{"id":1533,"date":"2015-10-24T01:54:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T06:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2015-10-24T01:55:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T06:55:19","slug":"saturday-torch-today-big-nxt-signing-bubba-on-nxt-rise-taker-wwe-champ-at-comic-con-goldberg-appearance-big-sat-events-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/24\/saturday-torch-today-big-nxt-signing-bubba-on-nxt-rise-taker-wwe-champ-at-comic-con-goldberg-appearance-big-sat-events-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Torch Today: Big NXT signing, Bubba on NXT rise, Taker &#038; WWE Champ at Comic Con, Goldberg appearance, Big Sat. Events Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2869162362\" 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; Saturday, October 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MORNING UPDATE<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Daniel Vidot<\/strong>, the former Australian rugby player, announced on social media that WWE offered him a three-year developmental contract after completing a try-out this week. &#8220;They\u2019re keen to sign me,&#8221; Vidot announced. &#8220;Three year deal, is what it\u2019s looking like but won\u2019t be &#8217;til a couple of years away.\u00a0But first, finish off my rugby contract, then, am looking to do the big switch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vidot&#8217;s announcement got tons of international media coverage. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/us-sports\/nrl-winger-daniel-vidot-says-he-has-scored-wwe-contract-after-tryout-in-us\/story-e6frf6ju-1227580743646\" target=\"_blank\">Fox Sports Australia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/national\/2015\/10\/24\/12\/47\/former-nrl-player-says-hes-scored-a-wwe-contract\" target=\"_blank\">9 News in Australia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvnz.co.nz\/one-news\/sport\/league\/-they-said-yes-unwanted-broncos-winger-vidot-claims-wwe-contract-q17219\" target=\"_blank\">TV New Zealand<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/sport\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=4&amp;objectid=11534589\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand Herald<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-10-24\/daniel-vidot-brisbane-broncos-wwe-wrestling-contract\/6881936\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News in Australia<\/a> all covered the story. Vidot has the look to be a star down the road.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; NXT was previously viewed as a step down for many TNA veterans. Now that NXT has grown in such a short period of time, former TNA Hvt. champion\u00a0<strong>Bubba Ray Dudley<\/strong>\u00a0commented on\u00a0how things have changed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, it&#8217;s a developmental system that&#8217;s meant to mold up-and-coming talent, but it&#8217;s also become its own promotion. That&#8217;s the best of both worlds,&#8221; Ray told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2015\/10\/23\/bubba-ray-dudley-on-new-day-nxt-and-returning-to-wwe\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Fowler of\u00a0IGN.com in a new interview<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s great for rising wrestlers who are just getting their first taste of the business and it&#8217;s also great for guys like a <strong>Samoa Joe<\/strong> or a <strong>James Storm<\/strong>\u00a0because it&#8217;s another place for wrestlers to go and work. Joe&#8217;s been doing great there and I&#8217;m sure Storm will be amazing. And it seems like wrestling fans all over the world are really hot about NXT. It works on all levels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE stars <strong>The Undertaker, Seth Rollins<\/strong>, and <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> are set for the Tulsa Comic Con on Saturday morning and afternoon. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wizardworld.com\/wwsuunserodi.html\" target=\"_blank\">The full schedule of events at the Cox Business Center includes Q&amp;As, signings, and more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Bill Goldberg<\/strong> is scheduled to attend a screening for the new action movie &#8220;Check Point,&#8221; which features Goldberg in a supporting role. The screening is set for Saturday afternoon at the Comic Con in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Buffalo Thunder Resort &amp; Casino. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafecomiccon.com\/schedule.html\" target=\"_blank\">The time is 3:00 p.m. in Room A<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3858069605\" 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; SATURDAY EVENTS: <strong>WWE NXT<\/strong> is at the &#8220;Aftershock&#8221; Festival in Sacramento, Calif. &#8230; <strong>ROH<\/strong> wraps &#8220;Glory by Honor&#8221; Weekend with a live show in Dayton, Ohio. &#8230; <strong>Chikara&#8217;s<\/strong> four-show weekend tour continues in Indiana. &#8230; <strong>FIP<\/strong> hosts Night 2 of their 16-team trios tournament on iPPV through <a href=\"http:\/\/wwnlive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WWNLive.com<\/a>. &#8230; <strong>Big Time Wrestling<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.big-time-wrestling.com\/events\/BTW-Wrestling-Barre-VT-Oct-24.html\" target=\"_blank\">tours Barre, Vermont<\/a> with Kevin Nash, Shelly Martinez, and Eddie Edwards. &#8230; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/23\/weekend-events-center-njpwstyles-on-axs-tv-gfw-in-vegas-roh-gbh-tour-fip-tourney-chikara-big-time-new-loaded-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Weekend Events Center Break Down<\/a>) (<em>Reports Wanted to pwtorch@gmail.com<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: The only new show on Saturday is &#8220;This Week in WWE,&#8221; which airs at 3:00, 8:00, and 11:00 p.m. EST.\u00a0The Network is also airing new shows from earlier in the week, such as Table for 3, Superstars, and NXT.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Back Breakers Training Center is hosting a free try-out at their facility in Scranton, Pa. on Sunday afternoon. 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