{"id":173785,"date":"2024-02-24T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=173785"},"modified":"2024-02-13T18:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T00:57:06","slug":"vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-799-february-28-2004-locker-room-reaction-to-lesnars-new-airplane-purchase-tons-of-backstage-wwe-info-torch-talk-with-bill-apter-pt-6-mcnei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/02\/24\/vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-799-february-28-2004-locker-room-reaction-to-lesnars-new-airplane-purchase-tons-of-backstage-wwe-info-torch-talk-with-bill-apter-pt-6-mcnei\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2004 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #799 (February 28, 2004): Locker room reaction to Lesnar&#8217;s new airplane purchase, tons of backstage WWE info, Torch Talk with Bill Apter pt. 6, McNeill on Guerrero and Benoit, Keller compares ROH to TNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2325457510\" 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 #799 cover-dated February 28, 2004:<\/strong> Cover Story by Wade Keller looking at the latest WWE financial statement&#8230; The Top Five Stories of the Week&#8230; WWE Newswire: All the latest behind the scenes news and info &#8211; by far the no. 1 source for insider news on WWE each week&#8230; TNA Newswire: All the latest behind the scenes news and info &#8211; by far the no. 1 source for insider news on TNA each week&#8230; Jason Powell&#8217;s weekly &#8220;On Topic&#8221; column with a proposal for how TNA could capitalize on Vince Russo as the new Director of Authority by sending TNA fans a message of change&#8230; Torch Talk with Bill Apter, pt. 6: Ever wondered why the PWI family of newstand magazines never went &#8220;smart&#8221; with their coverage? 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