{"id":3438,"date":"2015-11-18T14:25:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T20:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2015-11-18T16:24:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T22:24:14","slug":"wed-torch-today-ric-flair-speaks-on-reid-angle-big-tv-matches-tonight-taker-week-continues-ross-on-raw-reid-former-tna-ko-training-for-mma-debut-cena-reflects-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/18\/wed-torch-today-ric-flair-speaks-on-reid-angle-big-tv-matches-tonight-taker-week-continues-ross-on-raw-reid-former-tna-ko-training-for-mma-debut-cena-reflects-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed. Torch Today &#8211; Livecast Alert, Ric Flair on Reid angle, big TV matches tonight, Taker Week continues, &#8220;Soup&#8221; gets canned, Ross on Raw &#038; Reid, major co-star set for Rock&#8217;s &#8220;Baywatch&#8221; re-make, former TNA KO training for MMA debut, Cena reflects, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3788300234\" 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; November 18, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; LIVECAST ALERT: Join PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill and PWTorch contributor Jim Valley on Wednesday&#8217;s show at 5:00 p.m. EST at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/11\/18\/pwtorch-livecast--pat-mcneill-jim-valley-wednesday-episode\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a> taking your calls &amp; emails!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Ric Flair<\/strong> said on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.play.it\/audio\/wooooo-nation-with-ric-flair\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Whoo! Nation&#8221; podcast<\/a> that he was not given a heads up on the Reid Flair angle Monday night on Raw. Flair said he was upset watching it play out, but he&#8217;s not going to express his opinion to WWE. He said that his daughter, Divas champion\u00a0<strong>Charlotte<\/strong>, was not in the position to say &#8220;no&#8221; at this stage of her career. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/18\/ric-flair-speaks-reaction-to-reid-flair-angle-not-given-heads-up-why-he-wont-voice-his-opinion-more\/\">Read the Full Report with quotes from Flair.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.impactwrestling.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3440\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ImpactNov18-300x245.png\" alt=\"ImpactNov18\" width=\"176\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ImpactNov18-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ImpactNov18.png 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/a>&#8211; Tonight&#8217;s TV Wrestling: <strong>Bayley<\/strong> defends the NXT Women&#8217;s Title against <strong>Alexa Bliss<\/strong> on WWE NXT. &#8230; The TNA Title tournament continues on Destination America with <strong>Bobby Roode <\/strong>vs.<strong> Abyss<\/strong>, <strong>James Storm <\/strong>vs.<strong> Eric Young<\/strong>, and four more matches. &#8230;The ROH Tag Titles are on the line between <strong>The Kingdom<\/strong> and <strong>The Addiction<\/strong> on Dest. America. (<strong>Jay Lethal <\/strong>vs.<strong> Roderick Strong<\/strong> is on next week&#8217;s final Dest. America airing.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: &#8220;Undertaker Week&#8221; continues with &#8220;<strong>The Undertaker&#8217;s<\/strong> Gravest Matches&#8221; early-released at 4:00 p.m. EST and again\u00a0at 9:00 p.m. following NXT at 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; E! announced that\u00a0&#8220;The Soup&#8221; show is no more. The long-running satire show hosted by <strong>Joel McHale<\/strong> will end on December 18. &#8220;The Soup&#8221; recently held WWE specials over the past few holiday seasons. <a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2015\/11\/the-soup-canceled-e-joel-mchale-1201629015\/\" target=\"_blank\">E!&#8217;s press release<\/a> included <strong>The Miz<\/strong> in a list of celebrities who have appeared on the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/jim-cornette-magnum-ta-terry-allen-ross-report-podcast-tonight-raw-reid-flair-controversy\" target=\"_blank\">published a new blog at jrsbarbq.com<\/a> reviewing Monday&#8217;s Raw, the build-up to Survivor Series, and the show-closing angle involving <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> and <strong>Paige<\/strong>. Ross also reacted to the use of Reid Flair in the promo exchange: &#8220;After hearing the line and being able to think about it, I&#8217;ll play post-Raw quarterback and say I&#8217;d have passed on using it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The female lead has been finalized in the &#8220;Baywatch&#8221; movie re-make starring <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong>. <strong>Alexandra Daddario<\/strong>, who co-starred in &#8220;San Andreas&#8221; with The Rock, has grabbed the role for the Paramount project, <a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2015\/11\/alexandra-daddario-baywatch-movie-true-detective-dwayne-johnson-zac-efron-1201627862\/\" target=\"_blank\">reports Deadline.com<\/a>. The top three cast members are set with Rock, Daddario, and <strong>Zac Efron<\/strong>, who will be the love interest of Daddario&#8217;s &#8220;Summer&#8221; character.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1403229831\" 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; Former TNA Knockout <strong>Lei&#8217;D Tapa<\/strong> is training 2-3 times per day at the American Top Team facility in Florida for her MMA debut, <a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestlingsheet.com\/leid-tapa-training-mma-debut-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">reports former TMZ producer Ryan Satin<\/a>. Tapa is scheduled to make her MMA debut on New Year&#8217;s Eve in Japan for Rizin Fighting, scheduled to air on Spike TV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE top star <strong>John Cena<\/strong> checked in with his latest reflective Twitter message during his time off.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Change of perspective is often a great way to rekindle drive, passion, and fire. 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