{"id":1433,"date":"2015-10-23T14:57:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T19:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=1433"},"modified":"2015-10-23T15:21:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T20:21:05","slug":"fridays-torch-today-mickie-back-to-wwe-hiac-infographic-paige-on-conan-clips-hogans-beach-rockunder-armour-miz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/23\/fridays-torch-today-mickie-back-to-wwe-hiac-infographic-paige-on-conan-clips-hogans-beach-rockunder-armour-miz\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday&#8217;s Torch Today (PM Update): Rhyno start-up, Elgin\/NWA, Holly talks steroids, Mickie back to WWE?, HIAC Infographic, Rock\/Under Armour, Livecast Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2958265196\" 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, October 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFTERNOON UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Rhyno<\/strong> says he is planning to start his own independent wrestling promotion, &#8220;Insane Wrestling Revolution.&#8221; Rhyno did not reveal an initial date, but said he plans to keep ticket prices low to make the shows affordable for families. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anotherwrestlingpodcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interview on Another Wrestling Podcast<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The NWA is setting up ROH star <strong>Michael Elgin<\/strong> as a potential next challenger to the NWA World Hvt. Title held by <strong>Jax Dane<\/strong>. Elgin recently debuted in the NWA by defeating former NWA Jr. Hvt. champion <strong>Steve Anthony<\/strong> in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> is featured in a <a href=\"http:\/\/bcove.me\/6o3nhx3u\" target=\"_blank\">new trailer for Oprah&#8217;s &#8220;Master Class&#8221; show<\/a>. Johnson teased on Twitter that he talks about a suicide attempt in his family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Never revealed this story before (parent suicide attempt). Those damn tears caught me off guard. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ImStillTough?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ImStillTough<\/a>;).  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1EyUt5TgcK\">https:\/\/t.co\/1EyUt5TgcK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock\/status\/657646164683026433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former WWE star <strong>Bob Holly<\/strong> made some very interesting comments about his past steroid use in an interview on the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/coltcabana\/aow-273-bob-holly\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Art of Wrestling&#8221; with <strong>Colt Cabana<\/strong><\/a>. Read what Holly had to say in a full recap at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/2015\/10\/23\/art-of-wrestling-wcolt-cabana-bob-holly-interview-oct-22-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">PWPodcasts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; LIVECAST ALERT: Bruce Mitchell hosts Friday&#8217;s PWTorch Livecast with special guest <strong>Dick Bourne<\/strong> from Mid-Atlantic Gateway talking about his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midatlanticgateway.com\/p\/us-title-book.html?m=1\" target=\"_blank\">new book on the U.S. Championship<\/a>. Bruce will be taking calls and emails\u00a0at 7:00 EST at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/10\/23\/pwtorch-livecast--bruce-mitchell-travis-bryant-weekly-wrap-up\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORNING UPDATE<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1291664552\" 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; Leading into next week&#8217;s release of the &#8220;WWE 2K16&#8221; video game, <strong>2K Sports<\/strong> published a <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.vresp.com\/c\/?2KNews\/969576e660\/34bc27e647\/89bca7624a\">detailed overview of video game enhancements for this year&#8217;s game<\/a>. Specifically, enhancements to the &#8220;Universe Mode.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; TNA star <strong>Aiden O&#8217;Shea (Jay Bradley)<\/strong> provided some interesting insight on wrestling for TNA, including his new gimmick, in an exclusive interview on\u00a0Wednesday&#8217;s PWTorch Livecast with Pat McNeill. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/2015\/10\/22\/pwtorch-livecast-wednesday-aiden-oshea-interview-wpat-mcneill-oct-21-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Recap at PWPodcasts.com<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/10\/21\/pwtorch-livecast--pat-mcneill-interviews-aiden-oshea-jay-bradley\" target=\"_blank\">Listen on-demand at PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; TBS released three video clips from <strong>Paige&#8217;s<\/strong> appearance on <strong>&#8220;Conan&#8221;<\/strong> Thursday night. <a href=\"https:\/\/teamcoco.com\/node\/91616\" target=\"_blank\">Clip #1<\/a> &#8211; Paige teaches Conan O&#8217;Brien how to yell like a wrestler. <a href=\"https:\/\/teamcoco.com\/node\/91623\" target=\"_blank\">Clip #2<\/a> &#8211; Paige talks about her wrestling family. <a href=\"https:\/\/teamcoco.com\/node\/91624\" target=\"_blank\">Clip #3<\/a> &#8211; Paige talks sensitive wrestling injuries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HIACInfographic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1373\" src=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/HIACInfographic-156x300.jpg\" alt=\"HIACInfographic\" width=\"137\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a>&#8211; PWTorch reader Jake Sharpless of <a href=\"http:\/\/rukkus.com\/blog\/2015-hell-in-a-cell-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rukkus.com<\/a> submitted an infographic for the Hell in a Cell PPV on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Included is a\u00a0break down of who has won the most HIAC matches, <strong>The Undertaker&#8217;s<\/strong> record, title changes, and more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Mickie James<\/strong> says she would like to return to WWE, specifically to wrestle <strong>Sasha Banks<\/strong> and <strong>Charlotte<\/strong>, but it&#8217;s not up to her. In the meantime, she&#8217;s enjoying working with <strong>Jeff Jarrett<\/strong> for <strong>Global Force Wrestling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d love to go back there (WWE) again because I loved my time there. I think the answer is always the same, but the ball isn&#8217;t really in your court. I&#8217;ve been able to leave my mark there and I&#8217;m happy and grateful for that. Of course I would go back if they asked me,&#8221; Mickie said on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tjrwrestling.net\/tjrwrestling-podcast-episode-2-mickie-james-joins-us-wwe-raw-hell-in-a-cell-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">TJRWrestling podcast<\/a> with John Canton and Rey Moralde.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/20\/report-hogans-beach-shut-down\/\">Following up on &#8220;Hulk Hogan&#8217;s Beach&#8221; being sold<\/a>, the new property will be called &#8220;Beach Bar \/\u00a0Restaurant.&#8221; <strong>Hulk Hogan<\/strong>\u00a0previously licensed his name to the restaurant, but he did not have an ownership stake, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tbo.com\/news\/business\/hogans-beach-slated-to-be-renamed-beach-bar-restaurant-20151022\/\" target=\"_blank\">reports the Tampa Tribune<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2347689182\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/2355085\/the-miz-middle-of-the-night\/\" target=\"_blank\">MTV&#8217;s website published a report<\/a> on The Miz&#8217;s appearance on the &#8220;Middle of the Night Show,&#8221; which aired Thursday night on MTV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> unveiled an official partnership with Under Armour. This follows Johnson&#8217;s new promotional deal with Ford Service.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IT&#39;S OFFICIAL. The Rock\/Under Armour partnership has been years in the making and we&#39;re proud and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WOqUk4c28a\">https:\/\/t.co\/WOqUk4c28a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock\/status\/657530342681673728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s official. 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