{"id":15164,"date":"2016-04-03T09:14:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T14:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15164"},"modified":"2016-04-03T14:02:32","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T19:02:32","slug":"sundayapril3torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/03\/sundayapril3torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 4\/3 Torch Today &#8211; WrestleMania Sunday, NY Post asks WWE if McMahon is selling, Heyman blogs on Ambrose, Hart not a fan of Reigns&#8217;s Road to WM32, Amell at Mania, Edge &#038; Beth expecting second child, why were RVD and Terri Runnels at the HOF?, big-name Legends talk IC Title, Bautista has &#8220;exciting news,&#8221; MVP to Lucha Underground, Video &#8211; Schamberger paints WM32"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-596295731\" 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; Sunday, April 3, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WrestleMania Sunday is finally here after all of the, ahem, &#8220;roadblocks&#8221; WWE created for itself with the booking leading up to Sunday&#8217;s event. For weeks, it felt like WWE was just trying to get to WrestleMania. Now, Mania is here and they can set themselves up for the rest of the year with a strong event. As <strong>Vince McMahon<\/strong> said on the last quarterly conference call, they have to &#8220;get creative&#8221; to pull of a successful WrestleMania with a line-up that hasn&#8217;t exactly moved the needle. It feels like Mania is going to depend a lot on the sizzle over the steak tonight. We&#8217;ll see if that will satisfy the live and viewing audience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwpodcasts.com\" target=\"_blank\">At PWPodcasts.com<\/a>: On-demand access to Jim Valley&#8217;s &#8220;Saturday Morning Wrestling&#8221; with B. Brian Blair and radio host Steve Migs on-location in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">At MMATorch.com<\/a>: <strong>Jon Jones<\/strong> has a new opponent for his U<a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/2016\/04\/02\/ovince-st-preux-tapped-to-face-jon-jones-in-new-ufc-197-main-event\/\" target=\"_blank\">FC 197 return fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The <a href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/2016\/04\/02\/john-de-mol-wants-to-enter-the-ring-with-wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York Post interestingly timed a story late Saturday night<\/a> wondering if TV mogul John de Mol is interested\u00a0in buying WWE if Vince McMahon ever decides to sell. De Mol&#8217;s name has popped up from time-to-time after his company acquired a six percent interest in WWE stock.<\/p>\n<p>A WWE spokesperson\u00a0replied to an inquiry from the Post: &#8220;WWE, controlled by founder and Chief Executive Officer Vince McMahon through Class B shares, isn\u2019t in any discussions about a potential sale.\u201d A spokesperson for de Mol replied: &#8220;We do not comment or give explanations on the investments of John de Mol and therefore also not with respect to his investment in WWE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Paul Heyman&#8217;s<\/strong> latest <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/the-turnstile\/heyman-hustle-on-yahoo-sports--why-dean-ambrose-will-be-a-bigger-star-after-wrestlemania-212742766.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo Sports blog<\/a> focuses on <strong>Brock Lesnar&#8217;s<\/strong> opponent at WrestleMania &#8211; <strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong>. Heyman hyped Lesnar as\u00a0the expected winner, but said Ambrose will benefit from sharing\u00a0the ring with Lesnar at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will say that Dean Ambrose will emerge from WrestleMania a far bigger superstar than he is at this moment, and he&#8217;s already one of the most popular WWE superstars in the entire world,&#8221; Heyman opined.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1028566371\" 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; Ahead of the WrestleMania main event, <strong>Bret Hart<\/strong> told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.totalwrestlingmagazine.co.uk\/bret-hart-theyve-done-an-awful-job-with-roman-reigns-for-wrestlemania\/\" target=\"_blank\">Total Wrestling Magazine<\/a> that he thinks WWE did an &#8220;awful job trying to get <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> over for WrestleMania.&#8221; Hart went back to the Royal Rumble for what he sees as the first mistake in the WM32 build-up when Reigns took the long mid-match break before returning at the end to fight <strong>Triple H<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; TV actor <strong>Stephen Amell<\/strong> is scheduled to attend WrestleMania. Whether he factors into Stardust&#8217;s IC Title ladder match remains to be seen. Amell&#8217;s tag partner at Summerslam, <strong>Neville<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/zap2it.com\/2016\/04\/wwe-neville-stephen-amell-tag-team-arrow\/\" target=\"_blank\">talked to Zap2It.com about Amell&#8217;s regular involvement in WWE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStephen was awesome and I certainly have very, very fond memories of that night,\u201d Neville said. \u201cIf in the future I ever get to do anything similar, affiliate myself with Stephen again, I\u2019d love to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/inside\/intercontinental-champions-talk-title-importance\" target=\"_blank\">WWE&#8217;s website published a story<\/a>\u00a0on the importance of the Intercontinental Title that included quotes from past titleholders <strong>Shawn Michaels, Pat Patterson, Bret Hart, Scott Hall, Randy Orton, Edge, Chris Jericho, <\/strong>and<strong> Goldust<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Beth Phoenix<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/edge-beth-phoenix-expecting-second-child?sf23592418=1\" target=\"_blank\">announced to WWE&#8217;s website<\/a> that she is pregnant with her\u00a0second child with <strong>Edge<\/strong>. Phoenix, who was at the Hall of Fame on Saturday, said she hasn&#8217;t been able to attend past ceremonies since she was caring for their first child.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former WWE star <strong>Terri Runnels<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/exclusive-interview-terri-her-close-relationship-big-boss-man\" target=\"_blank\">talked to WWE&#8217;s website\u00a0in a Q&amp;A interview<\/a>\u00a0about being at the WWE Hall of Fame to support <strong>Big Boss Man<\/strong>, who she called one of her best friends in the wrestling business since they started their careers in WCW and became traveling partners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Rob Van Dam<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/videos\/rvd-gives-an-update-on-the-status-of-his-life-outside-of-the-wwe\" target=\"_blank\">talked on-camera to WWE&#8217;s website<\/a> after his surprise appearance at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday. RVD said he was there to support <strong>The Godfather<\/strong>. He said he is working on several movie projects after his recent WWE run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveBautista\/with_replies\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday on Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Dave Bautista<\/strong> teased some &#8220;really exciting news&#8221; to share. Based on a picture attached to the tweet, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2016\/04\/02\/blade-runner-2-dave-bautista\" target=\"_blank\">entertainment publications<\/a> believe it is related to a rumored role in the &#8220;Blade Runner 2&#8221; movie.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-256677252\" 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; Former WWE\/TNA star <strong>MVP<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The305MVP\/status\/716286257882529796\" target=\"_blank\">says he is joining the Lucha Underground promotion as an agent<\/a>. 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