Raw last night averaged 1.47 million viewers and drew a 0.44 rating in 18-49, down from the prior week largely because football pulled stronger numbers this week. Click Here: The Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills game did 17.68 million viewers and a 4.49 in 18-49, up 22 percent in viewers and up 21 percent in … Continue reading "WWE Raw ratings down against stronger NFL competition"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… The March 5 episode of WWE Smackdown drew a 1.60 rating, up from the 1.57 the week before and down from the 1.63 two weeks ago. The average for 2019 so far is 1.53, below the year-ago average at this point of 1.75. Total viewership … Continue reading "Smackdown Rating: NBA game knocks Smackdown out of top spot in key demo, key metrics compared to past years"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… WWE RAW REPORT MARCH 19, 2019 CHICAGO, ILL. AT ALLSTATE ARENA REPORT BY ZACK A., PWTORCH SUBSCRIBER MAIN EVENT (1) Rezar from AOP beat Kurt Hawkins. This was a really good match, actually. Hawkins got some really near falls which got the crowd going. (2) … Continue reading "3/18 WWE Raw On-Site Report from Chicago: What Dean Ambrose did after Raw went off the air, the commercial fans, booed, odd team of Titus O’Neal & Lucha House Party wrestle on Main Event, what was advertised that didn’t happen"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory vs. NXT’s Kyle O’Reilly headlines EVOLVE 125 on April 4 at Noon from New York, which is available on ClubWWN.com with a monthly subscription. Ahead of the match, EVOLVE has released the following preview:   The rest of the lineup for … Continue reading "EVOLVE News: NXT’s O’Reilly set to challenge EVOLVE Champion Theory at EVOLVE 125 during WM weekend, new preview video available"

FARMINGDALE, NY — Long Island pizzerias — 140 of them raised $102,200 for those impacted by the Farmingdale High School marching band bus crash, Long Island Pizza Strong, the initiative behind the fundraiser, announced Tuesday. The pizzerias donated $5 of every pie sold on Oct. 25 after the Sept. 21 bus crash. Proceeds went to … Continue reading "LI Pizza Strong Raises $102K For Farmingdale HS Bus Crash Victims"

John Cena's 'Coyote vs. Acme' film could still end up being released.  Reports surfaced on Friday that Warner Bros. did not intend to release the film in favor of taking a $30 million tax write-off. The movie is estimated to have cost $70-72 million to make.  However, Puck News is reporting Warner Bros. will now allow … Continue reading "John Cena ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ film potentially saved following backlash"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Last night’s “Superstar Shake-up” episode of WWE Raw drew a 1.88 rating, down from last week’s post-WrestleMania 2.02, and above the two ratings leading into WrestleMania of 1.80 and 1.80. It’s below the March average of 1.92 and in line with the February average of … Continue reading "Raw Rating: Superstar Shake-up viewership compared to Raw, key metrics compared to past years"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… The following is the latest in a new series of weekly in-depth articles exclusive to PWTorch which will 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 … Continue reading "WEEKLY OVERVIEW – NXT (thru 4/25): 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)… At what point during this 19 year decline in ratings has the issue not been blamed on things external to Vince McMahon? pic.twitter.com/skhBBYO5Yk — Jake Barnett (@barnettjake) May 7, 2019 The May 6 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw drew a 1.63 rating, well below … Continue reading "WWE Raw Ratings Report: How did “Wildcard Rule” and tease of Reigns returning to Raw plus WWE Title match do compared to last week’s shockingly low rating?"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… WWE issued a statement to PWTorch today regarding the comments WWE wrestler Lars Sullivan (real name Dylan Miley)  made on a bodybuilding message board between 2007-2013 that were sexist, racist, homophobic, and also contained numerous other offensive posts. WWE’s statement says that Sullivan has been … Continue reading "WWE News: WWE issues statement on Lars Sullivan’s offensive message board posts, details on his $100,000 fine and sensitivity training"