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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Evening Update - Paul Heyman attacks TNA's marketing of the company's identity and Samoa Joe as new TNA champion in his latest column on the U.K. Sun website. Heyman says TNA will be stuck in the same holding pattern of 1.0 and 1.1 ratings until they expand the marketing beyond the tired "Cross the Line" marketing campaign. Heyman article link . REACT TO THIS STORY IN OUR FREE PWTORCH FORUM
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Torch Today TORCH NEWS TICKER 5/1: Thursday morning newsbites, Petey Williams injury, NWA mega-show, WWE's angle on Adamle walk-off FEATURE ALERT: PWTorch Wrestling Schedule Updated Through SummerSlam TORCH NEWS TICKER 4/27: N.Y. Times article on WWE, Foley at Backlash, Orton comments on maturity, Ross comments on Backlash WWE News WWE News: Santino Marella charged with DUI in Florida 4/28 WWE Raw HOLT report: Another in-person report with live off-TV observations WWE News: Judgment Day PPV main event to feature steel cage match TNA News TNA Impact Ratings: Ratings for Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle rematch are in (w/Keller Reax) TNA News: Slammiversary 2008 location announced TNA Impact Ratings: The pattern continues with ratings drop after Q1 and below average main event rating (w/Keller Analysis) ROH News 4/19 ROH in Chicago Ridge, Ill.: Nigel vs. Steen, Machine Guns vs. Briscoes, Dempsey vs. Delirious, Age of Fall vs. Vulture Squad 4/18 ROH in Detroit, Mich.: Jigsaw vs. Joey Matthews, Necro vs. Delirious, Albright & Hero vs. Evans & Ruckus 4/12 ROH in Edison, N.J.: Briscoes vs. Richards & Romero for ROh Tag Titles, Nigel vs. Steen Other News Torch Indy Weekend Report: Lynn wins "Super Indy," new Shimmer champ, Strong over Stevens in FIP Torch Indy Weekend Preview: Sabin, Shelley, Sandman in IWC, Strong vs. Stevens in FIP, Shimmer taping Torch Indy Midweek Report: Briscoe injury; Honky Tonk Man; LAX in JAPW; huge IWC lineup PPV Reports KELLER'S WWE BACKLASH PPV REPORT 4/27: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV event CALDWELL'S WWE BACKLASH REPORT 4/27: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of PPV CALDWELL'S TNA LOCKDOWN PPV REPORT 4/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Joe vs. Angle PPV TV Reports KELLER'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 4/28: Joe vs. Angle headliner leads to three-way Lockdown main event CALDWELL'S ECW TV REPORT 4/29: Ongoing coverage of Sci-Fi show with Adamle walking off the set KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 4/28: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live USA telecast Arena Reports 4/22 WWE in Greensboro: Detailed complete report from SD taping, ECW taping, Dark Matches 4/22 WWE in Greensboro: Mitchell's Smackdown taping report including what Mike Adamle brought to the ring 4/19 ROH in Chicago Ridge, Ill.: Nigel vs. Steen, Machine Guns vs. Briscoes, Dempsey vs. Delirious, Age of Fall vs. Vulture Squad MMA / UFC Coverage MMA UPDATES: Fedor a free agent - who cares? MMA a racist sports? Nine ways for EliteXC to be success? UFC and MMA News: Big twist in next Ultimate Fighter casting, new Liddell opponent, new podcast UFC 82 COVERAGE: Check out the redesigned MMATorch.com tonight for live fight coverage, plus Brock Lesnar's opponent named during PPV KELLER'S TAKE A KELLER SHORT: Should Mr. Kennedy be a babyface; coffee shop eavesdropping A KELLER SHORT: A look ahead to tonight's Raw - Random thoughts on Triple H, King of Ring, JBL, Vince, Kennedy, Michaels A KELLER SHORT: A simple suggestion for Mike Adamle as he prepares for ECW show tonight MITCHELL'S TAKE MITCHELL: WWE, Bush, Barack, Hillrod, and Big John McCain A MITCHELL SHORT: Samoa Joe's Contract and TNA's Big Title Match MITCHELL: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair - The Echoes MCNEILL'S TAKE McNEILL's "Who's Hot, Who's Not" for Week of 4/29: Foley, Hogan, Samoa Joe, Hayes Don't Step In The Backlash! McNEILL Previews Sunday's WWE pay-per-view. McNEILL's "Who's Hot, Who's Not" for Week of 4/22: Regal, Clinton, McCain, Obama CALDWELL'S TAKE CORNER CUBE WEDNESDAY 4/30: Adamle Angle > ECW brand. 99 episodes later, this is the state of ECW? CORNER CUBE TUESDAY 4/29: Evaluating pros and cons of the conclusion to Raw CORNER CUBE MONDAY 4/28: Start Game - WWE's serious approach at Backlash is good sign RADICAN'S TAKE Rapid-fire booking with Raven - Nash & Hall in ECW instead of WCW RADICAN: FIP hits the reset button - Strong-Stevens tears down the house RADICAN: Trapped inside the beast - Sullivan books WCW The Specialists Nostalgia News: Best Wrestling Announcers: My personal picks; Ross, Ventura, Styles and more PARKER'S BLOG 4/29: Last Night's Ending Through Casual Eyes Nostalgia News: Worst announcers list; readers choices include Schiavone; West, Marshall, and more Guest Editorials EDITORIAL: Could new King of the Ring William Regal become WWE's breakout star in 2008? EDITORIAL: Joey Styles's removal as ECW announcer removes one of last links to its roots EDITORIAL: Building A Better Wrestling Video Game - 10 Ways To Create a Better Playing Experience Torch Feedback ECW Reax #2: "Mike Adamle continues to be the sore thumb that sticks out for the weirdest reasons." ECW Reax #1: "I have absolutely no idea why Adamle and Tazz left during the main event." WWE Raw Reax #5: "I have always liked Regal as a heel, and it's nice to see WWE keeping him that way." Ask the Editor ASK THE EDITOR: Have the Michaels-Batista promos crossed a line with use of insider terms, references to "jobs"? ASK THE EDITOR: Why do wrestlers in WWE refer to wrestling as "the business" and not "the sport"? ASK THE EDITOR: Why didn't Curt Hennig get a run with the WWE World Title? DVDs - VGames - Books Rapid-fire booking with Raven - Nash & Hall in ECW instead of WCW RADICAN: FIP hits the reset button - Strong-Stevens tears down the house RADICAN'S DVD REVIEW: TNA Turning Point 2007 Torch Flashbacks KELLER: Compare today's WWE Smackdown roster to Torch annual Smackdown roster rankings from Fall of 2006 KELLER: Compare today's WWE Raw roster to Torch annual Raw roster rankings from Fall of 2006 KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 5 YRS. AGO (4-28-03): Linda gives Bischoff huge news, Trish vs. Bischoff, Booker, Christian, Goldberg, Steiner, Jericho, Flair VIP Exclusive Features DEJ Experience Interview: ChickFight's Jason Deadrich explains concept for new group (31 min.) PWTorch Newsletter #1023: Backlash Coverage, Regal Pulls Plug, Smackdown Roster Evaluation, Powell's Pg. 2 Buzz 4/28 WWF Raw Audio Analysis: Caldwell & Penick discuss the Regal Blackout Edition of Raw (44 min.) Torch Trivia Torch Trivia: How much do you know about wrestling's technical difficulties? Torch Trivia: How much do you know about prior Kings Of The Ring? Torch Trivia: How much do you know about The Montréal Screwjob? Torch Instant Polls POLL: What's your opinion of the controversial non-airing of the finish of the Raw main event on Apr. 28? POLL: If you saw the Apr. 28 WWE Raw, pick the MVP of the program POLL: If you didn't see the event, why? If you did, pick the best match and score it PWTorch Free Podcast NEW PWTORCH FREE PODCAST: Excerpt of post WWE Backlash PPV Roundtables with Keller, Mitchell, McNeill (13 min.) New Free PWTorch Podcast: First new free audio show in months now available to all (40 min.) PWTorch Free Podcast: Excerpt of "The Audio Experience" with Jeremy, Dusty, Eric (23 min.) Annual Obituaries SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 1999 - Muchnick, Rick Rude, Owen Hart, Renegade... SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2000 - Solie, Albright, Duncum, Tsuruta, Blue Demon, Al Costello SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2001: Johnny Valentine, Terry Gordy, Chris Adams, Bertha Faye, Helen Hart
