{"id":5523,"date":"2015-12-14T13:09:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T19:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=5523"},"modified":"2015-12-15T02:10:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T08:10:47","slug":"5523","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/5523\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Torch Today &#8211; Angle&#8217;s final U.S. TNA dates, Lucha Underground, Slammys voting, Ross blogs on TLC &#038; Reigns, ROH announcement, former NFL player Williams gets wrestling name, Lethal\/So Cal Val, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1440588162\" 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, December 14 Live Stream<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 10:30 p.m.: The Raw Post-Game Show edition of the PWTorch Livecast with James Caldwell &amp; Pat McNeill is available to listen on-demand at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/12\/15\/pwtorch-livecast--raw-post-game-show-wcaldwell-mcneill\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PWTorch &#8220;Instant Reaction&#8221; specialist Ben Tucker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/15\/5888\/\">published his\u00a0thoughts<\/a> on WWE&#8217;s decision to put the WWE Title on <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> after the TLC PPV. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/15\/vote-is-this-version-of-roman-reigns-sustainable\/\">Also Vote in our Poll!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 7:00 p.m.: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/1214-wwe-raw-results-caldwells-ongoing-live-report-on-tlc-fall-out\/\">Full live WWE Raw Results tonight<\/a>. WWE announced a WWE Title match of Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns with Reigns&#8217;s career on the line for the main event&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 6:00 p.m.: WWE <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/raw-tv-tonight-tlc-fall-title-re-match\/\">announced two matches for Raw<\/a> on the WWE Network Pre-Show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 4:00 p.m.: WWE is opening the voting for next week&#8217;s &#8220;Slammys&#8221; edition of Raw. The voting is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/raw\/2015-12-14\/slammy-awards-2015-voting-28352290\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<strong> Lucha Underground<\/strong> and ProWrestlingTees.com announced an official &#8220;apparel deal&#8221; to provide official Lucha Underground merchandise through the website. The t-shirts can be viewed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingtees.com\/luchaunderground\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Kurt Angle<\/strong> confirmed his final U.S. dates for TNA when TNA tapes television in Pennsylvania January 5-9. Angle is scheduled to end his TNA run on the U.K. Tour at the end of January.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1080181870\" 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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My final US Tour for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/impactwrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IMPACTWRESTLING<\/a> &#8211; epic week of wrestling. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/itsreal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#itsreal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/itstrue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#itstrue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PopTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PopTV<\/a> jan5-9 Bethlehem, Pa. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T1NYUeMBzW\">pic.twitter.com\/T1NYUeMBzW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKurtAngle\/status\/676528719238971392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 3:00 p.m.: WWE top star <strong>John Cena<\/strong> was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal promoting the new &#8220;Sisters&#8221; movie. Notably, Cena talked about working behind-the-scenes in WWE, hinting that he&#8217;s thinking about retirement. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/john-cena-contemplating-retirement\/\">Read the Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 2:00 p.m.: This week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/this-weeks-events-center-raw-tv-nxt-u-k-tour-continues-sd-main-event-lesnars-in-ring-return-roh-final-battle-weekend-hall-at-aiw-rassle-rap-tour-more\/\">Live Events Center Schedule has been updated<\/a> &#8211; there is a ton of wrestling this final non-holiday weekend of 2015 before Christmas and New Year&#8217;s weekends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Read PWTorch contributor Mike McMahon&#8217;s in-person report on TLC from Boston <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/1213-tlc-ppv-mcmahons-in-person-report-from-boston\/\">HERE<\/a>. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/tlc-ppv-reax-1-bad-roman-good-roman\/\">Plus, Reader Reax to TLC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1:00 p.m.: <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> published his thoughts on TLC and Mauro Ranallo getting the lead Smackdown gig on USA Network in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/monday-blog-jr-russo-record-ross-report-tonight-wwetlc-feedback-mauro-ranallo\" target=\"_blank\">new blog at jrsbarbq.com<\/a>. Ross\u00a0also wrote about the importance of following up on the TLC show-closing angle involving Triple H and Roman Reigns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The follow up on TV with Reigns is imperative Monday night on Raw. No room for error after last night. Momentum can be lost as quickly as it is earned,&#8221; Ross wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nielsen&#8217;s Twitter TV Rating for TLC was not good. It ranked lowest of the year among Sunday night WWE PPVs. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/tlc-twitter-tv-rating-lowest-2015\/\">Read the Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 12:00 p.m.:\u00a0<strong>Triple H<\/strong> is okay everyone. Hunter, who was part of an injury angle at TLC on Sunday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/676466323778588672\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted a picture<\/a> of <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> slamming him through an\u00a0announce table at TLC with the hashtag &#8220;GameOn.&#8221; Hunter followed by tweeting out new NXT tour dates for January 2016. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/triple-h-announces-jan-2016-tour-dates\/\">Read the NXT Announcement<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; We published TNA Impact viewership, plus DVR figures, for last Wednesday&#8217;s Impact episode. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/5826\/\">Read the Report<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4171891837\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; 11:00 a.m.: Ring of Honor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rohwrestling.com\/news\/big-mike-vs-adam-cole-saturday-philly?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\">announced a big singles match<\/a> of <strong>Michael Elgin <\/strong>vs.<strong> Adam Cole<\/strong> for their post-Final Battle TV taping on Saturday, December 19 in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 10:00 a.m.: WWE officially announced a marketing partnership with <strong>Coca-Cola<\/strong>, which will be the official sponsor of the Tribute to the Troops special on USA Network. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/14\/wwe-announces-coca-cola-sponsorship\/\">Full Story<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 9:30 a.m.: WWE officially announced <strong>Mauro Ranallo<\/strong> as the new lead voice of Smackdown when the blue brand moves to USA Network on Thursday, January 7 at 8:00 p.m. EST. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/13\/5656\/\">Full Story<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 9:00 a.m.: The ol&#8217; TNA storyline couple <strong>Jay Lethal<\/strong> and <strong>So Cal Val<\/strong> got together for an interview promoting ROH&#8217;s Final Battle PPV on Friday night, where Lethal is scheduled to defend the ROH World Title against A.J. Styles.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exclusive interview with ROH Champion Jay Lethal &amp; SoCalVal on Flipps\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eexEbGps-1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A new episode of wrestling artist <strong>Rob Schamberger&#8217;s<\/strong> &#8220;Canvas 2 Canvas&#8221; video series features NXT champion <strong>Finn Balor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finn B\u00e1lor and the NXT Superstars hit the canvas: WWE Canvas 2 Canvas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qCPbIADQV0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE is having a second &#8220;Cyber Monday&#8221; sale on their Shop website. The items in the sale can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.wwe.com\/on\/demandware.store\/Sites-wwe-Site\/default\/Home-Show\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE extended <strong>Triple H&#8217;s<\/strong> injury angle at the TLC PPV to an ambulance ride with <strong>Stephanie McMahon<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/videos\/playlists\/wwe-tlc-2015-exclusive-videos\" target=\"_blank\">WWE&#8217;s website<\/a> released footage of Hunter being wheeled backstage toward an ambulance. Stephanie, in-character, paused for a moment to yell at <strong>Rusev<\/strong> for not taking out <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former NFL player <strong>Brennan Williams<\/strong> announced his new wrestling name of <strong>Marcellus Black<\/strong> at <strong>Booker T&#8217;s<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realityofwrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ROW show<\/a> in Houston over the weekend. Williams also announced that he will make his in-ring debut on January 30 for ROW. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCL-SpA6XXf282YMAelest8w\" target=\"_blank\">Title Match Wrestling<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NFL&#039;s Brennan Williams Now Wrestling as &quot;Marcellus Black&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TGaiVWV3cck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Prime Time Players (<strong>Titus O&#8217;Neil &amp; Darren Young<\/strong>) are scheduled for Monday morning media interviews promoting Raw in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let&#39;s knock this media out the park like we always do <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TitusONeilWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TitusONeilWWE<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakingMoves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakingMoves<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEPhilly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEPhilly<\/a> @CBSPhilly <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g9L3e9E7sm\">pic.twitter.com\/g9L3e9E7sm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; nodaysoff FRED ROSSER III (@realfredrosser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realfredrosser\/status\/676367055013208064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-64561369\"><div id=\"pwtor-2380783658\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>TORCH TODAY &#8211; Monday, December 14 Live Stream &#8211; 10:30 p.m.: The Raw Post-Game Show edition of the PWTorch Livecast with James Caldwell &amp; Pat McNeill is available to listen on-demand at PWTorchLivecast.com. 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