{"id":2646,"date":"2015-11-07T02:33:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T08:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2015-11-07T02:38:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-07T08:38:28","slug":"saturday-torch-today-wwe-tour-big-e52-ippv-galloways-mission-nxt-helping-indies-goldberg-envisions-rock-role-shelton-wins-noah-block-slaughter-henry-talk-wm32-hart-in-n-y-flair-in-n-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/07\/saturday-torch-today-wwe-tour-big-e52-ippv-galloways-mission-nxt-helping-indies-goldberg-envisions-rock-role-shelton-wins-noah-block-slaughter-henry-talk-wm32-hart-in-n-y-flair-in-n-o\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Torch Today &#8211; WWE Tour, NJPW Power Struggle, E52 iPPV, Galloway&#8217;s mission, NXT helping indies?, Goldberg envisions Rock Role, Shelton wins NOAH Block, Slaughter &#038; Henry talk WM32, Hart in N.Y., Flair in N.O., Nexus, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-477736153\" 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; Saturday, November 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE&#8217;s European Tour continues Saturday with the <strong>Ric Flair<\/strong> crew in Leeds, England without <strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong> and <strong>Roman Reigns&#8217;s<\/strong> crew in Madrid, Spain. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/05\/114-wwe-european-tour-card-flair-wwe-champ-balor-sheamus-becky-in-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full European Tour Line-ups<\/a>)\u00a0(<em><strong>Reports Wanted<\/strong> to pwtorch@gmail.com<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>New Japan&#8217;s<\/strong> huge &#8220;Power Struggle&#8221; show takes place Saturday in Osaka, Japan (early Saturday morning in the U.S.). The event will be live and on-demand via <a href=\"http:\/\/njpwworld.com\/lp\/a_live_29_1\" target=\"_blank\">New Japan World<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWNLive presents <a href=\"http:\/\/wwnlive.com\/event-evolve-11-07-15.html\" target=\"_blank\">EVOLVE 52 on Internet PPV <\/a>from Orlando, Florida at 7:00 p.m. EST. The main event is\u00a0<strong>Timothy Thatcher <\/strong>vs.<strong> Drew Galloway<\/strong> for the EVOLVE Title after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwponderings.com\/2015\/11\/06\/evolve-110615-51-ippv-results\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thatcher retained the title against Johnny Gargano on Friday night<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; SATURDAY EVENTS: There are several big independent shows on Saturday, including <strong>Chikara<\/strong>, <strong>ECIII<\/strong> in Toronto, <strong>Rhyno<\/strong> in Canada, Nick Dinsmore (<strong>Eugene<\/strong>) opening his promotion,\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Road Warrior&#8221; Animal<\/strong> in New York, and a fundraiser in Florida. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/05\/weekend-events-center-wwe-euro-tour-nxt-in-florida-evolve-51-52-featuring-tna-nxt-stars-super-huge-new-line-up-aaw-packed-show-chikara-eciii-in-toronto-rhyno-eugene-launching-promotion-a\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Weekend Events Center<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: New programming includes &#8220;This Week in WWE&#8221; at 3:00 p.m. EST. WWE will likely highlight the <strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong> news and preview the start of a WWE Title Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Mick Foley<\/strong>\u00a0believes NXT is changing the perception of independent wrestlers. Foley offered his thoughts <a href=\"http:\/\/auburnpub.com\/blogs\/powerbomb_post\/mick-foley-talks-nxt-s-effect-on-indies-women-s\/article_0f8f0bf2-c81a-5663-b11b-00555d9be50d.html\" target=\"_blank\">in an interview with AuburnPub.com<\/a> promoting Friday&#8217;s NEW show in Auburn, New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I certainly think it shines a light on how much great talent is out there on the scene. We used to have a tendency to look down on indy wrestlers. Now indy wrestlers are looked at and treated with a new respect. It&#8217;s a conversation I just had with some of the indy guys. Having come from an indy background myself, I understood how difficult it is to work hard each night and, in &#8216;wrestle speak,&#8217; get over with a different audience without the benefit of known entrance music, that Pavlovian response, and an established fan base. So I think NXT is great for indy wrestling, and knowing that when we come to Auburn, fans may very well be seeing the stars of the future of the wrestling business,&#8221; Foley said.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2932668165\" 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>Drew Galloway<\/strong> is on a mission to visit every children&#8217;s hospital in his home country of Scotland to give back. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/former-wwe-star-drew-galloway-6773418\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Record<\/a> talked to Galloway about mixing in visits with his busy schedule taking him across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Next weekend, Galloway returns to <a href=\"http:\/\/insanewrestling.co.uk\/event.php?id=82\" target=\"_blank\">ICW for a sold-out show in Glasgow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Bill Goldberg<\/strong> is aiming for a movie career like <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong>. Goldberg <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/pollo-del-mar\/former-wwe-superstar-bill_b_8470006.html\" target=\"_blank\">told the Huffington Post <\/a>that he eventually wants to branch out from action movie roles and &#8220;show some range&#8221; to be taken more seriously. Goldberg is currently promoting the new military-themed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CheckPointMovie\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Check Point&#8221; movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Shelton Benjamin<\/strong> won the B Block of NOAH&#8217;s Global League \u00a0tournament in Japan. Former GHC Hvt. champion\u00a0<strong>Naomichi Marufuji<\/strong> won the A Block after defeating <strong>Chris Hero<\/strong> in the final match. Benjamin and Marufuji meet in the finals on Sunday (Nov. 8). (<a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2015\/11\/noah-global-league-day-11-results-for-november-6-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Results via PuroresuSpirit.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Big Show<\/strong> and <strong>Paige<\/strong> were interviewed on Sky Sports promoting WWE&#8217;s European Tour and the upcoming Survivor Series PPV. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/wwe\/news\/14203\/10057912\/wwe-stars-big-show-and-paige-joined-us-on-sky-sports-news-hq\" target=\"_blank\">The interview is only available to watch in the U.K.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Sgt. Slaughter<\/strong> talked to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/Blogs\/archives\/2015\/11\/06\/sgt-slaughter-on-wwe-fans-in-san-antonio-wrestling-on-mars-and-wrestlemania-32\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio publication<\/a> about WWE wanting to break their indoor attendance record at WrestleMania 32 in AT&amp;T Stadium in Texas. Slaughter said he&#8217;s not sure about getting back in the ring again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Mark Henry<\/strong> was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/dallas-cowboys\/headlines\/20151106-wwe-superstar-mark-henry-a-lifelong-cowboys-fan-which-philadelphia-eagles-player-he-d-like-to-induct-into-his-hall-of-pain.ece\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed by the Dallas Morning News <\/a>promoting WrestleMania 32 tickets going on-sale this week. Henry mainly talked about the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Bret Hart<\/strong> is heading to New York next weekend. Hart is scheduled for the Diamond&#8217;s Gentlemen&#8217;s Corner Barber Shop at the New Hartford Shopping Center. The story about what is bringing Hart to the location next Sunday, November can be read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uticaod.com\/article\/20151105\/NEWS\/151109687\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Ric Flair<\/strong> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offbeat.com\/news\/captain-america-star-appear-new-orleans-comic-con\/\" target=\"_blank\">booked for<\/a> the New Orleans Comic Con running January 8-10. <strong>William Shatner<\/strong>, who is narrating WWE&#8217;s &#8220;Breaking Ground&#8221; series is also scheduled.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1809138075\" 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; NEXUS FLASHBACK: <strong>Wade Bad News King Barrett<\/strong> has not been the same since the end of Nexus five years ago. WWE has tried to re-boot him several times since the end of Nexus, but former Nexus member <strong>Michael Tarver<\/strong> has an idea why\u00a0there have been mixed results for group members since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t know what the direction was (going into Summerslam 2010) and honestly I don&#8217;t think that they did either,&#8221; Tarver <a href=\"http:\/\/tmptow.podomatic.com\/entry\/2015-11-06T10_30_05-08_00\" target=\"_blank\">said on the &#8220;Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling&#8221; podcast<\/a>. &#8220;We all had our own experiences and are smart enough to know it really makes the most sense for us to win and it doesn&#8217;t hurt them, it actually helps them if we win and continue because then they can keep building. That was the first time in a long time that Cena had real sympathy because people were kind of over him and he&#8217;s even though he is always going to be over no matter what because he&#8217;s <strong>John Cena<\/strong> but that was the first time in a long time that he had real sympathy. He did his thing and John Cena is great, he&#8217;s amazing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To me, I think they got greedy.\u00a0\u00a0That storyline should have ended at WrestleMania. We should have won, grown stronger added <strong>Mason Ryan<\/strong>, added <strong>Bray Wyatt<\/strong> (Husky Harris), added Joe Hennig (<strong>Curtis Axel<\/strong>), or maybe even add <strong>C.M. 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