{"id":3515,"date":"2015-11-19T14:40:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T20:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2015-11-19T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T20:40:46","slug":"thurs-torch-today-teddy-long-special-on-smackdown-taker-week-concludes-s-series-marketed-around-reigns-austin-talks-wwe-injuries-sneak-peek-on-rock-kevin-hart-movie-taker-kane-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/19\/thurs-torch-today-teddy-long-special-on-smackdown-taker-week-concludes-s-series-marketed-around-reigns-austin-talks-wwe-injuries-sneak-peek-on-rock-kevin-hart-movie-taker-kane-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Thurs. Torch Today (UPDATE) &#8211; Livecast Alert, Big Star at Full Sail, Teddy Long special on Smackdown, Taker Week concludes, S. Series marketed around Reigns, Austin talks WWE injuries, sneak-peek on Rock &#038; Kevin Hart movie, Taker &#038; Kane infographic, big article on former NFL player&#8217;s WWE journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1441085899\" 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; Thursday, November 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PWTORCH LIVECAST ALERT: PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomes AWA and Nick Bockwinkel historian Mick Karch at 5:00 p.m. EST to discuss Bockwinkel, as well as hot topics of the day. Call in live or email at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/11\/19\/pwtorch-livecast--wade-keller-interviews-bockwinkel-historian-mick-karch\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3713 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2934-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2934\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" \/>&#8211; Look who arrived at Full Sail University on Thursday afternoon. WWE is taping NXT Thursday night. (Thanks to correspondents Josh Parry &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimbo1222\" target=\"_blank\">@Jimbo1222<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tonight on Syfy, WWE Smackdown completes the Survivor Series hype. WWE went to the Teddy Long playbook of a tag team main event featuring the Final Four of the WWE Title Tournament &#8211; <strong>Roman Reigns <\/strong>&amp;<strong> Dean Ambrose <\/strong>vs.<strong> Kevin Owens <\/strong>&amp;<strong> Alberto Del Rio<\/strong>.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">(<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/17\/1119-sd-spoilers-full-results-for-thursdays-smackdown\/\">Tucker&#8217;s In-person SPOILER Report<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">) (<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/17\/1015-wwe-smackdown-non-spoiler-preview\/\">Non-Spoiler Match Listing<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: <strong>Undertaker Week<\/strong> concludes on\u00a0the Network with Part 2 of the Legends Panel on Undertaker&#8217;s Greatest Rivals. <strong>JBL<\/strong> hosts the discussion with <strong>&#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin, Triple H, <\/strong>and<strong> Shawn Michaels<\/strong>. The episode is early-released at 5:00 p.m. EST, then on again at 10:00 p.m. EST following Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE is now marketing Survivor Series around <strong>Roman Reigns&#8217;s<\/strong> journey to the WWE Title. WWE sent out an email blast on Wednesday encouraging lapsed or prospective Network subscribers to start a free month Network subscription to see the completion of Reigns&#8217;s journey from WrestleMania to Survivor Series. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/videos\/roman-reigns-believes-he-will-become-the-wwe-world-heavyweight-champion-28231329\" target=\"_blank\">Included is a video<\/a> with a few rehearsed soundbytes from Reigns on not being denied, like at WM31.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>&#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin<\/strong> and <strong>Court Bauer<\/strong> had an interesting discussion on this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/podcastone.com\/pg\/jsp\/program\/episode.jsp?programID=542&amp;pid=566161\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Steve Austin Show&#8221; podcast<\/a> about today&#8217;s WWE wrestlers going full-speed on house shows, which could be contributing to injuries and bodies breaking down on the schedule. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/08\/report-rollins-says-knee-injury-was-complex-accident-what-does-it-mean-for-wwe\/\">The big example<\/a> being WWE World Hvt. champion <strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong> tearing his knee on the first night of WWE&#8217;s European Tour. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/2015\/11\/18\/steve-austin-show-court-bauer-interview-nov-17-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Recap at PWPodcasts.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/movies\/2015\/11\/18\/central-intelligence-sneak-peek-kevin-hart-dwayne-johnson-the-rock\/75965144\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA Today published a sneak-peek<\/a> on &#8220;Central Intelligence&#8221; starring <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> and comedian <strong>Kevin Hart<\/strong>. The movie, which is due out June 2016, has a role reversal of Johnson playing a comedy role and Hart playing a completely un-funny accountant.\u00a0\u201cThere were\u00a0moments I had to pull back when I wanted to be funny. But it wasn\u2019t my role in this film. That was his role,\u201d Hart said. \u201cIt\u2019s expanding the acting portfolio I am trying to build.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3297300606\" 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 NFL player <strong>Brennan Williams&#8217;s<\/strong> journey from the NFL to potentially WWE was covered in-depth by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/news\/plan-b-brennan-williams-hopes-to-turn-his-nfl-disappointment-into-a-wrestling-career-7932302\" target=\"_blank\">Houston radio host Sean Pendergast for the Houston Press<\/a>. This is a very strong article looking at Williams being cut by the New England Patriots two days after being signed, effectively ending his NFL career. Now, he&#8217;s training with Booker T in Houston, where he was originally drafted out of college, in hopes of making a WWE NXT try-out in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was drafted by the Texans so I could meet Booker T, I signed with Jacksonville so I could have a home in Florida near WWE\u2019s developmental facility and I was signed by the Patriots to get that one week paycheck to pay my rent to train in Houston. That\u2019s honestly how I see it,&#8221; Williams said. Williams, who says he watching Raw instead of football when he was called by the Patriots, already has ring entrance music, a gimmick, and his look mapped out. 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Also, a history of wrestlers who have won vacated titles. <strong>Randy Orton<\/strong> is the biggest beneficiary with three such wins&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3622\" src=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/SSeriesInfograph.png\" alt=\"SSeriesInfograph\" width=\"491\" height=\"1073\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3222736843\"><div id=\"pwtor-2127266176\"><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; Thursday, November 19 &#8211; PWTORCH LIVECAST ALERT: PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomes AWA and Nick Bockwinkel historian Mick Karch at 5:00 p.m. EST to discuss Bockwinkel, as well as hot topics of <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/19\/thurs-torch-today-teddy-long-special-on-smackdown-taker-week-concludes-s-series-marketed-around-reigns-austin-talks-wwe-injuries-sneak-peek-on-rock-kevin-hart-movie-taker-kane-infographic\/\" title=\"Thurs. 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