{"id":150378,"date":"2022-12-10T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=150378"},"modified":"2022-12-05T12:51:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T18:51:04","slug":"vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-737-december-28-2002-hulk-hogan-torch-talk-on-randy-savage-relationship-mcneill-rates-best-five-raw-episodes-wwe-cancels-shows-due-to-low-presa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/12\/10\/vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-737-december-28-2002-hulk-hogan-torch-talk-on-randy-savage-relationship-mcneill-rates-best-five-raw-episodes-wwe-cancels-shows-due-to-low-presa\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2002 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #737 (December 28, 2002): Hulk Hogan Torch Talk on Randy Savage relationship, McNeill rates Best Five Raw Episodes, WWE cancels shows due to low presales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4008286411\" 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 #737 cover-dated December 28, 2002:<\/strong> This issue opens with a cover story titled &#8220;As 2002 ends, changes are needed for wrestling&#8217;s survival&#8221;&#8230; The Top Five Stories includes a report on Golberg acknowledging WWE talks and WWE cancelling events due to low ticket sales&#8230; Jason Powell declares that TNA&#8217;s NWO copy and WWE&#8217;s NWO DVD both fall short&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s annual roster rankings tackles NWA-TNA&#8230; Pat McNeill rates the best ten editions of Raw ever, part one&#8230; Part five of the Torch Talk with Hulk Hogan with his candid thoughts on Randy Savage&#8230; Plus Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, ETC. 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