{"id":152855,"date":"2023-03-04T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=152855"},"modified":"2023-01-24T15:45:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T21:45:32","slug":"vip-2003-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-749-march-15-2003-angle-to-wrestle-at-wm24-despite-neck-mri-columns-from-keller-mcneill-powell-torch-talk-w-justin-credible-tna-ppv-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/03\/04\/vip-2003-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-749-march-15-2003-angle-to-wrestle-at-wm24-despite-neck-mri-columns-from-keller-mcneill-powell-torch-talk-w-justin-credible-tna-ppv-report\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2003 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #749 (March 15, 2003): Angle to wrestle at WM24 despite neck MRI, columns from Keller, McNeill, Powell, Torch Talk w\/Justin Credible, TNA PPV report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-663488595\" 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 #749 cover-dated March 15, 2003:<\/strong> This issue features a cover story on the bad news regarding Kurt Angle&#8217;s neck, but the decision to have him wrestle at WrestleMania anyway&#8230; Part three of the Torch Talk with Justin Credible&#8230; Keller&#8217;s TNA PPV report with staff roundtable reviews&#8230; Columns by Jason Powell (how wrestling can draw from popular TV series), Pat McNeill (TNA brings back classic TBS memories), Wade Keller (WWE can use racism in angles, but not flippantly)&#8230; Plus Torch Newswire and summaries of Raw and Smackdown, live event results, and the Top Five Stories of the week&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PWTorchNewsletter749PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #749<\/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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