{"id":13534,"date":"2016-03-17T15:56:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13534"},"modified":"2016-03-17T15:57:20","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:57:20","slug":"thursdaymarch17torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/17\/thursdaymarch17torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 3\/17 Torch Today &#8211; Cena&#8217;s Fox TV series First Look, Exclusive &#8211; Lio Rush&#8217;s Global Cruiserweight status, Reigns feeling the pressure?, Taker works out like a regular person, Laurinaitis&#8217;s new NFL team, Batista movie, Crimson, Satender, Video &#8211; Evolve freebie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1859086748\" 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; Thursday, March 17, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorchlivecast.com\" target=\"_blank\">At PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>: On-demand access to Wednesday&#8217;s PWTorch Livecast featuring <strong>Lio Rush<\/strong>, who now has an ROH World Title shot during WrestleMania Weekend.\u00a0During the interview with Pat McNeill, Rush noted that he will not be part of WWE&#8217;s &#8220;Global Cruiserweight Series&#8221; on WWE Network.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fox has released the &#8220;first look&#8221; at <strong>John Cena&#8217;s<\/strong> new &#8220;American Grit&#8221; series premiering in April. (<a href=\"http:\/\/zap2it.com\/2016\/03\/american-grit-john-cena-tvs-most-intense-reality-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video at Zap2it.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> has typically avoided responding to Twittercritics during his rocky road to the top spot in WWE. However, the former college football star&#8217;s jock mentality came out Thursday when he responded to a person who said\u00a0that he\u00a0would\u00a0break all his fingers if Reigns wins the WWE Title at WrestleMania 32.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chief_BigCat\/status\/710529891121414145<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like your sex life is going to struggle!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fool<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/soQ0Aa4JM3\">https:\/\/t.co\/soQ0Aa4JM3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns\/status\/710554283855507456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/general\/eye-on-sports\/25519252\/watch-wwes-the-undertaker-50-impresses-with-40-inch-box-jump&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoTMzk0NjI3NjIzMTkzNzc5NjkwMzIaZWNlNmRmZDNhM2RlNzkzMTpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AFQjCNElTUfT4K-pG2vLzNqu-EvCn8NQ2Q\" target=\"_blank\">Sports websites<\/a>\u00a0covered video of\u00a0<strong>The Undertaker<\/strong> doing deadlifts and box jumps as part of his preparation for WrestleMania. It&#8217;s interesting to see Taker willingly\u00a0filmed out-of-character in workout shorts and a t-shirt before WrestleMania when he usually tries to protect his character.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; NFL player <strong>James Laurinaitis<\/strong>, the son of &#8220;Road Warrior&#8221; Animal, has found a new home. Laurinaitis signed with the New Orleans Saints after he was cut by the St. Louis\/L.A. Rams during the off-season. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nola.com\/saints\/index.ssf\/2016\/03\/james_laurinaitis_saints_1.html\" target=\"_blank\">NOLA Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The &#8220;Kickboxer&#8221; re-make starring <strong>Jean-Claude Van Damme<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Dave Bautista<\/strong>\u00a0is scheduled for theatrical release later this year. The movie was originally planned as straight-to-DVD, but the distributor\u00a0was able to secure theatrical commitments. (<a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/03\/16\/jean-claude-van-dammes-new-kickboxer-movie-is-heading-to-cinemas-5755386\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metro U.K. Report<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3616449682\" 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; Former TNA wrestler <strong>Crimson<\/strong> spoke at a rotary event in Clarksville, Tenn. about achieving his two dreams of getting an education and becoming a pro wrestler after his military service. 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