{"id":120804,"date":"2021-06-19T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=120804"},"modified":"2021-06-25T12:06:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T17:06:47","slug":"vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-660-july-7-2001-wwf-begins-to-transition-raw-into-a-wcw-branded-show-mcneill-on-wwfs-plans-for-wcw-keller-evaluates-wcw-killing-booker-vs-bu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/19\/vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-660-july-7-2001-wwf-begins-to-transition-raw-into-a-wcw-branded-show-mcneill-on-wwfs-plans-for-wcw-keller-evaluates-wcw-killing-booker-vs-bu\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #660 (July 7, 2001): WWF begins to transition Raw into a WCW branded show, McNeill on WWF&#8217;s plans for WCW, Keller evaluates WCW-killing Booker vs. Buff match on Raw, Lawler Torch Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1834328353\" 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 #660 cover-dated July 7, 2001:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue begins with a cover story titled &#8220;Raw takes first step toward becoming WCW show&#8221;&#8230; WCW Newswire details Vince McMahon&#8217;s meeting with WCW wrestler, inside industry details on why WCW was sold off by Time-Warner, and backstage details on Buff Bagwell&#8217;s terrible reputation&#8230; WWF Newswire details WWE&#8217;s financials and how close Jerry Lawler came to returning to the WWF that week&#8230; Torch Talk with Jerry Lawler, part two, discussing his departure from the WWF announcing table&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s feature column listing who candidates would be for the new face of WCW&#8230; Pat McNeill&#8217;s feature length column on why the WWF&#8217;s plans for the WCW relaunch make sense&#8230; Plus Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes on the WCW revival, reports on Raw and Smackdown, and more.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PWTorchNewsletter660PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #660<\/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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