{"id":6428,"date":"2015-12-21T10:46:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T16:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=6428"},"modified":"2015-12-21T10:47:54","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T16:47:54","slug":"mondays-torch-today-slammys-raw-scott-hall-on-wwe-network-post-raw-new-ross-blog-why-is-there-not-a-u-s-ppv-of-tokyo-dome-noah-results-cenas-personal-best-davey-to-super-8-eugenes-next-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/21\/mondays-torch-today-slammys-raw-scott-hall-on-wwe-network-post-raw-new-ross-blog-why-is-there-not-a-u-s-ppv-of-tokyo-dome-noah-results-cenas-personal-best-davey-to-super-8-eugenes-next-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Torch Today &#8211; Slammys Raw, Scott Hall on WWE Network post-Raw, new Ross blog, why is there not a U.S. PPV of Tokyo Dome?, NOAH results, Cena&#8217;s personal best, Davey to Super 8, Eugene&#8217;s next show, Rock on Fatherhood, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-534130149\" 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 21, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The format of tonight&#8217;s Raw allows for different interactions to take place that normally would not take place on an episode of Raw or Smackdown. Things like <strong>Shawn Michaels<\/strong> reluctantly awarding <strong>Daniel Bryan<\/strong> the &#8220;Superstar of the Year&#8221; Award two years ago after costing D-Bryan the WWE World Title. WWE will look to take advantage of these\u00a0situations to advance feuds heading into 2016. Plus, if all else fails, they have an easy pop-culture tie-in after <strong>Steve Harvey<\/strong> announced the wrong winner of Miss Universe last night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK SCHEDULE: The Raw pre-show will carry the Slammys theme at 7:30 p.m. EST. WWE is advertising four awards named on the pre-show. After Raw is over, this week&#8217;s Breaking Ground episode\u00a0features\u00a0<strong>Sami Zayn<\/strong> and <strong>Scott Hall<\/strong>. Throughout the day, WWE is airing the 1992 Royal Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> covered several topics in his latest, informative blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/ross-report-podcast-has-big-plans-masked-superstar-jeremy-borash-lex-luger-maria-kanellis-roh\" target=\"_blank\">jrsbarbq.com<\/a>. Ross talked about introducing a ranking system to avoid cold TV matches, eye-rolling finishes turning off wrestling fans, upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podcastone.com\/The-Ross-Report\" target=\"_blank\">podcast interviews<\/a>, and why there is not a U.S. PPV broadcast of the January 4 Tokyo Dome show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As best that I know it was TV Asahi that pulled the plug on presenting Wrestle Kingdom 10 on North American, U.K., etc. PPV of NJPW&#8217;s Tokyo Dome event.\u00a0Kevin Kelly, Matt Striker, and Yoshi Tatsu will provide the English commentary for New Japan World which is NJPW&#8217;s digital platform that is akin to the WWE Network,&#8221; Ross wrote. &#8220;Also, the\u00a0PPV numbers outside Japan were above our goals and the show made a profit outside\u00a0Japan specifically in North America and the UK. No one does pro wrestling better on a consistent basis than NJPW that airs every Friday night on AXS TV.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2015\/12\/noah-results-for-december-21-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Monday&#8217;s Pro Wrestling NOAH results from Tokyo, Japan featuring Colt Cabana &amp; Chris Hero&#8217;s team against K.E.S. &amp; Shelton Benjamin&#8217;s team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>John Cena<\/strong> set a new personal best squat record over the weekend. Video of the record is also\u00a0notable for Cena sporting a &#8220;<strong>Tapout<\/strong>&#8221; shirt as WWE continues their product-placement initiative. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joe.ie\/fitness-health\/video-john-cena-breaking-his-own-squatting-record-will-make-you-wince\/524301\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; ECWA announced\u00a0a big name for\u00a0their annual Super 8 tournament &#8211; TNA tag champion <strong>Davey Richards<\/strong>. Richards is the second entrant along with Jason Kincaid for the big show on January 23 in Woodbury Heights, N.J. (<a href=\"http:\/\/ecwaprowrestling.com\/ecwa\/event-info\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Event Info<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3828022204\" 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; Midwest All Pro, the promotion run by former WWE star <strong>Eugene<\/strong> (Nick Dinsmore) has announced <strong>Carlito<\/strong>, Eugene, and one of the Four Horsewomen <strong>Shayna Baszler<\/strong> for their next show on Friday, January 22 in Sioux Falls, S.D. 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