11/19 Wade Keller Hotline - Guest Bruce Mitchell: Looking ahead to WrestleMania 26, Ventura's Back, PPV Price Raise Debated, More (37 min.)

This installment of the Wade Keller Hotline features guest analyst Bruce Mitchell. They look ahead to what might be the top matches at WrestleMania 26 including the strong hint on Monday night of John Cena vs. Undertaker. Also, a debate about WWE's decision to raise PPV prices another five d...

WWE News: Mark Cuban tells ESPN why he's guest-hosting Raw, says he helped John Cena get his WWE break

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told ESPN that he's friends with WWE CEO Vince McMahon and wanted to guest-host WWE Raw when the show comes to Dallas in December. Cuban added that he "loves" McMahon's "approach to life." ...

11/11 WWE in London: Report on Chris Jericho bombarded with glowsticks, Cena vs. Jericho, Kofi vs. Orton

Chris Jericho came out for the final match against John Cena. He talked for a bit, calling the crowd 'plonkers' and saying how much he was going to beat Cena. Someone from the crowd threw a DX glowstick at him and it clocked him right on the back of the head. He shouted, "Who's the son of a bitch who t...

WWE News: Jim Ross also concerned with the Cena-Hunter-HBK title match build-up for Survivor Series

WWE announcer Jim Ross questioned the build-up to the John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H match for Survivor Series in his latest blog on jrsbarbq.com. Ross continues to watch WWE TV from the sidelines while he recovers from his latest Bell's Palsy attack. ...

CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 11/9: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Ricky Hatton hosting from the U.K.

WWE Raw opened with a video package on the what happened at the end of last week's show. Apparently it's "let's hype Survivor Series" week instead of re-airing the same Raw's Got Talent clips from the Raw Rebound. They focused on DX and John Cena KO'ed by Big Show and Chris Jericho to close the s...

11/4 WWE in Dublin, Ireland: John Cena vs. Jack Swagger WWE Title match, DX vs. Legacy, Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston

Seeing all the wrestlers in the opening battle royal (with the exception of DX and Cena) seemed to dampen the reaction some of them received later on when they came out for their one-on-one matches. Some of the lesser names were greeted with reactions, which suggested that seeing them once...

WWE News: Summary of the news, notes, happenings from Monday's Raw

No new matches were announced for the Survivor Series PPV on November 22. The card remains WWE champion John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H and World Hvt. champion The Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho vs. Big Show. ...

WWE Raw Results 11/2: KELLER'S rundown of all matches and segments, plus analysis, star ratings, quotebook

I don't play close attention every week, but the opening WWE montage with clips dating back to Bruno Sammartino and Pat Patterson now features John Morrison among the all-time contemporary stars such as Undertaker, Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, and John Cena. Hulk Hogan and Mick Fole...

ABSURDITY OF IT ALL Raw Review - Kofi Hates Bugs, Stephanie McMahon Is Married To Two Men, Michael Cole Makes John Cena Eat Lead, Didn't Jack Swagger Vow Not to Lose Again in 2009?

It's been a tough year for Randy Orton. John Cena keeps taking away his WWE Title. Triple H trashes his mansion. Shane McMahon beats him up after Orton wins the Royal Rumble. And the bookers keep castrating him. Geez, guys. All Orton wanted to do on the PPV was to conduct a scientific experiment: Co...

WWE News: Summary of the News, Notes, and Announcements from Monday's episode of Raw

WWE announced the main event of the Survivor Series PPV will be WWE champion John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels in a battle of three of the top stars on the Raw brand. ...

10/26 Wade Keller Hotline - Raw: A new season begins with new feuds for Cena, Orton, DX, and Big Show (19 min.)

This installment of the Wade Keller Hotline features his review of the post-Bragging Rights edition of Raw. He breaks down the many newsworthy aspects of the show including John Cena acknowledging that continuing the feud with Randy Orton would make Raw seem like it was in reruns. A lot of S...

WWE News: WWE Title match announced for Survivor Series PPV

WWE announced at the end of tonight's Raw that the main event of the Survivor Series PPV will be WWE champion John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H in a triple threat match for the WWE Title. ...

CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 10/26: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Kyle Busch and Joey Logano hosting Bragging Rights PPV fall-out

WWE Raw opened with a video package from the PPV last night focusing on the Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown match. They showed some highlights in slow-motion before Big Show turned on Kofi Kingston and Team Raw to give Smackdown the win. They did the dramatic video presentation similar to a Randy O...

WWE News: Filming schedule announced for John Cena's next movie, will Cena miss any TV time?

New WWE champion John Cena will be in New Orleans for six weeks starting December 8 filming his next movie, "Brother's Keeper." Cena filmed his second movie, "12 Rounds," last year in New Orleans as well. ...

WWE News: Result, Story, and Scorecard on the WWE Title War - John Cena vs. Orton

John Cena was booked to win back the WWE Title from Randy Orton in a 60-minute Iron Man match that was the main event of the Bragging Rights PPV. Cena won the match six falls to Orton's five falls. ...

BRAGGING RIGHTS POLL: What was the Best Match of the PPV if you saw the show?

1) Miz vs. Morrison(2) Raw Divas vs. SD Divas(3) Taker vs. Batista vs. Punk vs. Rey Mysterio(3b) Batista turning on Rey Mysterio(4) Team Raw vs. Team SD(5) Randy Orton vs. John Cena  

10/19 WWE Raw Hits & Misses: Snoop Dogg, 10 Man Tag, DiBiase, Triple H vs. John Cena, Weak Ending

Snoop Dogg did a good job as the guest host for Raw this week. We know from past instances that he is a legit WWE fan and it showed. He was good introducing the show and setting up the three big matches of Triple H vs. John Cena, Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase and Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho. There was o...

KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 10/19: Triple H vs. John Cena, Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase, Snoop Dogg guest hosts, Bragging Rights hype

Triple H said Jericho did the impossible - he brought together all of the egos and differences on their team in unity against him and his team. "We don't like you, we don't like your team, we don't like your show," he said. He said they may have all walked onto the show, but they're about to get thr...

CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 10/19: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of John Cena vs. Triple H, Snoop Dogg hosting

WWE Raw opened with Raw announcer Justin Roberts introducing Raw guest host Snoop Dogg after a long list of accolades including the new album coming out later this fall. A pink Cadillac then pulled up with Snoop Dogg, Eve, and the Bella Twins. All four entered the ring for Snoop to intro the sh...

WWE News: Three big singles matches booked for tonight's Raw

In addition to the John Cena vs. Triple H singles match on tonight's WWE Raw, WWE also booked WWE champion Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase, Jr. and Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels. ...

WWE RAW 10/12: "Place your Bets" Scoreboard after Week 8 - Review last week's scores before tonight's PYB contest

Cody Rhodes won the longest match of the show, defeating Ted DiBiase and John Cena at 13:20. Good win for Cody to advance the Legacy intra-feud. Note: We had a few guesses for "Legacy" as the longest match winner. That will be a 0.5 point score for picking the group instead of an individual. ...

WWE News: Snoop Dogg talks to MTV about hosting Cena vs. Hunter tonight (w/VIDEO)

Tonight's WWE Raw guest host Snoop Dogg referenced the John Cena vs. Triple H match during an interview with MTV.com to promote his hosting gig. ...

WWE News: Raw tonight - John Cena vs. Triple H resume their big-match history

John Cena and Triple H will resume their history of big match-ups tonight on WWE Raw when they face each other in a singles match that is being billed as Cena's possible final match on Raw. ...

WWE News: WWE advertising John Cena vs. Randy Orton all the way to December for upcoming Dome show

WWE is advertising a "championship match" between current WWE champion Randy Orton and John Cena all the way to December 30 for their Dome show in Syracuse, N.Y. ...

TORCH TALK DAILY with Eric Bischoff: "I'd rather watch The Weather Channel" than WWE TV, talks John Cena

On Monday, September 14, PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WCW President Eric Bischoff an exclusive multi-hour "Torch Talk" interview covering a variety of controversial subjects from the Monday Night War period, his days on WWE TV, his 2006 autobiography, and the "Rise...

WWE Raw Reax #2: "You can miss Raw after Raw and you won't miss a beat or anything of consequence"

John Cena was booked in a qualifying match and we were supposed to believe that he would win? Considering the fact that he will compete in an Iron Man match at the PPV, did WWE officials think more Cena on the PPV would sell? You never know. I think 60 minutes and more of John Cena would have been a...

WWE News: Next week's Raw TV main event announced

The WWE Raw main event for next week's show leading to the Bragging Rights PPV will be John Cena vs. Triple H in a singles match. ...

10/12 WWE Raw Results: KELLER'S ongoing report of all happenings with DX, John Cena, Melina, Bragging Rights, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho

The show opened cold with Chris Jericho standing in front of a monitor with the logo. He said if you don't know him, his name is Chris Jericho and he is the best at what he does. He said there will be a seven on seven tag match at Bragging Rights pitting Raw vs. Smackdown. He said he is on Raw and Smackdo...

WWE News: Details on John Cena's next movie to begin filming at the end of the year

Recent WWE champion John Cena will reportedly begin filming a new movie titled "Oxley's Road" in early December. WWE Studios is producing the film and recently issued a casting call that includes the role of a younger brother for Cena's character. ...

10/11 WWE in Toledo, Ohio: John Cena vs. Randy Orton again, The Miz vs. Kofi, Bourne needs Hornswoggle's help to beat Chavo

The new Toledo Arena (opened this past week) hosted the WWE Raw brand. The arena holds 12,000 and appeared to be at least two-thirds full. The crowd was red-hot for the entire show. ...

GARDNER'S KEY MOMENT OF THE WEEK: Why John Cena vs. Randy Orton is happening again

Jim Ross and Chris Jericho have spoken publicly about the WWE's struggle to create new stars in recent weeks. And then the announcement was made that Randy Orton would face John Cena at Bragging Rights, taking the number of times they have faced one another on Pay-Per-View to twelve times. ...

KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 10/9: Batista vs. Punk, Jericho vs. Mysterio, Ziggler vs. Morrison, Bragging Rights Fatal Four-way announced

Teddy Long walked to the ring and announced that Undertaker defeated Punk and showed that Smackdown is the dominant brand in WWE. He said WWE would be introducing a new PPV in three weeks titled "Bragging Rights." He said Randy Orton will face John Cena in a 60 minute "Iron Man" match. He said at...

9/25 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1: TNA booking team changes, Cornette's future, Sting's future, Bret's potential WWE return (63 min.)

In this episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host Wade Keller, they discuss the continuation of the Randy Orton-John Cena feud and the pros and mostly cons of it going on this long, the anticipation for an Iron Man match that could be the finale of this feud, thoughts on key aspects o...

10/9 Wade Keller Hotline - Raw Analysis: Ratings Perspective, Cena-Orton Iron Man News, Roethlisberger Role, More (25 min.)

This installment of the Wade Keller Hotline features his look at this week's Raw and the news coming out of it including perspective on the ratings, hope for a great John Cena vs. Randy Orton feud finale, Ben Roethlisberg's role, Santino, Hornswoggle, and more...

PWTorch Newsletter #1110: Hell in a Cell coverage including Roundtable, Cover Story on Cena-Orton mega-feud (19 pages)

This issue opens with a cover story on the ongoing feud between John Cena and Randy Orton, plus a Wade Keller BBL editorial looking at missed opportunities within WWE that could have broken up the monotony... In-depth coverage of the WWE Hell in a Cell PPV including Keller's report and newsle...

KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 10/2: Tenth Anniversary Special with Cena & Undertaker & DX vs. Orton & Legacy & Punk

The show opened with clips of Eddie Guerrero first, then Arnold Schwarzenegger and 
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock, early John Cena in his first Smackdown match against Kurt Angle, Batista, Vince McMahon, Rey Mysterio diving off the top of a cage, Eric Bischoff forcing a kiss on Ste...

WWE News: Jim Ross endorses Iron Man match for John Cena vs. Randy Orton, but has a wish (w/Keller Analysis)

WWE Raw Reax #1: "Shawn needs to turn on Triple H. The funny thing is, he wouldn't be the heel in doing it."

This was a really well done show, in both promos and matches. Big Ben as guest host was amazing, and he wasn't shoved down our throats like other hosts were. John Cena and Randy Orton cut a great promo to build for "Bragging Rights." The Ironman match will be great if Cena loses. He could go to Smack...

WWE News: Stunning statistics of how often WWE has presented John Cena vs. Randy Orton on PPV (w/Keller's Analysis)

For WWE fans who feel that no matter how good an effort Randy Orton and John Cena when wrestling each other, it feels stale and too familiar to be as exciting as it should be, here are the stats to back that up. Cena and Orton have wrestled each other in a PPV match 11 times in the past few years. That...

Key Moment of the Week: The Rock Returns to the WWE (Finally)

Is there one man who can cause an upturn in the WWE's fortunes? John Cena certainly thinks so. His challenges to The Rock in the media have escalated to an almost embarrassing level, receiving little or no response in return. While the grandstand challenges make a man who is one of the top star...

MITCHELL'S TAKE: A middle of the road PPV that showed us some things about Triple H, Randy orton, Hell in a Cell concept, more

Randy Orton plays the reptilian sociopath so well that it's as if you can actually see what he's thinking as he stalks John Cena around the ring. Orton and Cena had another good match, and it's not as if WWE hasn't re-matched stars to good effect many more times than you would think possible, b...

POLL: Pick the best match on the WWE Hell in a Cell PPV if you saw the event

Undertaker vs. C.M. Punk (HIAC)John Morrison vs. Dolph ZigglerMickie James vs. Alicia FoxJericho & Big Show vs. Batista & MysterioRandy Orton vs. John Cena (HIAC)Drew McIntyre vs. R-TruthKofi vs. Miz vs. SwaggerDX vs. Legacy (HIAC)  

WWE HELL IN A CELL RESULTS: Keller's ongoing "virtual time" coverage of John Cena vs. Randy Orton, DX vs. Legacy, Undertaker vs. C.M. Punk

WWE Hell in a Cell Results: Randy Orton pins John Cena in Hell in a Cell to capture WWE Title

In the second major world title change of the night at the WWE Hell in a Cell PPV, Randy Orton pinned John Cena 21 minutes into their match. Orton tied Cena into the ropes and applied a sleeper from behind, which knocked Cena out. Orton then waited for Cena to drop down and lift his head, at which p...

PWTorch Newsletter #1109: Torch Talk with Eric Bischoff on McMahon's temper, Keller prognosticates future success of WWE Class of 2009, Powell Insider Scoops, more (19 pages)

This issue opens with a cover story on the benefits of the guest host concept so far including the potential return of The Rock to WWE programming... Wade Keller's BBL editorial looks at the Class of 2009 in WWE inspired by reviews of specific wrestlers by both John Cena and Chris Jericho... "Page...

WWE News: John Cena radio interview this morning - talks Decade of Smackdown, 12 Rounds, Linda McMahon's Senate run

WWE champion John Cena appeared on 100.7 Classic Rock radio in Boston this morning to hype tonight's "Decade of Smackdown" TV taping at the TD Garden. It was a rapid-fire interview to hit the highlights of WWE topics to promote the show. Among the highlights...

CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 9/28: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Rev. Al Sharpton hosting Raw with Cena vs. Orton & Jericho & Big Show

WWE Raw opened with the usual pyro entrance, then crowd shots of the signs in the arena. Announcers Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler hyped John Cena vs. Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, and Big Show in the gauntlet match. Lawler said it doesn't look good for Cena. Stack that deck. ...

WWE News: Blast from the past - John Cena vs. Bryan Danielson WWE match in 2003 (w/VIDEO)

To coincide with the story of John Cena talking about Bryan Danielson coming to WWE, below is a clip of Cena vs. Danielson from a 2003 edition of Velocity. What to notice ...

WWE News: Raw preview - John Cena runs the gauntlet, Reverend Al Sharpton hosts

WWE champion John Cena will be featured on tonight's Raw running the gauntlet against #1 contender Randy Orton and Unified tag champions Big Show & Chris Jericho in one of the TV main events tonight. ...

WWE News: John Cena talks about Bryan Danielson coming to WWE, evaluates the young talent on the roster

WWE champion John Cena talked in general terms about looking forward to seeing what now-former Ring of Honor wrestler Bryan Danielson will bring to the table on WWE TV in an interview published today. ...

WWE News: Summary of the News and Notes from last night's WWE Raw

This week, Swagger left Raw with possession of the belt. -- Next week's TV main event will be WWE champion John Cena in a gauntlet match against Randy Orton ...

WWE Raw Reax #1: "The DX vs. Legacy feud is probably the only thing on Raw that could be viewed as a moderate success"

Not only do I not care about their feud, I hate both of their characters. And John Cena is not The Rock and should never act like him again. To see Orton try to build a pay-per-view match only for John Cena to be scripted to pull out mind-numbing crap like he did tonight makes me realize I'm too old f...

WWE News: What John Cena and Randy Orton will be doing on Raw tonight

WWE champion John Cena and Randy Orton will have a contract signing on tonight's episode of Raw to set up their Hell in a Cell match at the PPV on October 4. ...

9/19 WWE in Halifax: John Cena vs. Randy Orton, Kofi vs. Swagger vs. Miz with storyline continuity

After the match, Legacy jumped Cena and MVP/Henry made the save. A funny moment occurred with the faces in the ring, DiBiase trapped, and Rhodes outside. Randy was long gone. DiBiase got hit with three finishing moves and finally Rhodes pulled him to safety. Cena then announced he got a specia...

9/18 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1: Hardy Drama, Angle Update, Orton and Cena Promos, Flair's Ring Return, Linda for Congress (55 min.)

In this episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host Wade Keller, they talk about the news of the week including more on the Jeff Hardy drama including how Matt's been affected, the latest on Kurt Angle's legal situation, Ric Flair returning to in-ring action for Hulk Hogan's tour, L...

TORCH TALK DAILY with Eric Bischoff (Question 3): Why Bischoff was ...

know anything because WWE was pretty tight-lipped about future plans and so forth, but when they came to me with this idea of John Cena hitting me with ... and more »

MOJO MITCHELL'S WWE RAW 9/14: Stream of Torture, Pop, (Chavo) Taps, Brawl, and (Batista) Bomb

Nah, the chicken is Randy Orton, who runs away after a few minutes of typical action between these two. Our new champ John Cena throws Orton back into the ring and Batista powerbombs him for the win. ...

WWE News: Raw TV taping report - What happened after Raw went off the air from Toronto

After Raw went off the air, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes jumped Batista. John Cena then attacked Legacy. ...

CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 9/14: Complete coverage of Batista's return, Hell in a Cell PPV build-up

WWE Raw opened with a video package from Breaking Point when John Cena refused to quit despite all of the torture Randy Orton put him through. They showed Cena hoisting up the WWE Title belt last night as the new champion. ..

WWE News: First title match announced for Hell in a Cell PPV

WWE announced a re-match between new WWE champion John Cena and Randy Orton at the Hell in a Cell PPV on Sunday, October 4. ...

BREAKING POINT PPV POLL: What was the Best Match of the PPV if you saw the event?

1) Chris Jericho & Big Show vs. MVP & Mark Henry(2) Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz(3) DX vs. Legacy(4) Kane vs. Great Khali(5) Christian vs. William Regal(6) John Cena vs. Randy Orton(7) The Undertaker vs. C.M. Punk  

CALDWELL'S WWE BREAKING POINT PPV REPORT 9/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Cena vs. Orton, Hardy vs. Taker, DX vs. Legacy

The WWE PPV started with a video package of various submission holds. Screen was split up into several "shattered glass" frames leading to a world of suffering where everyone's challenge is to find the breaking point of his opponent. Focus on Taker-Punk, DX-Legacy, and Randy Orton vs. John...

KELLER'S WWE BREAKING POINT PPV REPORT 9/13: John Cena vs. Randy Orton, DX vs. Legacy, Miz vs. Kofi, Undertaker vs. C.M. Punk

Josh Matthews interviewed Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase backstage. Cody said, "DX is good; no, I take that back, DX is great." This is right out of how Dusty Rhodes would direct his heels to talk about him back when he was the centerpiece babyface. He said there are variables to finding a man's bre...

WWE News: Result from the WWE Title match - Randy Orton vs. John Cena

John Cena captured the WWE Title from Randy Orton in an I Quit match at the Breaking Point PPV tonight. ...

WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 2/9: Caldwell, Parks, Stevens rate and review

WWE wasn't going to be able to cover for the lack of legit hype for the Elimination Chamber match in one week, so they did the best they could with the six-man tag match showing John Cena in jeopardy to hopefully translate to Cena in jeopardy defending the World Title at No Way Out.

4/28 WWE Raw HOLT report: Another in-person report with live off ... - Pro Wrestling Torch

4/28 WWE Raw HOLT report: Another in-person report with live off ...  - Apr 29, 2008 I hate to say this, but I think John Cena would have created more excitement. Just a couple of things that were weird last night. ... A KELLER SHORT: Should Mr. Kennedy be a babyface, coffee shop ... Pro Wrestling Torch