{"id":14419,"date":"2016-03-28T13:48:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T18:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14419"},"modified":"2016-03-29T13:10:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T18:10:19","slug":"monday-328-torch-today-wwes-last-chance-wm32-hype-cyborg-cena-nikki-laurinaitis-today-show-lesnar-dvd-brocktober-jericho-set-june-raw-triple-h-mf-cover-styles-wants-tna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/28\/monday-328-torch-today-wwes-last-chance-wm32-hype-cyborg-cena-nikki-laurinaitis-today-show-lesnar-dvd-brocktober-jericho-set-june-raw-triple-h-mf-cover-styles-wants-tna\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday 3\/28 Torch Today &#8211; WWE&#8217;s last chance with WM32 hype, Cyborg, Cena &#038; Nikki &#038; Laurinaitis on &#8220;Today&#8221; show, Lesnar DVD in Brocktober, Jericho set for June Raw, Triple H M&#038;F cover, Styles wants TNA alumni in WWE, WM32 infographic, New Japan\/AXS TV ranks in Twitter TV Ratings, Videos &#8211; WWN Supershow freebie &#038; Becky Lynch interview &#038; Schamberger&#8217;s NXT painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1892716885\" 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; Monday, March 28, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WrestleMania Week is finally here. It&#8217;s been a very bumpy road to get here in terms of WWE&#8217;s booking, but they have one final chance\u00a0to create a positive feel about this year&#8217;s Mania tonight on Raw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">At MMATorch.com<\/a>: <strong>Cyborg<\/strong> is heading to the UFC for the first time. <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/2016\/03\/28\/cris-cyborg-justino-finally-to-make-ufc-debut-against-leslie-smith-at-ufc-198-in-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read about Cyborg&#8217;s debut set for UFC 198 in May in Brazil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>John Cena&#8217;s<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/28\/john-cena-nbcs-today-show-cena-appearing-raw-tonight-talks-wm32-plans-injury-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\">appearance on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Today&#8221; show<\/a> included Cena acknowledging <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naplesnews.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/WWE-wrestler-John-Cena-visits-Naples-373706221.html\" target=\"_blank\">the Bella Twins&#8217;s mom marrying<\/a> WWE producer <strong>John Laurinaitis<\/strong>. Asked when he&#8217;s going to marry <strong>Nikki Bella<\/strong>, Cena told everyone to slow down and let it play out. Later in the show, Cena and Nikki appeared in a &#8220;match game&#8221; style segment seeing how well they knew each other. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/today-anchors-john-cena-share-how-they-celebrated-easter-653454403842\" target=\"_blank\">Video Clip from Today.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gotta look my best when sitting with my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boss?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boss<\/a> @BellaTwins thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hartschaffner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hartschaffner<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TODAYshow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TODAYshow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/suitup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#suitup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SCSx26bpm7\">pic.twitter.com\/SCSx26bpm7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/714522923462221824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE is planning a new DVD documentary on <strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong>. Naturally as part of Brocktober month, the DVD is scheduled for release on October 11. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com\/new-brock-lesnar-wwe-dvd-release-date-more-steelbooks\/112469\/\" target=\"_blank\">WrestlingDVDNetwork.com Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE has announced details on their return to Tampa, Florida for Raw TV on June 27. <strong>Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, <\/strong>and<strong> A.J. Styles<\/strong> are the headliners. Also,\u00a0<strong>Chris Jericho<\/strong> is included on the advertised roster for the Raw before WWE heads to Japan for shows on July 1 and 2 that Jericho is also advertised for. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tbo.com\/events-tampa-bay\/roman-reigns-dean-ambrose-among-stars-set-for-wwe-raw-in-tampa-20160328\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Tribune Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Whether the <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> effect, a really good product, or a light night of television, last Friday&#8217;s New Japan Pro Wrestling broadcast on AXS TV <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nielsensocial.com\/nielsentwittertvratings\/daily\/#SeriesSpecials\" target=\"_blank\">ranked #2 among series &amp; specials in Nielsen&#8217;s Twitter TV Ratings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NJPW on AXS<\/strong> nearly topped MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;All in with Chris Hayes&#8221; broadcast for first place. The NCAA basketball tournament topped the night among sporting events with dominating social media numbers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/49370\" target=\"_blank\">New Jim Ross blog at jrsbarbq.com<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3145850706\" 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>A.J. 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Included are various stats, wins\/losses, title challengers, and more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Triple H<\/strong> is set for the April 2016 edition of &#8220;Muscle &amp; Fitness&#8221; Magazine. 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