{"id":182008,"date":"2024-07-27T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=182008"},"modified":"2024-07-23T18:51:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T23:51:22","slug":"vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-820-august-7-2004-cover-story-looking-at-media-spotlight-on-lesnars-first-week-in-vikings-training-camp-10-questions-with-wwe-announcer-todd-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/07\/27\/vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-820-august-7-2004-cover-story-looking-at-media-spotlight-on-lesnars-first-week-in-vikings-training-camp-10-questions-with-wwe-announcer-todd-g\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2004 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #820 (August 7, 2004): Cover Story looking at media spotlight on Lesnar&#8217;s first week in Vikings training camp, 10 Questions with WWE announcer Todd Grisham, Torch Talk with Honky Tonk Man, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2610642013\" 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 #820 cover-dated August 7, 2004:<\/strong> This week&#8217;s Torch Newsletter includes a Cover Story looking at the media spotlight on Brock Lesnar&#8217;s first week in Vikings training camp&#8230; James Guttman debuts his new column format with his &#8220;Quote of the Week,&#8221; &#8220;Then &amp; Now &#8211; 1993&#8221; comparisons, &#8220;Three Things&#8221; featuring this week&#8217;s hot topics, and a commentary on Brock Lesnar&#8230; Jason Powell&#8217;s &#8220;On Topic&#8221; features his July Hitlist&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s &#8220;Weekly Memo&#8221; featuring &#8220;10 Questions with WWE announcer Todd Grisham&#8221;&#8230; The new multi-part &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; with Honky Tonk Man begins this week (a link is also provided for an audio version of part one)&#8230; An &#8220;ROH Roundable Review&#8221; of Ultimate Endurance from June 12 is featured with reviews from Wade Keller, Bruce Mitchell, Sean Radican, and Derek Burgan, plus Keller&#8217;s match analysis and star ratings&#8230; The Top Five Stories of the Week&#8230; Plus the WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, OVW Newswire, and ETC. 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