{"id":2066,"date":"2015-10-30T14:33:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T19:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2015-10-30T14:53:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T19:53:16","slug":"friday-torch-today-wwe-tour-gfws-2015-finale-njpw-on-axs-tv-rosss-latest-blog-dreamer-on-promoting-lessons-punk-comic-linda-jbls-wife-awarded-biff-busick-talks-being-rouseyed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/30\/friday-torch-today-wwe-tour-gfws-2015-finale-njpw-on-axs-tv-rosss-latest-blog-dreamer-on-promoting-lessons-punk-comic-linda-jbls-wife-awarded-biff-busick-talks-being-rouseyed\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Torch Today (PM Update) &#8211; Livecast Alert, Taker&#8217;s WM32 foe, Bubba on New Day, Q.T. Marshall doc, WWE &#038; GFW tours, NJPW TV, Ross&#8217;s latest blog, Dreamer, Punk, Linda, Busick on being Rousey&#8217;ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-61484396\" 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; Friday, October 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFTERNOON UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Be sure to cast your vote in our first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PWTorch\/status\/660073214404460544\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter Poll<\/a> &#8211; who would you rather see face <strong>The Undertaker<\/strong> at WrestleMania &#8211; <strong>John Cena <\/strong>or<strong> Sting<\/strong>? We&#8217;ll have the results in Saturday&#8217;s update.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; LIVECAST ALERT: Bruce Mitchell &amp; Travis Bryant of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/eastcoastcast\" target=\"_blank\">East Coast Cast<\/a> wrap up the wrestling week at 6:00 p.m. EST with your live calls and emails at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/10\/30\/pwtorch-livecast--bruce-mitchell-travis-bryant-weekly-wrap-up\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Bubba\u00a0Ray Dudley<\/strong> made some interesting comments about the current WWE booking philosophy that captures WWE moving away from the fundamentals of pro wrestling. <a href=\"http:\/\/fightnetwork.com\/news\/6528677:oct-25-edition-of-the-law-feat-hell-in-a-cell-bubba-ray-dudley\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bully talked to Live Audio Wrestling<\/a> about\u00a0the <strong>Dudleys<\/strong> working with <strong>New Day<\/strong>, who are written to be\u00a0&#8220;entertaining heels,&#8221; if such a thing exists.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I think when I go out there I go out there with a totally different mentality.\u00a0 My mentality is a little bit more old school and I think my mentality doesn&#8217;t exactly fit perfectly into what the WWE would want out of a &#8216;villain&#8217; or &#8216;good guy.&#8217; \u00a0What they want is entertainment and the New Day are entertaining and\u00a0that&#8217;s the very first thing you need to be in the WWE.\u00a0 So if you&#8217;re entertaining and\u00a0the people hate you that&#8217;s fine.\u00a0 And if you&#8217;re entertaining and\u00a0the people love you that&#8217;s fine &#8211; as long as you&#8217;re entertaining,&#8221; Ray said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2015\/10\/njpw-results-for-october-30-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Japan Results for October 30 on the &#8220;Road to Power Struggle&#8221; via PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; A new documentary is in the works on independent wrestler <strong>Q.T. Marshall<\/strong>, who has wrestled for Ring of Honor. The doc looks at Marshall trying to get a WWE gig, or be forced to leave wrestling.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2792454922\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Q.T. 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The NXT brand is in Florida on Friday, then the main roster has just two shows Saturday and Sunday in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrapark.com\/events\/2015\/wwe-live\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billings, Montana<\/a> and Casper, Wyoming, respectively, headlined by <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Global Force Wrestling\u00a0wraps its 2015 schedule Friday night in King&#8217;s Lynn, England. <strong>Magnus<\/strong> headlines the show back in his hometown. Plus, <strong>Jeff Jarrett <\/strong>vs.<strong> Doug Williams, Mickie James<\/strong> in action, and more. (<em>Report wanted to pwtorch@gmail.com<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; AXS TV presents the latest installment of New Japan&#8217;s 2015 Tokyo Dome Show Friday night at 8:00 p.m. EST. This week&#8217;s cut features <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong> vs. <strong>Kota Ibushi<\/strong> for the IWGP IC Title.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: This week&#8217;s <strong>WWE Superstars<\/strong> is out early at 3:00 p.m. EST, then again at the regular 8:00 p.m. EST timeslot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE released an\u00a0expanded 10-Q filing with more details on Third Quarter 2015 performance. We updated our business break downs, especially the Revenue &amp; Profit report, with new details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/29\/wwe-q3-coverage-list-of-wwe-biz-break-down\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross&#8217;s<\/strong> latest blog is at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/download-ross-report-podcast-ringside-w-jim-ross-tkts-wm32-weekend-go-sale-friday-morning\" target=\"_blank\">jrsbarbq.com<\/a> covering\u00a0WrestleMania weekend shows in Dallas, Hell in a Cell, NXT, TNA Impact, Lucha Underground, ROH TV, and more topics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Tommy Dreamer<\/strong> talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestledelphia.com\/corrigans-corner-tommy-dreamer-talks-house-of-hardcore-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">WrestleDelphia.com<\/a> about what he&#8217;s learned from promoting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houseofhardcore.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;House of Hardcore&#8221; shows<\/a>, the surprise return of The Dudleys to WWE, and several other topics with reporter John Corrigan.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-899350827\" 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>Regarding the business side, Dreamer said: &#8220;If I made a loss on any of the other ones, it would have been done right then. I\u2019m not a publicly traded company (WWE) and my parents don\u2019t own an energy company (TNA). My father was a school teacher. I\u2019m investing my life savings into these shows. For example, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houseofhardcore.net\/events.html\" target=\"_blank\">Philly and Queens shows<\/a> coming up will cost probably close to $40,000 altogether.\u00a0We\u2019ve been making progress so I\u2019m very happy. After eight shows, we got a 13-episode deal with the Fight Network in Canada that was great, and we\u2019re hoping for another season. Let\u2019s see what 2016 brings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/comicbook.com\/2015\/10\/29\/exclusive-marvel-preview-drax-1-by-cm-punk-cullen-bunn-and-scott\/#Image5\" target=\"_blank\">ComicBook.com<\/a> published an &#8220;exclusive preview&#8221; of Marvel&#8217;s new Drax comic series, with writing from <strong>C.M. Punk<\/strong>. The first issue is due out next Wednesday, November 4.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Meredith Whitney<\/strong>, the wife of <strong>JBL<\/strong>, was recently named to Fortune&#8217;s &#8220;40 Under 40 Hall of Fame.&#8221; WWE covered the honor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/inside\/jbl-wife-meredith-whitney-fortune-40-under-40-28126193\" target=\"_blank\">on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Hartford Courant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/hc-op-wire-mcmahon-we-need-women-as-leaders-1029-20151028-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">published an editorial<\/a> from <strong>Linda McMahon<\/strong> about women in leadership roles. Linda\u00a0referenced her WWE background in the editorial, writing: &#8220;I have long advocated for women in leadership, especially since stepping down as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment in 2009.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Biff Busick<\/strong>, who was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/28\/wwe-announces-19-signings-tough-enoughers-indie-stars-more\/\">included in WWE&#8217;s list of 19 NXT signees<\/a>, talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwenxt\/christopher-biff-busick-girard-interview-28085434\/page-2\" target=\"_blank\">WWE&#8217;s website<\/a> about his journey from the independents to WWE. Included was Busick sharing a story about <strong>Ronda Rousey<\/strong> making him famous when she slapped him during a PWG show.<\/p>\n<p>Busick also addressed &#8220;not looking the part&#8221; of a WWE star: &#8220;I\u2019ve always done my own thing and with wrestling, I always wanted to be different. 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