{"id":11025,"date":"2016-02-16T15:34:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T21:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=11025"},"modified":"2016-02-16T15:34:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T21:34:59","slug":"feb16torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/16\/feb16torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday 2\/16 Torch Today &#8211; Big Rousey revelation, Henry injury update from Raw, Report &#8211; Barrett not renewing WWE deal after foreshadowing decision, Jerry Lawler to open wrestling restaurant?, Kofi talks shoes with Wale, Steiner&#8217;s son wins title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-58329543\" 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, February 16, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I&#8217;m with PWTorch readers who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/15\/feb15rawpolls\/\" target=\"_blank\">voted in our weekly poll<\/a> that Monday&#8217;s Raw averaged out to an average\u00a0show. The first two hours were decent-to-good, then the third hour fell off a cliff. Perhaps it was because the first two hours were actually solid that it made the third hour seem exceptionally poor\u00a0this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Big Show&#8217;s<\/strong> interview with <strong>&#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin<\/strong> on WWE Network after Raw was really fascinating to understand the man behind the Big Show character. WWE has portrayed Show as a spineless goof throughout his career that the audience does not respect him. It&#8217;s too bad, as Show could actually mean something, like being in a Raw TV main event this week, if treated with more care.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">At MMATorch.com<\/a>: Full Recap of superstar <strong>Ronda Rousey<\/strong> saying in a TV interview that she <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/2016\/02\/16\/ronda-rousey-says-she-briefly-contemplated-suicide-immediately-after-holly-holm-loss-at-ufc-193\/\" target=\"_blank\">contemplated suicide after her shocking\u00a0loss to Holly Holm<\/a>. Also, former UFC fighter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rampage Jackson is returning to Bellator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwpodcasts.com\" target=\"_blank\">At PWPodcasts.com<\/a>: Full Recaps of the most-recent big podcast episodes from the world of wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Mark Henry<\/strong> noted that he will be &#8220;okay&#8221; after his match against <strong>Big E.\u00a0<\/strong>on Raw, which ended with Big E. scoring a quick pin after Henry appeared to injure his mid-section.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey guys I&#39;m ok hurt rib I&#39;ll live.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheMarkHenry (@TheMarkHenry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMarkHenry\/status\/699695171236032512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>King Barrett<\/strong> will reportedly not be renewing his WWE contract when it expires this summer. <a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestlingsheet.com\/wade-barrett-gives-notice-not-resigning-contract-wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\">ProWrestlingSheet reports<\/a> that Barrett has told WWE management about his decision to move on from the company around June.<\/p>\n<p>Barrett indicated that he would be moving on from WWE in an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/13\/barrett-considering-life-after-wwe-talks-zero-time-off-missed-opportunity-face-turn\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Independent U.K. publication in November<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m still as passionate about wrestling as I ever was, but I think it\u2019s inevitable that at some point in your career you\u2019ve got to start looking for things outside of wrestling,\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4123520514\" 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; WWE announcer <strong>Jerry Lawler<\/strong> is working on opening a wrestling-themed restaurant in Memphis. Lawler told the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/news\/wrestler-jerry-lawler-plans-to-open-bar-and-grill-on-beale-2bc229bb-c9d4-3882-e053-0100007fba43-368782481.html?d=mobile\" target=\"_blank\">Commercial Appeal newspaper<\/a> that &#8220;plans are in the works&#8221; for a bar &amp; grill on Beale Street.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rapper <strong>Wale<\/strong> interviewed <strong>Kofi Kingston<\/strong> about the shoes he wears in the ring for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.complex.com\/sneakers\/2016\/02\/wale-kofi-kingston-wwe-sneakers-interview\" target=\"_blank\">an article at Complex.com<\/a>. Kofi said one of the surprising sneaker aficionados on the WWE roster is <strong>Rusev<\/strong>. &#8220;Rusev is a big sneakerhead, which is funny because there was a period where he didn&#8217;t wear shoes at all on TV. He likes a lot of throwback stuff. The Usos&#8217;s shoe game is always on point, too,&#8221; Kofi said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bronson Rechsteiner, the son of former WCW tag champion <strong>Rick Steiner<\/strong>,\u00a0won a high school amateur wrestling title in Georgia over the weekend. Bronson won the Class 6A state title in the 220-pound weight class. Also of note is Rick is currently a real estate agent in the Atlanta area. 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