{"id":15588,"date":"2016-04-05T15:40:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T20:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15588"},"modified":"2016-04-05T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T20:40:20","slug":"tuesdayapril5torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/05\/tuesdayapril5torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday 4\/5 Torch Today &#8211; Mania Week Party Continues tonight!, Cena back in the gym, Reigns hometown coverage, Foley on skipping HOF for Funk, JR grades WrestleMania, new WWE Network collections, Sheamus calls out footballer, Hart to U.K., Lio Rush in ROH-WWNLive jam, WWE signs indies women&#8217;s wrestler, NJPW pre-Invasion Attack Results, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1199756824\" 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; Tuesday, April 5, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WrestleMania Weekend is not over yet! WWE wraps everything up Tuesday night in Houston with the post-Mania Smackdown TV taping. What do you mean you already flew\/drove home? Well, I&#8217;ll be there to close down the party and clean up the beach balls &#8211; live coverage here at <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorch.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PWTorch\" target=\"_blank\">@PWTorch<\/a> tonight&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorchlivecast.com\" target=\"_blank\">At PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>: On-Demand access to the post-Mania Livecast, post-Raw Livecast, and Wade Keller &amp; Jason Powell of <a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\" target=\"_blank\">Prowrestling.net<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon in the new 1:00 p.m. EST Tuesday timeslot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">At MMATorch.com<\/a>: Details on the next Ultimate Fighter and more <strong>Jon Jones<\/strong>\u00a0heading into UFC 197.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>John Cena<\/strong> is back in the gym surpassing expectations on his recovery from shoulder surgery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Was told bench press before 6 months was impossible. 3 months post surgery <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tapout?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TapouT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeverGiveUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeverGiveUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShowYourGrit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShowYourGrit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tAjI2afsjJ\">pic.twitter.com\/tAjI2afsjJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/717402702766940161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Mick Foley<\/strong> and WWNLive head booker <strong>Gabe Sapolsky<\/strong> explained Mick Foley missing the Hall of Fame to honor <strong>Terry Funk<\/strong> at the WWN Supershow in Dallas on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BookItGabe\/status\/717150376579973123<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealMickFoley\/status\/717428493252960256<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-27755156\" 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>Roman Reigns&#8217;s<\/strong> hometown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnj.com\/story\/news\/local\/2016\/04\/05\/pensacola-rassler-world-champ\/82649530\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pensacola News Journal newspaper<\/a> gave Reigns a pop with an article noting his WWE World Title win at WrestleMania. 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They&#8217;re going with a goofy theme with the &#8220;Best of Swerved &#8211; Season 1&#8221; and DX hi-jinks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ahead of WWE&#8217;s return to Europe, <strong>Sheamus<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/658421\/WWE-superstar-I-want-Brogue-kick-Liverpool-ace-Southampton-calamity-Football-News-Gossip\" target=\"_blank\">called out Liverpool defender<\/a> <strong>Martin Skrtel<\/strong> for recent poor performance. Sheamus said he would give him one Brogue Kick and sit him down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Bret Hart<\/strong> is headlining an independent wrestling tour in the U.K. April 22 and 23. 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