all six matches on the card, discussing the fallout from Randy Orton's return in the Cody Rhodes vs. C.M. Punk match, as well as the future of Oba Femi after his win against Brock Lesnar at Hell in a Cell, plus much more.

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In this week's episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner discuss the July 29th edition of AEW Dynamite from Detroit, Mich. Gregg was there in person, and a part of one of the best crowds of the year. They also give thoughts on Redemption and the build to Grand Slam Mexico. All this and more, including the always appreciated email and trivia from Zach.

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Today we jump back ten years to the July 24, 2016 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast's PPV post-show. PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks host the Battleground PPV Post-Game show breaking down WWE’s July PPV with live calls and emails, plus more Draft thoughts & talk leading into this week’s big WWE brand split including Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose in the main event, John Cena teaming with Enzo & Big Cass, New Day vs. The Wyatt Family, and more.

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