{"id":14900,"date":"2016-04-01T11:11:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T16:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14900"},"modified":"2016-04-01T11:12:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T16:12:02","slug":"fridayapril1torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/01\/fridayapril1torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 4\/1 Torch Today &#8211; Big Friday!, Nakamura launch, Jericho &#038; Reigns gags, Stephanie interesting Q&#038;A, Heyman blogs on Madusa, Riddle talks WWNLive intro &#038; WWE goal, Rock talks Austin at WM15, big WM17 Anniversary, NFL Laurinaitis on Animal, Kane, Teddy Hart doc, Crims star talks Cpt. 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It&#8217;s slightly overwhelming trying to fit in one, two, or even three things before all eyes turn to Kaiji Big Battel. &#8230; Of course, <strong>NXT Takeover<\/strong>, on Saturday night. Included is <strong>WWNLive&#8217;s<\/strong> big weekend kicking off with EVOLVE 58 on Friday afternoon. All six shows can be bought as part of one big package for $59.99 through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fite.tv\/v\/wwnbundle042016\" target=\"_blank\">Fite TV App Superfan Package<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of NXT Takeover, WWE announced Friday the launch of <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura&#8217;s<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.wwe.com\/search?cgid=shinsuke-nakamura\" target=\"_blank\">first t-shirt line<\/a>. The shirt stylistically reads &#8220;Strong Style Has Arrived&#8221; on the front and &#8220;Nakamura&#8221; on the back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorchlivecast.com\" target=\"_blank\">At PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>: On-demand access to all of the big Livecast episodes previewing WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwpodcasts.com\" target=\"_blank\">At PWPodcasts.com<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/2016\/04\/01\/colt-cabanas-art-wrestling-295-virgil-interview-mar-31-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Recap<\/a> of <strong>Colt Cabana&#8217;s<\/strong> latest &#8220;Art of Wrestling&#8221; with special WrestleMania Week guest <strong>Virgil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">At MMATorch.com<\/a>: The latest legal drama involving <strong>Jon Jones<\/strong> before his next UFC fight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; To get an April Fool&#8217;s joke out of the way, here&#8217;s <strong>Chris Jericho<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After much deliberation I\u2019ve decided to resign from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wwe<\/a>. Enjoy your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wrestlemania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wrestlemania<\/a> weekend without me.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAmJericho\/status\/715911021945171968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Today&#8217;s <strong>Roman Reigns Moment<\/strong>. During Smackdown, the &#8220;WWE Universe&#8221; Twitter handlers tried to post a quote from Reigns that &#8220;if you put your whole heart into your dreams, <em>NOTHING is possible<\/em>.&#8221; Of course, they meant &#8220;NOTHING is <em>impossible<\/em>.&#8221; Reigns re-tweeted the original flub, adding &#8220;Lmao!!! Please don&#8217;t attach me to stupid\u00a0statements like this!&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-194903412\" 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; WWE executive <strong>Stephanie McMahon<\/strong> did a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/session\/Stephanie-McMahon-7\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Q&amp;A on Quora.com<\/a> discussing her role as a TV villain, the Attitude Era, the &#8220;challenges&#8221; of working with <strong>Vince McMahon<\/strong> and <strong>Triple H<\/strong> in the family business, feeling a collective sense of &#8220;disappointment&#8221; if the fans react negatively to the product, balancing home and work life, and her interesting career thoughts\u00a0if not in WWE. If venturing outside of WWE, Stephanie said she would have been a &#8220;news anchor, dance choreographer, marine biologist, or poet.&#8221; (See Also: <strong>Linda\u00a0McMahon<\/strong> sit-down talk with former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao as part of a <a href=\"http:\/\/fairfield.dailyvoice.com\/news\/linda-mcmahon-hosts-labor-secretary-for-talk-on-work-life-balance-at-shu\/649182\/\" target=\"_blank\">speaking engagement at Sacred Heart University<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Paul Heyman&#8217;s<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/the-turnstile\/heyman-hustle-on-yahoo-sports--madusa-was-the-ronda-rousey-of-her-time-020404295.html\" target=\"_blank\">latest blog on Yahoo Sports<\/a> focuses on <strong>Madusa (Alundra Blayze)<\/strong> being the predecessor to <strong>Ronda Rousey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former UFC fighter-turned pro wrestler <strong>Matthew Riddle<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/the-turnstile\/matt-riddle-blazing-a-path-in-professional-wrestling-after-ufc-firing-003556417-mma.html\" target=\"_blank\">talked to Yahoo Sports<\/a> ahead of his EVOLVE Title shot against <strong>Timothy Thatcher<\/strong> at EVOLVE 58 on Friday. Riddle is essentially taking an extra training step working with WWNLive before heading to WWE, which is incorporated into his storyline. Riddle said he&#8217;s ready for the NXT call and hoping to quickly make the main WWE roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1459494314202_2007\">\u201cIf I do make WWE \u2014 because in my head, until it\u2019s official, it\u2019s not a thing \u2014 I think if they brought me in, it would be very short lived at NXT, and I\u2019d be on main roster extremely quick,\u201d Riddle said.\u00a0\u201cI got into the UFC after six months of training. I started doing jiu-jitsu, had my first fight, tried out for \u2018The Ultimate Fighter\u2019 and got on. In my head, honestly I thought it [WWE contract] would come quicker. Because I got in the UFC in six months, I figured WWE would be quicker. [But] It\u2019s way harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE star <strong>Kane<\/strong> was interviewed on <a href=\"http:\/\/dfw.cbslocal.com\/2016\/03\/31\/wwe-wrestler-kane-joins-shan-rj\/\" target=\"_blank\">105.3 The Fan<\/a> Dallas radio previewing WrestleMania and discussing his life as Glenn Jacobs outside of wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/nfcsouth\/post\/_\/id\/64246\/saints-lb-james-laurinaitis-learned-work-ethic-from-pro-wrestling-dad-animal\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN.com covered<\/a> NFL player <strong>James Laurinaitis<\/strong> drawing his work ethic from his father <strong>&#8220;Road Warrior&#8221; Animal<\/strong>. Laurinaitis, who signed a free agent deal with the New Orleans in the off-season, talked about not liking to miss games, or even snaps within a game, after watching Animal not miss wrestling shows during his run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Really, what my dad showed me the most was just about work ethic. I saw how hard my dad worked in the weight room. I saw toughness. I saw him work out and perform in his industry through injuries and stuff. Unless something really couldn&#8217;t be worked around, he&#8217;d be out there wrestling and doing everything that he would have to do,&#8221; Laurinaitis said.\u00a0&#8220;So that&#8217;s what he really taught me &#8211; on days that you don&#8217;t feel good, you gotta go work out, you gotta get after it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A documentary on <strong>Teddy Hart<\/strong> is scheduled for completion this year. The filmmakers say the first 15 minutes will be shown on Bravo this spring after the series was originally picked up by Discovery Channel. F<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/alberta-wrestling-royalty-subject-of-new-documentary-1.3515283\" target=\"_blank\">ilmmaker Kurt Spenrath told CBC<\/a> that Hart&#8217;s antics and manic personality made him question at times whether they &#8220;should be pointing a camera at a monster.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1482597445\" 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 id=\"yui_3_11_0_1_1459478458769_28\">&#8220;His wrestling persona and his real-life persona have blurred into this manic personality, so it&#8217;s hard to tell what he&#8217;s thinking. He&#8217;s very charismatic, so sometimes I think we kind of like him and sometimes we hate him. It flips back and forth,&#8221; said Spenrath.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Criminal Minds TV star <strong>Kirsten Vangness<\/strong> (Penelope Garcia on Crims) talked about the influence of <strong>Captain Lou Albano<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ouiZ31VjIWg\" target=\"_blank\">AfterBuzz TV&#8217;s &#8220;The Tomorrow Show&#8221; with Keven Undergaro<\/a>. Included is a classic promo clip of <strong>Vince McMahon, Jr.<\/strong> holding the mic for a Cpt. Lou promo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/04\/njpw-results-for-april-1-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Japan &#8220;Road to Invasion Attack&#8221; Results from Friday building to Invasion Attack on April 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Houston Chronicle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/sports\/article\/When-Wrestlemania-came-to-the-Astrodome-in-2001-7220912.php\" target=\"_blank\">noted the 15-year anniversary of WrestleMania 17 at the Astrodome on April 1, 2001<\/a>. The article noted it was WWE&#8217;s highest-grossing event in company history to that point&#8230; and also featured the recurring <strong>Vince vs. Shane<\/strong> TV feud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Two years earlier &#8230; In a new Instagram post,\u00a0<strong>The Rock<\/strong> reflected on WrestleMania 15 facing\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin<\/strong> for the WWF Title when other wrestlers thought he shouldn&#8217;t be in the spot, but Austin went to bat for him in classic Stone Cold fashion&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDqGYiAohwD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDqGYiAohwD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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