{"id":114363,"date":"2021-03-20T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=114363"},"modified":"2021-03-02T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T00:04:27","slug":"vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-647-march-31-2001-major-news-wwf-buys-wcw-the-inside-story-in-depth-analysis-mark-madden-torch-talk-on-downfall-of-wcw-kellers-end-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/03\/20\/vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-647-march-31-2001-major-news-wwf-buys-wcw-the-inside-story-in-depth-analysis-mark-madden-torch-talk-on-downfall-of-wcw-kellers-end-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #647 (March 31, 2001): MAJOR NEWS &#8211; WWF buys WCW, the inside story, in-depth analysis, Mark Madden Torch Talk on downfall of WCW, Keller&#8217;s End Notes initial reaction to WCW sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2428876568\" 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><strong><span class=\"s1\">SUMMARY of #647 cover-dated March 31, 2001:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> <span class=\"arttext\"><span class=\"style143 style62\">This issue includes in-depth coverage of one of the biggest stories in pro wrestling history &#8211; WWF&#8217;s purchase of WCW &#8211; including a cover story with the inside story on the purchase, Torch Roundtable analysis of the purchase, reader reaction to the purchase, Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; on why it&#8217;s not a sad day for the industry, Torch Talk with Mark Madden featuring his thoughts on WCW&#8217;s downfall, WWF Newswire and WCW Newswire backstage reaction to the news, and more&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, the final 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\/03\/PWTorchNewsletter647PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #647<\/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>\n<p><em><strong>FULL NEWSLETTER TEXT AND PDF VERSIONS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO VIP MEMBERS\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3850355879\" 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>NOT VIP? 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