SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Ongoing coverage, reviews, and analysis of this weekend’s Starrcast 3 shows and events from Chicago, IL. GCW’S SECRETS OF SPRING BREAK & TURNER MEMORIES WITH JIM ROSS AND TONY SCHIAVONE AUGUST 30, 2019 PRO WRESTLING TEES THEATRE LIVE FROM CHICAGO, IL It was a tale … Continue reading "STARRCAST 3 SPOTLIGHT: GCW’s secrets of Spring Break and Turner memories with Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Last night’s WWE Smackdown (9/10) drew a 1.55 rating, a bit above the rolling ten-week average headed into this week of 1.50. Undertaker was featured in advertising for the show, which also featured the King of the Ring semi-finals with a late change due to … Continue reading "Smackdown Rating: How did show built around Undertaker special appearance at MSG do, key comparisons to Fox broadcast viewership as they head to new Friday night era"

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 be … Continue reading "WEEKLY OVERVIEW – ROH (thru 9/25): 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 final ratings are in for WWE Friday Night Smackdown. The show drew 3.88 million viewers, up from the year-ago viewership on Tuesday night on USA Network of 2.135 million viewers. Among all adults 18-49, it drew a 1.38 rating, just over double last week’s … Continue reading "WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox Ratings: Final demographic numbers, comparison to last week and year-ago, media heralding first-week performance"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… WWE Monday Night Raw last night (March 9) drew a 1.59 cable rating, down from last week’s 1.64 rating. It’s a notch below the 1.63 ten-week rolling average heading into this week. In a rare occurrence, the show’s third hour outdrew the show’s first hour. … Continue reading "Raw Rating: Heavily-hyped Edge return appears to have buoyed third hour to higher than usual level, key metrics, cable ranking for the night"

ORLAND PARK, IL — When the owners of Sheep’s Food District decided they needed to pivot their business model after offering area residents and diners a one-stop shop, multi-kitchen restaurant concept all within the confines of a singular space, they decided to lean on something they knew. But they also wanted it to be more … Continue reading "Darlene's Pushes Culinary Envelope Behind Familiar Orland Beginnings"

Tonight's NJPW Lonestar Shootout pay-per-view features five title matches, plus Jon Moxley in action.  Shingo Takagi defends the NEVER Openweight Championship against Trent Beretta in the main event, while in the semi-main, IWGP Women's Champion Mayu Iwatani defends her title against Stephanie Vaquer.  Zack Sabre Jr. will defend the NJPW World TV Championship against "Speedball" … Continue reading "NJPW Lonestar Shootout live results: Five title matches"