{"id":189289,"date":"2024-12-07T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=189289"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:00:28","slug":"vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-839-december-18-2004-cover-story-on-final-days-of-tough-enough-4-reaction-to-triple-hs-performance-in-blade-trinity-wwe-armageddon-ratin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/12\/07\/vip-2004-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-839-december-18-2004-cover-story-on-final-days-of-tough-enough-4-reaction-to-triple-hs-performance-in-blade-trinity-wwe-armageddon-ratin\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2004 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #839 (December 18, 2004): Cover Story on final days of Tough Enough 4, reaction to Triple H&#8217;s performance in &#8220;Blade: Trinity,&#8221; WWE Armageddon coverage, Newswires, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4234207129\" 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 #839 cover-dated December 18, 2004:<\/strong> This week&#8217;s issue includes a cover story on the final days of Tough Enough 4 including surprising details about Sunday&#8217;s PPV boxing match and the results of Tuesday&#8217;s Smackdown tapings&#8230; The Top Five Stories of the Week includes a look at the reaction among movie critics to Triple H&#8217;s movie performance in Blade: Trinity, analysis of the Tough Enough result, and more&#8230; Pat McNeill looks at the possibility of Brock Lesnar return to WWE and whether things have changed for the better or worse for Brock and WWE&#8217;s relationship&#8230; Jason Powell reviews Blade: Trinity and Triple H&#8217;s role in it&#8230; Wade Keller proposes how to jump-start Smackdown with a quick makeover of a few key storylines and pushes&#8230; Part seven of the Tom Prichard &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; includes his candid thoughts on Michael Cole, Jim Ross, Paul Heyman, Gino Hernandez, Jimmy Del Rey, the Von Erich Family, New Jack, and more&#8230; WWE Newswire features tons of info on the Paul Heyman controversy, two backstage altercations this past week, backstage news on Tough Enough, and much more&#8230; TNA Newswire features the latest on TNA&#8217;s future and other backstage notes&#8230; Detailed coverage of WWE Armageddon including Keller&#8217;s match summaries and ratings, Roundtable Reviews from the Torch staff, and reader reax&#8230; Backtrack looks at Randy Savage&#8217;s debut on WCW television ten years ago&#8230; Plus the Raw Big Story, Smackdown Big Story, TNA Impact Big Story, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PWTorchNewsletter839PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #839<\/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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