{"id":133201,"date":"2022-02-26T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=133201"},"modified":"2022-02-14T14:59:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T20:59:34","slug":"vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-696-march-16-2002-ranking-the-top-stars-of-the-wrestlemania-years-the-battle-for-the-main-event-slot-at-wrestlemania-18-ask-the-torch-on-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/02\/26\/vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-696-march-16-2002-ranking-the-top-stars-of-the-wrestlemania-years-the-battle-for-the-main-event-slot-at-wrestlemania-18-ask-the-torch-on-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2002 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #696 (March 16, 2002): Ranking the Top Stars of the WrestleMania Years, The Battle for the Main Event Slot at WrestleMania 18, Ask the Torch on Legend of Brody and Taker&#8217;s rep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-161286251\" 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 #696 cover-dated March 16, 2002:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue includes a cover story on the battle for the main event slot at WrestleMania 18 with Triple H, Jericho, Hogan, and Rock all vying for a top spot&#8230; The Torch Staff ranks the top ten stars of the WrestleMania years&#8230; Plus Torch Newswire, Ask the Torch, Media Watch, Torch Newswire, Backtrack, Ringside Beat, End Notes, Torch Talk with indy promoter Jim Kettner, and more&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PWTorchNewsletter696PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #696<\/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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