{"id":103719,"date":"2020-09-04T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=103719"},"modified":"2020-08-31T22:29:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T03:29:50","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-615-august-12-2000-cover-story-on-pending-aol-time-warner-merger-as-it-related-to-wcw-mitchells-column-on-wrestling-fans-and-their-qualificati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/09\/04\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-615-august-12-2000-cover-story-on-pending-aol-time-warner-merger-as-it-related-to-wcw-mitchells-column-on-wrestling-fans-and-their-qualificati\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #615 (August 12, 2000): Cover Story on pending AOL-Time Warner merger as it related to WCW, Mitchell&#8217;s column on wrestling fans and their qualifications to vote, Keller&#8217;s column on Vince Russo&#8217;s failed attempt to blend pro wrestling and reality TV, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1630499380\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1997 for the first time ever. These issues from 1997 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press run 20 years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s1\">SUMMARY of #615 cover-dated August 12, 2000:<\/span><\/strong> This issue includes a cover story on the rumors and ramifications of the pending AOL-Time Warner merger as it related to WCW&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s feature column looks at wrestling fans and their qualifications to vote&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s feature column looks at Vince Russo&#8217;s failed attempt to blend pro wrestling and reality TV&#8230; WCW Newswire details an inner-office memo in WCW that mocked Vince Russo, plus the latest on Goldberg&#8217;s problems with management&#8230; WWF Newswire details Summerslam&#8217;s line-up, The Rock&#8217;s involvement in the Republican National Convention, the prospects of Goldberg coming to the WWF, and much more backstage news&#8230; ECW Newswire details the latest rumors about ECW&#8217;s TV future as its days on TNN ended&#8230; &#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, Smackdown, and other shows, Letters to the Torch, Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PWTorchNewsletter615PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #615<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/1998-back-issues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 1998 BACK ISSUE PDF POSTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues98\/backissues98.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a01998 BACK ISSUES<\/a>\u00a0(old text article format)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/1997backissues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 1997 BACK ISSUE PDF POSTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues97\/backissues97.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a01997 BACK ISSUES<\/a>\u00a0(old text article format)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s4\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/members\/artman\/publish\/vipcatchall\/article_76799.shtml\">TUTORIAL ON DISPLAYING NEWSLETTER PDFS ON IPAD OR ANDROID TABLET<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1011578622\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>FULL NEWSLETTER TEXT AND PDF VERSIONS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO VIP MEMBERS\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>NOT VIP? 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