{"id":146394,"date":"2022-10-01T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=146394"},"modified":"2022-09-16T18:42:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T23:42:30","slug":"vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-727-october-19-2002-mcmahon-treats-writers-better-than-wrestlers-torch-talk-with-sean-waltman-wwe-goes-all-soap-opera-on-fans-keller-on-heenan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/10\/01\/vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-727-october-19-2002-mcmahon-treats-writers-better-than-wrestlers-torch-talk-with-sean-waltman-wwe-goes-all-soap-opera-on-fans-keller-on-heenan\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2002 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #727 (October 19, 2002): McMahon treats writers better than wrestlers, Torch Talk with Sean Waltman, WWE goes all Soap Opera on fans, Keller on Heenan book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-313360429\" 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>SUMMARY of #727 cover-dated October 19, 2002:<\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue opens with a cover story on the WWE No Mercy PPV hype reaching a new level of soap opera&#8230; Jason Powell, in his &#8220;On Topic&#8221; column, contends that Vince McMahon treats his TV writers better than his wrestlers&#8230; Wade Keller reviews Bobby Heenan&#8217;s autobiography&#8230; Part three of the &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; with Sean Waltman&#8230; Plus Pat McNeill&#8217;s column, WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, ETC. 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