{"id":173790,"date":"2024-03-02T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=173790"},"modified":"2024-02-13T19:26:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T01:26:00","slug":"vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-800-march-6-2004-wwe-newswire-hart-punk-fight-detail-mcneill-on-guerrero-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/03\/02\/vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-800-march-6-2004-wwe-newswire-hart-punk-fight-detail-mcneill-on-guerrero-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2004 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #800 (March 6, 2004): Cover Story on WWE and TNA toning down content amidst scrutiny, WWE Newswire, Hart-Punk Fight Detail, McNeill on Guerrero-Angle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3264044303\" 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 #800 cover-dated March 6, 2004:<\/strong> This issue opens with the Top Five Stories of the Week. What topped the list this week?&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;Cover Story&#8221; looking at WWE and TNA toning down the content of their product in reaction to the mainstream backlash after the Super Bowl incident&#8230; WWE Newswire: All the latest behind the scenes news and info &#8211; by far the no. 1 source for first-generation breaking insider backstage 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 first-generation breaking insider backstage news on TNA each week&#8230; ROH Newswire: The very latest news and details on upcoming shows, reaction to the Teddy Hart-C.M. Punk fight, and more&#8230; Jason Powell&#8217;s weekly &#8220;On Topic&#8221; column featuring his February Hitlist including analysis of the Teddy Hart-C.M. Punk fallout, Goldberg&#8217;s future, and more&#8230; Pat McNeill&#8217;s weekly &#8220;McNeill Factor&#8221; column with a fascinating psycho-analysis of Vince McMahon&#8217;s likely motivation for the scripting of the Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle feud&#8230; Bill Apter &#8220;Torch Talk,&#8221; pt. 7 with Apter&#8217;s insight into the evolution of wrestling jouranalism over the last 25 years, his reaction to it, and why he left Pro Wrestling Illustrated several years ago&#8230; Mitchell&#8217;s Memo featuring part seven of his facsinating &#8220;Ultimate Ric Flair DVD Liner Notes&#8221; series with insight and comments into what was happening behind the scenes during each of the segments of the Flair DVD&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s in-depth &#8220;Video Review&#8221; of the Ring of Honor&#8217;s just-released &#8220;War of the Wire&#8221; video taped originally on 11-29-03. Keller&#8217;s review includes star ratings for each match, match analysis, angle and storyline analysis, and an overview of the entire show&#8217;s quality with a 1-10 score. New ROH videos are now reviewed in detail shortly after their release in the Torch Newsletter&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; editorial page featuring his random thoughts on &#8220;suspension of disbelief&#8221; in wrestling as it relates to ROH and this week&#8217;s Raw, the lack of major legends on WM20, the elevation of Eddie Guerrero, why size doesn&#8217;t matter like it once did, and more&#8230;Plus, the NWA-TNA PPV Report, a Backtrack feature looking at the Torch Newsletter 10 Years Ago This Week, the Weekly Schedule&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PWTorchNewsletter800PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #800<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues04\/backissues04.shtml\">LIST OF ALL 2004 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><em><strong>FULL NEWSLETTER TEXT AND PDF VERSIONS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO VIP MEMBERS\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"pwtorch-com_dynamic_incontent1\" class=\"fs-dynamic\" data-slot=\"complete\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\">\n<div id=\"pwtorch-com_dynamic_incontent1_slot\" data-google-query-id=\"CN-Bz8HL9IMDFbYFTwgdNNgI2w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/15184186,22430266072\/pwtorch-com_in-content-narrow_position_0__container__\">NOT VIP? 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