{"id":16687,"date":"2016-04-17T15:56:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T20:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=16687"},"modified":"2016-04-17T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T20:56:11","slug":"sundayapril17torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/17\/sundayapril17torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 4\/17 Torch Today &#8211; Lance Russell interview, UFC on Fox, Sheamus calls out Rooney, Cesaro commercial, Kane talks WWE future, Young Bucks on WWE vs. indies future, Rock&#8217;s movie schedule, NJPW Results with Naito as top champ, Chicago indies wrestler doc, Videos &#8211; Interviews with Miz &#038; Machineguns, Gulak &#038; Batista co-actor, plus Schamberger paints Bockwinkel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3165781253\" 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 17, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorchlivecast.com\/2016\/04\/16\/next-livecast-episode-jim-valleys-saturday-morning-wrestling-at-1130-a-m-est-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\">At PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>: On-demand access to Jim Valley&#8217;s must-hear interview with legendary wrestling announcer <strong>Lance Russell<\/strong> from Cauliflower Alley Club in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; At MMATorch.com: <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full coverage of UFC on Fox 19 from Saturday night<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Sheamus<\/strong> made international news <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/10245004\/sheamus-calls-out-wayne-rooney-on-soccer-am\" target=\"_blank\">calling out English footballer <strong>Wayne Rooney<\/strong> on &#8220;Soccer AM.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0Sheamus followed up on former League of Nations teammate King Barrett calling out Rooney the last time WWE was in Europe in November. This led to Rooney slapping Barrett from ringside at a WWE show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Cesaro<\/strong> took part in an ad campaign for an international tire store\u00a0where he surprised fans coming into the shop for a tire change. The full feature can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vianorglobal\/videos\/vb.247847315564607\/250655131950492\/?type=2&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Kane<\/strong> talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.craveonline.com\/culture\/977697-exclusive-interview-kane-talks-wwe-studios-countdown\" target=\"_blank\">Crave Online<\/a> about when filming took place for the &#8220;Countdown&#8221; movie starring <strong>Dolph Ziggler<\/strong> and himself. He also talked about what&#8217;s next for him in WWE.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;WWE had a live event in Vancouver and it was all shot during that event. It was very unique filmmaking because you have the film crew shooting live footage and putting it into a movie. 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For me, it\u2019s just a matter of going forward and seeing where this adventure takes me.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2866135904\" 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>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> and actor\/comedian\u00a0<strong>Kevin Hart<\/strong> are working on a re-make of Robin Williams&#8217;s 1990s movie &#8220;Jumanji,&#8221; reports <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2016\/film\/news\/jumanji-remake-kevin-hart-dwayne-johnson-1201725642\/\" target=\"_blank\">Variety<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2016\/04\/15\/dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-jumanji-reboot\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>. According to Variety&#8217;s report, Johnson is looking to film the movie this fall before filming the third series of HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Ballers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>The Young Bucks (Nick &amp; Matt Jackson)<\/strong> talked to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bustedopennation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Busted Open satellite radio show<\/a> about their futures in WWE or staying on the independent circuit after their current run in ROH, PWG, and New Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to wrestle and rock Madison Square Garden one day. I think that\u2019d be kind of cool,&#8221; Matt said. Nick added: &#8220;I don\u2019t know. We\u2019ve done quite a bit. The one goal that I always tell all my family is just to continue to make as much money as possible and to stay healthy. If that means going to WWE, so be it. If that means staying here, so be it. 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(<a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/04\/njpw-results-for-april-17-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Results via PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/04\/daily-news-listing-4-17-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weekend News &amp; Results Update<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A new documentary on Chicago independent wrestler <strong>George Nottoli (Vito Fontaine)<\/strong> has been released <a href=\"https:\/\/fandependentfilms.com\/films\/125\/two-fingers-the-windy-city-wonder\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE IC champion\u00a0<strong>The Miz<\/strong> talked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCD_0Hz0876LEnfGxhkTMaLA\" target=\"_blank\">Busted Open satellite radio show<\/a> about fan hatred, working with A.J. 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