{"id":121789,"date":"2021-07-03T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=121789"},"modified":"2021-06-25T12:24:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T17:24:41","slug":"vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-662-july-21-2001-the-inside-story-on-the-wwf-pulling-the-plug-on-wcw-as-a-separate-entity-dallas-page-upsets-taker-at-house-show-torch-talk-wit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/03\/vip-2001-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-662-july-21-2001-the-inside-story-on-the-wwf-pulling-the-plug-on-wcw-as-a-separate-entity-dallas-page-upsets-taker-at-house-show-torch-talk-wit\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #662 (July 21, 2001): The inside story on the WWF pulling the plug on WCW as a separate entity, Dallas Page upsets Taker at house show, Torch Talk with Jerry Lawler, Ask the Torch, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2106946121\" 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 #662 cover-dated July 21, 2001:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue begins with a cover story on the WWF pulling plug on WCW as a separate entity after a disasterous Raw appearance by WCW&#8230; WWF Newswire details the latest on the reintroduction of ECW and Steve Austin&#8217;s reaction to the crowd, plus Dallas Page upsets Undertaker at house shows, and more&#8230; WCW Newswire features details on the consequences of WWF pulling the plug on the WCW brand relaunch&#8230; Torch Talk with Jerry Lawler, pt. 3&#8230; Plus Ask the Torch, Torch Roundtable on WCW\/WWF\/ECW, and reports on Raw and Smackdown.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PWTorchNewsletter662PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #662<\/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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