For the first time ever, the complete set of five Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter back issues from July 2004 have been posted in both online text format and PDF format. The entire month of pro wrestling news is covered, plus a lot of PWTorch-exclusive features including Bruce Mitchell's review of Ric Flair's autobiography, a Torch Roundtable on high and low points of Flair's career, the Samoa Joe Torch Talk, a cover story on the rapid rise of Randy Orton to WWE main eventer, and much more.



2004 PRO WRESTLING TORCH BACK ISSUES

#820 SUMMARY: This week's Torch Newsletter includes a Cover Story looking at the media spotlight on Brock Lesnar's first week in Vikings training camp... James Guttman debuts his new column format with his "Quote of the Week," "Then & Now - 1993" comparisons, "Three Things" featuring this week's hot topics, and a commentary on Brock Lesnar... Jason Powell's "On Topic" features his July Hitlist... Bruce Mitchell's "Weekly Memo" featuring "10 Questions with WWE announcer Todd Grisham"... The new multi-part "Torch Talk" with Honky Tonk Man begins this week (a link is also provided for an audio version of part one)... An "ROH Roundable Review" of Ultimate Endurance from June 12 is featured with reviews from Wade Keller, Bruce Mitchell, Sean Radican, and Derek Burgan, plus Keller's match analysis and star ratings... The Top Five Stories of the Week... Plus the WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, OVW Newswire, and ETC. Newswire, WWE Live Event Results, WWE TV Recaps, Backtrack featuring excerpts of the Vince McMahon "Not Guilty" verdict issue, the handy Weekly Events Schedule, Wade Keller's End Notes, and more...

#821 SUMMARY: This week's Torch Newsletter includes a Cover Story looking at the media spotlight on Brock Lesnar's first week in Vikings training camp... James Guttman debuts his new column format with his "Quote of the Week," "Then & Now - 1993" comparisons, "Three Things" featuring this week's hot topics, and a commentary on Brock Lesnar... Jason Powell's "On Topic" features his July Hitlist... Bruce Mitchell's "Weekly Memo" featuring "10 Questions with WWE announcer Todd Grisham"... The new multi-part "Torch Talk" with Honky Tonk Man begins this week (a link is also provided for an audio version of part one)... An "ROH Roundable Review" of Ultimate Endurance from June 12 is featured with reviews from Wade Keller, Bruce Mitchell, Sean Radican, and Derek Burgan, plus Keller's match analysis and star ratings... The Top Five Stories of the Week... Plus the WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, OVW Newswire, and ETC. Newswire, WWE Live Event Results, WWE TV Recaps, Backtrack featuring excerpts of the Vince McMahon "Not Guilty" verdict issue, the handy Weekly Events Schedule, Wade Keller's End Notes, and more...

#822 SUMMARY: This week's Torch Newsletter includes a Cover Story looking at the rationale for Randy Orton being turned babyface so quickly after winning the World Hvt. Title and the pros and cons of the move... The Top Five Stories of the Week including details on Smackdown and Raw ratings last week, TNA's changes, Orton's win, and the Toronto crowd... WWE Newswire with tons of details on Brock Lesnar's NFL debut, tons of backstage details on specific wrestlers speaking up with specific gripes about the new dress code, details on Rena Mero's departure from WWE, and much more from backstage in WWE... TNA Newswire with tons of backstage notes on the country's no. 2 promotion... Backtrack looks back at Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair in WCW and Phil Mushnich's anti-Hogan editorial... Bruce Mitchell's weekly "Mitchell Memo" looks at the Matt Hardy-Lita-Kane situation with his "Video Rewind" format... Jason Powell's "On Topic" reveals his picks for the "Oddest Wrestler Award" and thoughts on TNA's changing of gears... Pat McNeill's "At the Bar for Summerslam" column... Part three of Honky Tonk Man's "Torch Talk" with his reasons for not reading many autobiographies, his issues with Mick Foley, his take on the Ric Flair-Bret Hart debate, comparisons between Hulk Hogan and Steven Austin, and more... Plus WWE Summerslam coverage including the Roundtable Reviews and match star ratings... And more...

#823 SUMMARY: This includes a Cover Story with an overview of WWE's business trends the last three months compared to the same three months in 2003... The Top Five Stories of Week including a summary of Steve Austin's girlfriend problems... WWE Newswire with insider news on why Randy Orton was turned when he was, the latest controversy with the dress code, the new Tough Enough, backstage notes on a variety of other subjects, and more... TNA Newswire with details of Jeff Jarrett and Dixie Carter finally telling wrestlers about the major change in TNA's schedule this fall and other backstage notes... Backtrack looks at the Jim Ross Torch Talk ten years ago... Pat McNeill goes into the DVD Vault with reviews of NWA-Florida and UPW (Corino-fest 2004)... Guttman Files features an editorial on Randy Orton, Three Things You're Talking About, 1991 Then & Now, and Quote of the Week... The fourth and final installment of the Torch Talk with Honky Tonk Man... TNA PPV Roundtable... End Notes with Wade Keller on Raw... Bruce Mitchell's feature column on the book publishing craze and what it means and doesn't mean... Plus TV Reviews and Scores, House Show Results, the handy Weekly Events Schedule, and more...

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