{"id":4946,"date":"2015-12-06T03:53:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T09:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=4946"},"modified":"2015-12-07T14:24:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T20:24:57","slug":"4946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/06\/4946\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Torch Today &#8211; WWE wraps weekend tour, new podcast recaps, Obit &#8211; Hack Meyers (41), UFC fighter evaluates D-Bryan&#8217;s MMA skills, Dreamer booked for WWE tours, Conway wins NWA gold, Cabana set for big tour, MVP headlining first PCW show, women&#8217;s wrestling on-demand feature, WM Celeb starts promotion, Video &#8211; Joey Ryan talks &#8220;special finisher&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2651304022\" 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; Sunday, December 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE wraps up their weekend tour Sunday night in Charlotte, N.C. with <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> and Florence, S.C. with <strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong>. The following are the advertised line-ups. (<em>Reports Wanted to <strong>pwtorch@gmail.com<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>REIGNS TOUR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>WWE Title match: Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns<\/li>\n<li>Tag Title match: New Day vs. Dudleys<\/li>\n<li>Divas Title match: Charlotte vs. Paige<\/li>\n<li>Big Show handicap match<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AMBROSE TOUR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>IC Title match: Kevin Owens vs. Dean Ambrose<\/li>\n<li>Bray Wyatt vs. Kane<\/li>\n<li>Dolph Ziggler vs. Tyler Breeze<\/li>\n<li>Ryback and Rusev also scheduled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: WWE is airing the 2013 TLC PPV at 3:00 p.m. EST and then again at 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. This is the PPV where <strong>John Cena<\/strong> and <strong>Randy Orton<\/strong> merged their top titles to form the WWE World Hvt. Title.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PWPODCASTS: We posted five new podcast recaps covering a wide variety of news, opinions, and interviews from the world of wrestling. Check out the latest recaps at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\" target=\"_blank\">PWPodcasts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; OBIT: Former ECW wrestler <strong>Hack Meyers<\/strong> (Donald Haviland) has reportedly died at the age of 41. <a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/article.php?Hack-Meyers-dead-at-age-41-45052\" target=\"_blank\">Prowrestling.net<\/a>\u00a0reports that\u00a0Haviland died following brain surgery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; UFC fighter <strong>Ben Henderson<\/strong> offered an MMA fighter&#8217;s perspective on how well\u00a0<strong>Daniel Bryan<\/strong> has fared in MMA training while off WWE TV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was out with some injuries in WWE,&#8221; Henderson told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/sport-news\/4686847-wwe-vs-ufc-daniel-bryan-benson-henderson-cm-punk-brock-lesnar\" target=\"_blank\">Sporting News<\/a>. &#8220;He came to our gym and moved up to blue belt in jiu-jitsu under my coach John Crouch. Every time I go in there, he&#8217;s working his butt off. I heard he was pretty strong and actually surprised me with how technical he is. A lot of guys have a hard time learning all those techniques. I heard he was really great at being able to use his technique and not relying on his strength. He&#8217;s smooth and does jiu-jitsu really well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Tommy Dreamer&#8217;s<\/strong> appearances on Raw and Smackdown were not one-offs. WWE is now listing Dreamer for several house shows in December and January 2016. Current dates include the Los Angeles\/Inglewood, Calif. show on December 16, MSG New York City show on Dec. 26, Holiday Tour shows, and weekend tours in January.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-948863552\" 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; Masters of the Ring Entertainment has released video on-demand (or Vimeo on-demand) content on women&#8217;s wrestling from their &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/lastinglegacywomens\" target=\"_blank\">Tribute to Women in Wrestling&#8221; event<\/a> held earlier this year in North Carolina. The events from May 2015 included a women&#8217;s wrestling tournament headlined by <strong>Santana Garrett<\/strong> and\u00a0a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/womenswrestlingqa\" target=\"_blank\">Q&amp;A panel<\/a> with <strong>Trish Stratus, Lisa Marie Varon, Terri Runnels, Ivory, <\/strong>and<strong> Missy Hyatt<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/womenswrestlingfanexpo\" target=\"_blank\">Full Video &amp; Ordering Info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwecanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian Wrestling&#8217;s Elite<\/a> announced that <strong>Colt Cabana<\/strong> will headline CWE&#8217;s next big tour scheduled for February 19-27 across Canada. CWE is calling this &#8220;its biggest tour ever,&#8221; covering half of the country. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/05\/122-4-cwe-results-haas-silas-young-owens-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read CWE&#8217;s Weekend Tour Results<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former NWA World Hvt. champion <strong>Rob Conway<\/strong> has NWA title gold again. Conway and <strong>Matt Riviera<\/strong> captured the NWA Tag Titles from <strong>The Heatseekers<\/strong> at the NWA Mid-South show Friday night in Mississippi. (<a href=\"http:\/\/nwasmokymountain.com\/new-world-champs-crowned\/?utm_content=bufferfb8e2&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\">Official NWA Report &amp; Photo<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Pacific Coast Wrestling<\/strong> announced a debut show called &#8220;Release the Kraken&#8221; set for January 9 at the Oak Street Gym in Torrance, California. <strong>MVP<\/strong> is headlining the show. Also scheduled are <strong>T.J. Perkins, Scorpio Sky<\/strong>, and other California wrestlers.Tickets are now available through <a href=\"http:\/\/pacificcoastwrestling.com\" target=\"_blank\">PacificCoastWrestling.com<\/a>. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/pacific-coast-wrestling-announces-competitors-for-release-the-kraken-300187222.html\" target=\"_blank\">Full Press Release<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WrestleMania celebrity <strong>Akebono<\/strong> announced earlier this week that he is launching his own promotion in Japan. The promotion is called &#8220;Oudou&#8221; or &#8220;Royal Road.&#8221; Akebono left All Japan Pro Wrestling in November to be a freelance wrestler and start the promotion. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PuroresuSpirit\/photos\/a.297677646097.181869.189144446097\/10153809593411098\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">Report via PuroresuSpirit.net<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; And, finally, there&#8217;s <strong>Joey Ryan<\/strong> being Joey Ryan getting a lot of publicity for events on a recent tour of Japan where he used his penis to subdue an opponent. 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