{"id":161237,"date":"2023-07-08T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=161237"},"modified":"2023-06-30T12:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:41:44","slug":"vip-2003-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-766-july-12-2003-mitchells-culture-of-death-cover-story-keller-on-drug-problem-in-wrestling-torch-talk-with-foley-powell-on-raw-improvem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/07\/08\/vip-2003-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-766-july-12-2003-mitchells-culture-of-death-cover-story-keller-on-drug-problem-in-wrestling-torch-talk-with-foley-powell-on-raw-improvem\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2003 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #766 (July 12, 2003): Mitchell&#8217;s &#8220;Culture of Death&#8221; cover story, Keller on drug problem in wrestling, Torch Talk with Foley, Powell on Raw improvements, McNeill on men hitting women in wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1173817736\" 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 #766 cover-dated July 12, 2003:<\/strong> This issue begins with a feature column by Bruce Mitchell titled &#8220;The Culture of Death&#8221; detailing the arguments powerbrokers in the industry use to defend the lack of action on drug addiction issues&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;This Week&#8221; column makes a case that some of pro wrestling&#8217;s drug problems are solving themselves&#8230; The Top Five Stories breaks the news that Hulk Hogan&#8217;s departure from WWE the week before was related to his WrestleMania payoff&#8230; Jason Powell&#8217;s &#8220;On Topic&#8221; column looks at the improvements in Raw, but the long-term problems that remain&#8230; Pat McNeill looks at the good news and bad news related to the weekend house shows&#8230; Part four of the Mick Foley &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; includes detials of his political heat within WWE&#8230; Plus the TNA PPV Report and Roundtable, Torch Newswire, Live Event Results, 1993 Backtracks, Raw &amp; Smackdown Reports, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PWTorchNewsletter766PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #766<\/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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