{"id":5271,"date":"2015-12-10T02:35:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T08:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=5271"},"modified":"2015-12-10T03:26:59","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T09:26:59","slug":"5271","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/10\/5271\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Torch Today &#8211; JIM ROSS on the Livecast, SD final PPV hype, U.K. Tour kicks off, JCW&#8217;s &#8220;Rassle Rap&#8221; kicks off, Bayley interview, Network sched, UFC fighter calls out C.M. Punk, WWNLive&#8217;s N.Y. return date, Bret Hart returning to U.K., New Japan releasing theme CD, Videos &#8211; Chikara Season Finale clip &#038; Hero vs. Galloway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4266620573\" 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 10, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORNING UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PWTORCH LIVECAST ALERT: <strong>Jim Ross\u00a0<\/strong>(now back <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRsBBQ\" target=\"_blank\">@JRsBBQ<\/a>)\u00a0returns to the Livecast today with PWTorch editor Wade Keller. Ross&#8217;s live interview is at 5:00 p.m. EST at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/12\/10\/pwtorch-livecast--wade-keller-interviews-jim-ross\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tonight&#8217;s WWE Smackdown completes the hype for WWE&#8217;s TLC PPV. Included is a main event of WWE World Hvt. champion <strong>Sheamus<\/strong> &amp; Intercontinental champion <strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong> vs. <strong>Roman Reigns <\/strong>&amp;<strong> Dean Ambrose<\/strong>. Plus, the Owens-Ambrose IC Title contract signing for TLC. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/08\/5130\/\">Full Match Preview<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE&#8217;s U.K. NXT Tour kicks off Thursday night in Newcastle, England. <strong>Neville<\/strong> is on the tour from the main roster. Plus, <strong>Sami Zayn<\/strong> makes his in-ring return after recovering from injury. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/10\/5264\/\">Full Tour Preview<\/a>) (<em>Reports Wanted to <strong>pwtorch@gmail.com<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Previewing the tour, NXT Women&#8217;s champion <strong>Bayley<\/strong> talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/entertainment\/female-wwe-star-bayley-reveals-6959037\" target=\"_blank\">the Daily Record<\/a> about her male and female wrestling inspirations, now inspiring female wrestling fans, and main roster aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; JCW&#8217;s &#8220;<strong>Rassle Rap<\/strong>&#8221; charity tour kicks off Thursday in Indiana featuring the top stars from Juggalo Championship Wrestling in action. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/10\/jcw-rassle-rap-charity-festival-1210-1217\/\">Full Details &amp; Dates on the tour<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: No new content on Thursday. WWE is re-airing a lot of original content from earlier in the week, plus a Raw vs. Nitro flashback to January 15, 1996. Raw had <strong>The Undertaker<\/strong> vs. <strong>Isaac Yankem<\/strong> (ahem, <strong>Kane<\/strong>) before they were brothers and early-days <strong>Steve Austin<\/strong> vs. <strong>Matt Hardy<\/strong>. Meanwhile, Nitro had a huge double main event of <strong>Ric Flair<\/strong> vs. <strong>Sting<\/strong> and <strong>Lex Luger<\/strong> vs. <strong>Randy Savage<\/strong>. (<a href=\"http:\/\/network.wwe.com\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\">Full Thursday Schedule<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2624034664\" 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; The latest UFC fighter to call out <strong>C.M. Punk<\/strong> is <strong>John &#8220;Doomsday&#8221; Howard<\/strong>. Howard, who is fighting on the <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/2015\/12\/09\/d_fox_preliminary_card_preview_for_ufc_fight_night_80_vanzant_namajunas\/\" target=\"_blank\">prelims\u00a0of Thursday night&#8217;s &#8220;UFC Fight Night&#8221; card<\/a>, said why he wants to fight Punk in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/mma\/2015\/12\/09\/john-doomsday-howard-ufc-tim-means-cm-punk\" target=\"_blank\">an interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhil Brooks got a pass to the UFC because of his notoriety,\u201d said Howard. \u201cMaybe he is a legit caliber UFC fighter, but I want to be the guy he fights to prove he belongs in the UFC. I\u2019m smaller than him. He\u2019s a middleweight and I\u2019m a welterweight, but I\u2019ll come up in weight. If he whips my butt, I\u2019ll eat my words\u2013but let\u2019s see him prove it against me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Bret Hart<\/strong> is heading back to the U.K. for a one-man event\u00a0in April 2016. Hart has been booked by Triple M Promotions for a speaking engagement at Cardiff City Stadium on April 21. Included will be a photo &amp; autograph session, meal, auctions, and Q&amp;A session. [ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk\/news\/article\/bret-hart-to-visit-ccs-in-april-2842903.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Ticket Package Info<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>WWNLive<\/strong> announced their return to New York in March. The EVOLVE show will take place at La Boom in Queens, N.Y. on Mar. 19. Tickets go on-sale on Friday. Next up for WWNLive is the <a href=\"http:\/\/dgusa.tv\/Events\" target=\"_blank\">EVOLVE 53-55 tour in January in Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New Japan Pro Wrestling announced a new theme song collection CD featuring 15 tracks. &#8220;<strong>NJPW Greatest Music Vol. 4<\/strong>&#8221; will be released on January 13, 2016. The pre-sale info &amp; track list can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njpw.co.jp\/news\/detail.php?nid=15447#njpw\" target=\"_blank\">NJPW.co.jp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chikara released a clip from their 2015 season finale, &#8220;Top Banana,&#8221; featuring <strong>Kimber Lee<\/strong> snapping off a series of German Suplexes in the &#8220;Challenge of the Immortals&#8221; tournament finale. The high-resolution video clip previews the full show available for $11.99 at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Sm3mGJ\" target=\"_blank\">ChikaraPro.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CHIKARA: Our Princess saves herself! 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