{"id":3259,"date":"2015-11-16T14:52:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T20:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2015-11-16T15:11:31","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T21:11:31","slug":"monday-torch-today-wwe-title-picks-post-raw-taker-show-on-wwe-network-hogan-says-hes-not-done-yet-nash-talks-tna-wwe-recent-ko-champ-gone-from-tna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/16\/monday-torch-today-wwe-title-picks-post-raw-taker-show-on-wwe-network-hogan-says-hes-not-done-yet-nash-talks-tna-wwe-recent-ko-champ-gone-from-tna\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Torch Today (PM Update) &#8211; WWE Title picks, Ross remembers Bockwinkel, Undertaker Week Schedule, Fastlane &#038; Hall in Cleveland, Charlotte talks Rousey, Xavier Woods returns home, Owen DVD, Hogan says he&#8217;s &#8220;not done yet,&#8221; Nash talks TNA &#038; WWE, Total Divas Video Preview, recent KO champ gone from TNA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2294400451\" 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 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFTERNOON UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE heads to Pat McNeill Country for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/15\/raw-tv-tonight-taker-returns-wwe-title-tourney-final-ppv-hype\/\">Monday&#8217;s Raw<\/a> with high-stakes WWE Title tournament matches in-play. The post-European Tour Raws have a history of being hit or miss in the ring &#8211; either the crew is exhausted or they see the light at the end of the tunnel finally getting some rest days before Survivor Series.<\/p>\n<p>My Predictions: <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> beats Cesaro and <strong>Alberto Del Rio<\/strong> beats Kalisto to set up semi-final #1. &#8230;\u00a0<strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong> beats Neville and <strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong> beats Dolph Ziggler to set up semi-final #2.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/rip-nick-bockwinkel2007-wwe-hall-fameran-all-time-great-passes-away-age-80\" target=\"_blank\">published a new blog at jrsbarbq.com<\/a> dedicated to <strong>Nick Bockwinkel<\/strong> following his death at the age of 80. Ross, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with Bockwinkel in 2007, noted that &#8220;Nick had been ill for a few years now and his condition was getting progressively worse for the all-time great\u00a0who was living in Las Vegas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE has released the official &#8220;Undertaker Week&#8221; schedule on WWE Network this week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tonight after Raw &#8211; &#8220;Legends with JBL: The Undertaker&#8217;s Greatest Rivals&#8221; Part 1<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. EST &#8211; &#8220;Undertaker: 25 Phenomenal Years&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Wed. at 9:00 p.m. EST &#8211; &#8220;The Undertaker&#8217;s Gravest Matches&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Thurs. at 10:00 p.m. EST (post-SD) &#8211; &#8220;Legends with JBL: The Undertaker&#8217;s Greatest Rivals&#8221; Part 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wwefastlane\/2016\/wwe-fastlane-2016-tickets-28201674\" target=\"_blank\">WWE is promoting<\/a> Fastlane PPV tickets going on-sale this Saturday (Nov. 21) for Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The PPV in-between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania is set for Sunday, February 21.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Scott Hall<\/strong>\u00a0is heading to Cleveland for AIW on Friday, December 18. The local &#8220;Cleveland Scene&#8221; publication noted Hall&#8217;s scheduled appearance at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiwrestling.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">AIW&#8217;s next big show<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2034883327\" 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; WWE Divas champion <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/sport\/wwe\/6746377\/Charlotte-No-WWE-shortcuts-for-Ronda-Rousey.html?CMP=spklr-_-Editorial-_-TWITTER-_-TheSunWWE-_-20151116-_-WWE-_-279877365-_-Imageandlink\" target=\"_blank\">talked to the U.K. Sun<\/a> about a hypothetical match against\u00a0<strong>Ronda Rousey<\/strong> in WWE, specifically wanting to face her at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE tag champion <strong>Xavier Woods<\/strong> was i<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxcarolina.com\/story\/30525652\/furman-grad-turned-wwe-superstar-to-wrestle-at-monday-night-raw-in-greenville\" target=\"_blank\">nterviewed on Fox Carolina promoting Monday&#8217;s Raw<\/a>. Xavier attended Furman University in Greenville, S.C., where Raw is taking place.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com\/first-look-wwe-owen-hart-of-gold-dvd-blu-ray\/103789\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WDNcom+%28Wrestling+DVD+Network%29\" target=\"_blank\">WrestlingDVDNetwork.com<\/a> has released a content break down of\u00a0<strong>Owen Hart&#8217;s<\/strong> &#8220;Owen: Hart of Gold&#8221; DVD set for release\u00a0by WWE on December 8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORNING UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: WWE is airing Survivor Series 1990 &#8211; <strong>The Undertaker&#8217;s<\/strong> WWF\/E debut &#8211; throughout the morning and afternoon. The Raw pre-game show is at 7:30 p.m. EST, then Undertaker Week officially kicks off after Raw with <strong>JBL<\/strong> hosting a pre-taped Legends Panel discussing Taker&#8217;s 25-year run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Hulk Hogan<\/strong> declared that he is &#8220;not done yet&#8221; at his one-man show Saturday night in Sheffield, England. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.co.uk\/news\/hulk-hogan-crowned-people-s-champ-in-sheffield-1-7572207\" target=\"_blank\">The Star reported<\/a>\u00a0quotes from Hogan addressing a reported crowd of 1,000 patrons for the Q&amp;A and autograph session. &#8220;I need to learn another lesson. All this stuff happens to make me a better person. That\u2019s how I look at it,&#8221; Hogan said of his fall from grace over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Hogan also expressed positive feelings toward <strong>Vince McMahon<\/strong>, who booted Hogan from WWE when his previously-recorded racially-driven remarks became public knowledge. &#8220;There are two Vince McMahons. On a personal level I love him to death, as a business man I respect him. He\u2019s a good guy. He really is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Kevin Nash<\/strong>\u00a0was the subject of a YouTube interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcpWZrbYzye7-FY4i1ALfVw\" target=\"_blank\">Hannibal TV<\/a>. Nash&#8217;s soundbyte comments on TNA, WWE, and other topics were recorded in a club setting with loud music in the background, making it difficult to hear at times.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4155886650\" 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=\"Kevin Nash Mini-Shoot Interview!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3-LKXzXlURw?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; E! has released a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/shows\/total_divas\/news\/715930\/total-divas-season-5-first-look-a-new-diva-nikki-bella-relationship-drama-and-more-watch-now\" target=\"_blank\">30-second video preview<\/a> of the new season of &#8220;Total Divas,&#8221; which includes new cast member <strong>Amanda<\/strong> from Tough Enough. Season 5 kicks off in January 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Recent TNA Knockouts champion <strong>Brooke<\/strong> suggested on Twitter that she is done with TNA. Brooke said she is on to the &#8220;next chapter&#8221; after &#8220;the end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m really going to miss these girls. Lots of laughs, cries, jokes, miles, fights, and love. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NextChapter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NextChapter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheEnd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheEnd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lLxOOnlVTl\">pic.twitter.com\/lLxOOnlVTl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brooke Adams (@RealBrookeAdams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealBrookeAdams\/status\/666002858400227329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1954921441\"><div id=\"pwtor-3811712762\"><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 16 AFTERNOON UPDATE &#8211; WWE heads to Pat McNeill Country for Monday&#8217;s Raw with high-stakes WWE Title tournament matches in-play. 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