Are you a wrestling fan who’s also keen on automating your media library with Radarr? You might have noticed a snag when it comes to wrestling Pay-Per-Views (PPVs). While sports PPVs are technically categorized as movies in The Movie Database (TMDB), seamlessly integrating them into Radarr can be trickier than a top-rope maneuver.
The primary hurdle lies in the filenames of PPV torrent releases. Often, these files lack the crucial “(yyyy)” year tag that Radarr relies on for identification. This omission makes these releases invisible to Radarr’s automated search, leaving wrestling PPV enthusiasts in a manual management chokehold.
Fear not, there’s a setting within Radarr that seems like it should be the saving grace: “remove year from search string,” found in the advanced settings of each indexer. Enabling this option indeed allows Radarr to see those year-less PPV releases. However, this is where we hit a frustrating roadblock. Instead of smooth automation, users are met with an “unable to parse” error, effectively preventing proper importing.
Currently, wrestling fans are forced into a cumbersome manual process. Each PPV needs to be added to Radarr as a movie title. Then, users must manually fetch the torrent release through their download client and painstakingly link it to the corresponding Radarr entry. This defeats the purpose of automation and adds unnecessary steps to enjoying wrestling PPV events.
The solution? Radarr needs to be enhanced to parse and accept torrent releases even when the “(yyyy)” tag is absent. This seemingly small tweak would unlock significant automation potential for a dedicated community of wrestling fans who rely on Radarr for media management. This isn’t just a niche request; it’s a quality-of-life improvement that resonates with many users seeking a streamlined experience for downloading wrestling PPVs.
Numerous Radarr users have voiced similar frustrations and feature requests across online communities, highlighting the widespread need for this enhancement. Forums and platforms like Reddit are filled with threads from users struggling to automate their wrestling PPV downloads, all pointing to the same filename parsing issue.
By enabling Radarr to effectively handle PPV torrents without year tags, developers would cater to a passionate user base and further solidify Radarr’s position as the go-to automation tool for all types of media, including the exciting world of wrestling PPVs.
