{"id":176573,"date":"2024-04-13T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=176573"},"modified":"2024-04-09T00:32:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T05:32:03","slug":"vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-805-april-21-2004-cover-story-looking-at-departure-of-steve-austin-from-wwe-mitchells-review-of-rocks-new-movie-latest-news-match-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/13\/vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-805-april-21-2004-cover-story-looking-at-departure-of-steve-austin-from-wwe-mitchells-review-of-rocks-new-movie-latest-news-match-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2004 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #805 (April 21, 2004): Cover Story looking at departure of Steve Austin from WWE, Mitchell&#8217;s review of Rock&#8217;s new movie, latest news, match reports, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3405903431\" 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 #805 cover-dated April 21, 2004:<\/strong> This week&#8217;s completely new Torch Newsletter includes:.. A Cover Story looking at the departure of Steve Austin from WWE, what his future potentially holds, why negotiations broke off, and more&#8230; The Top Five Stories of the Week by Wade Keller&#8230; WWE Newswire with first-generation, top-shelf insider news&#8230; TNA Newswire and ROH Newswire with first-generation, top-shelf insider news&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s Memo: A Review of Rock&#8217;s New Movie.. Jason Powell&#8217;s On Topic: How fans and writers aren&#8217;t being objective in ROH-TNA battle.. Pat McNeill&#8217;s Factor: Spring Break in Wrestling, Smackdown and Raw Commentary.. James Guttman&#8217;s Files: How Vince McMahon historically and currently enjoys sitting back and watching his potential competition destroy themselves&#8230; Torch In-Depth by Sean Radican: An in-depth look at how ROH is forced to change with the losses of some key talent, with comments from ROH&#8217;s Gabe Sapolsky and others within ROH regarding how they plan to respond&#8230; Keller&#8217;s Match Reports and Star Ratings on WWE&#8217;s and TNA&#8217;s PPVs over the last few days, plus Torch Staff Roundtable Reviews&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes with his thoughts on Orton-Foley, Austin, Ross-Ace, ROH-TNA, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PWTorchNewsletter805PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #805<\/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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