WWE News: What's on Smackdown tonight - Taker & Kane vs. Big Show & Jericho

Tonight's edition of WWE Smackdown on MyNetworkTV will feature Unified tag champions Chris Jericho & Big Show vs. World Hvt. champion The Undertaker & Kane in a featured, non-title tag match. ...

PARKS'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 1 YR. AGO (11-21-08): Final Survivor Series build-up to Undertaker vs. Big Show casket match, Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H, Morrison & Miz

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: ECW TV ratings are in - did Helms-Burchill and a C.M. Punk cameo help viewership?

Tuesday night's episode of ECW TV featuring Hurricane Helms vs. Paul Burchill and a cameo appearance by C.M. Punk averaged an improved 1.1 rating with an estimated 1.38 million viewers. ...

11/17 WWE ECW Hits & Misses: Intensity, Hurricane vs. Burchill, Regal & Punk vs. Christian & Truth

This was a good match and a fitting end to what has been a solid to good mid-card feud for ECW. Paul Burchill has improved, and Hurricane has shown that he appears to be back fully healthy after his injury issues. Burchill is never going to have super exciting matches, but he can have good physic...

WWE News: Chris Jericho responds to Gabe Sapolsky's negative review of Smackdown TV taping, Sapolsky invites Jericho to upcoming show

WWE wrestler Chris Jericho responded to Dragon Gate USA executive Gabe Sapolsky's negative review of last night's Smackdown TV taping with a sarcastic post on Twitter that WWE must be going out of business if Sapolsky didn't enjoy the taping. ...

WWE/TNA News: Chris Jericho comments on how Hulk Hogan signing with TNA benefits WWE

WWE wrestler Chris Jericho says he hopes Hulk Hogan helps TNA become a bigger company to give WWE competition in the marketplace. Jericho says a stronger TNA would help WWE become better. ...

WWE News: Chris Jericho might consider taking time off in 2010 for music tour

WWE wrestler Chris Jericho says he might consider taking time off early next year to tour with his band "Fozzy" after the release of their next album in January. ...

WWE News: MTV interviews Ted DiBiase, Jr. on his musical tastes (w/VIDEO)

WWE wrestler Ted DiBiase, Jr. swung by MTV Studios in New York City this week with WWE traveling to Madison Square Garden for Raw on Monday night to do promotional work for "The Marine 2" coming out in December. ...

WWE News: Gabe Sapolsky blogs on why he thought last night's Smackdown TV taping "sucked"

Dragon Gate USA executive Gabe Sapolsky says he thought the Smackdown/ECW TV taping last night in Philadelphia "sucked" due to the robotic nature of the wrestlers performing for the casual audience. ...

WWE News: "Superstar" Billy Graham gains publicity for attacking Linda McMahon's Senate campaign

WWE Hall of Famer "Superstar" Billy Graham is trying to sabotage former WWE CEO Linda McMahon's Senate bid in Connecticut by calling McMahon a hypocrite and part of the WWE machine that prevented wrestlers from receiving health benefits while promoting a TV product with "sex and violen...

WWE/TNA News: Kurt Angle interviewed on his steroid use in WWE, recent legal issues with ex-girlfriend

TNA wrestler Kurt Angle justified his steroid use in WWE during a mainstream interview that he "did what he had to do" in order to become a major star in the wrestling industry. Angle said he no longer depends on looking big, especially considering his numerous health problems. ...

WWE News: What's on ECW TV tonight - Hurricane vs. Burchill, Survivor Series hype

Tonight's edition of ECW TV on Syfy will feature Hurricane Helms vs. Paul Burchill in the blow-off match from their relatively lengthy feud on ECW TV. The stipulations are that Helms must unmask if he loses and Burchill must leave ECW if he loses. ...

WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 11/16: Keller, Caldwell, Parks rate and review

The final hype for Cena-Hunter-Michaels was lousy, and Cena pinning Hunter may portend a Hunter title win at Survivor Series. The show itself felt "big" and was a nice recovery from the disastrous run that led to a deserved drop in audience levels in recent weeks.

WWE News: Rey Mysterio reveals who pushed for him to win the World Title in his new book

WWE wrestler Rey Mysterio credits agent/producer Pat Patterson for pushing the idea to top executives, including Vince McMahon, that Rey should win the World Title in 2006. Rey's only World Title victory occurred at WrestleMania 22 in Chicago, following the death of Eddie Guerrero. ...

WWE News: Matt Hardy & Mickie James stuck in Most Awkward TV Interview promoting Survivor Series (w/VIDEO)

WWE wrestlers Matt Hardy and Mickie James were interviewed on a number of local media outlets today talking Survivor Series and this Friday's edition of Smackdown leading to the PPV. ...

MOJO MITCHELL'S WWE RAW 11/16: Stream of Piper In The Back, Hornswoggle Stabbed in the Back, An MSG Look Back, Mr. McMahon Backs Out, Kofi Kingston Backs Randy Orton Up

This was one hell of a Raw. WWE awakened the echoes with a pro wrestling show that could stand among the most-heated the Garden had ever seen. ...

KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 11/16: DX vs. Cena & Taker vs. JeriShow, Piper and McMahon turn into Grumpy Old Men, Ventura Announced, Kofi further elevated in Orton brawl (hour two)

As everyone in the back cringed, Piper began rambling incoherently. He actually said if you mess with the Hot Rod, you end up either bald or dead. He then said he loves them all, mostly the dead ones. He said he just can't help himself. He said he has one more dirty nasty job to do. He said he wants one m...

WWE RAW POLL: Who was the MVP of the 11/16 Raw if you saw the show?

Triple H & Shawn MichaelsChris Jericho & Big ShowThe UndertakerJohn CenaVince McMahonRoddy PiperKofi KingstonRandy OrtonMVPThe MizEvan BourneJack SwaggerJudah FriedlanderHulk Hogan via videosHornswoggleSantino MarellaSheamusIron SheikMelinaAlicia Fox  

CALDWELL'S WWE RAW REPORT 11/16: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Roddy Piper hosting, DX vs. Cena & Taker vs. Jericho & Show

In-ring: Justin Roberts announced a U.S. Title match to start the show. The Miz then came out through an adjusted ring entrance through the classic walkway facing the hard camera in MSG. ...

KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 11/16: Roddy Piper guest hosts, 30 Rock star makes in-ring appearance, DX attacks Hornswoggle and gets flat crowd reaction, more (hour one)

WWE RAW 11/16: Place Your Bets on tonight's Raw - Week 12 featuring Roddy Piper

Tonight is another chance to score points in this season's Place Your Bets contest on tonight's episode of WWE Raw. The contest is running through the final Raw in 2009. We'll start Season Four on the first Raw in January. For tonight, simply answer the questions below...

WWE RAW 11/2: "Place your Bets" Scoreboard after Week 11 - Review the previous scores before tonight's Raw PYB contest

Notes: We will be running the contest through the final Raw in 2009. We'll start Season Four the first Raw in January. Check the latest scoreboard for how the standings are looking after the last live show from November 2 after we skipped last week due to the taped show. ...

WWE News: Torch Exclusive - WWE explains excluding Jesse Ventura's WWE background in announcement of Ventura hosting next week's Raw

In WWE's press release announcing Jesse Ventura guest-hosting next week's three-hour Raw, WWE referenced Ventura as a "former Navy Seal and Governor of Minnesota" and left off Ventura's background as a former WWE wrestler and announcer. ...

WWE News: Quotes from Vince McMahon and USA Network president on the Raw TV renewal

WWE issued a press release today officially confirming the renewal of their TV deal with USA Network to continue airing WWE Raw on Monday nights. WWE CEO Vince McMahon and NBC Universal president Bonnie Hammer were complimentary of each other in prepared quotes. ...

WWE News: WWE announces Jesse Ventura to guest-host next week's three-hour Raw

WWE and Jesse Ventura are partnering once again, as the former governor of Minnesota and WWE wrestler/commentator will guest-host next week's three-hour episode of Raw following the Survivor Series PPV. ...

WWE News: WWE announces renewal of TV partnership with USA Network

WWE has completed negotiations with USA Network to renew their TV license deal to air Monday Night Raw for another four years. The new agreement will extend the partnership to 2014, reports the New York Times. ...

11/13 WWE Smackdown Hits & Misses: Punk vs. Truth, Lame DQ, Ziggler vs. Morrison, Jericho vs. Undertaker

I have no problem with R-Truth getting a push into a feud with CM Punk, which is what I'm assuming WWE is doing. Punk needs to be feuding with a wrestler, not a referee and Truth has done a good job of getting over with the fans (at least the younger ones). He has talent in the ring and I was glad to see...

ABSURDITY OF IT ALL - WWE Smackdown: Chris Jericho vs. Undertaker For The First-Time Ever, Batista Wants To Snap His Friend's Neck, Jim Neidhart Squashes Evan Bourne

For all of those people who complained about Jeff Hardy, here's R-Truth for you. What's up? R-Truth's stock. What's down? C.M. Punk. He's not below sea level, but it's a mighty big drop off for him. What I'm thinking is that WWE pumps up Truth a bit and has Punk waste time until his Money in the Bank ap...

11/14 WWE in Dublin: The Undertaker very limited in the ring vs. C.M. Punk, Rey vs. Dolph, Very interesting John Morrison vs. Matt Hardy match, No Jericho

WWE/TNA News: RVD weighing his options on returning to WWE, going to TNA, staying at home

Former WWE wrestler Rob Van Dam says everyone thinks he would go to TNA for the schedule if he decides to return to wrestling, but he says he's also waiting to hear if WWE would offer him the same part-time schedule to return. RVD feels confident he's in a position to let the "offers roll in" bef...

11/14 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (part 2): WWE talk - Bad Sign on the Raw ratings drop, Cena-Hunter-HBK build-up, Jericho-Taker, Ask Bruce - #1 and #2 (65 min.)

Bruce Mitchell Audio Show 11/14: Part 2 of this weekend's Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with guest host Torch asst. editor James Caldwell focuses on WWE talk with the real reason for the Raw ratings drop, WWE training the audience to tune out for an unfamiliar guest host, the lack of build-up fo...

TNA News: Kip James interview - Top Two future stars in TNA, re-lives glory days with B.G. James in WWE (w/VIDEO)

TNA wrestler/agent Kip James says he has his eye on Robert Roode and James Storm as two of TNA's future stars that could be future main-eventers. Kip made the comment after talking about tag team wrestling during an interview on TNA's "Hermie's Hotseat" online video show.

WWE News: NFL head coach references WWE in this week's hot sports topic of Chad Ochocinco's in-game attempted bribery

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis referenced WWE in a negative context during a press conference talking about superstar Wide Receiver Chad Ochocinco playfully trying to bribe an NFL official to receive a favorable call last Sunday. Ochocinco was fined $20,000 this week. ...

WWE News: Shawn Michaels comments on the "perfect match" vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25

WWE wrestler Shawn Michaels said in a WWE Magazine interview that he came about as close as possible to the "perfect match" against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25 earlier this year. It was one of the few times Michaels has commented on the match, which is considered the frontrunner for M...

PARKS' WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 11/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including, for the first-time ever, Jericho vs. Undertaker

Todd Grisham and Matt Striker immediately hit on the number one selling point for this week, the first-time match-up of Chris Jericho vs. Undertaker. Also tonight, the contract signing between Batista and Rey Mysterio for their Survivor Series Match.

KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 5 YRS. AGO (11-11-04): Survivor Series build-up - Kurt Angle vs. Big Show, RVD & Eddie vs. Jindrak & Luther "Torch Talk" Reigns

A big brawl broke out at ringside as Angle put Show in an anklelock inside the ring. Show powered out and then legdropped Angle. When he signalled for the chokeslam, Jindrak and Reigns attacked Angle from behind. They triple-teamed Show by stretching out his arms and legs. ...

WWE News: What's on Smackdown tonight - Chris Jericho vs. The Undertaker first-time-ever, IC Title match

Tonight's edition of WWE Smackdown will feature what WWE is advertising as a first-time-ever match-up between World Hvt. Champion The Undertaker and Chris Jericho. ...

TNA News: Hulk Hogan's TNA wishlist in N.Y. newspaper - Steve Austin, Randy Savage, RVD, Monday Night Wars

The New York Daily News published a story today on Hulk Hogan telling a fan at a book signing that he hopes to bring in Steve Austin, Randy Savage, RVD, and the Nasty Boys tag team to TNA, while also re-starting the Monday Night Wars against WWE. ...

WWE News: 2009's top independent wrestler explains why he turned down WWE

Davey Richards, arguably the top independent wrestler in 2009 with a body of work that includes some of the best matches of the year in ROH and Dragon Gate USA, claims WWE approached him about signing with the company, but he turned them down. ...

WWE News: Recap of WWE stars on Food Network - Santino & Miz stand-out performances, how to book a TV wrestling show

WWE wrestlers The Miz and Santino were the stars of last night's edition of "Dinner: Impossible" on the Food Network that featured wrestlers and personalities preparing a number of dishes during Summerslam weekend this past August in Los Angeles. ...

WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 11/9: Caldwell, McKinley, Parks rate and review

Very slight thumbs up for this week's Raw with the pros outweighing the cons. Pros were increased emphasis on Kofi Kingston's character and the Miz vs. Jack Swagger feud to continue establishing new stars on the Raw brand.

WWE SUPERSTARS ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 11/5: Caldwell, Donofrio, Parks rate and review

Not a particularly memorable episode of Superstars, notably due to the involvement of Paul Burchill and Tyler Reks, but Chris Jericho and Finlay had an excellent match for Superstars to boost this to a thumbs up one-hour offering.

WWE News: ECW TV ratings are in - how did the show fare with Christian and Yoshi in the main event?

Last night's episode of ECW TV featuring Christian & Yoshi Tatsu vs. Ezekiel Jackson & Kozlov averaged a 1.0 rating with an estimated 1.32 million viewers. The show was right in line with the previous four weeks of TV. ...

WWE News: Batista scheduled to present award at MTV Europe Awards Show

WWE wrestler Batista will be visible at the MTV Europe Award show in Berlin, Germany on Thursday night. Batista is scheduled to present the Best Song Award ...

WWE News: SPOILERS - Smackdown/ECW TV taping results from tonight's live taping (Refresh Often)

Byron Sexton was called up from FCW to handle the announcing duties in place of Matt Striker for tonight's show. ...

Opinion: 10/10 VIP East Coast Audio - Smackdown: Undertaker promo analysis, Jericho loses twice, WWE axes Dolph-Maria (55 min.)

VIP-exclusive East Coast Audio review of 10/9 Smackdown: Smackdown was a slightly above average show. They have an intriguing underlying storyline going with Teddy, Vince, and Undertaker that is worth paying attention too. With the placement of the Raw Rebound, Jericho essentially lo...

WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 10/2: Gall, McKinley, Parks rate and review

The promise of Cena leaving Raw was the best thing Monday’s show produced, as it may as well have been called “My Three Sons” this year.

Absurdity HITC PPV Review: John and Randy Do Their Performance Art, Triple H Takes A Snooze During The Main Event, And The Ninja Turtles Killed The Original HITC Concept

After tonight, one wonders what the layout for the next WWE Hell in the Cell DVD will look like. After all, their recent HITC collection promptly features bleeding wrestlers and deals with themes of hell, torture and barbaric human nature. Their next one will probably feature theatre geek...

10/2 WWE Smackdown Hits & Misses: The Party, Batista vs. Kane, The Rock, 8 Man Tag

This was a hard show to analyze as there was so much going on and so many good and bad moments, sometimes even in the same segment. But, I will start by saying that WWE did a great job of giving this show a big time special feel. From the opening montage, to the new opening video and song, to having Ji...

9/29 WWE ECW Hits & Misses: Benjamin vs. Burchill, 8 Man Tag

This was not a good episode of ECW. The opening with William Regal announcing himself as the guest GM filling in for Tiffany was ok. The Abraham Washington Show was better than usual with John Morrison (although I don't like Smackdown superstars appearing on ECW). I have to admit to a few laugh...

WWE News: SPOILER on The Rock's video message for Smackdown; Rock scheduled to guest-host Raw

Former WWE champion "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson reportedly cut promos on World Hvt. champion C.M. Punk, Dolph Ziggler, and The Undertaker during his video message that will air on this Friday's "Decade of Smackdown" show. ...

Opinion: WWE News: SPOILERS - Second Smackdown TV taping report on Punk vs. Undertaker dark match, Punk's promo work

I was at the ECW/Smackdown TV taping in Hamilton last night. In addition to Devin Cutting's Smackdown review, after the show ended and Jim Ross departed, many of the fans left. Shortly afterward, a dark match was announced. ...

WWE News: Full results from last night's Smackdown/ECW TV taping ...

2) Nikki Bella & World tag team champions The Miz & John Morrison beat Brie Bella & WWE tag team champions Primo & Carlito Colon. Nikki scored the pin. Both ECW matches were very short. During the match, Morrison was texting someone. Kind of funny. ...

Opinion: CALDWELL: Summary of 3/23 WWE Raw - Orton stalks Stephanie, PG ...

I don't know how WWE convinced the TV ratings folks to grab a PG rating, but one review of this show would change that in a second. -- There were no additions to the Hall of Fame class. The final inductee will be announced on ECW TV tomorrow night. ...

WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 2/23: Caldwell, Mitchell, Hoops, Mayer, Parks rate and review

This was pretty standard stuff. Shawn Michaels beat JBL, and who wants to see him against Bad Vlad Kozlov? Chris Jericho pulled another Roddy Piper-like memorable moment out of Ricky Steamboat, but there wasn't much to his Mickey Rourke rant.

PWTorch Newsletter Double-Issue (31 Pages!): Jericho, Christian, Best Managers, Diva-Playboy News, TNA PPV Roundtable, Starrcade DVD Review, WWE Reality TV, Worst Week Ever?, Ask the Editor, more (NEW: Buy this issue now online!)

This issue opens with a cover story on the Chris Jericho fan scuffle... Wade Keller's "Ask the Torch" column addresses Christian's return to ECW and a few other reader questions... Pages 2 and 3 feature a double-dose of Jason Powell's "Page 2 Buzz" column packed with insider exclusive news... From...

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.

WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 12/29: Caldwell, Keller, Mitchell, Parks rate and review

WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 12/22: Caldwell, Mitchell, Parks rate and review

Chris Jericho vs. C.M. Punk carried the in-ring portion of the show, while Trish Stratus's one-off return was a memorable moment to make this a strong "thumbs up" show. WWE was also effective in continuing to bridge the gap to Royal Rumble with a few extra weeks in-between PPVs.

WWE RAW ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS 12/15: Caldwell, Mitchell, Parks rate and review

Good show coming off Armageddon. They effectively advanced storylines and tied together some loose ends in a credible fashion before setting the stage for the next two weeks of TV to determine the next contender to John Cena. The main event was heavy on Randy Orton, which was perfectly fine...

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

WWE NO MERCY ROUNDTABLE 5 YEARS AGO (10-19-03): Keller, Mitchell, McNeill, Powell rate and review PPV event

Nice of Mr. McMahon to use his 58 year body as a living tribute to the late Michael Hegstrand... It’s a shame that Vince’s Wedding Present hype overshadowed what turned out to be a solid effort from everyone on the roster. All eyes were on John Cena, who came through with the best match of the night w...

Podcast: C&R Audio Update 8/17: Caldwell and Roe discuss Smackdown and preview Summerslam (5 min. clip)

In a 5-minute sample of the latest 45-minute installment of the C&R Audio Extravaganza, James Caldwell and Mike Roe discuss the Aug. 15 Smackdown in-depth and preview the hottest blockbuster of the summer. Considering Caldwell finally watched Smackdown for the first time in a month...

Opinion: WWE Raw Reax #3: "I only tune into Raw about once or month or so, and this is the same show I saw last time."

So much for all the talk of Smackdown being the new "A" show. I wasn't around for the Attitude Era, so this may not be saying much, but this was easily the best television show I've ever seen. The first twenty-five minutes were just perfect, and the show kept moving at such a quick pace. I was impre...

Opinion: 6/27 WWE Smackdown Hits & Misses: Triple H - Edge, MVP, Hardy vs. Edge, End of the Show

This was by far the best match of the night, probably the best match on WWE television this week. It had some very good action. It surprised me a bit how much offense Matt Hardy got in on Edge, but it was a nice surprise given how little offense he has been getting in his matches lately, even when he...

Smackdown Storylines and Feuds - Summary and comments on Edge-Batista, Hardy-Chavo, and Cherry-Maryse

With Cherry winning in a very clean and emphatic way, it remains uncertain whether this one will continue beyond this week. WWE clearly has reason to conclude it here with the babyface finally getting revenge on her month-and-a-half-long rival. Interestingly, they've seemed more dedic...

Smackdown Storylines and Feuds - Complete review and analysis of the show

Who would have thought that after One Night Stand—after everything was said and done—that Edge would once again be holding the World Heavyweight Championship on Smackdown while The Undertaker suffers (or enjoys) an indefinite leave from WWE? The stipulation of the title match on Sund...

WWE Nostalgia News: Brutus Beefcake, Marty Jannetty, Zach Gowen, Salvatore Sincere, Sable's ex

Former WWE wrestlers Zach Gowen and former Shawn Michaels Rocker partner Marty Hannetty are part of upcoming shows for the EWF in Marion, Ind. Other notables include ROH's Jimmy Jacobs and TNA's Traci Brooks...