{"id":110438,"date":"2021-01-16T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=110438"},"modified":"2020-12-29T22:12:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T04:12:42","slug":"vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-638-january-27-2001-kellers-epitaph-for-ecw-royal-rumble-coverage-goldberg-upset-with-line-of-questions-in-torch-talk-part-2-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/01\/16\/vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-638-january-27-2001-kellers-epitaph-for-ecw-royal-rumble-coverage-goldberg-upset-with-line-of-questions-in-torch-talk-part-2-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #638 (January 27, 2001): Keller&#8217;s epitaph for ECW, Royal Rumble coverage, Goldberg upset with line of questions in Torch Talk part 2, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-26889673\" 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 #638 cover-dated January 27, 2001:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> <span class=\"arttext\"><span class=\"style143 style62\">This issue includes a Cover Story on Steve Austin&#8217;s Royal Rumble win marking the first step toward WrestleMania&#8230; In-depth coverage of Royal Rumble including Wade Keller&#8217;s match report and star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; WWF Newswire with details of Shawn Michaels signing a contract extension&#8230; WCW Newswire covers Scott Steiner being charged with criminal assault of a backstage worker, talk of a Sid lawsuit for his gruesome leg break, Goldberg comments on becoming a free agent, and more on WCW sale rumors&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s editorial on the end of ECW&#8230; Part two of the Bill Goldberg Torch Talk including his thoughts on jobbing to Kevin Nash, kicking out before three against Bret Hart, and whether he dogged his heel persona on purpose&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, Thunder, Smackdown, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PWTorchNewsletter638PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #638<\/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-2476894782\" 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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