PWTORCH LIVECAST TUESDAY
HOSTS: WADE KELLER & JASON POWELL
AIRED LIVE: SEPT. 15, 2015
DIRECT LINK TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD EPISODE
Report by Christopher Colvin, PWPodcasts.com reporter
MAIN TOPICS COVERED
-Tuesday’s Livecast traditionally covers the latest happenings on WWE Raw as well as a discussion of the television ratings (when available).
-Both Wade Keller and Jason Powell have many viable suggestions for WWE in order to improve the overall quality of their weekly shows which in turn would affect ratings in a positive way.
-A strong endorsement is given to Ring of Honor Wrestling as a great alternative to WWE with a quick preview of this week’s traditional pay per view, All Star Extravaganza.
SUBJECTS COVERED (w/Time Stamps)
·(0:00) Show Open
·(2:17) Wade Keller announces today’s episode is the Season Premiere!
·(3:11) Beginning today Tuesday Livecast begins at 5:30 Eastern Time
·(4:00) Wade Keller announces ratings of 2.42 for 09/14/15 edition of WWE Raw.
·(5:30) Wade Keller refers to last night’s Raw as ‘Awful’.
·(7:07) Jason Powell introduced as co host.
·(11:53) First caller, Marco from Arizona with two points about current product.
·(20:31) Matt from North Carolina asks how much does WWE miss Daniel Bryan right now in the wake of recent ratings decline.
·(32:52) Damian from St. Louis wonders what would it take for Triple H and Steph to stay in heel character mode? & Do Jason and Wade believe that Charlotte will be a big draw later in her career or has she already peaked?
·(41:41) Jack from Indianapolis asks if Cena turned heel, would he be booked as strongly as he is today?
·(47:27) Mike from Ottawa asks why does Cena use the same tactics to sell his strength and what do the hosts feel about Ring of Honor and this weekend’s All Star Extravaganza pay per view event.
· (54:54) Darrel from Georgia asks if it is time to redefine heels and babyfaces? Also, should Seth Rollins be allowed to hold both belts until WrestleMania 32?
·(1:00:38) Sarge (!!!) from Jackson, Mississippi believes that a match pitting Triple H and Stephanie McMahon versus Nikki Bella and John Cena is in the future.
·(1:02:19) Chris from New York asks if the rating decline has to with devaluing John Cena on TV? Also, do Triple H and Stephanie McMahon promote their charity work in order to please investors and to ensure that the public does not hate them?
·(1:13:17) Show Ending
FINAL THOUGHTS & SCORE
Overall Rating: 8.0 out of 10 (Audio Quality: 9.0): This was the greatest Season Premiere episode of a professional wrestling related show in the last 24 hours. (Take that Michael Cole!!) I have anticipated this show since early this morning when I first listened to Wade Keller’s Raw review for VIP members. I already knew his opinions on the show, but I on today’s show, we learned how low the ratings fell in the wake of NFL Monday Night Football 2015. Both Wade Keller and Jason Powell have strong opinions on how this current ratings slide and overall product decline can be repaired. There is a sense from the hosts that the WWE is going to be steadfast through this latest ratings crisis. However, some good news coming out of this show, is that both hosts endorsed Ring of Honor wrestling and recommended watching it instead of giving up completely on professional wrestling. With a lot of the usual suspects making appearances on this Livecast as well as a return of a longtime contributor, I certainly recommend this show. Now excuse me while I catch up on last week’s Ring of Honor show.
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