{"id":1073,"date":"2015-10-20T14:30:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T19:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2015-10-21T16:10:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T21:10:23","slug":"tuesdays-torch-today-cena-on-espn-sd-tv-taping-austin-comments-on-brock-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/20\/tuesdays-torch-today-cena-on-espn-sd-tv-taping-austin-comments-on-brock-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday&#8217;s Torch Today (Afternoon Update) &#8211; Lesnar\/MMA, Piper, Pope, Cena on ESPN, SD taping, Austin commercial, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3349942980\" 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><strong>TORCH TODAY &#8211; Tuesday, October 20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFTERNOON UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Brock Lesnar&#8217;s podcast interview with &#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin made waves in the MMA world, with Lesnar talking about how close he was to returning to UFC. Read MMATorch editor Jamie Penick&#8217;s Take on Lesnar&#8217;s comments at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmatorch.com\/artman2\/publish\/UFC_2\/article_27493.shtml#.ViZmyxCrRUM\" target=\"_blank\">MMATorch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Roddy Piper<\/strong> was planning to transition to music, according to his daughter. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2015\/10\/20\/roddy-pipers-daughter-we-were-supposed-to-duet-together-he-loved-music\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ariel Toombs told TMZ<\/a> that they were working on a duet before he died in July. Ariel has a new album due out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Current TNA commentator <strong>&#8220;The Pope&#8221; D&#8217;Angelo Dinero<\/strong> says he is definitely not retired from active competition, he&#8217;s simply embracing his new TV announcer role. &#8220;There will be times in the future when &#8216;Pope&#8217; will do a casual appearance inside the ring, I am not retired. Let&#8217;s get it out there right now. &#8216;Pope&#8217; is not retired by a long shot I&#8217;ve got years left under my belt. I just recognize my role right now and have no problems committing to it and fulfilling it to the best of my abilities.&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/tmptow.podomatic.com\/entry\/2015-10-19T21_00_00-07_00\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling&#8221; podcast<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/tmptow.podomatic.com\/entry\/2015-10-19T21_00_00-07_00\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline.com<\/a> released box office projections for the new &#8220;Bond&#8221; movie, which features <strong>Dave Bautista<\/strong> in a supporting role.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; LIVECAST: PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net host Tuesday&#8217;s show at 5:00 p.m. EST at PWTorchLivecast.com taking your calls and emails. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestling.net\/article.php?Powell-s-WWE-Raw-Hit-List-Steve-Austin-returns-final-push-for-Brock-Lesnar-vs.-Undertaker-Seth-Rollins-Roman-Reigns-and-Dean-Ambrose-vs.-The-Wyatt-Family-Seth-Rollins-and-Shawn-Michaels-soft-push-for-John-Cena-s-open-challenge-at-Hell-in-a-Cell-Erick-Rowan-returns-44489\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Jason&#8217;s Raw Hit List<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORNING UPDATE<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3230538811\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>John Cena<\/strong> is scheduled to appear on the ESPNews edition of SportsCenter on Tuesday night. Cena&#8217;s interview with The Coach is slotted for the 9:00 p.m. EST hour of ESPN&#8217;s new WWE-related segment on Tuesday nights.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE tapes Smackdown tonight in Austin, Texas. This will wrap up the Hell in a Cell build-up with the only advertised segment being <strong>Miz TV<\/strong> with Dolph Ziggler and Summer Rae.<\/p>\n<p>Additional roster members advertised are WWE World Hvt. champion <strong>Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Sheamus<\/strong>. (<em>NOTE: We&#8217;re looking for results sent to pwtorch@gmail.com if you attend the taping.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0With Raw in Dallas on Monday, WWE announced a pre-sale code for <strong>WrestleMania 32<\/strong> tickets. Starting November 4, the pre-sale code is RAWVIP. Tickets are scheduled to go on-sale to the general public on November 6. (Thanks to Joe.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: WWE is replaying the <strong>Stone Cold\/Brock Lesnar<\/strong> podcast at 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m. EST. There is no new content tonight; prime time programming includes\u00a0&#8220;WWE List&#8221; and &#8220;Swerved&#8221; re-runs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Austin fielded a few tweets after the podcast interview with Brock aired. In response to a Twitter follower suggesting Lesnar is disrespectful to the wrestling business, Austin replied: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been in the business since 1989. He does this for a job. Clock in. Work. Clock out. 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