{"id":185580,"date":"2024-09-28T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=185580"},"modified":"2024-09-27T22:50:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T03:50:17","slug":"vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-828-october-2-2004-torch-fantasy-draft-issue-including-kellers-analysis-of-top-20-finishers-top-50-draft-picks-tons-of-news-event-results-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/09\/28\/vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-828-october-2-2004-torch-fantasy-draft-issue-including-kellers-analysis-of-top-20-finishers-top-50-draft-picks-tons-of-news-event-results-m\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2004 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #828 (October 2, 2004): Torch Fantasy Draft Issue including Keller&#8217;s analysis of top 20 finishers, Top 50 Draft picks, tons of news, event results, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-26837286\" 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 #828 cover-dated October 2, 2004:<\/strong> This is our the annual &#8220;Torch Fantasy Draft&#8221; themed issue with a Cover Story featuring Wade Keller&#8217;s analysis of the top 20 finishers, a Bruce Mitchell feature column titled &#8220;Torch Fantasy Draft Hell,&#8221; Pat McNeill presents his mock draft with Johnny Fairplay who alternate picking wrestlers for their respective rosters, James Guttman presents his draft picks and what they&#8217;re reaction might be to being drafted, Jason Powell presents his top ten picks and an explanation for each, and Keller presents his top ten picks which takes an unconventional approach and doesn&#8217;t include Triple H, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Kurt Angle, or Shawn Michaels, plus the complete listing of the Top 50 Draft Picks listing and where each finished last year&#8230; Plus a ton of WWE and TNA first-generation, top-shelf insider backstage news and insight in our Torch Newswire along with other regular feature such as major event results, TV reviews with staff scores, and the handy weekly events schedule&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PWTorchNewsletter828PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #828<\/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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