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The table of contents for this week's 28-page Torch Newsletter double issue (#1018/1019) has just been posted online for VIP members. The articles were posted on the VIP Main Listing earlier this week and the paper copy was mailed to print-edition subscribers on Wednesday afternoon, April 2.

This issue includes a cover story titled "A Five-Star Finish for Ric Flair" featuring Wade Keller's overview of the biggest story of the year on the biggest weekend of the year... Sean Radican's feature column lists the "Winners and Losers" of WrestleMania weekend... The next page features Jason Powell's new newsletter-exclusive "Page 2 Buzz" featuring behind the scenes news on the WWE-TNA cold war over the WM weekend and notes and analysis of the Hall of Fame including insider details on Rock's controversial appearance... The next three pages feature the WWE Newswire wrapping up the big stories in the media leading up to and through the weekend and lots of backstage items from the whole weekend... The next two pages feature the ROH Newswire featuring a detailed report on ROH's big shows near Orlando over the weekend... The next pages feature Keller's reports on Impact, Smackdown, and Raw over the course of WrestleMania weekend... Then comes Keller's detailed reports on the Hall of Fame (USA Network and webcast), Wrestlemania itself, and WWE on CNN's Larry King Live... Also, a VIP-exclusive Wrestlemania Roundtable staff scores and reviews, plus VIP-exclusive reader reviews of both WrestleMania and Raw the next night... The newsletter closes with Wade Keller's "End Notes" featuring his memories of seeing Flair in person all over the country in big matches over the past two decades...

This issue begins with a Cover Story looking at Ric Flair getting the spotlight on Raw... Bruce Mitchell's feature column checks in on the latest on Congress and WWE and drug testing... Pat McNeill reviews the WWE Class of 2008 Hall of Fame... Wade Keller's "End Notes" looks back at WrestleMania 14... Jason Powell's second "Page 2 Buzz" news feature... Plus The Raw Page, The Smackdown/ECW Page, and The TNA Impact Page featuring Keller's newsletter-exclusive big picture newspaper-style analysis of the programs, in-depth WWE Newswire, ROH Newswire, ETC. Newswire, and TNA Newswire, and more...

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