{"id":4427,"date":"2015-11-30T01:19:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T07:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=4427"},"modified":"2015-11-30T02:42:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T08:42:38","slug":"mondays-torch-today-2-16-rebound-great-weekend-wrestling-tna-gfw-wwe-champ-endorses-nxt-champ-return-of-womens-title-video-bray-wyatt-others-out-of-character-on-wwe-video-game-youtu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/30\/mondays-torch-today-2-16-rebound-great-weekend-wrestling-tna-gfw-wwe-champ-endorses-nxt-champ-return-of-womens-title-video-bray-wyatt-others-out-of-character-on-wwe-video-game-youtu\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday&#8217;s Torch Today &#8211; 2.16 rebound?, great weekend wrestling, TNA &#038; GFW, WWE Champ endorses NXT Champ, return of Women&#8217;s Title?, Video &#8211; Bray Wyatt &#038; others out-of-character on WWE Video Game YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3471324249\" 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 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE has to find a way to rebound from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/24\/1123-raw-tv-ratings-are-in-audience-rejects-post-ppv-show\/\">last week&#8217;s 2.16 TV rating<\/a>. They get a reprieve from tonight&#8217;s\u00a0Monday Night Football match-up, but they did not build much momentum with last week&#8217;s show. Last Monday was more about one-off country music skits and trying to fit a\u00a0square peg in a round hole with <strong>Roman Reigns&#8217;s<\/strong> underdog story\u00a0mimicking\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Daniel Bryan<\/strong> run\u00a0from two years ago.\u00a0WWE is lacking\u00a0short-term fixes outside of a big John Cena return or a publicity stunt. Neither\u00a0will not address the long-term issues with three-hour Raws.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: WWE is airing the 2011 TLC PPV throughout the morning and early afternoon. The Raw Pre-Show is at 7:30 p.m. EST, then a new episode of &#8220;Breaking Ground&#8221; airs after Raw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; There was some great independent and international wrestling over the weekend, with big developments and title matches. Read the Results in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/results\/\">Events Center<\/a>. Also, check out great coverage of the weekend at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwponderings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PWPonderings.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Barring last-minute additions to the December calendar, TNA and Global Force Wrestling have wrapped up their 2015 schedule. GFW had a big presence at WrestleCade on Friday and Saturday. Meanwhile, TNA last ran at Bound for Glory in October. GFW&#8217;s <strong>Jeff Jarrett<\/strong> noted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJeffJarrett\/status\/664843643782582274\" target=\"_blank\">earlier this month on Twitter<\/a> that GFW staff was holding meetings to plan 2016 live events.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New WWE World Hvt. champion <strong>Sheamus<\/strong> continues to endorse\u00a0NXT champion <strong>Finn Balor<\/strong>, a fellow Irishman champion. Sheamus shouted out to Balor last week on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/24\/4122\/\">ESPN SportsCenter<\/a> and they were on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/29\/1129-wwe-in-huntington-w-virginia-sheamus-vs-reigns-nxt-title-match-more\/\">main roster house show tour over the weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Word Champion Celts&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Irishtakeoverwwe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Irishtakeoverwwe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wwebalor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wwebalor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ssQiS5GCsc\">pic.twitter.com\/ssQiS5GCsc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheamus (@WWESheamus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWESheamus\/status\/671140399453503489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Divas champion <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> is publicly campaigning to bring back the Women&#8217;s Title. 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