{"id":13448,"date":"2016-03-16T15:54:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T20:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13448"},"modified":"2016-03-16T15:54:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T20:54:14","slug":"wedmarch16torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/16\/wedmarch16torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 3\/16 Torch Today &#8211; Steve Austin Day, Shane responds to Raw, WM32 signage project, Ross writes on Trump experience, WWE wins TV lawsuit, Rock named in $200 million suit, Dog Wedding, CWE, Lipinski, Jeopardy, Video &#8211; Joey Ryan interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3314870779\" 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; Wednesday, March 16, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwpodcasts.com\" target=\"_blank\">At PWPodcasts.com<\/a>: Full Recap of PWTorch editor Wade Keller on the &#8220;<strong>Steve Austin Show<\/strong>&#8221; podcast breaking down &#8220;WWE Roadblock.&#8221; And, it&#8217;s Austin&#8217;s favorite day of the year (3:16), with plenty of action and merchandise on his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steveaustinBSR\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">At MMATorch.com<\/a>: The latest on legalizing MMA in New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Is\u00a0self-deprecating about flubbing a key Raw promo on the Road to WrestleMania the best strategy? Probably. Especially when WWE has shown no signs of changing <strong>The Undertaker<\/strong> vs. <strong>Shane McMahon<\/strong> match at WM32. WWE should have kept Shane off TV for the entire WM32 build-up to create this great mystery for what is a\u00a0spectacle match. But, instead, they&#8217;ve put him out on TV to expose his soft punches and rusty promo skills, while reducing his pop. Fortunately, Shane is a likable guy, so the audience will be forgiving, especially when he acknowledges his flub.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;You&#39;re gonna hit me, Im gonna miss.&quot;   I think I need to re-think this  strategy.   <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/promoproblems?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#promoproblems<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hesevenmoreterrifyingupclose?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hesevenmoreterrifyingupclose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane McMahon (@shanemcmahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanemcmahon\/status\/709904331168944128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trying to prop up WrestleMania\u00a0in the Dallas\/Arlington area is <strong>The Bubble<\/strong>, which announced a project to promote WM32\u00a0with street signs, banners, and various visual aids to increase awareness for the event at AT&amp;T Stadium, especially for people driving through the DFW region. The Bubble used data from the Texas Department of Transportation to estimate that the program will make\u00a0&#8220;9.1 million impressions&#8221; during the program running March 16 through April 6. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/creative-and-visual-communications-agency-the-bubble-announces-project-for-wrestlemania-32-300237216.html\" target=\"_blank\">Press Release<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/wwe\/story\/donald-trump-vince-mcmahon-wrestlemania-republican-presidential-candidacy-031616\" target=\"_blank\">For his latest article on Fox Sports&#8217;s website<\/a>, <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> goes back in time to WM23\u00a0in Detroit when <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> ramped up his wrestling persona to pave the way for a political run. That is taking shape nearly a decade later with Trump vying for U.S. presidency and using wrestling tactics to draw in voters, as described by Ross, who worked behind-the-scenes with Trump during the WM23 build-up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; From the legal file: WWE was awarded $23.8 million in a court case involving an international broadcaster. A Connecticut federal court awarded WWE the damages from a dispute with Thai broadcaster CTH Content Company. The dispute was over Raw and Smackdown broadcasting fees. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law360.com\/sports\/articles\/771894\" target=\"_blank\">According to Law360<\/a>, CTH failed to answer the complaint. Now it remains to be seen if WWE is able to collect.<\/p>\n<p>Also, <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> remains a defendant along with <strong>Mark Wahlberg<\/strong> and HBO in a case regarding the &#8220;Ballers&#8221; series. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2016\/03\/15\/mark-wahlberg-the-rock-ballers-lawsuit-200-million-dollars\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ reports<\/a> that writers Everette Silas and Sherri Littleton have filed a $200 million suit against the parties, alleging they took their idea for &#8220;Off Season&#8221; and turned it into &#8220;Ballers.&#8221; HBO is maintaining their position believing the suit is frivolous.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-53809654\" 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; &#8220;The Dog Wedding&#8221; movie starring NXT head trainer <strong>Matt Bloom<\/strong> is expanding into more theaters. The movie will be shown at\u00a0Cinema Village in New York this weekend and the Laemmle&#8217;s Music Hall in Beverly Hills, Calif. on March 18. &#8220;Dog&#8221; is also available for digital download through iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and more outlets. (More Info at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedogwedding.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TheDogWedding.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Keith Lipinski<\/strong> was <a href=\"http:\/\/wgnradio.com\/2016\/03\/15\/mick-foley-is-the-cherry-on-our-delicious-wrestling-sundae-aaws-dr-keith-lipinski\/\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed on WGN Radio<\/a> about AAW&#8217;s upcoming anniversary event and booking <strong>Mick Foley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Canadian Wrestling&#8217;s Elite (CWE) is moving into a larger venue when they return to Calgary, Alb., Canada on May 21. CWE will be at Shakers Fun Centre with a roster that includes <strong>Kazarian, Silas Young, Lio Rush,<\/strong> and more stars to be announced. 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The category was &#8220;Johns and Jacks.&#8221; (Thanks to VIP&#8217;er Kylin)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Video Interview: Miami entertainment reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-ULsqsUW_UB1F6i2rOo_uQ\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Van Vliet<\/a> talked to <strong>Joey Ryan<\/strong> at a Ronin Pro Wrestling show last weekend in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/aQwo2vVD-8w<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-976810019\"><div id=\"pwtor-3214160372\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>TORCH TODAY &#8211; Wednesday, March 16, 2016 &#8211; At PWPodcasts.com: Full Recap of PWTorch editor Wade Keller on the &#8220;Steve Austin Show&#8221; podcast breaking down &#8220;WWE Roadblock.&#8221; And, it&#8217;s Austin&#8217;s favorite day of the year <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/16\/wedmarch16torchtoday\/\" title=\"Wednesday 3\/16 Torch Today &#8211; Steve Austin Day, Shane responds to Raw, WM32 signage project, Ross writes on Trump experience, WWE wins TV lawsuit, Rock named in $200 million suit, Dog Wedding, CWE, Lipinski, Jeopardy, Video &#8211; Joey Ryan interview\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[601],"class_list":["post-13448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quicknews","tag-torch-today"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/02\/ShaneMcMahonPodium.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13449,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13448\/revisions\/13449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}