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This issue begins with a cover story on Kurt Angle winning his fourth WWE Title at Vengeance... WWE Newswire compares the rating for Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho and Kane vs. RVD on Raw the week before, plus Vince McMahon interview highlights and more... TNA Newswire features comments from Vince Russo about the TNA creative process, plus more... Jason Powell's July Hitlist... Pat McNeill's "At the Bar for Vengeance"... Bruce Mitchell's "Memo" hits on a number of topics... Part four of the "Torch Talk" with Konnan with comments on Ron Killings, Rey Mysterio, Chris Benoit, and more... In-depth coverage of the WWE Vengeance PPV with Keller's match report, Roundtable Reviews, and Reader Poll Results... Plus 1993 Backtracks, TNA PPV coverage, Wade Keller's "End Notes," and more...
ORIGINAL PREVIEW
-COVER STORY: Wade Keller's look at Kurt Angle's title win, his proclamation that God intended him to be the greatest pro wrestler ever, how he compares so far to Ric Flair's career, and what he must do to compete with Flair for those honors. [Print Newsletter Exclusive]
-TOP FIVE STORIES OF THE WEEK: Keller's analysis of this week's biggest five happenings. [Now on-line!]
-WWE NEWSWIRE: All the latest insider news from WWE including news on Hulk Hogan, Jim Ross, Johnathan Coachman, Zach Gowen, and more. [Now on-line!]
-TNA NEWSWIRE: All the latest insider news from NWA-TNA, by far the most insider weekly look at the promotion you'll find anywhere. [Print Newsletter Exclusive]
-ETC. NEWSWIRE: Other interesting tidbits from around the world. [Print Newsletter Exclusive]
-TORCH TALK: Part four of our five-part one-on-one with Konnan who talks about why he doesn't like WWE these days, how he discovered Rey Mysterio, and racism in TNA. [Print Newsletter Exclusive]
-ON TOPIC: Jason Powell's monthly Hitlist - what deserves hit and misses during July and who is the Performer of the Month. [Now on-line!]
-MCNEILL FACTOR: Pat McNeill's observations from his monthly trip to the bar to watch a PPV with the "common fans." [Now on-line!]
-END NOTE with Wade Keller: A look at an old idea that could help house show attendance, and some details on what wrestlers are earning these days. [Print Newsletter Exclusive]
-PLUS: A full rundown of the TNA's PPV and Torch Roundtable reviews of the event... A full rundown of the WWE's PPV and Torch Roundtable reviews of the event and a head-to-head comparison of how Raw's first PPV and Smackdown's first PPV did in the Torch reader poll... A summary of the major WWE TV shows... The handy upcoming events schedule... Four 10 Years Ago This Week "Backtrack" features...
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