{"id":150749,"date":"2022-12-17T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=150749"},"modified":"2022-12-12T13:51:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:51:14","slug":"vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-738-january-4-2003-2002-awards-issue-mvp-best-wrestler-best-babyface-best-heel-best-promos-worst-promos-rising-star-tailspin-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/12\/17\/vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-738-january-4-2003-2002-awards-issue-mvp-best-wrestler-best-babyface-best-heel-best-promos-worst-promos-rising-star-tailspin-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2003 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #738 (January 4, 2003): 2002 Awards Issue &#8211; MVP, Best Wrestler, Best Babyface, Best Heel, Best Promos, Worst Promos, Rising Star, Tailspin, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2154057799\" 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 #738 cover-dated January 4, 2003:<\/strong> This issue features the complete 2002 Torch Awards with staff picks by Bruce Mitchell, Pat McNeill, Jason Powell, and Wade Keller in all 15 categories including MVP, Best Wrestler, Best and Worst Promos, Most Underutilized, Most Overpushed, and more&#8230; Also, some book keeping basics including the reviews of Raw and Smackdown, a brief Newswire from the holidays, and Live Event Results&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PWTorchNewsletter738PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #738<\/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>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues01\/backissues01.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a02001 BACK ISSUES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\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><\/p>\n<p data-inc=\"1\"><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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