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TORCH TODAY – Friday, March 4, 2016
– WWE’s big “news” for Friday is that WrestleMania can be watched for free on WWE Network with the standard one-month trial subscription. WWE enlisted “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson to tweet out a video promoting the trial month.
https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/705798671384895488
– At MMATorch.com: Full coverage of Saturday’s UFC 196 fight card headlined by Conor McGregor and Holly Holm.
– At PWTorchLivecast.com: Listen on-demand to full-length, two-hour, FREE interviews with Jim Ross and Mick Foley on the last two Interview Thursday episodes hosted by Wade Keller.
– Details on Mick Foley’s WrestleMania Dream Vacation Sweepstakes can be fund at RAINN.org. The deadline to enter is Tuesday, March 15.
– Mick Foley’s daughter, Noelle, told TMZ that she has “something in the works” working for WWE.
– Former WWE/TNA executive Bruce Prichard is planning to release an autobiography this summer. Prichard, the former Brother Love, talked to Houston Chronicle columnist Ken Hoffman about the new project in Friday’s Chronicle newspaper.
“I’ve been working on this book for a while,” Prichard said. “The working title is ‘Something to Wrestle With.’ It’s not a back-stabbing tell-all, just a collection of short stories from my 43 years in the business.” Prichard also noted that he is currently working with Booker T’s ROW promotion in Houston.
– Jimmy Garvin, who is going into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Fabulous Freebirds, talked to Brian Fritz for Sporting News about the HOF induction, the Freebirds vs. Von Erichs, working with Michael Hayes, and more.
– TNA wrestler Davey Richards is out of action with an injury, prompting him to be officially removed from the Super 8 tournament in April. ECWA announced that D.J. Zema will replace Richards in the tournament
– Rhyno (Terry Gerin) is planning to run for political office in Michigan. Rhyno told Alex Marvez for Fox Sports that he is planning to run for a State Representative position in his home market of Dearborn, Mich. (Full Details on Rhyno’s campaign)
– Iron Sheik talked to the Asbury Park Press about his new DVD documentary titled “The Sheik,” which is now available for purchase through Dark Sky Films.
– TNA wrestler James Storm talked to Total Wrestling Magazine about the NXT locker room environment from his brief venture in 2015. “The NXT locker room, kind of reminded me of TNA in the early years because it’s full of young guys with chips on their shoulders, who want to prove that they belong up there.” (Full Magazine)
– The In Your Head Wrestling radio show released quotes from former Mean Street Posse member Pete Gas in a January interview predicting Shane McMahon’s WWE return.
“I think the crowd would go crazy; I think the roof would come off of the place. There is always a little piece of me hoping that he’d come back; whether or not he does, I don’t know. I know he’s busy with his new company that he’s been working on; I know he’s working hard at it. But, you always wonder if he came back, if it was a good storyline opportunity, if he came out to save WrestleMania or something, that place would just erupt. Because everyone loved him because he’s always been crazy ever since we were kids and it’s never changed. He always knew how to steal the spotlight. We may have been in the middle of the card at some of those pay-per-views, but it’s his matches that people seem to remember the most, because he’s fearless.”
– WWNLive’s Video of the Day features former MMA fighter-turned pro wrestler Matthew Riddle in action, plus a brief interview discussing his upcoming EVOLVE Title shot.
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