{"id":173816,"date":"2024-03-16T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=173816"},"modified":"2024-02-13T21:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T03:01:14","slug":"vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-802-march-20-2004-huge-week-covered-on-all-fronts-with-major-exclusive-details-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/03\/16\/vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-802-march-20-2004-huge-week-covered-on-all-fronts-with-major-exclusive-details-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2004 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #802 (March 20, 2004): Huge week covered on all fronts with major exclusive details, analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3175147985\" 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 #802 cover-dated March 20, 2004:<\/strong> This issue includes: COVER STORY: Wade Keller&#8217;s look at the &#8220;Tale of Two Wrestlers&#8221; at WrestleMania 20 &#8211; Brock Lesnar and Chris Benoit&#8230; PPV REPORT: WrestleMania PPV Match Report featuring Wade Keller&#8217;s match analysis and star rati ngs, more details for WrestleMania than most PPVs&#8230; WrestleMania Roundtable Reviews: Keller&#8217;s expanded WM20 analysis, plus reviews from James Guttman, Jason Powell, Bruce Mitchell, and Pat McNeill including scores&#8230; WWE Newswire, part 1: The first of three parts of the WWE Newswire including contract details not previously reported on Lesnar&#8217;s situation and in-depth analysis of why he left and how his colleagues are reacting to his decision and demeanor&#8230; TOP 10 STORIES OF THE WEEK: The usual Top Five Stories feature has been expanded to ten this week because of all of the big stories&#8230; WWE NEWSWIRE: In-depth exclusive insider details on the big stories in WWE this week covered like nobody else with tons of behind the scenes news and reaction&#8230; TNA and ROH NEWSWIRES: Brief backstage notes on both promotions on this WWE-dominated week&#8230; ON TOPIC with Jason Powell: Jason Powell talked to a wide variety of sources in wrestling and close to Brock Lesnar and provides a unique perspective on Lesnar&#8217;s major life changing decision this week with fascinating details regarding what went into his decision, and why Jason thinks Lesnar made a smart move both personally and professionally&#8230; THIS WEEK with Wade Keller: Titled &#8220;The Week that Everything Changed,&#8221; Keller walks through the big stories of the week and analyzes the reasons behind them and the impact they&#8217;ll have in the long-run, with his opinion on some big decisions that were made&#8230; MCNEILL FACTOR by Pat McNeill: McNeill looks at a variety of aspects of WrestleMania 20 including Rock, Foley, Undertaker, Lesnar, Austin, the main event, the women, and more, including his &#8220;At the Bar&#8221; observations from casual fans&#8230; END NOTES with Wade Keller: Analysis of the Top 15 Underutilized Wrestlers who are most likely to be given a great chance to benefit from the departures of Brock Lesnar, Bill Goldberg, and perhaps Kurt Angle&#8230; WRESTLEMANIA POLL RESULTS: What is the average reader 1-10 score, plus which matches made the Best Match and Worst Match listings&#8230; PLUS: The weekly events schedule, the weekly TV summary with star ratings and staff scores for the big shows, TNA PPV rundown, and ROH house show results&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PWTorchNewsletter802PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #802<\/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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