{"id":11281,"date":"2016-02-19T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T21:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=11281"},"modified":"2016-02-19T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T22:00:11","slug":"february19torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/19\/february19torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 2\/19 Torch Today &#8211; Big Events, ROH TV Title ramifications, Real Story of WCW&#8217;s 2001 False Start, WWE acknowledging other promotions &#8211; good or bad?, CNet on Fast Lane build, Jake talks &#8220;Resurrection&#8221; vs. Beyond the Mat, DeMott on training future, Lauriniatis cut from NFL team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2005857939\" 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; Friday, February 19, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It was very surprising to see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/19\/219-roh-vs-njpw-honor-rising-night-1-results-strong-vs-ishii-roh-champ-iwgp-champ-meet-bullet-club\/\" target=\"_blank\">ROH TV Title change hands in Tokyo, Japan today<\/a>. The potential of <strong>Tomohiro Ishii<\/strong> vs. <strong>Hirooki Goto<\/strong> for the TV Title on ROH&#8217;s\u00a014th Anniversary PPV next Friday is very intriguing, and\u00a0would give the line-up a nice boost on a &#8220;fight week.&#8221; It&#8217;s likely ROH sorts things\u00a0out on the post-PPV TV taping next Saturday before the New Japan stars return\u00a0to Japan. However, there is a quick turnaround when the New Japan stars return to the U.S. in May. So, is it possible for Ishii to hold the TV Title for a few months after taking it from <strong>Roderick Strong<\/strong>? We shall see. Regardless, the 2016 New Japan vs. ROH Series just got more interesting, starting with a surprise TV Title change on opening night. Now, if <strong>Honma<\/strong> wins the ROH World Title from <strong>Jay Lethal<\/strong> on Saturday, then mass chaos will ensue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; FRIDAY EVENTS CENTER: WWE&#8217;s NXT crews\u00a0are\u00a0in New Jersey and Florida&#8230; <strong>New Day<\/strong> and <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> are at the Portland Comic Con&#8230; CWE kicks off a week-long tour of Canada with <strong>Colt Cabana<\/strong> headlining&#8230; AAW has <strong>Chris Hero, Johnny Gargano<\/strong>, and more big indies stars&#8230; <strong>Curt Hawkins<\/strong> is in New York&#8230; <strong>Jeff Jarrett&#8217;s<\/strong> GFW crew is in Maryland&#8230; <strong>Crimson<\/strong> headlines Real Tennessee Wrestling. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/19\/theeventscenter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Events Center<\/a>) (<em>Reports Wanted to <strong>pwtorch@gmail.com<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwpodcasts.com\" target=\"_blank\">On PWPodcasts.com<\/a>: Recaps of<strong> C.W. Anderson<\/strong> guesting on this week&#8217;s &#8220;Art of Wrestling&#8221; podcast with <strong>Colt Cabana<\/strong> and &#8220;Cheap Heat&#8221; on Grantland Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorchlivecast.com\" target=\"_blank\">On PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>: On-Demand access to <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorchlivecast.com\/2016\/02\/18\/next-livecast-episode-wade-kellers-interview-thursday-at-500-p-m-est\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thursday&#8217;s Wade Keller Interview<\/a> with recent TNA Hvt. champion <strong>Ethan Carter III<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">On MMATorch.com<\/a>: News on Jon Jones, B.J. Penn, and tonight&#8217;s Bellator MMA fight card.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; As part of WWE&#8217;s website overhaul, the staff is introducing new features, such as detailed historical looks at past wrestling events. Released on Friday is a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/big-bang-untold-story-wcw-pay-view-almost-happened?sf21204686=1\" target=\"_blank\">WCW&#8217;s plans\u00a0to relaunch in mid-2001 before the company was ultimately scrapped and sold to WWE<\/a>. The article is from WWE&#8217;s perspective, so it&#8217;s not a complete look at what happened, but includes new quotes from former WCW president <strong>Eric Bischoff<\/strong>. PWTorch covered the complete\u00a0story in great detail in the <a href=\"http:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues01\/backissues01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">2001 Torch Newsletters<\/a>, which can be read in the <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorch.com\/govip\" target=\"_blank\">Back-Issues Section for PWTorch VIP members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Another interesting development from WWELand is acknowledging other wrestling outfits. Well, those below the TNA level. When McDonalds introduces a Kale salad, does it mean they have validated good food options by introducing it on a mainstream level, or are they trying to wrap their arms around everything in the food industry to have absolute control of the market? WWNLive\u00a0booker <strong>Gabe Sapolsky<\/strong>, who is working with WWE&#8217;s NXT brand,\u00a0took the first approach in a Twitter exchange.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1584600350\" 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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BookItGabe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BookItGabe<\/a> No disrespect, but you&#39;ve spent most of your career trying to be what they&#39;re not. How is WWE&#39;s acceptance validation?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JS (@MrZoneSchmidt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrZoneSchmidt\/status\/700785798631792645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BookItGabe\/status\/700786290250223616<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ahead of Sunday&#8217;s Fast Lane event, the popular tech news outlet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/wwe-network-fastlane-how-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\">CNet covered the build-up to the PPV<\/a>\u00a0on the Road to WrestleMania. The angle of the article is what wrestling-related trends will be blowing up Twitter on Sunday night. (Thanks to VIP member John)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jake Roberts<\/strong> is heading to Canada this weekend for a Q&amp;A as part of a screening of his &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jakethesnakemovie.com\/mevents\/itunes-video-on-demand-release-tuesday-january-12-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Resurrection of Jake Roberts<\/a>&#8221; documentary. Notably, Jake <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhig.com\/2016\/02\/18\/wrestling-legend-roberts-conquers-his-demons\" target=\"_blank\">talked to The Whig<\/a> about being hesitant to be part of the movie because of his bad experience with &#8220;Beyond the Mat&#8221; about 15 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was real tough for me to do this because I\u2019d had a bad experience with filmmakers; a group that really colored me bad,&#8221; Roberts said, &#8220;And really tore my family up too and it was pretty ugly.&#8221; Roberts said once <strong>DDP<\/strong> showed him the movie, he was on-board and has seen the impact on people&#8217;s lives seeing him live through his tough life experiences. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhig.com\/2016\/02\/18\/wrestling-legend-roberts-conquers-his-demons\" target=\"_blank\">Full Interview &amp; Appearance details at TheWhig.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former NXT head trainer <strong>Bill DeMott<\/strong>\u00a0is talking about his involvement in the rise of NXT and break-out stars from the Developmental roster, but not talking about what led to his departure from the WWE training system. DeMott, who was released after repeated allegations of training abuse, talked in a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/world-according-to-wrestling\/id1060137681?mt=2&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\" target=\"_blank\">The World According To Wrestling<\/a> as if it&#8217;s up to him on whether he will return to WWE.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love to be around young talent. I love to be around talent that\u2019s looking for another way to fix things or try things and I love training,&#8221; DeMott said. &#8220;I absolutely love wrestling and I take advantage of every opportunity from seminars to tryout camps and things like that and, if the opportunity ever comes again, you never say you&#8217;re not gonna do it because I\u2019d be a liar but if it ever came up it\u2019d be a serious conversation with my wife.&#8221; Rather, it&#8217;s up to DeMott to show some acknowledgement and introspection on what happened that led to his exit from WWE.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Finally, <strong>James Laurinaitis<\/strong>, the son of &#8220;Road Warrior&#8221; Animal and nephew of John Laurinaitis, was cut by the St. Louis &#8230; well, Los Angeles Rams on Friday. 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