Month: July 2020

Two more matches official for Impact Hard to Kill PPV

Two more matches have been officially confirmed for Impact Wrestling’s first pay-per-view of 2020. Impact Tag Team Champions The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) will defend their titles against Rich Swann & Willie Mack at Hard to Kill. Michael Elgin vs. Eddie Edwards has also been confirmed for the PPV. During an interview that…

By EveAim July 3, 2020 Off

Interview Highlights: Don Callis talks about Impact Wrestling’s new Pursuit TV partner, creative influence in 2018, Callihan, Raven, Brian Cage, Johnny Impact

> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) On the latest episode of…

By EveAim July 3, 2020 Off

WWE Raw ratings bounce back big with no NFL competition

With the NFL regular season concluding, Raw had no major competition in the ratings last night and drew its second biggest audience since August.  Raw averaged 2.433 million viewers for last night’s show. Hour one averaged 2.525 million viewers, hour two dropped to 2.464 million, and the third hour, which had a 10-minute overrun, came in at 2.328…

By EveAim July 3, 2020 Off

Smackdown Rating: Crushes NBA game head-to-head in total viewership, but falls behind Maddow and Hannity, key metrics compared to last years

> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) WWE Smackdown on USA Network…

By EveAim July 3, 2020 Off

Daily Update: Weekend schedule, Kazuchika Okada, Bella Twins

DAILY UPDATE Latest News: Edge appearance confirmed for Monday’s WWE Raw    Peter Rosenberg returning to WWE PPV pre-shows    Updated list of entrants for ROH Pure and Women’s title tournaments    NWA title match official for ROH Supercard of Honor XIV   Latest Audio: WOL: Wrestling Observer Awards, Rip Oliver, AEW and NXT, more! 3/6…

By EveAim July 3, 2020 Off

NXT on USA Conference Call Notes: Creative Changes, Scheduling, Talent Usage, Much More

> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast featuring a WrestleMania 36 Preview with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy. (Search “wade keller” to subscribe in podcast app or CLICK HERE to subscribe in Apple Podcasts.) Earlier today, Paul “Triple H”…

By EveAim July 3, 2020 Off

David Attenborough says Australian government ‘doesn’t give a damn’ about rest of the world

Sir David Attenborough slammed the Australian government’s response to climate change as the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison skipped the United Nations Climate Summit in favour of a rally for President Donald Trump. While the United Kingdom has reduced its carbon emissions over the past 12 years, emissions from Australia have increased and the country is…

By EveAim July 2, 2020 Off

France probes security agency ‘threats’ after police killer with high-level clearance revealed as Islamic ‘radical’

France is to probe “internal threats” to all its intelligence services after prosecutors confirmed an IT worker with high-security clearance who killed four at Paris police headquarters had a “radical vision of Islam”. The inquiries came amid calls for Christophe Castaner, the interior minister, to resign over the security failure. He had initially said the…

By EveAim July 2, 2020 Off

Rubbish found in ancient Roman aqueduct near Trevi Fountain highlights Rome’s waste collection crisis

It is hardly in keeping with Rome’s image as the city of “la dolce vita”. The Italian capital’s rubbish crisis reached rock bottom this week with the revelation that industrial waste had been dumped in an ancient Roman aqueduct that feeds water to the city’s celebrated Trevi Fountain. The Baroque masterpiece, completed in 1762, was where…

By EveAim July 2, 2020 Off