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We plan to publish all of 2005's PWTorch Newsletters in PDF format throughout 2010 at the rate of about two per week.

SUMMARY #847 (2-5-2005): The Cover Story features a detailed look at WWE's television future on cable and broadcast networks... WWE Newswire is loaded with insider backstage news this week including the job progress report on V.P. of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis, criticism of John Cena's work ethic, how Batista almost lost his job, the latest on Brock Lesnar, reaction within WWE to Puder's beating at the Rumble and why it happened and what Puder has had to say about his treatment, and much more... Plus TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, ETC. Newswire... Bruce Mitchell writes about Jeff Jarrett being rejected by TNA's faithful loudly on national TV... Wade Keller's End Notes "Random Thoughts"... Royal Rumble coverage including Keller's match report and star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, and Reader Reax... Backtrack with excerpts of a classic Vince McMahon interview... The Big Stories on Raw, Smackdown, and Impact... Pat McNeill reviews 3PW... Terri Runnels, in part four of her Torch Talk, talks about Trish Stratus, the WWE women's division, and the time she butted heads with Vince McMahon lost...

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