{"id":6857,"date":"2015-12-28T12:47:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T18:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=6857"},"modified":"2015-12-28T12:48:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T18:48:08","slug":"monday-1228-torch-today-wwe-split-crew-rocks-gift-to-meng-2015-wrestling-deaths-videos-finn-balor-live-interview-cabanacwe-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/28\/monday-1228-torch-today-wwe-split-crew-rocks-gift-to-meng-2015-wrestling-deaths-videos-finn-balor-live-interview-cabanacwe-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday 12\/28 Torch Today &#8211; WWE split crew tonight, Cena appears on &#8220;Today&#8221; &#038; gets magazine cover, NOAH tag team to NXT?, Morishima status, Rock&#8217;s gift to Uncle Meng, 2015 wrestling deaths, Videos &#8211; Finn Balor live interview &#038; Cabana\/CWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1960763856\" 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 28, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE has a split crew at Raw TV in Brooklyn and a house show in Allentown, Pa. Included at Raw is <strong>John Cena&#8217;s<\/strong> in-ring return to face <strong>Alberto Del Rio<\/strong> for the U.S. Title and <strong>Vince McMahon<\/strong> returning to Raw\u00a0to confront <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong>. Meanwhile, the house show is scheduled to feature <strong>Kane<\/strong> vs. <strong>Bray Wyatt<\/strong> and Team ECW vs. The Wyatts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>John Cena<\/strong> appeared on Monday&#8217;s edition of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/see-how-john-cena-natalie-morales-al-roker-today-gang-t64071\" target=\"_blank\">NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Today&#8221; show<\/a> doing various segments\u00a0including Pop trivia, Christmas stories, cooking, and other\u00a0bits.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: calc(56.25% + 50px); height: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.today.com\/offsite\/todays-dylan-dreyer-the-trick-to-a-hoverboard-is-never-getting-off-592314947870\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Cena<\/strong> was also announced for a 2016 kick-off edition of &#8220;Muscle &amp; Fitness&#8221; magazine, which continues to feature wrestlers on the cover with <strong>Triple H<\/strong> serving on the editorial board.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnCena<\/a>, featured on January&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/muscle_fitness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@muscle_fitness<\/a> cover!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5oljWd39mV\">https:\/\/t.co\/5oljWd39mV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TapOut?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TapOut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I1QHhwLf9D\">pic.twitter.com\/I1QHhwLf9D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/681513509906182144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/726656\/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-repays-his-uncle-with-brand-new-car-i-ll-never-forget-what-he-did-for-me\" target=\"_blank\">E! picked up on<\/a> <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> gifting a new truck to his uncle, former WWF star <strong>Tonga (Meng\/Haku)<\/strong>, saying that Tonga was there for him when he had nothing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pro Wrestling columnist Mike Mooneyham wrote about the big losses in pro wrestling this year, including\u00a0<strong>Dusty Rhodes, Roddy Piper, <\/strong>and<strong> Nick Bockwinkel<\/strong>. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/article\/20151227\/PC20\/151229500\/gone-but-not-forgotten-professional-wrestling-lost-memorable-names-in-2015\" target=\"_blank\">Full newspaper column<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In Japan, NOAH announced that the contracts of <strong>Takeshi Morishima<\/strong> and TMDK (<strong>Mikey Nicholls &amp; Shane Haste<\/strong>) are up at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Morishima was scheduled to retire in September, but he apparently wants to have a final match. Now it remains to be seen where the potential retirement match takes place. As for TMDK, there are rumors of signing with WWE&#8217;s NXT brand. 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