{"id":9009,"date":"2016-01-25T13:58:59","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T19:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=9009"},"modified":"2016-01-25T13:59:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T19:59:46","slug":"mondayjan25torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/25\/mondayjan25torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday 1\/25 Torch Today &#8211; Rumble Poll Results, Ross on Rumble &#038; WM32, WWE announces Boys &#038; Girls Club partnership, Rock &#038; Under Armour announcement, WWE Network show premiering tonight, future of A.J. Styles&#8217;s non-WWE merch, GFW stars to Africa, Videos &#8211; Schamberger and Joey &#038; Candice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2418680785\" 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 25, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Royal Rumble is in the books and Torch readers have spoken in the polls. Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens is leading the Rumble by a wide margin for Best Match of the night. Also, Torch readers are leaning toward a Solid Thumbs Up for the Rumble overall. Be sure to contribute\u00a0your vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/24\/royal-rumble-polls-vote-0-10-select-best-match\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jim Ross<\/strong> published his thoughts on the Royal Rumble and booked out to WrestleMania in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jrsbarbq.com\/blog\/royal-rumble-feedback-hhh-reigns-brock-bray-aj-owens-charlotte-sasha-ross-report-podcast-w\" target=\"_blank\">new blog at jrsbarbq.com<\/a>. Ross also noted he is preparing for his first recording session for\u00a0AXS TV\/New Japan in February, which will air in March. &#8220;I&#8217;m extremely motivated to commence this chapter of my broadcasting career,&#8221; Ross wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/01\/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"207\" height=\"78\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; WWE announced Monday a &#8220;multi-year&#8221; partnership with the <strong>Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of America<\/strong> to launch a national campaign to help end bullying. The mission is to &#8220;encourage young people to treat each other with respect through education and grassroots initiatives.&#8221; Vince McMahon commented in the press release about the partnership, citing his experience in the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWWE is proud to partner with Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of America and support their efforts to build future leaders,\u201d McMahon was quoted. \u201cAs a proud Boys &amp; Girls Club Alumnus, I know the difference this organization makes in the lives of our youth.\u201d <strong>Kofi Kingston<\/strong> also talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/sport-news\/4692470-wwe-boys-and-girls-clubs-america-bullying-prevention-be-a-star-kofi-kington-vince-mcmahon\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Fritz for Sporting News about the initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Under Armour announced Monday their formal &#8220;long-term partnership&#8221; with <strong>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> to help create and promote &#8220;a range of products across footwear, apparel, and accessories as well as support Under Armour&#8217;s Connected Fitness initiatives.&#8221; Specifically, Rock will be promoting the &#8220;HealthBox&#8221; and &#8220;Record&#8221; application.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/news\/16\/01\/6167328\/no-jabroni-under-armour-teams-up-with-the-rock-for-creative-partnership\" target=\"_blank\">According to the press release<\/a>, the first product capsule will feature a Rock-inspired backpack and duffle bag that will launch on Under Armour&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IT&#39;S OFFICIAL: Proud to announce our global partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnderArmour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@underarmour<\/a>. A landmark deal where\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mSXJLsysAH\">https:\/\/t.co\/mSXJLsysAH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock\/status\/691676766444716032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock\/status\/691682610121150465<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1905109051\" 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; WWE is premiering one of their new Network series, &#8220;Ride Along,&#8221; tonight after Raw ends. The premiere episode features <strong>Dolph Ziggler<\/strong> &amp; <strong>The Miz<\/strong> having a conversation traveling on\u00a0the road. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/videos\/wwe-ride-along-premieres-tonight-after-raw-on-wwe-network-28580699\" target=\"_blank\">Video Preview<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pro Wrestling Tees sent out an email noting that <strong>A.J. Styles&#8217;s<\/strong> merchandise lines could be pulled soon after he signed with WWE. WWE introduced a new Styles t-shirt immediately after his debut, prompting Tees to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingtees.com\/wrestler-t-shirts\/aj-styles.html\" target=\"_blank\">note in the email on Monday morning<\/a> that &#8220;his apparel can be gone at anytime&#8221; from their store.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Global Force Wrestling <a href=\"http:\/\/globalforcewrestling.com\/gfw-stars-compete-africa-march\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced Monday<\/a> that stars from the GFW roster will be traveling to Africa in March to wrestle for Qatar Pro Wrestling. GFW will be represented by <strong>Sonjay Dutt, Chris Masters<\/strong>, and others. <strong>Rey Mysterio<\/strong> headlines the tour scheduled for March 11 in Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The latest edition of wrestling artist Rob Schamberger&#8217;s painting series focuses on <strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Beast Incarnate unleashes his fury on the canvas: WWE Canvas 2 Canvas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ImOXjX0240Q?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<p>&#8211; The latest edition of <strong>Joey Ryan<\/strong> and <strong>Candice LaRae&#8217;s<\/strong> YouTube series is Part 3 of their trip to Japan at the beginning of January.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/DJ_VJog5N10<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1928287230\"><div id=\"pwtor-1149081075\"><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; Monday, January 25, 2016 &#8211; The Royal Rumble is in the books and Torch readers have spoken in the polls. 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