{"id":116718,"date":"2021-04-17T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=116718"},"modified":"2021-04-08T16:22:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T21:22:45","slug":"vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-651-april-28-2001-pro-wrestling-finishes-last-in-national-sports-poll-in-depth-analysis-of-demise-of-wcw-including-revealing-torch-talk-with-maj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/04\/17\/vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-651-april-28-2001-pro-wrestling-finishes-last-in-national-sports-poll-in-depth-analysis-of-demise-of-wcw-including-revealing-torch-talk-with-maj\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #651 (April 28, 2001): Pro wrestling finishes last in national sports poll, in-depth analysis of demise of WCW including revealing Torch Talk with major player, McNeill, Keller columns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3127787108\" 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 #651 cover-dated April 28, 2001:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> <span class=\"arttext\"><span class=\"style143 style62\">This issue begins with a cover story detailing pro wrestling finishing last in a national sports poll&#8230; Then, in-depth analysis of the demise of WCW includes part one with a historically significant and revealing Jerry Jarrett &#8220;Torch Talk,&#8221; Pat McNeill&#8217;s first newsletter feature column looking back at what he&#8217;ll miss about WCW, Wade Keller&#8217;s feature column stating that the WWF is right to enter a WCW relaunch timidly, WCW Newswire with Vince Russo&#8217;s and Bret Hart&#8217;s comments on WCW&#8217;s end, WWF Newswire with details of Jim Ross&#8217;s update on the future of WCW and Shawn Michaels&#8217;s questionable WWF status, plus Ask the Torch, ETC. 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