{"id":177442,"date":"2024-05-04T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=177442"},"modified":"2024-04-26T00:03:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T05:03:38","slug":"vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-808-may-15-2004-cover-story-on-future-of-tna-now-that-theyre-on-national-cable-samoa-joe-torch-talk-pt-2-newswires-ten-years-ago-backtracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/05\/04\/vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-808-may-15-2004-cover-story-on-future-of-tna-now-that-theyre-on-national-cable-samoa-joe-torch-talk-pt-2-newswires-ten-years-ago-backtracks\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2004 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #808 (May 15, 2004): Cover Story on future of TNA now that they&#8217;re on national cable, Samoa Joe Torch Talk pt. 2, Newswires, Ten Years Ago Backtracks, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3714218852\" 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 #808 cover-dated May 15, 2004:<\/strong> A Cover Story featuring Wade Keller&#8217;s in-depth look at the future of TNA now that they&#8217;re on national cable and how they got to this point&#8230; The Top Five Stories of the Week&#8230; Jason Powell&#8217;s On Topic feature column titled: &#8220;TNA must now put what&#8217;s best for business first&#8221;&#8230; Pat McNeill&#8217;s feature column looking at how WWE is differentiating Smackdown from Raw, ROH&#8217;s approach to featuring its wrestlers, and how TNA must react to its new opportunity&#8230; James Guttman&#8217;s feature column looking at the value of title belts and what Jaccqueline&#8217;s impact could be&#8230; Part two of our exclusive &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; with Samoa Joe who goes on a self-described rant against veteran wrestlers and retired wrestlers not contributing enough to the future welfare of the industry&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s column looking at how TNA should have gone after the timeslot that would have best suited a hard sell from a key member of the team&#8230; WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, Ten Years Ago Backtracks (with Keller&#8217;s early review of the future&#8217;s of up-and-comers Lance Storm and Chris Jericho), TNA PPV results with match star ratings, Raw and Smackdown results with match star ratings, Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, the handy weekly event schedule, and more!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PWTorchNewsletter808PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #808<\/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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