{"id":10702,"date":"2016-02-11T15:44:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T21:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=10702"},"modified":"2016-02-11T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T22:08:38","slug":"10702","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/11\/10702\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Festival &#8211; NXT roster announced for &#8220;WWE Experience,&#8221; Kurt Angle promoting HOF induction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1625262365\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>&#8211; WWE is sending about 30\u00a0NXT wrestlers to this year&#8217;s Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio as part of the &#8220;WWE Experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Top champions Finn Balor, Bayley, and Dash &amp; Dawson are scheduled. Plus, Samoa Joe, Sami Zayn, Johnny Gargano, and Tommaso Ciampa. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/inside\/arnold-sports-festival\/wwe-experience-arnold-sports-festival-2016-28578054?sf20762327=1\" target=\"_blank\">Full Talent Roster announced<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;WWE Experience&#8221; is scheduled for Saturday, March 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (<a href=\"http:\/\/arnoldsportsfestival.com\/wwe-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\">Official Details &amp; Schedule Info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, the NXT brand\u00a0will have a live show in Columbus on Thursday, March 4 and Cleveland on Friday, March 4.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Kurt Angle<\/strong> is promoting his International Sports Hall of Fame inclusion. Angle will be part of the annual ceremony at the Arnold Sports Festival on Saturday, March 5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thearnoldfans.com\/news\/2016\/1\/7\/2016-international-sports-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced.html\" target=\"_blank\">Angle&#8217;s inclusion was announced in January<\/a>, but flew under the radar with attention on Angle wrapping up his TNA run.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/npcnewsonline.com\/arnolds-sports-festival-class-of-2016-international-sports-hall-of-fame\/243858\/\" target=\"_blank\">Angle will be joined by<\/a> baseball legend Johnny Bench, &#8220;Mr. Olympia&#8221;<br \/>\nRonnie Coleman, actor Dolph Lundgren, former UFC champion Royce Gracie, and AnnMAria DeMars.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m very proud to be inducted into the Arnold Sports Hall of Fame this year. Mar4-6. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Epic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Epic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hHsMXec9b8\">https:\/\/t.co\/hHsMXec9b8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hKb3EyPMZx\">pic.twitter.com\/hKb3EyPMZx<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKurtAngle\/status\/697885211363667970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1195604508\"><div id=\"pwtor-1299909504\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>&#8211; WWE is sending about 30\u00a0NXT wrestlers to this year&#8217;s Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio as part of the &#8220;WWE Experience.&#8221; Top champions Finn Balor, Bayley, and Dash &amp; Dawson are scheduled. 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