{"id":6229,"date":"2015-12-18T13:40:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T19:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=6229"},"modified":"2015-12-19T14:04:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T20:04:58","slug":"friday-torch-today-cena-comments-ring-return-cena-gets-positive-movie-review-wrestlemania-nxt-takeover-pre-sale-rosss-advice-roman-reigns-divas-champ-magazine-cover-edge-wraps-ha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/18\/friday-torch-today-cena-comments-ring-return-cena-gets-positive-movie-review-wrestlemania-nxt-takeover-pre-sale-rosss-advice-roman-reigns-divas-champ-magazine-cover-edge-wraps-ha\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Torch Today &#8211; Ranallo&#8217;s other Jan. 7 project, Cena&#8217;s in-ring return, Cena positive movie review, WM32 NXT Takeover pre-sale, Ross&#8217;s advice for Roman Reigns, Divas champ on magazine cover, Edge wraps &#8220;Haven&#8221; run, Cameron&#8217;s fitness advice, Spieth vs. McIlroy?, Video &#8211; Barrett &#8220;WWE 2K16&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1325486794\" 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; December 18, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFTERNOON UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwpodcasts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Posted at PWPodcasts.com<\/a> &#8211; three new podcasts recaps including <strong>Colt Cabana<\/strong> talking to <strong>Abyss<\/strong> about interesting pre-TNA stories, &#8220;We Watch Wrestling&#8221; live <strong>PWG All-Star Weekend<\/strong> thoughts, and Wednesday&#8217;s PWTorch Livecast <strong>NXT post-game show<\/strong> hosted by Pat McNeill.<\/p>\n<p>Also, be sure to check out birthday boy <strong>&#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin<\/strong> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/12\/17\/pwtorch-livecast--steve-austin-live-interview-wwade-keller\" target=\"_blank\">Thursday&#8217;s PWTorch Livecast<\/a> with Torch editor Wade Keller extending their conversation from <a href=\"http:\/\/podcastone.com\/pg\/jsp\/program\/episode.jsp?programID=542&amp;pid=573513\" target=\"_blank\">this week&#8217;s &#8220;Stone Cold Show&#8221; podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Smackdown TV ratings were up the highest point since August. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/18\/6254\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Ratings Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>John Cena<\/strong>\u00a0has officially grown up. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/18\/cena-trying-to-reinvent-at-age-38\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read GQ Interview Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Triple H<\/strong> says the NXT Midwest tour dates in January are sold out after going on-sale Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s official&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTMilwaukee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTMilwaukee<\/a><br \/>SOLD OUT.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTChicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTChicago<\/a><br \/>SOLD OUT. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTPittsburgh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTPittsburgh<\/a><br \/>SOLD OUT.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTDetroit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTDetroit<\/a><br \/>SOLD OUT.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThankYou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThankYou<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreNXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreNXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENXT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/677971879873916929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New Smackdown announce hire <strong>Mauro Ranallo<\/strong> will have a big January 7. Former MMA fighter <strong>Bas Rutten<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=961718177231881\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> that he is starting a podcast with Ranallo that debuts on Jan. 7, the date of the first Smackdown broadcast called by Ranallo.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4250335037\" 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; WWE delayed plans for a <strong>Shane McMahon<\/strong> DVD because Shane would not have been involved in the project, reports <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com\/name-wwe-us-title-dvd-shane-mcmahon-scrapped\/106757\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WDNcom+%28Wrestling+DVD+Network%29\" target=\"_blank\">WrestlingDVDNetwork.com<\/a>, so WWE felt the project would not be as strong. Instead, WWE is going for a U.S. Title DVD release in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/18\/6235\/\" target=\"_blank\">Final tally for ROH TV on Destination America Viewership in 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORNING UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE top star <strong>John Cena<\/strong> noted that he is still filming &#8220;American Grit&#8221; for Fox. Filming was scheduled to wrap on Wednesday, but Cena made it sound like filming will continue into next week\u00a0before his in-ring return in New York City the day after Christmas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmericanGrit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmericanGrit<\/a> is winding down. Ill have just enough time to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sistersmovie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sistersmovie<\/a> with santa then race to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGarden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheGarden<\/a> on 12\/26.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/677863827040419841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Washington Post liked <strong>John Cena&#8217;s<\/strong> supporting role in the new &#8220;Sisters&#8221; movie out in theaters today. Cena plays a serious, but sensitive drug dealer. Cena&#8217;s attempts at comedy in the role were endorsed by the reviewer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/express\/wp\/2015\/12\/18\/in-sisters-john-cena-proves-his-comedic-chops\/\" target=\"_blank\">WashingtonPost.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE launched an <strong>NXT Takeover<\/strong> pre-sale for WrestleMania Weekend in Dallas on April 1, 2016.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Be there for the takeover&#8230;Use the pre-sale code NXTLIVE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ticketmaster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ticketmaster<\/a> to get tickets for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NXTTakeOver<\/a>: Dallas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestleMania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WrestleMania<\/a> weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/677867318626521090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> covered several interesting subjects in his latest blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/vince-russo-brings-controversy-ross-report-podcast-raw-nxt-thoughts-romans-week-enzo-are-new\" target=\"_blank\">jrsbarbq.com<\/a>. Ross noted that his autobiography is on-track for this time next year and they have received positive feedback from the literary world thus far. &#8230; Ross reviewed the NXT Takeover special. &#8230; Ross commented on <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> &#8220;not needing to be a <strong>Stone Cold<\/strong> or <strong>Rock<\/strong> re-make&#8221; to be successful.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d suggest trying that\u00a0plus Roman becoming more invested in the creation of his own verbiage,&#8221; Ross wrote. &#8220;Rightly\u00a0or wrongly, many fans will expect more next week. Reigns being force-fed to the fans is a slow, painful death for all involved and may not be so slow.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2666381109\" 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; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2015\/12\/njpw-results-for-december-18-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Results from an eventful New Japan &#8220;Road to Tokyo Dome&#8221; Show at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE Divas champion <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> appears on the next cover of &#8220;Muscle &amp; Fitness: Hers,&#8221; which is now available on newsstands. The magazine cover works in a promotional spot for WWE&#8217;s joint partnership with the re-branded\u00a0<strong>Tapout<\/strong>. Notably, <strong>Triple H<\/strong> is on the editorial advisory board for M&amp;F.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re so excited <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a>&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCharlotteWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MsCharlotteWWE<\/a> is on the cover of our January\/February issue, on newsstands now! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RmYTtYF9kA\">pic.twitter.com\/RmYTtYF9kA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Muscle &amp; Fitness Hers (@mandfhers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mandfhers\/status\/677846480317784066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Syfy&#8217;s post-Smackdown series, &#8220;Haven,&#8221; concluded its run on Thursday. Former WWE star <strong>Edge (Adam Copeland)<\/strong>, who took a more prominent role in recent seasons, commented on the end of the series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ah <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Haven?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Haven<\/a> the spunky little town that provided amazing life-changing times  for me in so many ways. And even better friendships made<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RatedRCope\/status\/677712615381016577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks to everyone esp. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheLucasBryant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheLucasBryant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmilyroseLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EmilyroseLA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ERICBALFOUR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ERICBALFOUR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnPiller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShawnPiller<\/a> for taking a chance with me &amp; holding my hand along the way<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RatedRCope\/status\/677715014866870276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE Diva <strong>Cameron<\/strong> (Ariane Andrew) has released her Top 10 Tips for maintaining nutritional balance and healthy weight during the holiday season. Top #1: &#8220;It\u2019s okay to over indulge with sweets but add 5-10 minutes of cardio the next day.&#8221; (Read more about Cameron at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arianeandrewnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ArianeAndrewNow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Should two of the best young golfers in the world square off inside a wrestling ring? <strong>Rory McIlroy<\/strong> was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/golf\/eye-on-golf\/25417308\/rory-mcilroy-says-hes-beat-jordan-spieth-in-a-wrestling-match\" target=\"_blank\">asked during a Facebook chat<\/a> who would win a wrestling match with 2015 phenom <strong>Jordan Spieth<\/strong>. McIlroy said he thought he would win.<\/p>\n<p>Spieth is from the Dallas, Texas area, where WrestleMania will be held in April, making it seem like an obvious location for such a special attraction to be held, especially with the golfing world trying to play up a rivalry between Spieth and McIlroy. Notably, McIlroy has a WWE connection through <strong>Shane McMahon<\/strong>, who was an investor in McIlroy&#8217;s sports management team at one point.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGAPappas\/status\/677575911185719298\/photo\/1<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The team from 2K Sports\u00a0has released video of <strong>King Barrett<\/strong> joining them for a &#8220;WWE 2K16&#8221; Live Stream.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/TIlWNh-_bCQ<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2988905473\"><div id=\"pwtor-4231093130\"><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; December 18, 2015 AFTERNOON UPDATE &#8211; Posted at PWPodcasts.com &#8211; three new podcasts recaps including Colt Cabana talking to Abyss about interesting pre-TNA stories, &#8220;We Watch Wrestling&#8221; live PWG All-Star Weekend thoughts, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/18\/friday-torch-today-cena-comments-ring-return-cena-gets-positive-movie-review-wrestlemania-nxt-takeover-pre-sale-rosss-advice-roman-reigns-divas-champ-magazine-cover-edge-wraps-ha\/\" title=\"Friday Torch Today &#8211; Ranallo&#8217;s other Jan. 7 project, Cena&#8217;s in-ring return, Cena positive movie review, WM32 NXT Takeover pre-sale, Ross&#8217;s advice for Roman Reigns, Divas champ on magazine cover, Edge wraps &#8220;Haven&#8221; run, Cameron&#8217;s fitness advice, Spieth vs. McIlroy?, Video &#8211; Barrett &#8220;WWE 2K16&#8221;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[601,1349],"class_list":["post-6229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quicknews","tag-torch-today","tag-torch-today-live-stream"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/CenaJohnWK3_3x2_600.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6229"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6329,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6229\/revisions\/6329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}