{"id":10920,"date":"2016-02-15T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T20:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=10920"},"modified":"2016-02-15T14:38:18","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T20:38:18","slug":"mondayfeb15torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/15\/mondayfeb15torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday 2\/15 Torch Today &#8211; Raw shift, Cena&#8217;s latest injury update, Foley pulls out of big Monday show with stomach issue, A.J. Styles non-WWE merch re-released, who&#8217;s the favorite to win Money in the Bank?, ROH vs. New Japan tix on-sale, Videos &#8211; Cesaro travels to Middle East, Brie talks retirement with Nikki, Valentino is &#8220;The Bachelor&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3924230697\" 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; Monday, February 15, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; After last week&#8217;s &#8220;special edition&#8221; of Raw focused\u00a0on <strong>Daniel Bryan&#8217;s<\/strong> retirement, WWE turns back to Fast Lane hype. Except, <strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong> is not advertised, so the focus will likely shift to <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> and <strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong>, with\u00a0The Authority&#8217;s <strong>Triple H<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Stephanie McMahon\u00a0<\/strong>trying to drive a wedge. It&#8217;s a bit tired, so WWE has to find a way to make things interesting tonight with this final week of PPV hype before they really have to focus on the Road to WrestleMania. After we cover Raw live tonight, join us on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2016\/02\/16\/pwtorch-livecast--raw-post-game-show-wcaldwell-mcneill\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorch Livecast post-game show<\/a> at 11:30 p.m. EST to discuss the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In his latest update on injury rehab, top WWE star <strong>John Cena<\/strong> talked about\u00a0taking a risk to try to accelerate his recovery now that WWE is within two months of WrestleMania 32.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gamble: take risky action in hope of a desired result. Time to gamble I think. It&#39;s gonna be a risky next two weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaceUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaceUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nevergiveup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nevergiveup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/699194494768586752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; There is a huge gathering of legends scheduled for the Martin County Fair in Florida on Monday night. However, <strong>Mick Foley<\/strong> announced Monday afternoon that he will be unable to attend due to &#8220;severe stomach problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealMickFoley\/status\/699329921575837696<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>A.J. Styles<\/strong> merchandise that is non-WWE affiliated is available for a limited time\u00a0this week. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingtees.com\/ajstyles\" target=\"_blank\">Pro Wrestling Tees<\/a> announced that the &#8220;Styles Club&#8221; t-shirt and other A.J. Styles merchandise is available this week through Friday night only.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Looking way ahead past WrestleMania\u00a0to the middle of 2016, betting odds have been released for the Money in the Bank match. International oddsmakers have pegged <strong>Kevin Owens, A.J. Styles<\/strong>, and (currently injured) <strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong> as the top three potential winners. (<a href=\"http:\/\/wweleaks.org\" target=\"_blank\">Thanks to David<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ring of Honor has put tickets on-sale for all four <strong>ROH <\/strong>vs.<strong> New Japan<\/strong> shows this May in Chicago, Michigan, Toronto, and New York City. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rohwrestling.com\/catalog\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\">Ticket Info<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-627271137\" 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><strong>Video Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Injured WWE star <strong>Cesaro<\/strong> traveled to the Middle East to promote WWE returning to Dubai on April 14 &amp; 15 following WrestleMania. Cesaro talked about his injury, other injuries affecting WrestleMania plans, and more topics with radio host Myles from <a href=\"http:\/\/virginradiodubai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">104.4 Virgin Radio Dubai<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Myles Meets Cesaro\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IK9LAUVewUA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/shows\/total_divas\/news\/739337\/brie-bella-encourages-nikki-bella-to-put-her-health-first-it-s-about-your-next-twenty-to-forty-years-and-you-feeling-good\" target=\"_blank\">E! released a teaser for Tuesday&#8217;s &#8220;Total Divas&#8221; episode<\/a> focusing on <strong>Brie Bella<\/strong> talking\u00a0to\u00a0her sister, <strong>Nikki Bella<\/strong>, about possibly\u00a0retiring\u00a0from wrestling due to the condition of her neck. The conversation was taped in 2015 when Nikki was on her Divas Title run before her neck surgery.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/videos\/embed\/245481\" width=\"610\" height=\"344\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PWTorch specialist Shawn Valentino is the subject of a new Bachelor-themed web series called &#8220;The Showstopper&#8221; trying to match up Valentino with one of 10 eligible women. The series premiered, of course, on Valentine&#8217;s Day. 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