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</div> </div> </div> <div class="mh-container mh-container-outer"> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="QbiACLF5tnvvNHV_szLu6UtYT2nUCTBuTJ9TjRkm1bA"/><div class="mh-wrapper clearfix"> <div class="mh-main clearfix"> <div id="main-content" class="mh-loop mh-content"><header class="page-header"> <h1 class="page-title">Mitchell’s Take</h1> </header> <article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-68972 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-opinion_stafftakes"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/11/02/mitchell-not-pro-wrestling-guerrilla/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2018/11/FoxSnootyBM_3x2_600.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2018/11/FoxSnootyBM_3x2_600.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1 326w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2018/11/FoxSnootyBM_3x2_600.png?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/11/02/mitchell-not-pro-wrestling-guerrilla/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL: Not Pro Wrestling Guerrilla </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>November 2, 2018</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>There’s more than one type of successful wrestling show. Of course, there’s only one type of unsuccessful wrestling show, the kind that loses money, but then I’ve chronicled more than my share of those in <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/11/02/mitchell-not-pro-wrestling-guerrilla/" title="MITCHELL: Not Pro Wrestling Guerrilla">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-55515 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-opinion_stafftakes"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/02/16/mitchell-bruce-mitchells-black-history-month-new-day-pancakes/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/12/NewDaySilouetteWK3x2_600.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/12/NewDaySilouetteWK3x2_600.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1 326w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/12/NewDaySilouetteWK3x2_600.png?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/02/16/mitchell-bruce-mitchells-black-history-month-new-day-pancakes/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL: Bruce Mitchell’s Black History Month, New Day, and Pancakes </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>February 16, 2018</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>I grew up in a middle-class white neighborhood in Durham, North Carolina. I’m directly descended from a Civil War Confederate General, and both my parents were from the deep South. They were Presbyterians, and I <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/02/16/mitchell-bruce-mitchells-black-history-month-new-day-pancakes/" title="MITCHELL: Bruce Mitchell’s Black History Month, New Day, and Pancakes">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-53787 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-spotlightarticles category-opinion_stafftakes"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/10/mitchell-cwf-mid-atlantic-brad-stutts-split/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/03/Logo_CWF_Mid-Atlantic-600x381.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/03/Logo_CWF_Mid-Atlantic-600x381.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1 326w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/03/Logo_CWF_Mid-Atlantic-600x381.png?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/10/mitchell-cwf-mid-atlantic-brad-stutts-split/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL: The CWF Mid-Atlantic-Brad Stutts split </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>January 10, 2018</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>You wouldn’t always know it by listening to or reading wrestling sites like this one, but there’s more to booking than brainstorming money-making ideas for wrestlers. Saturday, Dec. 30 CWF Mid-Atlantic ran their 18th annual <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/01/10/mitchell-cwf-mid-atlantic-brad-stutts-split/" title="MITCHELL: The CWF Mid-Atlantic-Brad Stutts split">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-52735 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-opinion_stafftakes"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/12/18/mitchell-great-wrestler/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2017/12/LeeTrevorBMitchell3x2_600.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2017/12/LeeTrevorBMitchell3x2_600.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1 326w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2017/12/LeeTrevorBMitchell3x2_600.png?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/12/18/mitchell-great-wrestler/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL: What a Great Wrestler Does </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>December 18, 2017</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Friday night I watched IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada’s title defense from back in October against EVIL at King of Pro Wrestling on AXS-TV. It’s always interesting to check in with Jim Ross and his adjustment <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/12/18/mitchell-great-wrestler/" title="MITCHELL: What a Great Wrestler Does">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-48001 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-specialfeatures category-opinion_stafftakes category-exclusives_flashbacks"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/09/17/20-yrs-ago-bruce-mitchells-feature-column-life-fritz-von-erich-lesson-paid-ruined-lives-needless-deaths/"><img width="326" height="231" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VonErichFritz-3x2.png?resize=326%2C231&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VonErichFritz-3x2.png?zoom=2&resize=326%2C231&ssl=1 652w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/VonErichFritz-3x2.png?zoom=3&resize=326%2C231&ssl=1 978w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/09/17/20-yrs-ago-bruce-mitchells-feature-column-life-fritz-von-erich-lesson-paid-ruined-lives-needless-deaths/" rel="bookmark"> 20 YRS AGO: Bruce Mitchell’s feature column on the life of Fritz Von Erich, a lesson paid for in ruined lives and needless deaths </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>September 17, 2017</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The following is Bruce Mitchell’s feature column published 20 years ago this month in PWTorch Newsletter #459 (cover dated Sept. 27, 1997), a look at the life and impact on pro wrestling of Fritz Von <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/09/17/20-yrs-ago-bruce-mitchells-feature-column-life-fritz-von-erich-lesson-paid-ruined-lives-needless-deaths/" title="20 YRS AGO: Bruce Mitchell’s feature column on the life of Fritz Von Erich, a lesson paid for in ruined lives and needless deaths">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-45244 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-opinion_stafftakes tag-braun-strowman tag-jason-jordan tag-kurt-angle tag-monday-night-raw tag-roman-reigns tag-samoa-joe"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/07/21/mitchells-take-mojo-mitchells-kurt-angle-scooby-doo-mystery-theatre-steely-dan-not-chair-angle-confesses-truth-strowman-makes-triumphant-return/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/AngleKurtTB_3x2_600.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/AngleKurtTB_3x2_600.jpg?resize=174%2C131&ssl=1 174w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/AngleKurtTB_3x2_600.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/AngleKurtTB_3x2_600.jpg?resize=70%2C53&ssl=1 70w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/07/21/mitchells-take-mojo-mitchells-kurt-angle-scooby-doo-mystery-theatre-steely-dan-not-chair-angle-confesses-truth-strowman-makes-triumphant-return/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL’S TAKE: Mojo Mitchell’s Kurt Angle Scooby-Doo Mystery Theatre, Steely Dan Is Not A Chair, Angle confesses “his truth,” Strowman makes triumphant return </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>July 21, 2017</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>I’ve got this horrible secret that, if it gets out, will destroy my family life. Think I’ll reveal it on national television… We start with Dean Ambrose coming to the ring. He’s got a chair. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/07/21/mitchells-take-mojo-mitchells-kurt-angle-scooby-doo-mystery-theatre-steely-dan-not-chair-angle-confesses-truth-strowman-makes-triumphant-return/" title="MITCHELL’S TAKE: Mojo Mitchell’s Kurt Angle Scooby-Doo Mystery Theatre, Steely Dan Is Not A Chair, Angle confesses “his truth,” Strowman makes triumphant return">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-43470 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-spotlightarticles category-opinion_stafftakes tag-cwf-mid-atlantic tag-ecw tag-nick-richards tag-tommy-dreamer"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/06/09/mitchells-take-legend/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2017/06/DreamerTommyBMItchell3x2_600.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2017/06/DreamerTommyBMItchell3x2_600.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1 326w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2017/06/DreamerTommyBMItchell3x2_600.png?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/06/09/mitchells-take-legend/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL’S TAKE: The Legend </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>June 9, 2017</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>He’s probably worked in more arenas like this one than any other legend in the modern era, but then he’s not just any legend. He may very well be the Last Man Standing. He never <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/06/09/mitchells-take-legend/" title="MITCHELL’S TAKE: The Legend">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-34796 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-spotlightarticles category-opinion_stafftakes tag-dolph-ziggler tag-sami-zayn tag-shane-mcmahon tag-stephanie-mcmahon tag-vince-mcmahon"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/11/10/mitchells-take-stephanie-mcmahon-bad-manager-says-vince-mcmahon/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/McMahongym_3x2.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="Vince McMahon" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/McMahongym_3x2.jpg?resize=174%2C131&ssl=1 174w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/McMahongym_3x2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/McMahongym_3x2.jpg?resize=70%2C53&ssl=1 70w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/11/10/mitchells-take-stephanie-mcmahon-bad-manager-says-vince-mcmahon/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL’S TAKE: Stephanie McMahon the Bad Manager and what it says about Vince McMahon </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>November 10, 2016</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>If there was any doubt left, Monday Night Raw proved it beyond any doubt: Vince McMahon has lost his grip on the company’s creative effort. It’s not the awkwardly long comedic skits that dominate the <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/11/10/mitchells-take-stephanie-mcmahon-bad-manager-says-vince-mcmahon/" title="MITCHELL’S TAKE: Stephanie McMahon the Bad Manager and what it says about Vince McMahon">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-34525 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-spotlightarticles category-opinion_stafftakes tag-anthem tag-aroluxe tag-billy-corgan tag-dixie-carter tag-impact-wrestling tag-tna"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/11/04/mitchell-words-advice-new-tna-owners-time-repair-damage-rebuild-reputation/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Impact_3x21.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Impact_3x21.jpg?resize=174%2C131&ssl=1 174w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Impact_3x21.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Impact_3x21.jpg?resize=70%2C53&ssl=1 70w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/11/04/mitchell-words-advice-new-tna-owners-time-repair-damage-rebuild-reputation/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL – A few words of advice for new TNA owners – time to repair the damage and rebuild your reputation </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>November 4, 2016</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>I don’t know if Jason Brown from Aroluxe will continue to run TNA or Bill Corgan will prevail in his legal proceedings against the company. The one thing that is clear after Monday’s ruling is <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/11/04/mitchell-words-advice-new-tna-owners-time-repair-damage-rebuild-reputation/" title="MITCHELL – A few words of advice for new TNA owners – time to repair the damage and rebuild your reputation">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-33919 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-spotlightarticles category-opinion_stafftakes tag-goldberg tag-goldust"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/23/mitchells-take-goldberg-wwe-blonde-wig/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/10/GoldbergMike_Lano_3x2_600.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/10/GoldbergMike_Lano_3x2_600.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1 326w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/10/GoldbergMike_Lano_3x2_600.jpg?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/23/mitchells-take-goldberg-wwe-blonde-wig/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL’S TAKE: Goldberg gave his best, most effective promo of his career without trying to “entertain” (and no wig this time) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>October 23, 2016</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The biggest irony of Bill Goldberg’s return to a pro wrestling ring Monday night wasn’t that a WCW star was the biggest Superstar on Raw, it was that 12 years later Goldberg was the only <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/23/mitchells-take-goldberg-wwe-blonde-wig/" title="MITCHELL’S TAKE: Goldberg gave his best, most effective promo of his career without trying to “entertain” (and no wig this time)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-33022 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-spotlightarticles category-opinion_stafftakes tag-brian-kendrick tag-bruiser-brody tag-cedric-alexander tag-christopher-daniels tag-cwc tag-dolph-ziggler tag-kevin-owens tag-seth-rollins tag-stephanie-mcmahon tag-tj-perkins tag-triple-h"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/04/mitchells-take-pro-wrestling-losers-proof-need-tv-last-month/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ziggler_3x2Lunn.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ziggler_3x2Lunn.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1 326w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ziggler_3x2Lunn.jpg?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/04/mitchells-take-pro-wrestling-losers-proof-need-tv-last-month/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL’S TAKE: Pro Wrestling For Losers – All the proof you need was on TV last month </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>October 4, 2016</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>If there’s a line I’ve run into the ground on PWTorch audio (okay, there are several), it’s that I can’t imagine the late, great Bruiser Brody allowing himself to be talked to the way WWE <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/10/04/mitchells-take-pro-wrestling-losers-proof-need-tv-last-month/" title="MITCHELL’S TAKE: Pro Wrestling For Losers – All the proof you need was on TV last month">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-32693 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-spotlightarticles category-opinion_stafftakes"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/09/29/mitchell-total-stop-action-market-forces-drivig-tna-business-years-ago-better-industry/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TNA_3x2.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TNA_3x2.jpg?resize=174%2C131&ssl=1 174w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TNA_3x2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TNA_3x2.jpg?resize=70%2C53&ssl=1 70w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/09/29/mitchell-total-stop-action-market-forces-drivig-tna-business-years-ago-better-industry/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL: Total Stop Action – Why market forces driving TNA out of business years ago would have been better for the industry </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>September 29, 2016</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>I kind of figured something was up last Friday night at Dorton Arena when I got a look at Jeff Hardy in the Big Time wrestling main event. Hardy was playing wrestling’s most sensational innovation, <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/09/29/mitchell-total-stop-action-market-forces-drivig-tna-business-years-ago-better-industry/" title="MITCHELL: Total Stop Action – Why market forces driving TNA out of business years ago would have been better for the industry">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-25938 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-spotlightarticles category-opinion_stafftakes tag-bruce-mitchell tag-roman-reigns tag-roman-reigns-suspended tag-wwe"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/07/17/mitchell-roman-reigns-wellness-failure-really-calls/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ReignsRomanWK1_3x2_600-1.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ReignsRomanWK1_3x2_600-1.jpg?resize=174%2C131&ssl=1 174w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ReignsRomanWK1_3x2_600-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ReignsRomanWK1_3x2_600-1.jpg?resize=70%2C53&ssl=1 70w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/07/17/mitchell-roman-reigns-wellness-failure-really-calls/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL: What the Roman Reigns Wellness Failure really calls for </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>July 17, 2016</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>(This column was originally published in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter and PWTorch VIP website 0n June 28th.) By Bruce Mitchell, PWTorch senior columnist While everyone shares their Roman Reigns Steroid Needle Memes, there are <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/07/17/mitchell-roman-reigns-wellness-failure-really-calls/" title="MITCHELL: What the Roman Reigns Wellness Failure really calls for">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-24190 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-vipexclusivealerts tag-battleground tag-raw tag-roman-reigns tag-tampa-raw tag-wwe tag-wwe-raw"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/27/vip-article-mojo-mitchell-raw-stream-627-pipe-bombs-five-ways-young-bucks-shaggy-dogs/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Rawlogo_3x2.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Rawlogo_3x2.jpg?resize=174%2C131&ssl=1 174w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Rawlogo_3x2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Rawlogo_3x2.jpg?resize=70%2C53&ssl=1 70w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/27/vip-article-mojo-mitchell-raw-stream-627-pipe-bombs-five-ways-young-bucks-shaggy-dogs/" rel="bookmark"> VIP ARTICLE – Mojo Mitchell Raw Stream 6/27 – Pipe Bombs, Five-Ways, Young Bucks, Shaggy Dogs ….. </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>June 27, 2016</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Mojo Mitchell’s Raw Summer Stream of Pipe Bombs, Five-Ways, Ivan Koloff, The Young Bucks, Demon Kane, and Shaggy Dogs Hailed by critics as “lazy,” Mojo Mitchell’s Summer Stream is a rip-off of Pat McNeil on <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/06/27/vip-article-mojo-mitchell-raw-stream-627-pipe-bombs-five-ways-young-bucks-shaggy-dogs/" title="VIP ARTICLE – Mojo Mitchell Raw Stream 6/27 – Pipe Bombs, Five-Ways, Young Bucks, Shaggy Dogs …..">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-12944 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell tag-bruce-mitchell tag-cwf-mid-atlantic tag-roy-wilkins tag-trevor-lee"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/03/11/mitchellcwf/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/03/Logo_CWF_Mid-Atlantic-600x381.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/03/Logo_CWF_Mid-Atlantic-600x381.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1 326w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/03/Logo_CWF_Mid-Atlantic-600x381.png?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/03/11/mitchellcwf/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL COLUMN – One Hour, 45 Minutes, 35 Seconds – Trevor Lee vs. Wilkins (w/Full Video) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>March 11, 2016</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>MITCHELL PWTORCH NEWSLETTER COLUMN #1446 HEADLINE: One hour, 45 minutes, and 35 seconds NOTE: The full match is below from CWF Mid-Atlantic’s YouTube page. Saturday night at the CWF Mid-Atlantic Sportatorium, in scenic Gibsonville, N.C., I saw <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/03/11/mitchellcwf/" title="MITCHELL COLUMN – One Hour, 45 Minutes, 35 Seconds – Trevor Lee vs. Wilkins (w/Full Video)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-10373 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell category-opnionandanalysis category-vipexclusivealerts tag-bruce-mitchell tag-bryan-danielson tag-daniel-bryan tag-vip-article"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/02/09/10373/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/02/BrianDanielWK-diving_3x2_600.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/02/BrianDanielWK-diving_3x2_600.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1 326w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i2.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/post/2016/02/BrianDanielWK-diving_3x2_600.jpg?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/02/09/10373/" rel="bookmark"> MITCHELL: Daniel Bryan Sets the Standard Once Again (#1443) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>February 9, 2016</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Hey, I get it. Shinsuke Nakumura is debuting at the WrestleMania weekend NXT Takeover show. A.J. Styles is already on Raw. Hideo Itami will be back from injury soon enough. Kevin Owens is a Raw <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/02/09/10373/" title="MITCHELL: Daniel Bryan Sets the Standard Once Again (#1443)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-1665 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell tag-bruce-mitchell tag-charity tag-mitchell-25 tag-wwe"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2015/10/26/25-yrs-of-bruce-mitchell-day-25-2014-wwe-charity-and-what-decent-people-do/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/25-MITCHELL-1357__3x2_600.png?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/25-MITCHELL-1357__3x2_600.png?resize=174%2C131&ssl=1 174w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/25-MITCHELL-1357__3x2_600.png?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i1.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/25-MITCHELL-1357__3x2_600.png?resize=70%2C53&ssl=1 70w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2015/10/26/25-yrs-of-bruce-mitchell-day-25-2014-wwe-charity-and-what-decent-people-do/" rel="bookmark"> 25 YRS OF BRUCE MITCHELL – DAY 25 (2014): WWE, charity & what decent people do </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>October 26, 2015</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>This month marks the 25th Anniversary of Bruce Mitchell becoming a Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist. No single person has influenced the editorial tone and direction of the Torch brand over the years than Bruce, <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2015/10/26/25-yrs-of-bruce-mitchell-day-25-2014-wwe-charity-and-what-decent-people-do/" title="25 YRS OF BRUCE MITCHELL – DAY 25 (2014): WWE, charity & what decent people do">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-loop-item clearfix post-1588 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-takes_mitchell"> <div class="mh-loop-thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2015/10/24/25-yrs-of-bruce-mitchell-day-24-2013-how-patriots-panthers-nfl-gave-pro-wrestling-bookers-a-template-for-great-drama/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mitchell25-2013-1331_3x2_600.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mitchell25-2013-1331_3x2_600.jpg?resize=174%2C131&ssl=1 174w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mitchell25-2013-1331_3x2_600.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://i0.wp.com/www.pwtorch.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mitchell25-2013-1331_3x2_600.jpg?resize=70%2C53&ssl=1 70w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px"/> </a> </div> <div class="mh-loop-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-loop-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-loop-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2015/10/24/25-yrs-of-bruce-mitchell-day-24-2013-how-patriots-panthers-nfl-gave-pro-wrestling-bookers-a-template-for-great-drama/" rel="bookmark"> 25 YRS OF BRUCE MITCHELL – DAY 24 (2013): How Panthers-Pats gave bookers a template for great drama </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta mh-loop-meta"> <span class="mh-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i>October 24, 2015</span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-loop-excerpt"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>This month marks the 25th Anniversary of Bruce Mitchell becoming a Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist. 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c93cded0b92e30936ccb98adf77c5f24?s=24&d=mm&r=g" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c93cded0b92e30936ccb98adf77c5f24?s=48&d=mm&r=g 2x" class="avatar avatar-24 photo" height="24" width="24"/> </span> <span class="mh-tab-comment-author"> terrance kozak: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2019/10/02/10-1-impact-wrestling-on-axs-report-full-results-of-replay-of-impact-homecoming-ppv-from-jan-6-2019-headlined-by-johnny-impact-vs-cage-valkyrie-vs-tessa-blanchard/#comment-196205"> <span class="mh-tab-comment-excerpt"> Does it really help Impact to be showing replays with former talent? </span> </a> </li> <li class="mh-tab-comment-item"> <span class="mh-tab-comment-avatar"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7cd3717cbe258a144efc9979f59c9b0?s=24&d=mm&r=g" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7cd3717cbe258a144efc9979f59c9b0?s=48&d=mm&r=g 2x" class="avatar avatar-24 photo" height="24" width="24"/> </span> <span class="mh-tab-comment-author"> Mitch: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2019/10/03/aew-beats-nxt-by-wide-margin-nxt-drops-aew-falls-short-of-approaching-smackdown-and-raw-numbers/#comment-196183"> <span class="mh-tab-comment-excerpt"> WWE is for older people. +++ I get what you're saying, but I'm 49; nothing about… </span> </a> </li> <li class="mh-tab-comment-item"> <span class="mh-tab-comment-avatar"> <img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4480733db3a40ac99cc119937f10e1de?s=24&d=mm&r=g" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444im_/https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4480733db3a40ac99cc119937f10e1de?s=48&d=mm&r=g 2x" class="avatar avatar-24 photo" height="24" width="24"/> </span> <span class="mh-tab-comment-author"> sam: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2019/10/03/aew-beats-nxt-by-wide-margin-nxt-drops-aew-falls-short-of-approaching-smackdown-and-raw-numbers/#comment-196165"> <span class="mh-tab-comment-excerpt"> The demo differences between the two shows are significant. </span> </a> </li></ul> </div> </div></div><div id="mh_magazine_custom_posts-14" class="mh-widget mh_magazine_custom_posts"><h4 class="mh-widget-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191004145444/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/category/vipexclusivealerts/" class="mh-widget-title-link">LATEST PWTORCH VIP EXCLUSIVES</a></h4> <ul class="mh-custom-posts-widget clearfix"> <li class="mh-custom-posts-item mh-custom-posts-large clearfix"> 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