{"id":111677,"date":"2021-01-30T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=111677"},"modified":"2021-01-18T22:18:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T04:18:27","slug":"vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-640-february-11-2001-xfl-week-one-coverage-goldberg-torch%e2%80%88talk-part-four-on-triple-h-friction-wcw-and-ecw-status-reports-latest-on-doo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/01\/30\/vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-640-february-11-2001-xfl-week-one-coverage-goldberg-torch%e2%80%88talk-part-four-on-triple-h-friction-wcw-and-ecw-status-reports-latest-on-doo\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #640 (February 11, 2001): XFL Week One Coverage, Goldberg Torch\u2008Talk part four on Triple H friction, WCW and ECW status reports, latest on doomed sale of WCW to Bischoff\/Fusient, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2345063686\" 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 #640 cover-dated February 11, 2001:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> <span class=\"arttext\"><span class=\"style143 style62\">This issue includes a Cover Story on the controversial debut of the XFL and what critics had to say about it&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s BBL feature editorial looks at the XFL debut and how it was everything sports purists feared&#8230; WWF Newswire details Jim Ross&#8217;s endorsement of Paul Heyman on the creative team new signings, and updates on Brock Lesnar and Shelton Benjamin in the developmental system&#8230; WCW Newswire details the latest closing date on the doomed sale of WCW to Fusient Media Ventures led by Eric Bischoff, plus talk of a shutdown in April either way, and a huge lawsuit&#8230; ECW Newswire updates the status of ECW as it began to shut down and look for a buyer&#8230; Part four of the Goldberg &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; with his thoughts on the Triple H confrontation, why he doesn&#8217;t study tapes to improve his craft, and his opinion on Hulk Hogan, Dallas Page, Scott Hall, and his prospects in UFC&#8230; Detailed coverage of the Women of Wrestling PPV&#8230; End Notes with reaction to the XFL, the same old Bischoff, and the Goldberg Torch Talk&#8230; Plus reports 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\/2021\/01\/PWTorchNewsletter640PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #640<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/2001-back-issues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 2001 BACK ISSUE PDF POSTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues01\/backissues01.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a02001 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>\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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