{"id":16860,"date":"2016-04-19T14:22:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T19:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=16860"},"modified":"2016-04-19T14:22:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T19:22:29","slug":"tuesdayapri19torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/19\/tuesdayapri19torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday 4\/19 Torch Today &#8211; Livecast On-Demand, Connor McGregor teases retirement, Rock&#8217;s &#8220;Ballers&#8221; Season 2 premiere, Stephanie speaking at big NYC event &#038; grand marshal, TNA int&#8217;l TV deal, Anderson &#038; Gallows t-shirts exiting, WM32 DVD, Lance Storm injury, Videos &#8211; Flair hypes Leicester City, Sasha Banks interview, Yehi doc"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1143372089\" 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 19, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwtorchlivecast.com\">At PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>: On-demand access to Monday&#8217;s Raw post-game show with James Caldwell &amp; Greg Parks, plus Tuesday&#8217;s Livecast with Wade Keller &amp;\u00a0<strong>Jonny Fairplay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\">At MMATorch.com<\/a>: <strong>Connor McGregor<\/strong> randomly teased retirement <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/2016\/04\/19\/conor-mcgregor-retiring-ufc-champs-tweet-sparks-frenzied-speculation\/?utm_content=buffer50bcf&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; HBO revealed that Season 2 of &#8220;Ballers&#8221; starring <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, July 17. Ballers is slotted for 10:00 p.m. EST on summer Sunday nights, followed by &#8220;Vice Principals&#8221; at 10:30 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock\/status\/722477563348520962\" target=\"_blank\">Rock hyped the new season on Twitter<\/a>. As we covered on Monday, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/18\/report-ballers-lawsuit-naming-rock-defendant-dropped\/\" target=\"_blank\">HBO is seeking a court date in July to clear a lawsuit against the show<\/a>, hoping to have the legal situation resolved before the premiere date.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE executive <strong>Stephanie McMahon<\/strong> is scheduled to speak at Variety&#8217;s &#8220;Entertainment and Technology Summit NY&#8221; on May 5 in New York City. <a href=\"http:\/\/events.variety.com\/entertainment-and-technology-summit-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Variety sent out an email blast<\/a> announcing &#8220;WWE, New York Giants, Facebook, and Google&#8221; executives will be part of the event. Stephanie and Spike TV president <strong>Kevin Kay<\/strong> are among the execs\u00a0scheduled to speak as part of a &#8220;Hunting For Millennials&#8221; series.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Stephanie McMahon<\/strong> is also scheduled to be the Grand Marshal of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/transaction.komenct.org\/site\/TR?fr_id=1320&amp;pg=entry\" target=\"_blank\">Komen Race for the Cure<\/a> on Saturday, May 7 in Westport, Conn.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honored to be Grand Marshal @KomenSNE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Race4theCureWestport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Race4theCureWestport<\/a>! Join Team <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> in the fight against Breast Cancer! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2cumkF7rRl\">https:\/\/t.co\/2cumkF7rRl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephMcMahon\/status\/722499116769652736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In the face of questions about the future of TNA, TNA president <strong>Dixie Carter<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TNADixie\/status\/722467292035051520\" target=\"_blank\">announced a new international TV clearance<\/a> on FX in the Middle East that is scheduled to begin on May 20.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Independent t-shirts for <strong>Luke Gallows<\/strong> and <strong>Karl Anderson<\/strong> will no longer be sold after Tuesday night. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingtees.com\/machinegun\" target=\"_blank\">ProWrestlingTees<\/a> announced: &#8220;Last Chance, Gone At 5:00 p.m. PST! We were asked to take down all of the Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson shirts today, so this is your last chance to get them.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-981014831\" 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; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com\/trailer-store-exclusives-wwe-wrestlemania-32-dvd-blu-ray\/113615\/\" target=\"_blank\">WrestlingDVDNetwork.com<\/a> published more artwork and previews of the WrestleMania 32 DVD\/Blu-ray home video release. The artwork is still planned to feature <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> holding the retired Divas Title belt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Lance Storm<\/strong> announced an injury situation affecting his elbow.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LanceStorm\/status\/722502773934264320<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; From the Collectibles Department, Figures Toy Company is promoting\u00a0a new ROH play ring and <strong>Michael Elgin<\/strong> action figure from the first line of ROH figures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No collection is complete w\/o the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ringofhonor<\/a> Wrestling Ring &amp; @MichaelElgin25 figure! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZjoU0Kqeyd\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZjoU0Kqeyd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MlcV4yvqPr\">pic.twitter.com\/MlcV4yvqPr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Figures Toy Company (@FiguresToyCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FiguresToyCo\/status\/722491345089261569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO GALLERY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Ric Flair<\/strong> hyped Leicester City&#8217;s magical Premiere League season during\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p03rk5nn\" target=\"_blank\">an interview on\u00a0BBC Radio&#8217;s &#8220;5 Live&#8221; program<\/a> while in the U.K. on the European Tour. Hopefully for Leicester fans, Flair did not just jinx their run to the EPL title. (Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/wweleaks.org\" target=\"_blank\">David<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p03rk5nn\/player\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Sasha Banks<\/strong> was interviewed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCD_0Hz0876LEnfGxhkTMaLA\" target=\"_blank\">Busted Open satellite radio show<\/a> about changing WWE&#8217;s women&#8217;s division, Total Divas, Bayley on the main roster, and more topics.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sasha Banks on changing Women&#039;s Wrestling, Bayley, Will she be on Total Divas and more\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CHOCWv-9rRs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWNLive released a new mini-documentary on rising star <strong>Fred Yehi<\/strong>, who is scheduled to be part of WWE&#8217;s Global Cruiserweight Series.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-764944900\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EVOLVE Mini-Doc: Fred Yehi\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TvXSPvuCMbI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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