{"id":142632,"date":"2022-07-16T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=142632"},"modified":"2022-07-08T14:15:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T19:15:18","slug":"vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-716-august-3-2002-exclusive-how-why-tna-almost-went-out-of-business-in-the-words-of-founder-jerry-jarrett-powell-on-hardys-rise-keller-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/16\/vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-716-august-3-2002-exclusive-how-why-tna-almost-went-out-of-business-in-the-words-of-founder-jerry-jarrett-powell-on-hardys-rise-keller-on\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2002 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #716 (August 3, 2002): Exclusive &#8211; How &#038; why TNA almost went out of business in the words of founder Jerry Jarrett, Powell on Hardy&#8217;s rise, Keller on McMahon controlling fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3870930010\" 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 #716 cover-dated August 3, 2002:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue begins with a cover story featuring Jerry Jarrett exclusively detailing how he believes he was swindled and defrauded by his PPV distributor through lies about early PPV returns, which affected his budget and essentially broke the bank. 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