{"id":4076,"date":"2015-11-24T15:50:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T21:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=4076"},"modified":"2015-11-25T02:09:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T08:09:12","slug":"4076","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/24\/4076\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Torch Today (PM Update) &#8211; New wrestling movie, Cabana vs. KIKUTARO, Chikara season finale, DLC for &#8220;WWE 2K16,&#8221; Angle&#8217;s final matches, &#8220;Tribute&#8221; security, Ross to call ROH PPV?, Santana captures gold, Rhyno&#8217;s NXT standing, PW linked to &#8220;Concussions&#8221; movie, Video &#8211; new &#8220;Joey &#038; Candice&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-292839933\" 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; Tuesday, November 24, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFTERNOON UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; LIVECAST ALERT: Join PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestling.net\" target=\"_blank\">Prowrestling.net<\/a> on the Livecast at 5:00 p.m. EST taking your calls &amp; emails at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/11\/24\/pwtorch-livecast--wade-keller-jason-powell-of-prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; There is a new wrestling-themed independent movie in the final stages of production. &#8220;Chokeslam&#8221; features <strong>Mick Foley, Lance Storm, Harry Smith, <\/strong>and<strong> Chelsea Green<\/strong> from Tough Enough. The producers are looking to pick up additional funding to complete the project. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/chokeslam-film-ft-mick-foley#\/\" target=\"_blank\">A fundraiser campaign is at Indiegogo.com<\/a>\u00a0with various prizes for contributing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; AIW is looking to finish 2015 on a high note with three big shows in November and December. Announced Tuesday is <strong>Colt Cabana<\/strong> vs. cult-favorite Japanese wrestler\u00a0<strong>Kikutaro\u00a0<\/strong>on December 5 in Cleveland, Ohio. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiwrestling.com\/events.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ticket &amp; Full Events Schedule<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PWPODCASTS ALERT: Check out a recap of <strong>Cabana&#8217;s<\/strong> latest &#8220;Art of Wrestling&#8221; podcast featuring\u00a0a host of independent wrestlers covering several subjects. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/?p=671\" target=\"_blank\">PWPodcasts.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chikara announced Tuesday new matches for their season finale on December 5 in Philadelphia. Included is <strong>Hallowicked <\/strong>vs.<strong> Eddie Kingston <\/strong>vs.<strong> Icarus<\/strong> for the Grand Championship. Plus, <strong>Chuck Taylor&#8217;s<\/strong> Gentleman&#8217;s Club against the reunited Batiri. (<a href=\"http:\/\/chikarapro.com\/events\/season-15\/12-05-2015_top-banana\" target=\"_blank\">Event &amp; Ticket Info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2K Sports announced Tuesday the first downloadable content offering for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00XR3YBM0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00XR3YBM0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=pw075-20&amp;linkId=LFRL36WNLFBI25MN\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;WWE 2K16&#8221; video game<\/a>. The DLC is the &#8220;New Moves Pack,&#8221; which includes 30 new moves. The pack is <a href=\"https:\/\/wwe.2k.com\/#buy-wwe-2k16\" target=\"_blank\">priced at $3.99 individually<\/a> or is included in the $24.99 &#8220;Season Pass.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2139405237\" 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>https:\/\/youtu.be\/ASdB5FwanZs<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORNING UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE travels to Indianapolis on\u00a0Tuesday night for\u00a0this week&#8217;s Smackdown TV taping. The top advertised match is U.S. champion <strong>Alberto Del Rio <\/strong>vs.<strong> Jack Swagger<\/strong>. Also scheduled are new WWE World Hvt. champion <strong>Sheamus, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt &amp; Braun Strowman, <\/strong>and<strong> Kane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertised for the live crowd in Indy is a bonus main event of Reigns &amp; Ambrose &amp; Kane vs. The Wyatt Family in a six-man tag match. (<em>We&#8217;re looking for a report sent to pwtorch@gmail.com.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Sheamus\u00a0<\/strong>is scheduled for the weekly SportsCenter interview on Tuesday night. Sheamus&#8217;s interview with The Coach is scheduled for the 9:00 p.m. EST hour on ESPNews.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: There is a new episode of &#8220;WWE List&#8221; at 4:30 p.m. EST. Most of the rest of the schedule are Breaking Ground episodes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE&#8217;s website released a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/videos\/playlists\/wwe-video-diaries\" target=\"_blank\">behind-the-scenes video look<\/a> at the WWE Title semi-final and final matches at the Survivor Series PPV. Included is footage of <strong>Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Kevin Owens, <\/strong>and<strong> Alberto Del Rio<\/strong> preparing for their matches, with brief soundbytes from Reigns and Owens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; TNA star <strong>Kurt Angle<\/strong> says his TNA contract is set to expire at the end of the U.K. Tour in January, so he plans to wrestle his final matches before taking time away from pro wrestling. Unless he takes\u00a0a new offer from TNA. However, Angle was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mancunianmatters.co.uk\/content\/241175063-its-true-its-true-best-uk-wrestling-city-square-between-manchester-and-london-says\" target=\"_blank\">quoted by the U.K. media during his &#8220;Golden Truth Tour&#8221;<\/a> that he plans to finish in January.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2677128483\" 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>\u201cOur biggest and best fans are from the U.K. and we only come once a year and these happen to be my final matches, so it\u2019s a great feeling,&#8221; Angle was quoted. &#8220;To know it&#8217;s going to be here and in front of thousands of fans instead of hundreds, it&#8217;s a big deal for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Following the faux terrorism scare for Survivor Series in Atlanta on Sunday, there are questions of whether the arena in Jacksonville, Fla. will have beefed-up security for WWE&#8217;s &#8220;Tribute to the Troops&#8221; TV taping on December 8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstcoastnews.com\/story\/entertainment\/2015\/11\/23\/security-concerns-jacksonville-wwe-event\/76288500\/\" target=\"_blank\">First Coast News is reporting<\/a> that the FBI&#8217;s Jacksonville Field Office has not indicated\u00a0whether there will be extra precautions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former WWE announcer <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong>\u00a0is looking to call pro wrestling again on a limited basis. Ross, who last called the English version of New Japan&#8217;s Tokyo Dome PPV earlier this year, said in his latest blog that he&#8217;s interested in calling Ring of Honor&#8217;s big anniversary show involving New Japan stars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey, if Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino need a &#8216;third wheel&#8217; in Las Vegas \u00a0at the announce desk for the February ROH-NJPW PPV, I&#8217;d make myself readily available. Just throwing it out there as that should be a helluva wrestling event,&#8221; Ross <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/ross-report-podcast-news-dave-meltzer-jeremy-borash-suvivor-series-feedback-sheamus-reigns\" target=\"_blank\">wrote at jrsbarbq.com<\/a>. Ross&#8217;s latest blog includes his review of Survivor Series and thoughts on other pro wrestling items.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Rhyno<\/strong> says he is content doing spot shows for NXT mixed with his regular independent bookings, as opposed to trying to get back to the main WWE roster. &#8220;I\u2019m taking it one step at a time, I\u2019m part of something special moving forward with NXT and you just feel so alive and that\u2019s my main focus to become NXT Champion and that is the honest to God truth,&#8221; Rhyno told Josh Modaberi in a new interview at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofwhatever.com\/2015\/11\/interview-rhyno\/\" target=\"_blank\">CultofWhatever.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2015\/11\/unnamed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4077\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2015\/11\/unnamed-200x300.png\" alt=\"SantanaJapan\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2015\/11\/unnamed-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2015\/11\/unnamed.png 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>&#8211; SHINE &amp; NWA Women&#8217;s champion <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@SantanaGarrett_\" target=\"_blank\">Santana Garrett<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0completed a tour of Japan wrestling in Tokyo and Osaka. Santana captured the &#8220;Wonder of STARDOM&#8221; Title and successfully defended the NWA Women&#8217;s Title while overseas. She returns to the U.S. this week and is scheduled to return to Japan for the second time in January.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pro Wrestling is on the fringe of the new &#8220;Concussion&#8221; movie due out Christmas Day December 25. The movie is centered on recognizable name <strong>Dr. Bennet Omalu<\/strong>, who is played by <strong>Will Smith<\/strong>. Omalu helped develop CTE research and tackled the high-profile\u00a0cases of <strong>Chris Benoit<\/strong> and <strong>Test<\/strong> (Andrew Martin), discovering\u00a0postmortem brain damage. <a href=\"http:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=10539\" target=\"_blank\">Wrestling author Irv Muchnick tackled the movie&#8217;s political and social battles in a new blog at ConcussionInc.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The movie also aims at the NFL&#8217;s concussion policy, which came under fire on Sunday when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/sports\/columnists\/smith\/article\/Keenum-incident-shows-NFL-s-lack-of-progress-on-6653295.php\" target=\"_blank\">two NFL QBs appeared to be knocked silly, but remained in the game<\/a>. The policy has drawn\u00a0criticism from former NFL player <strong>Ted Johnson<\/strong> on Houston radio. Johnson, who has <a href=\"http:\/\/houston.cbslocal.com\/2014\/01\/27\/chris-nowinski-talks-concussions-in-the-nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\">worked with former WWE star <strong>Chris Nowinski<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in the area of concussions, slipped in a pro wrestling reference in his latest comments.\u00a0&#8220;This is real life. 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