{"id":110129,"date":"2021-01-09T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=110129"},"modified":"2020-12-23T14:33:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T20:33:36","slug":"vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-637-january-20-2001-part-one-of-goldberg-torch-talk-with-wade-keller-cover-story-on-eric-bischoffs-fusient-media-ill-fated-purchase-of-wcw-de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/01\/09\/vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-637-january-20-2001-part-one-of-goldberg-torch-talk-with-wade-keller-cover-story-on-eric-bischoffs-fusient-media-ill-fated-purchase-of-wcw-de\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #637 (January 20, 2001): Part one of Goldberg Torch Talk with Wade Keller, Cover Story on Eric Bischoff&#8217;s Fusient Media ill-fated purchase of WCW, Debra marriage issues, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2982068113\" 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 #637 cover-dated January 20, 2001:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> <span class=\"arttext\"><span class=\"style143 style62\">This issue includes a major Cover Story on the apparent purchase of WCW from\u2008Time\u2008Warner by Fusient Media Ventures, led by Eric Bischoff, plus Wade Keller&#8217;s editorial reacting to Bischoff&#8217;s latest chance to redeem his reputation as a promoter&#8230; Plus part one of the Bill\u2008Goldberg &#8220;Torch\u2008Talk,&#8221; his first insider wrestling interview ever and the longest he&#8217;s ever done&#8230; In-depth coverage of WCW Sin PPV including Keller&#8217;s match report and star ratings, Roundtable Reviews from the staff, reader comments, and poll results&#8230; WWF Newswire details Al\u2008Snow&#8217;s car wreck and Debra McMichael detailing issues with her previous marriage&#8230; WCW Newswire includes backstage news on the finish of WCW Sin, Bischoff&#8217;s meeting with wrestlers, and Russo&#8217;s future in WCW, plus much more regarding the apparent sale of WCW&#8230; ECW Newswire includes rumors of ECW shutting down and the in-ring farewell at what was seen as potentially ECW&#8217;s final show, including who organized it&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, Thunder, Smackdown, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PWTorchNewsletter637PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #637<\/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-2538003287\" 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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