PWTorch Dailycast

On Destination Impact this week, Zac Clarke and Jerud Buhagiar cover the recent news developments in TNA and run down TNA Impact. They discuss the continued lackluster push of Leon Slater since becoming TNA World Champion and how Trey Miguel stacks up as Slater’s first challenger, critique the “Slaughterhouse Syx" match and TNA’s continued reliance on the Hardys, question the introduction of another authority figure in Brian Johnson as a foil to Daria Rae, and provide further analysis on the pros and cons of Shayna Baszler as potential Knockouts World Champion and Indi’s push as champion so far. Also, in the VIP-exclusive aftershow, JB and Zac share thoughts on the future of AEW with Skydance, discuss Queen Aminata’s TBS Title victory and compare Aminata and Persephone’s respective ceilings in AEW, and briefly highlight A.J. Styles as the future booker of NXT.

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In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White and a guest discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to previous eras and decide if today is... worse or better. Josh introduced the concept of cramming 35 episodes of Worse or Better into one, focusing on smaller topics that don't necessarily warrant their own episode. Chris Lansdell and Josh went through the list of tropes, including contract signings, wrestling weddings, musical distractions, and many more. After assigning each trope its own worse or better determination, Chris and Josh considered which tropes need to be toned down and which ones may be due for a comeback.

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Today we jump back ten years to the Oct. 29, 2016 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with The Ace of Belts Dave Millican joining host Jim Valley to talk about all of his creations including ROH, NWA, WWE championships. They also discussed historical belts like the AWA Southern Championship, AWA World Title and the NWA’s “Ten Pounds of Gold” belts. They even talked about the championship belts from the Spike TV show “Lip Sync Battle.”

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In this week's episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner review Dynamite Fright Night from St. Louis, Mo. Full Gear card takes shape with Ospreay set to defend against Fletcher. Queen Aminata wins the TBS Championship in the main event. Plus the always appreciated email and trivia from Zach.

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For more, check out Gregg's Dynamite Hits & Misses column on PWTorch.com.

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In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #411 of the PWTorch including Bret’s impending return to the WWF, how much WCW and WWF were offering him, the latest on Hulk Hogan’s extortion lawsuit, insight into how WWF contracts work, news on the Survivor Series card, ECW updates, and so much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

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In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland cover Wrestling Open Monday from Rhode Island. After Wrestling Open split its roster between its Thursday and Monday shows, the hosts decided to check out if the Monday program can deliver as well as its older Thursday sibling. We have another great episodic weekly wrestling program with Bear Bronson defending the Wrestling Open title against Devin Reno in the Steel Corners match, an interesting but not altogether successful stipulation experiment; Anthony Vecchio, formerly a Shooter Boy, has discovered his arrogant heel side and turned against his mentor Aaron Rourke; Dustin Waller has become a main event level heel; and much more. For VIP listeners, it's the capper to a long running storyline for Jersey Championship Wrestling when Charles Mason defends the JCW title against Gabby Forza in a tremendous match.

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Kelly Wells and Kevin Cattani discuss Tony D’Angelo on a scavenger hunt to find Grayson Waller, finals set for the Dusty Classic, Shiloh Hill creating his own mist, and more.

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On the twentieth edition of Destination Impact, Zac Clarke and Jerud Buhagiar check in on the TNA product heading into the fall season and the upcoming Destination X pay-per-view. Zac and JB discuss the lackluster follow-up to the championship victories of Leon Slater and Indi Hartwell, question the emphasized push of Amazing Red over fresher talent in the X-Division, and dissect the recent signings and contract developments of Shotzi Blackheart, Shayna Baszler, Amazing Red, and A.J. Francis. Also, on the VIP-exclusive aftershow, JB and Zac share thoughts on the WWE Crown Jewel developments and analyze AEW’s WrestleDream show, specifically the Clockwork Carnage match concept and execution, along with the debut of Ilja Dragunov.

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In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White and a guest discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to previous eras and decide if today is... worse or better. In this episode, Josh and Chris Lansdell went through a bit of the history of tag team wrestling from the early days thru the territory days before arriving in the eighties. They considered the split between tag teams in WWF and the NWA. Discussion moved into the Attitude Era as the focus on tag team wrestling began to falter despite some memorable moments and teams. They considered the tag team revitalization in ROH and Japan before moving into the modern era to determine if tag team wrestling is currently worse or better.

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Today we jump back 15 years (10-26-2011) to our PWTorch Livecast featuring PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill and special interview guest Luke Robinson from Tough Enough. They discussed with live callers Luke's Tough Enough experience, stories from the show, Luke's post-WWE career and whether he'll go previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, McNeill was joined by PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell for the McNeill Listener Thread, plus Live Events Center, and more topics.

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In this week's episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner give thoughts on last Saturday's WrestleDream PPV and what was subsequently set up on Dynamite. Ilja Dragunov debuts, showcasing his hard-hitting style. Blood & Guts main event set while Full Gear is already taking shape. Plus the always appreciated email and trivia from Zach.

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In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #410 of the PWTorch including Ric Flair being out of action the remainder of 1996, McMahon fields questions from Russo and Heyman on Livewire, an update on Bret Hart’s status, trivia, and so much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

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In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland answer the long asked question - what happens if a wrestling promotion presents a TV program with no stakes, barely any sense of continuity, and almost zero follow-up to any occasional scrap of an angle that might get tossed the viewer's way? You get 1 Fall Wrestling, the single blandest wrestling promotion to enter the hallowed pantheon of Wrestling Coast to Coast coverage. There's a minor feud between Adam Priest and Smart Mark Sterling, Carli Bravo and the Frat House team up against the Aura after Bravo's partner was apparently taken out of action (off screen), and Billy Gunn is teaming with the tag champs for unknown reasons. The show might be bland, but we promise our critique of it certainly is not! For VIP listeners, we take a much needed reprieve to our beloved Wrestling Open for a match with real back story and stakes - Love Doug's fabled mullet is on the line against Julio Cruz's beautiful coif when Big Business battles Brick City in hair vs hair.

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Kelly Wells and Nate Lindberg discuss numerous plot holes and soft moments, a Hank & Tank win that could hint at a heel turn, a justified non-finish in the main event, and more.

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On this week’s edition of Destination Impact, Darrin Lilly fills in for Zac and he, along with JB, go in-depth on the Hardys celebrating their 35th anniversary in pro wrestling and whether or not it was productive for TNA to allow them to "book" the entire episode, Trey Miguel winning a ladder match and earning a shot against Leon Slater for the TNA World Title in Slater's first title defense at Destination X, the Nemeths being forced to face one another, a random Righteous-Syx tables match, and much more.

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In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled "Worse or Better," Josh White and a guest discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to previous eras and decide if today is... worse or better. Josh struggled to think of any tag teams prior to the 1980s, so he and Chris Lansdell started their discussion with tag teams through the eighties and their signature maneuvers. They moved into the Monday Night Wars era, where tag teams played an important role on the card while innovations developed in the ring. Chris and Josh moved into the modern era as moves became more intricate and convoluted before deciding whether the current state of tag team moves is worse or better.

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PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch contributor Chris Lansdell discuss AEW WrestleDream including the inaugural Clockwork Carnage match, Jon Moxley vs. Mark Davis for the Continental Title, The Young Bucks vs. Kevin Knight & Kyle Fletcher for the AEW Tag Team Titles, Mercedes Mone vs. Thekla for the AEW Women's Title, Andrade vs. Tommaso Ciampa, and more. They delve into whether fans enjoying comedy is enough of a justification to actually include it in the way it was presented in the Ciampa-Andrade match.

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In this week's episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner preview Sunday's WrestleDream pay-per-view from Orlando, Fla. They also discuss the news of Adam Copeland announcing 2027 will be his final year wrestling, Christian Cage injury, and many AEW top star lined up for the Tokyo Dome. Plus the always appreciated email and trivia from Zach.

And then after that, the full Tony Khan Media Q&A from this week headed into WrestleDream including PWTorch's Sean Radican asking Tony about how he handled the emotions following Pac's death when it came to still having shows to put on the days immediately following.

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In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #409 of the PWTorch including the continued decline of WWF business, Shane Douglas rips the Clique in the latest Torch Talk, WCW Havoc card comes together, news of ECW coming to PPV, and so much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.

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In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland head north of the border to review episodes 11 and 12 of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling's Mayhem, covering the build to the Northern Rising PPV, including Andrade El Idolo vs. Karl Anderson, Nikki Storm vs. Dani Luna, and an all-star ten-man. We also talk about what worked in the promotion of the PPV and what was missing and the identity crisis Maple Leaf Pro is undergoing. We also discuss some surprising departures from the WWEID program. For VIP listeners, it's back to House of Glory where Motor City Machine Guns take on Miracle Generation in a tremendous tag match and we get a first look at Mane Event as heels.

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