{"id":157384,"date":"2023-04-22T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=157384"},"modified":"2023-04-18T21:05:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T02:05:29","slug":"vip-2003-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-755-april-26-2003-wwe-severs-ties-with-jeff-hardy-keller-says-goldberg-barely-better-than-nathan-jones-bruce-mitchells-uncle-brucie-mailbag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/04\/22\/vip-2003-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-755-april-26-2003-wwe-severs-ties-with-jeff-hardy-keller-says-goldberg-barely-better-than-nathan-jones-bruce-mitchells-uncle-brucie-mailbag\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2003 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #755 (April 26, 2003): WWE severs ties with Jeff Hardy, Keller says Goldberg barely better than Nathan Jones, Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s Uncle Brucie Mailbag"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4171417215\" 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 #755 cover-dated April 26, 2003:<\/strong> This issue features a cover story on WWE severing ties with Jeff Hardy&#8230; Pat McNeill follows up on Jason Powell&#8217;s column on the lack of WWE heels&#8230; Wade Keller says Goldberg is only slightly better than Nathan Jones&#8230; Jason Powell asks if MLW is just another pretender to the ECW throne&#8230; Bruce Mitchell answers reader mail from shy wrestlers&#8230; Keller&#8217;s TNA PPV report with staff roundtable reviews&#8230; Plus Torch Newswire, summaries of Raw and Smackdown, Key Live Event results, the Top Five Stories of the Week, and Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PWTorchNewsletter755PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #755<\/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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