{"id":6758,"date":"2015-12-25T10:54:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T16:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=6758"},"modified":"2015-12-25T11:10:05","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T17:10:05","slug":"friday-torch-today-dear-santa-ross-lawler-reuniting-tna-new-years-special-wrestlers-in-dvd-movies-rocks-cool-connection-austins-beer-makes-top-15-videos-lebron-drops-a-stunner-schambe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/25\/friday-torch-today-dear-santa-ross-lawler-reuniting-tna-new-years-special-wrestlers-in-dvd-movies-rocks-cool-connection-austins-beer-makes-top-15-videos-lebron-drops-a-stunner-schambe\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 12\/25 Torch Today &#8211; Dear Santa, Ross &#038; Lawler reuniting, TNA New Year&#8217;s special, Bischoff DVD title, Wrestlers in DVD movies, Rock&#8217;s cool connection, Austin beer in Top 15, Videos &#8211; LeBron drops Stunner &#038; Schamberger&#8217;s 2015 work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1561296749\" 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; Friday, December 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Merry Christmas! Hopefully Santa delivered the goods this year. If not, well, PWTorch specialist Shawn Valentino has you covered with his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/25\/6754\/\" target=\"_blank\">2016 Christmas Wish List for Pro Wrestling Fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Two movies with wrestling tie-ins are due out Christmas Friday. <strong>John Cena<\/strong> and <strong>Taryn Terrell<\/strong> have cameos in &#8220;Daddy&#8217;s Home&#8221; starring <strong>Will Ferrell<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Wahlberg<\/strong>. Plus, the &#8220;Concussion&#8221; movie starring <strong>Will Smith<\/strong>\u00a0is out this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE&#8217;s annual Christmas to New Year&#8217;s tour kicks off Saturday in New York City and Detroit. This will mark <strong>John Cena&#8217;s<\/strong> in-ring return after filming &#8220;American Grit&#8221; for Fox. Plus, Maryland Championship Wrestling has a big show Saturday in Joppa, Md. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/25\/6493\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Events Center<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Jim Ross\u00a0<\/strong>is scheduled for a rare independent show appearance. Ross is scheduled to reunite with <strong>Jerry Lawler<\/strong> for Imperial Wrestling Revolution&#8217;s &#8220;When Worlds Collide&#8221; show on January 16 in Oklahoma. The line-up is huge. Also scheduled are <strong>Scott Hall, Jim Duggan, Scott Steiner, Sean Waltman, James Storm, Mickie James, Evan Bourne, Ethan Carter III, Jinder Mahal, Chris Masters<\/strong>, and more. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandboxoffice.com\/event?eventid=88\" target=\"_blank\">Ticket &amp; Event Info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pop TV is officially listing a\u00a0TNA\u00a0New Year&#8217;s special at midnight 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 2016. The description of the new one-hour program is &#8220;An in-depth look at Impact Wrestling, including its wrestlers, history, feuds, factions, and fans, as well as a look at the World Title Series.&#8221; (Thanks to VIP member David in Memphis)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Because WWE believes the label &#8220;Sports Entertainment&#8221; is more marketable than &#8220;wrestling,&#8221; WWE has decided on the following title for an <strong>Eric Bischoff<\/strong>\u00a0DVD in 2016 &#8211; &#8220;Eric Bischoff &#8211; Sports Entertainment&#8217;s Most Controversial Figure.&#8221; The DVD is scheduled for release mid-2016. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com\/name-release-date-wwe-eric-bischoff-dvd\/107229\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WDNcom+%28Wrestling+DVD+Network%29\" target=\"_blank\">Full Report at WrestlingDVDNetwork.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Wrestling-related movies &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0176IENI8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0176IENI8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=pw075-20&amp;linkId=LSVZ2SIUZ4M47AWG\" target=\"_blank\">Heist<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0176G3FBG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0176G3FBG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=pw075-20&amp;linkId=BNLM6JVM4IKJVWNE\" target=\"_blank\">12 Rounds 3: Lockdown<\/a>&#8221; are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/865644314\/The-biggest-hit-among-2015-faith-films-is-on-Blu-ray-and-DVD-this-week.html?pg=all\" target=\"_blank\">scheduled for DVD release this coming week<\/a>. Heist features\u00a0<strong>Dave Bautista<\/strong> along with Robert De Niro and the third 12 Rounds installment features\u00a0<strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong>.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1217131801\" 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 Fox affiliate in Austin, Texas picked up on <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> replying to a woman in a nursing home who is Rock&#8217;s self-proclaimed biggest fan. The cool story at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/home\/61635048-story\" target=\"_blank\">Fox7Austin.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>&#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin&#8217;s<\/strong> new craft beer made a\u00a0list of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sctimes.com\/story\/life\/food\/2015\/12\/24\/15-craft-beers-2015\/77711320\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 15 craft beers of 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Video of the Day #1: NBA star <strong>LeBron James<\/strong> tried to drop teammate <strong>Kevin Love<\/strong> with a Stone Cold Stunner during a post-game interview on Wednesday. James, a noted wrestling fan, will try similar moves on Christmas when the Cleveland Cavaliers face the defending NBA champion Golden St. Warriors this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LeBron James pulls &#039;Stone Cold Stunner&#039; on Kevin Love\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7nWwT1tqvcw?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; Video of the Day #2: Wrestling artist <strong>Rob Schamberger<\/strong> has released a photo gallery of every painting he did in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Every Painting Rob Schamberger Did in 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m6R0iUtDXy0?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<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4088212352\"><div id=\"pwtor-3940149189\"><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; Friday, December 25 &#8211; Merry Christmas! 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