{"id":7106,"date":"2015-12-31T10:40:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T16:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7106"},"modified":"2015-12-31T10:46:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T16:46:20","slug":"thursday-1231-torch-today-final-smackdown-on-syfy-network-king-mo-wins-hvt-tournament-nye-in-japan-joe-reflects-on-tna-to-nxt-jump-balors-big-2016-prediction-will-rock-wrestle-at-wm32-ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/31\/thursday-1231-torch-today-final-smackdown-on-syfy-network-king-mo-wins-hvt-tournament-nye-in-japan-joe-reflects-on-tna-to-nxt-jump-balors-big-2016-prediction-will-rock-wrestle-at-wm32-ne\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 12\/31 Torch Today &#8211; Final Smackdown on Syfy, Network, King Mo wins Hvt. tournament, NYE in Japan, Joe reflects on TNA to NXT jump, Balor&#8217;s big 2016 prediction, will Rock wrestle at WM32?, new Ross blog, new &#8220;Drax&#8221; issue, Pro Wrestling eBook honored, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-151420025\" 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; Wednesday, December 31, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE wraps up 2015 with the final <strong>Smackdown<\/strong> airing on Syfy. The New Year&#8217;s Eve edition will be going head-to-head with the College Football Playoffs semi-final games, creating a tough match-up for Smackdown. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/29\/6998\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full SPOILER Results<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/29\/7009\/\" target=\"_blank\">Non-Spoilers Match Line-up<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: The Network is <a href=\"http:\/\/network.wwe.com\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\">wrapping up 2015<\/a> with a &#8220;Legends House&#8221; marathon, an airing of WrestleMania 31 at 10:00 a.m. EST, then a variety of top programs from 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former TNA star <strong>King Mo<\/strong> won the Hvt. division tournament at Rizin Fighting in Japan on Thursday. King Mo\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/12\/31\/10692982\/king-mo-lawal-defeats-teodoras-aukstuolis-moves-on-to-rizins\" target=\"_blank\">won the semi-final round<\/a>\u00a0over Teodoras Aukstoilis, then returned to beat Jiri Prochazka in the finals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a week! 3 wins in a row. And now&#8230; I am the New <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rizin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rizin<\/a>&#39;s Tournament Heavyweight Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rizinff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rizinff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E8%A6%87%E8%80%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u8987\u8005<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ltaOfBOJ0\">pic.twitter.com\/6ltaOfBOJ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; King Muhammed (@KingMoFH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingMoFH\/status\/682549771542872064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A big night of pro wrestling on New Year&#8217;s Eve in Tokyo, Japan included the finals of the Shuffle Tag Tournament. 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Ross also relayed a conversation with <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> as it relates to WrestleMania 32.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2057242397\" 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>&#8220;He&#8217;s a one man conglomerate who will be appearing at WrestleMania\u00a0Texas in April but I&#8217;m doubtful that he will be in a match but I hope that I&#8217;m wrong,&#8221; Ross wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Samoa Joe<\/strong> reflected on making the jump from TNA to WWE&#8217;s NXT brand in 2015.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Farewell to a year of flux, gambles, &amp; transformation. Welcoming a year of bigger gambles, new frontiers, &amp; added chapters to the saga.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samoa Joe (@SamoaJoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamoaJoe\/status\/682560569262616581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; NXT champion <strong>Finn Balor<\/strong> is predicting big things for 2016.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2016 we will change the business <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c67XFOjXnP\">pic.twitter.com\/c67XFOjXnP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Finn B\u00e1lor (@FinnBalor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinnBalor\/status\/682545893019643905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; ECWA announced <strong>John Skyler<\/strong> as the fourth entrant in the Super 8 tournament scheduled for January 23 in Woodbury Heights, N.J. TNA tag champion <strong>Davey Richards<\/strong> headlines the next field. (<a href=\"http:\/\/ecwaprowrestling.com\/ecwa\/event-info\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Event Info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The second issue of Marvel&#8217;s new &#8220;Drax&#8221; comic book series was released on Wednesday. Former WWE star <strong>C.M. Punk<\/strong> has a writing role in the series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Drax #2 is on shelves today. Act accordingly. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Challengers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Challengers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marvel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Marvel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cullenbunn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cullenbunn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveBautista?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DaveBautista<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AgentM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AgentM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jre1NcwRyU\">pic.twitter.com\/jre1NcwRyU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; player\/coach (@CMPunk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMPunk\/status\/682253809653960704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A pro wrestling eBook &#8220;Pro Wrestling Through the Power Slam Years: 1994-2014&#8221; has been named one of the top books of 2015 by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/books-comics\/terry-pratchett\/38332\/den-of-geek-s-top-books-of-2015\" target=\"_blank\">Den of Geek<\/a>. 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