{"id":15732,"date":"2016-04-06T15:55:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T20:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15732"},"modified":"2016-04-06T16:05:36","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T21:05:36","slug":"wednesday-46-torch-today-smackdown-taping-takeaways-payback-ppv-hype-video-cena-tv-today-cenauso-goldbergnascar-ross-receive-cauliflower-award-wwe-returning-hawaii-wm32-merchandis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/06\/wednesday-46-torch-today-smackdown-taping-takeaways-payback-ppv-hype-video-cena-tv-today-cenauso-goldbergnascar-ross-receive-cauliflower-award-wwe-returning-hawaii-wm32-merchandis\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 4\/6 Torch Today &#8211; Smackdown Taping Takeaways, Payback PPV hype video, Cena on TV today, Cena\/USO, Goldberg\/NASCAR, Ross to receive Cauliflower award, WWE returning to Hawaii, WM32 merchandising, WWNLive &#038; NWA &#038; PWG &#8220;Bowie&#8221; show releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-712269751\" 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; Wednesday, April 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Last night&#8217;s Smackdown TV taping was a very revealing show in the sense that WWE is lacking strong talkers and their newly-introduced NXT call-ups are going to need time to connect with the audience. The promo line starts with <strong>Chris Jericho<\/strong>, who was on-fire on the mic. After that, <strong>Becky Lynch<\/strong> had perhaps the best verbal night with a backstage promo vowing to win the Women&#8217;s Title somehow, someway, one day. Now, with a lot of part-time WrestleMania stars exiting, like <strong>Brock Lesnar <\/strong>and<strong> The Undertaker<\/strong>, WWE is going to have to work very hard to fill three-hour Raws and two-hour Smackdowns when the majority of the roster simply is not over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0WWE released a g<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PzsLDndwTHk\" target=\"_blank\">eneric PPV hype video for Payback on May 1<\/a>. <strong>The Wyatts<\/strong> handle the speaking, vowing &#8220;payback&#8221; on unspecified individuals. Based on what happened at WrestleMania, the options are <strong>The Rock<\/strong> (gone) and <strong>John Cena<\/strong> (injured). They did pick a fight with the\u00a0<strong>League of Nations<\/strong> on Raw, so there&#8217;s that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>John Cena<\/strong> is scheduled to attend the 34th annual USO Awards event on April 19 in Washington, D.C. Former WWE guest star<strong> Jon Stewart<\/strong> is scheduled to emcee. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlnow.com\/2016\/04\/06\/jon-stewart-to-emcee-uso-event-in-arlington\/\" target=\"_blank\">Event Details<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Cena<\/strong> appeared on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxla.com\/good-day\/good-day-la-experts-and-other-guests\/118133768-story\" target=\"_blank\">Good Day LA<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;Ellen&#8221; on Wednesday while in Los Angeles doing promotion for &#8220;American Grit.&#8221; Cena is scheduled to appear on TBS&#8217;s &#8220;Conan&#8221; show tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> is being honored with a lifetime achievement award at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caulifloweralleyclub.org\/official-51st-cac-reunion-calendar-of-events\/\" target=\"_blank\">annual Cauliflower Alley Club<\/a> this coming week\u00a0in Las Vegas. The NWA is presenting the award to Ross. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/wwe\/story\/wwe-hall-of-famer-jim-ross-nwa-award-cauliflower-alley-club-040616\" target=\"_blank\">Fox Sports Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jim Ross to receive spectacular title belt at Cauliflower Alley Club ceremony | FOX Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iWJWYTCnUR\">https:\/\/t.co\/iWJWYTCnUR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRsBBQ\/status\/717806478208278528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Bill Goldberg<\/strong> is scheduled to introduce NASCAR drivers a the Food City 500 race on April 17 in Bristol, Tennessee. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nascar\/story\/bill-goldberg-bristol-motor-speedway-sprint-cup-series-wwe-wcw-wrestling-legend-040616\" target=\"_blank\">Fox Sports Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE is returning to Hawaii for the first time in seven years on June 29. <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura, A.J. Styles, <\/strong>and<strong> Chris Jericho<\/strong> headline the show, which will take WWE to Japan for shows at the start of July. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/story\/31649460\/pro-wrestlers-to-come-to-honolulu-for-wwe-live-for-first-time-in-7-years\" target=\"_blank\">Local News Report<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2725791328\" 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; Wrestling reporter John Corrigan published a report on WWE&#8217;s\u00a0WrestleMania merchandising and promotional effort in Texas from the minute they arrived at the airport. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/news\/web-exclusive\/april-2016\/wrestlemania-promos-take-over-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interesting Article HERE<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWNLive has made their WrestleMania\u00a0weekend shows available on-demand after returning from Texas. Details at <a href=\"http:\/\/wwnlive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WWNLive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BookItGabe\/status\/717810847939174400<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; NWA promoter David Fuller is finalizing details on the &#8220;<strong>NWA Parade of Champions<\/strong>&#8221; event to be released on-demand through Fite TV and physical media. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=985121938235886\" target=\"_blank\">Full Details<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The following is a statement from David Fuller, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hXcFuller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hxcfuller<\/a> on Twitter, and it concerns the Blu Ray\/DVD &amp; Video on&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yn6OO0qdQZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/Yn6OO0qdQZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NWA (@nwa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nwa\/status\/717802697429282816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PWG <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com\/merch\/2016\/dvd0168.html\" target=\"_blank\">has now released<\/a> the &#8220;Bowie&#8221; event from February 12 on DVD. 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