{"id":4251,"date":"2015-11-26T05:15:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T11:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=4251"},"modified":"2015-11-26T05:53:37","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T11:53:37","slug":"thursday-torch-today-thanksgiving-night-live-pro-wrestling-1-contender-match-on-smackdown-roh-ends-d-am-run-tna-title-sami-zayn-teaser-rooney-criticized-for-wwe-spot-meet-flair-charlotte-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/26\/thursday-torch-today-thanksgiving-night-live-pro-wrestling-1-contender-match-on-smackdown-roh-ends-d-am-run-tna-title-sami-zayn-teaser-rooney-criticized-for-wwe-spot-meet-flair-charlotte-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Torch Today &#8211; Thanksgiving Night Live Pro Wrestling, #1 contender match on Smackdown, ROH ends D-Am run, TNA Title, Sami Zayn teaser, Rooney criticized for WWE spot, meet Flair &#038; Charlotte, Dan Gable, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2271959887\" 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 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Happy Thanksgiving! A huge weekend of wrestling kicks off Thursday night with, yes, live pro wrestling on Thanksgiving. Read the Thanksgiving line-ups and huge cards later this weekend, including WrestleCade, ROH-PCW in the U.K., AIW, AAW, and more promotions in action in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/26\/4247\/\">this weekend&#8217;s EVENTS CENTER<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: WWE is running a &#8220;Swerved&#8221; marathon in the morning and early afternoon. Then, a &#8220;Table for 3&#8221; marathon the rest of the day to fit the Thanksgiving theme &#8230; Concerning <a href=\"http:\/\/network.wwe.com\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\">the Network&#8217;s<\/a> library content,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com\/bulk-upload-nwa-wcw-content-wwe-network\/104657\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WDNcom+%28Wrestling+DVD+Network%29\" target=\"_blank\">WrestlingDVDNetwork.com<\/a> looks at WWE releasing\u00a0a batch\u00a0of new mid-1980s NWA TV episodes from the WCW tape library.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tonight&#8217;s WWE Smackdown on Syfy carries the Thanksgiving theme. Plus, features <strong>Dean Ambrose <\/strong>vs.<strong> Dolph Ziggler <\/strong>vs.<strong> Tyler Breeze<\/strong> in a three-way <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/669666904878006272\" target=\"_blank\">#1 contender match to the Intercontinental Title<\/a>\u00a0to determine who next faces champion <strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong>. And, U.S. champion <strong>Alberto Del Rio<\/strong> vs. <strong>Jack Swagger<\/strong> in a non-title match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ring of Honor ended their run on Destination America last night. Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/25\/4150\/\">Mike Metzger&#8217;s full report<\/a> on an epic conclusion &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Jay Lethal <\/strong>vs.<strong> Roderick Strong<\/strong> for the ROH TV Title. &#8230; TNA finalized the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/25\/tna-title-central-16-qualifiers-tournament-bracket-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">16-person TNA Title tournament<\/a>. Now they have to complete\u00a0the tournament after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/26\/tna-cancels-another-tour\/\">canceling next week&#8217;s\u00a0India tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE teased the return of <strong>Sami Zayn<\/strong> on this week&#8217;s NXT episode. Zayn, who has been injured for several months, is advertised for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/events\/wwenxt-newcastle\" target=\"_blank\">NXT live shows in Europe in two weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; English football star <strong>Wayne Rooney<\/strong> drew criticism from fellow footballer <strong>Roy Keane<\/strong> for getting involved in the WWE Raw taping in Manchester, England\u00a0earlier this month. Keane questioned what Rooney is doing away from the pitch when his Manchester United team is struggling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always question certain players what are they doing off the field. Last week I saw him slapping a wrestler (King Barrett) and I&#8217;m thinking &#8216;Why is he getting involved in all that nonsense?&#8217; There&#8217;s no benefit to him. I&#8217;d have a look at that side of it,&#8221; Keane criticized. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/manchester-united-captain-rooney-slated-10504295\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester Evening News Report<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-424549279\" 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>Barrett got wind of Keane&#8217;s comments and vowed to\u00a0&#8220;batter&#8221; Keane, almost coming to the defense of Rooney, fulfilling the adage that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. &#8220;If Roy Keane&#8217;s looking for a piece, I&#8217;ll batter him, too,&#8221; Barrett said. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/wwe-wrestler-king-barrett-jokes-6903275\">U.K. Mirror Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Ric Flair<\/strong> and his daughter, Divas champion <strong>Charlotte<\/strong>, are scheduled to appear at iPlay America in Freehold, N.J. on December 18. A local radio station is <a href=\"http:\/\/nj1015.com\/ric-flairs-top-5-legendary-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\">running a contest to meet the duo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Wrestling legend <strong>Dan Gable<\/strong> is scheduled to appear at a book signing in Osage, Iowa on Friday, December 11. 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A huge weekend of wrestling kicks off Thursday night with, yes, live pro wrestling on Thanksgiving. 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