{"id":8184,"date":"2016-01-14T13:30:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T19:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=8184"},"modified":"2016-01-15T01:57:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T07:57:06","slug":"jan14torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/14\/jan14torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 1\/14 Torch Today &#8211; Ranallo talks WWE transition, NXT road trip begins, does Bayley want to join main roster?, WWE stars in India, Angle to Bellator Fanfest, Sunny selling WWE HOF ring &#8211; maybe?, WWE planning 2016 overhaul, Batista, Stephanie; Video &#8211; PWG DVD Preview!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1662835399\" 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; Thursday, January 14, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Tonight&#8217;s WWE Smackdown has three big matches, including a U.S. Title re-match between <strong>Kalisto<\/strong> and <strong>Alberto Del Rio<\/strong> following Kalisto&#8217;s title win Monday night on Raw. Plus, <strong>The Dudleys<\/strong> vs. <strong>The Wyatts<\/strong> in a Tables match and a main event of <strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Neville<\/strong> vs. <strong>Kevin Owens &amp; Sheamus<\/strong>. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/12\/smackdownspoilerscajundome\/\" target=\"_blank\">SPOILER Results<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/12\/smackdownnonspoilers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Non-Spoiler Match Listing<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Smackdown&#8217;s new lead announcer, <strong>Mauro Ranallo<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/wwe\/story\/wwe-mauro-ranallo-on-his-dream-come-true-experience-working-for-wwe-011116\" target=\"_blank\">talked to Fox Sports<\/a> about his first week on the job last week. Ranallo said some people might not like his involvement in WWE, but if you do watch Smackdown, &#8220;you&#8217;re going to get the most prepared and the most passionate broadcast that I&#8217;m capable of giving you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ranallo also talked about balancing his broadcasting approach to what WWE is looking for: &#8220;I&#8217;ve had to learn some of the subtleties and the nuances of the sport, but I&#8217;m not going to change my style. That&#8217;s what they wanted and I do work in boxing, kickboxing, and MMA and I think one of my abilities is that I&#8217;m very emotionally invested in these sports. &#8230; They wanted me to be Mauro Ranallo, championship boxing commentator with a WWE tweak and working with Jerry Lawler and Byron Saxton, I&#8217;m in a perfect place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE&#8217;s NXT brand kicks off a Midwest tour Thursday night in Milwaukee at Turner Hall, where ROH runs. NXT Women&#8217;s champion <strong>Bayley<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/story\/entertainment\/2016\/01\/13\/nxt-star-bayley-ready-wwes-main-roster\/78644814\/\" target=\"_blank\">talked to the Green Bay Press Gazette about the show<\/a>. Included was a question about whether she is hesitant to join the main roster, addressing the rumor about whether she would prefer to stay on NXT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not hesitant. It\u2019s just that I\u2019m very proud of NXT, and I\u2019m so happy that I\u2019m able to be a part of it,\u201d Bayley\u00a0said. \u201cI watched NXT grow from 12 people to me winning the championship in front of 16,000 people. I love NXT\u00a0because I obviously have an attachment to it, but I want to get up there (main roster)\u00a0because that\u2019s what I\u2019ve wanted since I was 11.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Half of the WWE roster is in India preparing for a big <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/14\/january2016eventscenter\/\" target=\"_blank\">two-show tour this weekend<\/a>. Top champions <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> and <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> were part of a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/sport\/report-wwe-back-in-india-roman-reigns-to-be-star-attraction-two-indians-to-debut-2165859\" target=\"_blank\">press conference with the India media on Thursday<\/a> to promote the tour. <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/wrestling\/news\/254344-wwe-after-khali-satender-dagar-lovepreet-sangha-hope-for-dream-debut\" target=\"_blank\">Also joining them<\/a> were Indian wrestlers now in NXT, <strong>Lovepreet Sangha<\/strong> and <strong>Satender Dagar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsCharlotte?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MsCharlotte<\/a> talk about their favorite part of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWELiveDelhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWELiveDelhi<\/a> with host <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rjraunac?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RJRaunac<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hOiHM4i4is\">pic.twitter.com\/hOiHM4i4is<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/687530852515889152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE is planning a\u00a0website overhaul, as well as WWE Network expansion in India, China, and South America in 2016, according to a new profile of <strong>Stephanie McMahon<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/gallery\/digital-entertainment-execs-to-watch\/#!20\/undefined\/\" target=\"_blank\">published by\u00a0Variety<\/a>. Stephanie was included in Variety&#8217;s list of &#8220;Top 20 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch in 2016.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1719962444\" 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; Bellator MMA announced <strong>Kurt Angle<\/strong> for their next big Fanfest on Thursday, February 18 in Houston prior to the Bellator 149 fight card on Feb. 19 at Toyota Center. <strong>Angle, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture<\/strong>, and more stars are scheduled for the event at Dave &amp; Busters off I-10 Freeway. (<a href=\"http:\/\/bellator.spike.com\/articles\/pytppo\/bellator-mma-announces-lineup-of-current-stars-and-legends-for-houston-fan-fest\" target=\"_blank\">Event Info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Today&#8217;s &#8220;unique story&#8221; is <strong>Tammy Sytch (Sunny)<\/strong> selling her 2011 WWE Hall of Fame ring. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2016\/01\/13\/tammy-sytch-sunny-wwe-diva-ring-ebay\/\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ reports<\/a> that Sytch opened a bid at $3,000 for the HOF ring as part of her attempt to &#8220;get back on track&#8221; by &#8220;letting go of the past.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>TMZ included a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2016\/01\/13\/sunny-diva-ring-ebay-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\">screenshot of the eBay listing<\/a>. However, the item cannot be found on eBay and no item was\u00a0listed under the account on Wednesday night.\u00a0Sytch did acknowledge\u00a0the story in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEHOFerSunny\/status\/687317935594057728\" target=\"_blank\">tweet on Wednesday afternoon<\/a>, though, while also defending her decision to sell the ring by revealing Jimmy Hart&#8217;s personal business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The script is complete for &#8220;Guardians of the Galaxy 2,&#8221; which will feature <strong>Dave Bautista<\/strong> reprising his role as Drax. The movie is scheduled for release in May 2017. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2016\/01\/13\/james-gunn-guardians-galaxy-2-script\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Video of the Day: <strong>Pro Wrestling Guerrilla<\/strong> rolled out a new DVD preview for Night 1 of\u00a0All-Star Weekend from the end of 2015. Included is a look at the big return of <strong>Adam Cole<\/strong> to PWG.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PWG - Preview - All Star Weekend 11 - Night One\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v_PMNezYNK4?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-1080732427\"><div id=\"pwtor-923998225\"><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; Thursday, January 14, 2016 &#8211;\u00a0Tonight&#8217;s WWE Smackdown has three big matches, including a U.S. Title re-match between Kalisto and Alberto Del Rio following Kalisto&#8217;s title win Monday night on Raw. 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