Torch Newsletter #763 (cover-dated June 21, 2003) has just been added to the Torch VIP Archives. VIP members can access the complete Torch Back issue by clicking here, or just click on the VIP Torch Archives button in the upper right cover of this webpage, then go to "Torch Newsletter Back Issues 2003" for a list of all 2003 back issues since the beginning of the year.

This issue includes part one of a major Torch Talk series with Mick Foley. As part of publicity tour to promote his first novel, Foley agreed to his first Torch Talk in nearly nine years. He was one of the early pioneers of showing what a Torch Talk interview could be with a great subject who was intelligent and willing to open up... Jason Powell assesses the journey of TNA through its first year in business... Pat McNeill's "At the Bar" column for WWE's Bad Blood PPV... Wade Keller's analysis of the WWE Financials... Bruce Mitchell's Memo looks at everyone who was upset with someone else over the previous week... Coverage of the WWE Bad Blood PPV with Roundtable Reviews... Plus TNA PPV Report and Roundtable, Torch Newswire, Live Event Results, 1993 Backtracks, Raw & Smackdown Reports, Keller's End Notes, and more...

FULL PREVIEW

-TORCH TALK: Part one of the 100 minute "Torch Talk" with Mick Foley kicks off this week's issue on the cover with a detailed look at how his new novel was influenced by his pro wrestling experience, and how writing his new novel may influence his approach to pro wrestling in the future.

-TOP FIVE STORIES OF THE WEEK: Keller's analysis of this week's biggest five happenings including Triple H's PPV win, A.J. Styles's NWA Title win, Linda McMahon upsetting Goldberg, and more.

-WWE NEWSWIRE: Our longest WWE news section in months at triple the usual length with a ton of insider news and notes you won't find anywhere else.

-TNA NEWSWIRE: All the latest news from NWA-TNA including news on Jeff Jarrett, Sting, and more.

-ETC. NEWSWIRE: Other interesting tidbits from around the world.

-ON TOPIC: Jason Powell's look at the unlikely path NWA-TNA has taken to surviving a year when many said they wouldn't last a month.

-MCNEILL FACTOR: Pat McNeill's popular monthly feature following each WWE PPV where he writes about his experience watching the PPV among everyday fans at the local sports bar.

-BRUCE MITCHELL MEMO: Mitchell's "Weekly Memo" looks at everybody who was upset with somebody else in the wrestling industry last week. It's a long list.

-END NOTES: Wade Keller's look at the WWE financial situation, put in layman's terms, and providing a perspective on not just the state of the company, but the method Vince McMahon is using to line his bank account during a downturn in business.

-PLUS: Full rundowns of the WWE Bad Blood and TNA PPVs and Torch Roundtable reviews of each event... A rundown of the biggest live events of the past week... A summary of the major WWE TV shows... The handy upcoming events schedule... The 10 Years Ago This Week "Backtrack" feature…

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