{"id":4707,"date":"2015-12-03T02:56:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T08:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=4707"},"modified":"2015-12-03T02:56:40","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T08:56:40","slug":"4707","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/03\/4707\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Torch Today &#8211; Justin Credible Livecast, SD Preview, Kliq Reunion tonight in N.Y., Haas &#038; Co. in Canada, Magnus undergoes surgery, Foley&#8217;s son to WWE Creative?, Ross on announcing future, Bayley Interview w\/Kevin Gill, &#8220;Concussion&#8221; review, Video &#8211; Batista in &#8220;Kickboxer&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4039681421\" 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, December 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; LIVECAST ALERT: <strong>Justin Credible (P.J. 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WWE is running this week&#8217;s &#8220;Breaking Ground&#8221; episode, re-runs of &#8220;Unfiltered&#8221; w\/<strong>Renee Young<\/strong>, and a Raw vs. Nitro flashback from December 1995.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.big-time-wrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Big Time Wrestling<\/a> is presenting the latest Kliq Reunion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.big-time-wrestling.com\/events\/BTW-Wrestling-Dec-3.html\" target=\"_blank\">in Jamestown, New York<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday night. <strong>Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, <\/strong>and<strong> Sean Waltman<\/strong> are advertised along with <strong>Honky Tonk Man, Brutus Beefcake, Matt Hardy, <\/strong>and<strong> Shelly Martinez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Canadian Wrestling&#8217;s Elite continues its weekend tour Thursday night in Brandon, Man., Canada with <strong>Charlie Haas, Silas Young, <\/strong>and<strong> Chase Owens<\/strong> in action. Full event information at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwecanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">CWECanada.ca<\/a>. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/01\/week-of-122-events-center-cwe-tour-with-haas-roh-star-begins-wednesday-callihan-back-on-the-indies-foley-at-mcw-steamboat-huge-blizzard-brawl-val-venis-animal-fox-toys-for-tots\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Weekend Events Center<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former TNA Hvt. champion <strong>Magnus<\/strong> (Nick Aldis) announced that he had surgery this week to repair a torn bicep tendon. Magnus suffered the injury last month wrestling for AAA in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had surgery today to repair a torn bicep tendon that I injured in Mexico 10 days ago. Apologies to the promotions I&#8217;ve had to cancel for,&#8221; Magnus tweeted. &#8220;I&#8217;m aiming to rehab asap and will keep you posted on my return to action. Thanks.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1427567812\" 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; <strong>Dewey Foley<\/strong>, the son of <strong>Mick Foley<\/strong>, has reportedly accepted a WWE writing position. The news was first reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sescoops.com\/dewey-foley-wwe-creative-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEScoops.com<\/a>. This follows Mick becoming outspoken about WWE&#8217;s\u00a0Creative direction in recent weeks, potentially placing his son in a bad position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross&#8217;s<\/strong> latest blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/bookerman-kevin-sullivan-ross-report-podcast-earning-milestone-numbers-mick-foley-steve-austin\" target=\"_blank\">jrsbarbq.com<\/a> includes commentary\u00a0on Dewey reportedly writing for WWE, Foley and <strong>&#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin<\/strong> dissecting WWE&#8217;s TV\u00a0woes in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/2015\/12\/02\/steve-austin-show-mick-foley-interview-dec-1-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">podcast form<\/a>, and Ross&#8217;s future in pro wrestling announcing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rumors of me returning to the announce table are overtly premature. If it&#8217;s true, I wish\u00a0someone would let me\u00a0in on it. Going on the road every week and enduring the travel regime isn&#8217;t on my radar,&#8221; Ross wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; NXT Women&#8217;s champion <strong>Bayley<\/strong> joined wrestling announcer <strong>Kevin Gill<\/strong> on\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/kevin-gill-show\/kevin-gill-show-episode-78\" target=\"_blank\">latest episode<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevingillshow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Kevin Gill Show.&#8221;<\/a> The interview recorded at the &#8220;Aftershock Festival&#8221; earlier this fall covers the following topics: being inspired by Lita and Macho Man, indie roots\u00a0at Big Time Wrestling, <strong>William Regal<\/strong>, Positive Mental Attitude, <strong>Drake Younger<\/strong>, what makes NXT special, who to keep an eye on at NXT, and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2015\/12\/concussion-review-will-smith-cte-movie-nfl-1201649267\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline published an advanced review<\/a> of the &#8220;Concussion&#8221; movie due out Christmas. 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