{"id":18319,"date":"2016-05-04T11:42:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T16:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=18319"},"modified":"2016-05-05T23:16:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T04:16:47","slug":"wedmay4torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/04\/wedmay4torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 5\/4 Torch Today &#8211; Drew Gulak Livecast &#038; mini-doc, Former UFC fighter reveals &#8220;American Grit&#8221; casting, Stephanie teases new WWE Network show, Shane&#8217;s day job, Jim Ross new blog, Moose calls out NFL commish, May WWE Network collections, Rock&#8217;s ex-wife talks expanding their biz empire, J-Mo on Lucha Underground expanding, SHIMMER news, Great Muta&#8217;s next big opponent, amateur legend banished"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-962096876\" 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, May 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/PWTorchLivecast.com\" target=\"_blank\">At PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>: On-demand access to the Payback and Raw post-game shows and Wade Keller &amp; Travis Bryant from Tuesday&#8217;s Livecast. Plus, a live interview with EVOLVE tag champion <strong>Drew Gulak<\/strong> ahead of his WWE GCS qualifying match with PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pwpodcasts.com\" target=\"_blank\">At PWPodcasts.com<\/a>: Recap of last week&#8217;s Pat McNeill Interview Wednesday\u00a0with <strong>Homicide<\/strong> and <strong>Billy Reil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/MMATorch.com\" target=\"_blank\">At MMATorch.com<\/a>: News on the build-up to UFC 200 and the sad death of Bellator MMA fighter <strong>Jordan Parsons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Brian Stann<\/strong>, a retired UFC\u00a0fighter and former Navy SEAL, revealed in a radio interview that he was turned down for a role on Fox&#8217;s\u00a0military-themed &#8220;American Grit&#8221; show because he looks too much like host <strong>John Cena<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was actually at the last run of casting for &#8216;American Grit.&#8217;\u00a0I was very close to being on that show. Here&#8217;s the funny part &#8211; I obviously have a good relationship with Fox. It was Fox&#8217;s decision not to have me on the show at the very end,&#8221; Stann said on his podcast (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/ufc\/story\/ufc-brian-stann-john-cena-missed-out-on-reality-show-050416\" target=\"_blank\">transcribed by Fox Sports<\/a>).\u00a0&#8220;They decided that (he)\u00a0and John Cena look too alike and are too similar demographically and it won&#8217;t spread our fanbase enough. So I did not make it on the show because of my big jaw and I&#8217;m half the size of John Cena by the way. Didn&#8217;t make the cut, folks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> reviewed Monday&#8217;s Raw and Sunday&#8217;s Payback, discussed <strong>Ryback<\/strong> walking out of Raw TV, and previewed his next set of boxing calls for CBS Sports Network in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/49557\" target=\"_blank\">latest blog at jrsbarbq.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Moose<\/strong>, the former NFL player turned ROH star, called out\u00a0out NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a <a href=\"http:\/\/nesn.com\/2016\/05\/moose-pro-wrestlerex-patriots-o-lineman-wants-to-spear-roger-goodell\/\" target=\"_blank\">new interview with Sports Illustrated<\/a>. He also credited New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick for preparing him for pro wrestling.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2410998641\" 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>\u201cPlaying under Bill Belichick helped me a lot with how I get ready for a match,\u201d Moose\u00a0said. \u201cBill Belichick got you better prepared than any other coach in the NFL, and that\u2019s one of the reasons why I come so prepared to my matches. I watch tape of my opponent, I study my opponent and I go into the match knowing more about him than he knows about himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Stephanie McMahon<\/strong> teased involvement in a new show\u00a0on\u00a0WWE Network.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BehindTheScenes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BehindTheScenes<\/a> talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENetwork<\/a> yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StayTuned?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StayTuned<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TpGqT2KVRm\">pic.twitter.com\/TpGqT2KVRm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephMcMahon\/status\/727970702779949056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/network.wwe.com\/shows\/collections\" target=\"_blank\">WWE officially announced<\/a> WWE Network &#8220;collections&#8221; for May grouping library content together. Themes include <strong>Chyna<\/strong>, Becoming <strong>The Rock<\/strong>, War Games Collection, and classic Smackdown episodes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/leeseymour\/2016\/05\/03\/hollywoods-hardest-working-woman-shares-the-secrets-of-her-success\/#1c8b9b8d1735\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes published an interview<\/a> with <strong>Dany Garcia<\/strong>, the ex-wife\/business partner of <strong>The Rock<\/strong>. Garcia talked about their mission to &#8220;expand their entertainment empire&#8221; and she also went into detail on why they took an unconventional route of divorcing in order to be successful personally and professionally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Shimmer Women&#8217;s Wrestling<\/strong> announced that tickets for SHIMMER 81-85 are currently on-sale, DVD Volumes 72-75 are available for pre-order, and SHIMMER 80 from WrestleMania Weekend in Dallas is available for on-demand viewing. (<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/k4zbtog\" target=\"_blank\">Details on Shimmer&#8217;s Homepage<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>John Morrison (Johnny Mundo)<\/strong> talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/wwe\/news\/johnny-mundo-lucha-underground-interview-el-rey-network-mexico\/163uyjutht8jd166cl6rp735nq\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Fritz for Sporting News<\/a> about wanting to see Lucha Underground expand into Mexico and other TV markets to get more exposure for the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Over at <strong>Shane McMahon&#8217;s<\/strong> day job, <a href=\"http:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/news\/3178723-demand-parners-frequency-asia-joint-venture?source=email_rt_mc_readmore&amp;uprof=53#email_link\" target=\"_blank\">You On Demand announced a joint venture<\/a> with Los Angeles-based Frequency Networks to expand consumer video reach\u00a0in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In Japan, <strong>Great Muta<\/strong> is scheduled to face <strong>Jun Akiyama<\/strong> on Muta&#8217;s big August 11 show. Akiyama made a surprise appearance at Wednesday&#8217;s Wrestle-1 show in Tokyo to set up the match. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154175761716098\" target=\"_blank\">Full Story<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/05\/daily-news-listing-5-4-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily News Listing at PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-909869852\" 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>&#8211; In amateur wrestling, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame removed legendary amateur wrestler\/coach <strong>Dennis Hastert<\/strong> from their HOF in Oklahoma following a conviction for child molestation. 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