PWTorch Dailycast

Kelly Wells, Bruce Hazelwood, and Nate Lindberg cover NXT New Year's Evil featuring more twists in the Trick-Melo saga, Roxanne Perez's march toward heeldom, Dusty Classic tournament announced, and more.

In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributors Brandon LeClair and Frank Peteani for a match-by-match recap of AEW Worlds End. Frank gives his live impressions of the show, as does an emailer with their thoughts. They talk about some of the big-picture issues that plagued this show, and much more.

First, an all-new episode of “Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure” where Nick Barbati and Tom Colohue present their 2024 WWE Predictions and Wish List.Then we jump back five years (12-25-2018) to the PWTorch Livecast's "Talking Honor" with Harley R. Pageot and Emily Fear looking back at ROH's 2018 including the first-ever installment of The Honoraries, presenting awards in a variety of categories including Biggest Hero, Best Gear, and Best Addition to the Roster. Plus: The Elite’s final ROH match, 2018 statistics, and a special look at Women of Honor.

Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner have this week off, so we are presenting instead the Tony Khan media Q&A featuring topics including the return of Sammy Guevara and the health issues with Kenny Omega, his experimentation with booking approaches and how he's adjusting going into 2024, a potential Women's Continental Classic, Keith Lee vs. Swerve Strickland, the WBD TV rights situation, the Devil storyline, and more.

Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald kick off episode 102 of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast discussing issue #259 of the PWTorch including year-end award winners, Jim Cornette responds to recent riot, Turner meets with WCW wrestlers, preview of Starrcade 1993, listener trivia, and so much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland keep the Holiday Season alive with their festive review of GCW's Holiday Special, a show which isn't as wacky as one might expect when Santa Claus is facing Blake Christian for the World title. The show also features Mike Bailey vs. Broski Jimmy Lloyd, Masha Slamovitch vs. Manders, Mike Santana vs. Alec Price, and more, and they talk about improvements in GCW's storytelling. Chris and Justin also review the "Iron Claw" movie - how they viewed it as wrestling fans and how they think non-wrestling fans would take it, what awards potential the movie may have, and how it matches up to the real story of the Von Erichs. For VIP Listeners, they offer three jolly reviews with some of their favorites - Mims vs. Dak Draper for the NWA TV Title, and from MLW's Holiday rush, Salina de la Renta vs. Ichiban and Jacob Fatu vs. Alexander Hammerstone.

Nate Lindberg and Bruce Hazelwood discuss the Men's Breakout Semifinals, Thorpe vs. Dijak in NXT Underground, Gacy vs. J. Coffey, Breakker vs. Frazer, Jade vs. Petrovic, Dar vs. Briggs for the Heritage Cup, and more.

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Marcus Arias for a preview of AEW Worlds End and NJPW Wrestle Kingdom. They also preview the upcoming big WWE TV main events and answer email questions on current WWE Four Pillars and how to best have Gunther drop the Intercontinental Title.

First, an all-new episode of “Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure” where Nick Barbati and Tom Colohue present their End of 2023 Awards.Then we jump back ten years (12-23-2013) to the PWTorch Livecast's WWE TLC post-show with host Greg Parks. Parks discusses with live callers the just-completed WWE TLC PPV. Then PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell joins mid-way through to offer his live perspective from the TLC PPV event headlined by Randy Orton vs. John Cena in a TLC match unifying the two WWE world titles, The Wyatts vs. Daniel Bryan, Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz, C.M. Punk vs. The Shield, plus BIg E, Cody, Cesaro, R-Truth, and more.

In this episode of All Elite Conversation Club, Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner respond to emails regarding the use of lucha stars and update on the major ticket on-sales. Plus an update on Kenny Omega's diverticulitis and how that affects AEW going forward. Also, a rundown of Dynamite before Worlds End and how the Continental Classic Tournament is shaking out leading to the PPV.

Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald kick off episode 101 of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast discussing issue #258 of the PWTorch including a race riot at an SMW show, more from Jerry Lawler, Bulldog out of WCW with Bossman replacing him, Funk’s sick horse, listener trivia, and so much more. Send your year-end awards to torchpastcast@gmail.com.

In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland look back at 2023 in independent wrestling, with musings on favorite wrestlers, matches, and promotions, plus wrestlers they think could have breakout 2024s, who is ready for television right now, their breakdown of the battle of the streaming services, and everything else that was indy wrestling for the year. For VIP listeners, Chris and Justin track down "lost matches" - two major matches from 2023 they had previously missed: Starboy Charlie vs. Titus Alexander from West Coast Pro and Charles Mason vs. Carlos "La Sombra" Ramirez from House of Glory.

Kelly Wells and Nate Lindberg cover NXT featuring another HBK-style injury angle with Ilja Dragunov, more slow burn on Trick-Melo, Breakout Tournament quarterfinals, and more.

Today we jump back ten years (12-11-2013) to PWTorch columnists Sean Radican and Pat McNeill interviewing independent wrestler A.R. Fox and CZW owner D.J. Hyde. Included is insight on and a discussion of CZW's "Cage of Death" show that upcoming weekend, CZW's polices in the area of wrestler health, and much more with live callers. Plus, the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Pat is joined by PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell to break down the latest news, events, and more.

In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Javier Machado for a review of ROH Final Battle. They also preview NJPW Wrestle Kingdom, discuss AJ Styles's Smackdown return, address an email question fantasy booking C.M. Punk's 2024 in WWE, and more.