{"id":2185,"date":"2015-11-02T03:31:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T09:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2015-11-02T12:31:05","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T18:31:05","slug":"monday-torch-today-raw-is-reigns-bg2-snuka-in-court-lawler-funk-jerry-jarrett-returning-dusty-finish-in-college-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/02\/monday-torch-today-raw-is-reigns-bg2-snuka-in-court-lawler-funk-jerry-jarrett-returning-dusty-finish-in-college-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Torch Today (PM Update) &#8211; Raw is Reigns, Network launch, WWE\/K.C. Royals, Ballers 2, Who is Timothy Thatcher?, BG #2 tonight, Lawler-Funk, Jerry Jarrett returning?, Dusty Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2553218480\" 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; Monday, November 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFTERNOON UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Last week&#8217;s Raw drew the highest rating of the fall TV season. But, can WWE sustain it? It will be interesting to see, especially with WWE sending a clear message to the audience that <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> is the centerpiece babyface on the roster for the moment. Will that draw people in, turn people away, or make no difference? WWE gets a one-to-two month window to see how things look with Reigns, not <strong>John Cena,<\/strong> in the driver&#8217;s seat starting tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Also, be sure to cast your vote in our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PWTorch\/status\/661113931658739712\" target=\"_blank\">Monday Twitter Poll <\/a>&#8211; should Reigns or <strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong> eventually turn heel?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE Network <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/wwenetwork\/launches-in-india-28086087\" target=\"_blank\">officially launched in India on Monday<\/a>. The streaming service is\u00a0priced at\u00a0$9.99 U.S. and available through the same WWENetwork.com location.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson was set to begin production on Season 2 of &#8220;Ballers&#8221; on Monday. This will keep him busy for most of the final two months of 2015.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4am wake up for first day of production for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BALLERS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BALLERS<\/a> Season 2, buuuuut first the Matrix Stairmaster\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x7yG3fvg9l\">https:\/\/t.co\/x7yG3fvg9l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock\/status\/661143407524384768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE continued their marketing trend\u00a0of creating a custom WWE Title belt for a major sports champion. This time, it&#8217;s the new MLB World champion <strong>Kansas City Royals<\/strong>, who won the World Series over the New York Mets on Sunday. <strong>Triple H<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/661220471602438146\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted out a picture<\/a> of their custom title belt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to the 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MLB<\/a> World Series Champions the Kansas City <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Royals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Royals<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeadedYourWay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HeadedYourWay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DontGetChampagneOnTheTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DontGetChampagneOnTheTitle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MAdLZ7r4pw\">pic.twitter.com\/MAdLZ7r4pw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/661220471602438146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWNLive announced a new &#8220;mini-doc&#8221; video feature. The first installment focuses on EVOLVE champion <strong>Timothy Thatcher<\/strong> to introduce his background and accomplishments.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1885304725\" 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=\"EVOLVE Mini-Doc: Timothy Thatcher\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NTN6U0AU24Q?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><strong>MORNING UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: The Raw pre-show is at 7:30 p.m. EST, then Episode #2 of &#8220;Breaking Ground&#8221; airs after Raw goes off the air around 11:06 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jimmy Snuka<\/strong> is due back in Lehigh County (Pa.) Court on Monday for a formal arraignment in the case of the 1983 death of his girlfriend, <strong>Nancy Argentino<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/news-regional-lehighvalley\/pro-wrestling-legend-back-in-court-monday\/36197134\" target=\"_blank\">WFMZ<\/a> talked to Nancy&#8217;s sister, <strong>Lorraine Salome<\/strong>, about the family&#8217;s emotions during the current legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Newspaper columnist Mike Mooneyham examined the &#8220;Battle for the Ages&#8221; between <strong>Jerry Lawler <\/strong>and<strong> Terry Funk<\/strong> that took place in Tennessee last month in his Sunday column. Included in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/article\/20151031\/PC20\/151039843&amp;cachebust=CXTW\" target=\"_blank\">Post &amp; Courier article<\/a> are quotes from announcer Lance Russell on working with long-time broadcast partner Dave Brown and Memphis historian Mark James.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Like son, like father? <strong>Jerry Jarrett<\/strong> is planning to get back into wrestling promoting, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MemphisWrestling\/posts\/1004414582948853\" target=\"_blank\">Classic Memphis Wrestling<\/a>. Jarrett is reportedly at the preliminary stages of starting a new promotion trying to bring back &#8220;old school wrestling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; One of the\u00a0wildest endings of the college football season now has the <a href=\"http:\/\/augustafreepress.com\/duke-miami-the-acc-and-the-dusty-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Dusty Finish&#8221; label\u00a0attached to it<\/a>. Naturally, the game occurred in Flair Country, where Duke lost to Miami on a wild kick-off return for a TD on Saturday &#8230; that was determined to be an illegal play on Sunday. Of course, in classic wrestling fashion, the on-field decision cannot be over-turned and Miami keeps the win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-512958106\"><div id=\"pwtor-638867006\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>TORCH TODAY &#8211; Monday, November 2 AFTERNOON UPDATE &#8211; Last week&#8217;s Raw drew the highest rating of the fall TV season. But, can WWE sustain it? 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