{"id":11434,"date":"2016-02-21T14:27:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T20:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=11434"},"modified":"2016-02-21T14:28:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T20:28:58","slug":"feb21torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/21\/feb21torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 2\/21 Torch Today &#8211; Final Word on WWE PPV main event, Harley Race health status, Bray Wyatt talks what&#8217;s next after facing Taker at WM31, exit Styles &#038; enter Edge, Charlotte talks Flair legacy, X-Pac to NWA-SM, interesting Tampa Wrestling story, Video of the Day &#8211; Joey Ryan proposes mid-match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3917632437\" 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; Sunday, February 21, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fast Lane is finally here to presumably decide the main event of WrestleMania when <strong>Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns<\/strong>, and <strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong> meet. There&#8217;s always the chance of a double-pin type situation (foreshadowed by this week&#8217;s NXT), especially with a new Network special in March this year. But, the more likely booking is WWE using their &#8220;No DQ&#8221; rules in a three-way match to have outside interference factor into the decision. Then, start to set up WrestleMania matches tomorrow night on Raw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; EVENTS CENTER: There are quite a few top independent shows around the U.S. and Canada on Sunday before or during WWE&#8217;s PPV. Included is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwecanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">CWE tour<\/a> headlined by <strong>Colt Cabana<\/strong>, who has main-evented the first leg of the tour. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/21\/theeventscenter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Events Center Line-ups<\/a>) (<em>REPORTS WANTED to pwtorch@gmail.com<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorchlivecast.com\" target=\"_blank\">On PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>: On-demand access to &#8220;Saturday Morning Wrestling&#8221; with Jim Valley, plus the Fast Lane PPV post-game show tonight at 11:30 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwpodcasts.com\" target=\"_blank\">On PWPodcasts.com<\/a>: The latest wrestling podcast reports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">On MMATorch.com<\/a>: Full Coverage of the Bellator 149 event on Spike TV, including analysis of what&#8217;s next for the promotion after poor co-main events.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Wrestling legend <strong>Harley Race\u00a0<\/strong>was profiled by the St. Louis Dispatch. The newspaper noted that Race currently lives at a retirement home, where he gets around on a motorized chair. His son, <strong>Leland Race<\/strong>, runs the day-to-day operations of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harleyrace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harley Race wrestling academy and WLW promotion<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cYou do what I did to my body, for as long as I did, and it\u2019s bound to take its toll,\u201d said Harley. (Thanks to VIP member John)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Exit <strong>A.J. Styles<\/strong>, enter <strong>Edge (Adam Copeland)<\/strong>, who now has non-WWE merchandise available through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingtees.com\/adamcopeland\" target=\"_blank\">Pro Wrestling Tees<\/a>. Tees announced that Copeland has joined the merchandiser with a new line of t-shirts.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-81620739\" 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>Bray Wyatt<\/strong> was interviewed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/sports\/bray-wyatt-carries-on-family-tradition-in-wwe\/49554638\" target=\"_blank\">NBC affiliate WKYC in Cleveland<\/a> ahead of the Fast Lane PPV at Quicken Loans Arena. It&#8217;s always interesting seeing Bray out-of-character talking about his career in contrast to the character he plays on TV.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Bray talked about getting to the top of the mountain at last year&#8217;s WrestleMania when he got to face <strong>The Undertaker<\/strong>. &#8220;Now that I&#8217;ve already done that, I have so much more to give now,&#8221; Wyatt said. He also said he wants to win the WWE Title, not just be an interesting character on WWE TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to win the Royal Rumble. I want to do those types of things, and really cement my legacy so that one day, you\u2019re sitting here with a young kid and it was an honor to be able to face me at WrestleMania. That\u2019s what I want. That\u2019s how I want my legacy to be,&#8221; Wyatt said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Divas champion <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> also talked to WKYC in Cleveland about her legacy. It breaks down as wanting to re-define women&#8217;s wrestling on WWE TV, offering more athleticism in the ring to show they&#8217;re &#8220;not just a pretty face,&#8221; and carrying on her father <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/sports\/wwe-divas-champ-charlotte-wants-to-carry-on-flair-legacy\/49896620\" target=\"_blank\">Ric Flair&#8217;s<\/a> tradition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that my dad spent 40 years creating his legacy and now, I\u2019m an extension of his legacy, it means a lot. I want to do it justice and make him proud. My dad always wanted to be the best, and his passion for the business alone and his fans, that\u2019s what I want to carry on. When people see and watch me, I just want to know that they never left a show unhappy,&#8221; Charlotte said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>&#8220;X-Pac&#8221; Sean Waltman<\/strong> is heading to NWA Smoky Mountain in May. NWA-SM announced Waltman for their &#8220;Collision Course&#8221; show on May 7 in Kingsport, Tennessee. (<a href=\"http:\/\/nwacollisioncourse2016.brownpapertickets.com\/?mc_cid=33e5416f04&amp;mc_eid=75f6a31052\" target=\"_blank\">Event Info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Tampa Tribune talked to local real estate agent Vincent Arcuri on all of the wrestlers he&#8217;s\u00a0sold homes to in the Tampa area. The Tribune also noted that a majority of WrestleMania main-eventers have called Tampa home. Jason Powell of <a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\" target=\"_blank\">Prowrestling.net<\/a> is quoted in the report. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tbo.com\/health-lifestyles\/land-of-titans-pro-wrestling-champs-plant-roots-in-bay-area-20160220\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interesting Story at TBO.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Video of the Day: <strong>Joey Ryan<\/strong> proposed to girlfriend <strong>Laura James<\/strong> in the middle of their match Saturday night in San Diego. 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