{"id":138799,"date":"2022-05-14T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=138799"},"modified":"2022-05-02T15:27:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T20:27:12","slug":"vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-707-june-1-2002-shawn-michaels-finally-admits-he-knew-about-bret-screwjob-jarrett-torch-talk-on-tna-launch-keller-on-wwe-confidential-show-mit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/14\/vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-707-june-1-2002-shawn-michaels-finally-admits-he-knew-about-bret-screwjob-jarrett-torch-talk-on-tna-launch-keller-on-wwe-confidential-show-mit\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2002 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #707 (June 1, 2002): Shawn Michaels finally admits he knew about Bret Screwjob, Jarrett Torch Talk on TNA launch, Keller on WWE Confidential show, Mitchell column"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3296220418\" 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 #707 cover-dated June 1, 2002:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue begins with a cover story on Shawn Michaels admitting he knew about the Bret Hart Survivor Series Swerve&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s feature column breaks down the politics of how WWE politics operated to the detriment of the promotion&#8230; Part three of the Jerry Jarrett &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; interview includes his details of the new lifestyle he expects his new NWA-TNA promotion to offer wrestlers&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes looks at the new WWF Confidential program&#8230; Plus Ringside Beat, reports on Raw and Smackdown, Torch Newswire, 1992 Backtrack, and more&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/PWTorchNewsletter707PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #707<\/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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