VIP Newsletters – Page 11

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #674 (October 13, 2001): Hall & Nash negotiating return to WWF for a WCW relaunch, Torch Talk with Terry Taylor about the stressful final year of WCW, Ron Killings gone from WWF, more

September 25, 2021

SUMMARY of #674 cover-dated October 13, 2001: This issue includes a cover story on Scott Hall and Kevin Nash negotiating a return to the WWF to potentially make a WCW relaunch possible… Part seven of […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1741 (Sept. 22, 2021): Keller’s cover story on Flair allegation in VIce documentary, Parks looks at NXT 2.0, Keller’s reports on Grand Slam, Dynamite, Rampage, Smackdown, Raw

September 23, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1741 Cover-dated September 22, 2021 LINK: 1741 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #673 (October 6, 2001): Irked Angle sends RVD hard message in ring, Torch staff witnesses UFC’s disaster in Vegas, Terry Taylor Torch Talk on final months of WCW, Tough Enough

September 18, 2021

SUMMARY of #673 cover-dated October 6, 2001: This issue includes a cover story on the disappointing UFC debut in Las Vegas with the entire Torch staff on hand in person providing their perspect on the […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1740 (Sept. 15, 2021): Keller’s cover story on NXT 2.0, Fann’s column on historic Big E title win, Parks looks at possible AEW to WWE jumps, Keller’s TV reports, more

September 15, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1740 Cover-dated September 15, 2021 LINK: 1740 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #672 (September 29, 2001): WCW wrestlers flopping in WWF, Unforgiven PPV Report & Roundtable, Torch Talk with Terry Taylor on WCW’s failure, Tough Enough’s first season review

September 11, 2021

SUMMARY of #672 cover-dated September 29, 2001: This issue includes a cover story on the major problems WCW wrestlers were having adjusting to the WWF… In-depth coverage of the WWF Unforgiven PPV including Austin vs. […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1739 (Sept. 9, 2021): Keller’s cover story on early returns on Punk’s AEW impact, Parks on lay of the land for WWE championship matches, Newswire, Keller’s TV reports

September 9, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1739 Cover-dated September 9, 2021 LINK: 1739 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1738 (Sept. 7, 2021): Keller’s report on AEW All Out and All Out Roundtable Reviews, Keller’s reports on Dynamite, Rampage, Smackdown, plus Newswire

September 7, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1738 Cover-dated September 7, 2021 LINK: 1738 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #671 (September 25, 2001): Coverage of controversial post-9/11 Smackdown, insight on decision to run show, Torch Talk with Terry Taylor with Steph-Test storyline insight, more

September 4, 2021

SUMMARY of #671 cover-dated September 25, 2001: This issue includes in-depth coverage of the post-9/11 Smackdown, the first gathering of that size in public since the attacks on 9/11 two days earlier. The cover story, […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #670 (September 15, 2001): Keller compares legacies of Hogan and Austin, Terry Taylor Torch Talk, Tough Enough cover story, Ask the Torch on McMahon’s inner circle tactics, more

August 28, 2021

SUMMARY of #670 cover-dated September 15, 2001: This issue includes a cover story on the second season of Tough Enough… Part two of the Terry Taylor “Torch Talk” goes inside WCW’s final years… Wade Keller’s […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1737 (Aug. 26, 2021): Keller’s cover story on C.M. Punk’s return to AEW with early metrics and Punk’s press conference, plus Keller’s Rampage & Dynamite reports, NXT Takeover 36 report

August 26, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1737 Cover-dated August 26, 2021 LINK: 1737 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1736 (Aug. 25, 2021): Keller’s cover story Summerslam, Summerslam PPV Roundtable Reviews, Keller’s Raw and Smackdown reports, WWE Newswire, Parks column, more

August 25, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1736 Cover-dated August 25, 2021 LINK: 1736 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP – VINTAGE NEWSLETTER – Wrestling Forum (11-15-1987): Early career coverage of Shawn Michaels, Paul Heyman, plus Starrcade and Survivor Series news, Year-End Award Nominees, Event Results

August 21, 2021

Today we present another vintage Wrestling Forum newsletter from the late 1980s that we are publishing regularly here at PWTorch VIP. This is Vol. II, Issue 21, cover-dated Nov. 15, 1987. This issue includes coverage […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #669 (September 11, 2001): WWE addresses wrestler concerns about brand split schedule, Torch Talk with Taylor on Russo’s booking, Keller defends Undertaker’s “selfish” approach

August 21, 2021

SUMMARY of #669 cover-dated September 11, 2001: This issue includes a cover story on concerns WWF wrestlers have regarding the expanded roster after the WCW buyout… Torch Talk with Terry Taylor regarding Vince Russo’s booking […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1735 (Aug. 18, 2021): Keller’s cover story on Rampage’s debut episode, Fann column on NXT’s mission, Parks column on NXT cuts, Keller’s TV reports, more

August 18, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1735 Cover-dated August 18, 2021 LINK: 1735 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #668 (September 4, 2001): Keller Evaluations Biggest Winners and Losers of WCW since WWF buyout, Linda McMahon addresses declines in WWF business, Keller’s Angle-Shane DVD review

August 14, 2021

SUMMARY of #668 cover-dated September 4, 2001: This issue includes a cover story featuring an overview of WWE’s declining business and her excuses for it… WWF Newswire has the latest of many plans to relaunch […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1734 (Aug. 11, 2021): Keller’s cover story assessing NXT’s mission last two years, Parks attends WWE live event, Counihan on Dragon Gate, Keller’s TV reports, Newswire, more

August 11, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1734 Cover-dated August 11, 2021 LINK: 1734 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #667 (August 25, 2001): Summerslam report and roundtable, WWE’s plans for new Saturday Night TV show, Keller on Final Chapter of WCW Era, McNeill on the WWF-controlled industry

August 7, 2021

SUMMARY of #667 cover-dated August 25, 2001: This issue includes a cover story on WWF’s plans for a new live Saturday night TV show in place of the proposed WCW show… Wade Keller declares in […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1733 (Aug. 4, 2021): Cover Story on AEW selling out United Center, Keller’s editorial on attending Smackdown, Parks reviews 2021 documentaries, more

August 5, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1733 Cover-dated August 4, 2021 LINK: 1733 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP – VINTAGE NEWSLETTER – Wrestling Forum (10-30-1987): Earliest off-TV Ultimate Warrior WWF news, Steamboat returns to WWF, Editorial telling Jim Crockett work at staying no. 2 not becoming no. 1, Mad Dog Vachon accident, more

July 31, 2021

Today we present another vintage Wrestling Forum newsletter from the late 1980s that we are publishing regularly here at PWTorch VIP. NOTE: Vol. II, Issue 19 is missing from our collection. We are hopeful to […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1732 (July 28, 2021): State of TV Ratings two weeks into touring again, Radican’s Gage vs. Cardona, Fann’s column revisiting MITB 2011, Keller’s TV reports

July 29, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1732 Cover-dated July 28, 2021 LINK: 1732 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #665 (August 11, 2001): Breakout star Booker T to co-headline Summerslam, WWF changes plans on WCW relaunch, Why Nitro was cancelled, Torch Talk with Konnan, Mitchell feature

July 24, 2021

SUMMARY of #665 cover-dated August 11, 2001: This issue includes a headline story on the elevation of Booker T to WWF main events with a Summerslam top spot… WWF Newswire details the latest change in […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1731 (July 21, 2021): WWE Money in the Bank PPV Report & Roundtable Reviews, Greg Parks overview of NXT Breakout Tournament contenders, Keller’s TV reports, more

July 22, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1731 Cover-dated July 21, 2021 LINK: 1731 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #664 (August 4, 2001): Behind the scenes as WWF-WCW-ECW wrestlers struggle to coexist, talk of a B-plan to revive WCW, WCW purchase details, Konnan Torch Talk on WCW demise

July 17, 2021

SUMMARY of #664 cover-dated August 4, 2001: This issue includes a headline story that WCW might end up with its own WWE-run show on Saturday night… WWF Newswire detailed WWF’s annual financial report including details […]

VIP – VINTAGE NEWSLETTER – Wrestling Forum (9-30-1987): Territorial news on WWF (Savage heel turn), Crockett (use of UWF talent), Memphis (Scott Hall returning), AWA (early praise for Paul Heyman), plus results, columns, more

July 16, 2021

Today we present another vintage Wrestling Forum newsletter from the late 1980s that we are publishing regularly here at PWTorch VIP. This is Vol. II, Issue 18, cover-dated Sept. 30, 1987, pre-dating the earliest editions […]