{"id":7341,"date":"2016-01-04T15:09:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T21:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7341"},"modified":"2016-01-04T15:31:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T21:31:53","slug":"monday-14-torch-today-new-japans-big-show-importance-of-tonights-raw-heyman-styles-vs-rey-angles-tna-farewell-tour-rock-teases-announcements-video-dudleys-dvd-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/04\/monday-14-torch-today-new-japans-big-show-importance-of-tonights-raw-heyman-styles-vs-rey-angles-tna-farewell-tour-rock-teases-announcements-video-dudleys-dvd-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday 1\/4 Torch Today &#8211; New Japan&#8217;s big show, importance of Raw, Breaking Ground season finale tonight, Rock announces &#8220;Baywatch&#8221; role, Heyman, Styles vs. Rey, Angle&#8217;s TNA Farewell Tour, Video &#8211; Dudleys DVD trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3763905282\" 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, January 4, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; This year&#8217;s &#8220;Wrestle Kingdom&#8221; Tokyo Dome Show is in the books. It was another epic event from New Japan, which is now available for on-demand viewing through the pay <a href=\"http:\/\/njpwworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Japan World<\/a> streaming service. If you haven&#8217;t seen a Tokyo Dome Show before, you will be instantly captivated just by the look &amp; feel of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The show ended with three of the best matches potentially all year &#8211; <strong>Shibata-Ishii<\/strong> was\u00a0non-stop\u00a0physicality, <strong>A.J. Styles-Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong> had that feel of an epic IC Title match on the big stage, and <strong>Tanahashi-Okada<\/strong> was just two mega-stars on the mega-stage going all-out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong>, who called last year&#8217;s Tokyo Dome Show on U.S. PPV, commented on Monday&#8217;s big event in his latest blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/jr-pittsburgh-pirates-job-ross-report-podcast-jeremyborash-arielhelwani-wrestle-kingdom-10\" target=\"_blank\">jrsbarbq.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congrats to all involved with\u00a0Wrestle Kingdom 10 that took place in the Tokyo Dome on January 4. \u00a0Two or three, incredible, match of the year level bouts. Happy that <strong>Kevin Kelly<\/strong> and <strong>Matt Striker<\/strong> called the\u00a0show. The NJPW brand is arguably the best overall in ring product within the genre these days. Happy that we could introduce so many fans to the brand last year while promoting the PPV of Wrestle Kingdom 9,&#8221; Ross wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tonight&#8217;s Raw TV is a big one with WWE going back to the WWE Title bag of tricks with <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> in a predicament opposite <strong>Sheamus<\/strong> and <strong>Mr. McMahon<\/strong> to try to capitalize on no football competition. Of course, college basketball is countering with a rare #1 vs. #2 regular season match-up in prime time. So, WWE gets a slight reprieve before facing the college football National Title game next Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS: The season finale of &#8220;Breaking Ground&#8221; airs Monday night after Raw around 11:06 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TONIGHT don&#39;t miss the SEASON FINALE of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> @BreakingGround right after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RAW<\/a> only on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWENetwork<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BreakingGround?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BreakingGround<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XiPtHSCH9R\">pic.twitter.com\/XiPtHSCH9R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/684117156481613824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BAFUcatIhwi\/\" target=\"_blank\">advertising &#8220;cool announcements&#8221; this week<\/a> as it relates to new projects from his 7 Bucks production company.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3584736749\" 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>UPDATE: The first such announcement is the role of female lead C.J. Parker for the &#8220;Baywatch&#8221; re-make movie. Rock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BAIJa_wIh91\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced that Kelly Rohrbach has been slotted for the role<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Paul Heyman<\/strong> is scheduled to accompany <strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong> for his return match against <strong>Sheamus<\/strong> on the WWE house show this Friday in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/rey-mysterio-aj-styles-come-10680504\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool Echo newspaper<\/a> previewed a dream singles match of <strong>A.J. 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