{"id":7736,"date":"2016-01-08T15:19:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T21:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7736"},"modified":"2016-01-08T15:20:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T21:20:01","slug":"fridaytorchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/08\/fridaytorchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 1\/8 Torch Today &#8211; LIVECAST ALERT, Live Coverage of Brock&#8217;s WWE return, TNA PPV tonight, Styles vs. Tanahashi on U.S. TV, Lesnar at Feb. PPV, Ranallo interview, WM32 contest for Torch Readers, Muchnick &#038; Nowinski on concussions, Batista, Reigns, Video &#8211; WWE stars on GMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2178950065\" 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, January 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; What a wild week in pro wrestling. And, it&#8217;s not even over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong> returns to a WWE ring Friday night in Houston to face Sheamus. (Check back for in-person reporting from the show later tonight.) Plus, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/08\/tna-ppv-friday-angle-beer-money-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">TNA is on PPV tonight<\/a> with a &#8220;One Night Only&#8221; special from Bethlehem, Pa. featuring <strong>Kurt Angle, Beer Money<\/strong>, and the TNA in-ring debut of <strong>Mike Bennett<\/strong> (with <strong>Maria<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Also, you can watch <strong>A.J. Styles<\/strong> vs. <strong>Tanahashi<\/strong> from the New Japan series on AXS TV tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST. Or, settle for &#8220;Superstars&#8221; at the same time on WWE Network. That&#8217;s actually the place to find <strong>Tyler Breeze<\/strong>, who faces <strong>Jack Swagger<\/strong> on Superstars tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Or, in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/08\/gfw-promoted-masked-saint-with-roddy-piper-in-theaters-this-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\">movie theaters this weekend<\/a> is &#8220;The Masked Saint&#8221; featuring the late <strong>Roddy Piper<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Full Weekend Events Center can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/07\/2016eventscenter\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> previewing all of the big shows tonight and this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PWTORCH LIVECAST ALERT: Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant of the <a href=\"http:\/\/eastcoastcast.com\" target=\"_blank\">East Coast Cast<\/a> will take your calls and talk about this huge week in wrestling at 7:00 p.m. EST at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2016\/01\/09\/pwtorch-livecast--bruce-mitchell-travis-bryant-weekly-wrap-up\" target=\"_blank\">PWTorchLivecast.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong> is officially advertised for the &#8220;Fastlane&#8221; PPV in February in Cleveland. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/entertainment\/index.ssf\/2016\/01\/brock_lesnar_confirmed_for_wwe.html\" target=\"_blank\">Report at Cleveland.com<\/a>)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3871383653\" 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; New Smackdown announcer <strong>Mauro Ranallo<\/strong> talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/articles\/Mauro-Ranallo-Battling-a-Stigma-95907\" target=\"_blank\">Sherdog.com<\/a> about his mental health challenges\u00a0and career in combat sports broadcasting. There was no WWE talk, but it&#8217;s an interesting interview with more background on the new voice of WWE.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-50\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_50\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/site\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_50_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"4308a09c40\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Does Mauro Ranallo make you more likely to watch Smackdown each week?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-50-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-337\" name=\"poll_50\" value=\"337\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-337\">Yes. 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(<a href=\"http:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=10659\" target=\"_blank\">Blog at ConcussionInc.net<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Toys R Us is promoting a <strong>WrestleMania contest<\/strong> available for Torch readers. Toys R Us is giving away a prize package of two tickets, travel, and accommodations for WrestleMania 32 in Texas. The contest details can be found on the U.K. version of the Toys R Us website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toysrus.co.uk\/toys\/competitions\/WWE\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE sent out an email alert that replica <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> WWE Title side plates are available on <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.wwe.com\/Roman-Reigns-WWE-World-Heavyweight-Championship-Replica-Title-Side-Plate-Box-Set\/W10760,default,pd.html\" target=\"_blank\">their Shop site<\/a>. The price tag is $99.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Batista<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosmicbooknews.com\/content\/first-look-dave-bautista-brittany-snow-bushwick\" target=\"_blank\">has released the first look<\/a> at his character in the forthcoming &#8220;Bushwick&#8221; movie set in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; ABC <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/video\/wwe-superstars-share-ultimate-fitness-tips-36140548\" target=\"_blank\">released video<\/a> of WWE World Hvt. champion <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> &amp; <strong>The Bellas<\/strong> appearing on Thursday&#8217;s edition of &#8220;Good Morning America.&#8221; The video segment features the trio discussing health and fitness tips.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/video\/embed?id=36140548\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/\">ABC Breaking News<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Video\">Latest News Videos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3802574254\"><div id=\"pwtor-3181204975\"><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, January 8 &#8211; What a wild week in pro wrestling. 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