{"id":190716,"date":"2025-01-25T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=190716"},"modified":"2025-01-07T20:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T02:15:14","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-845-january-22-2005-keller-backstage-at-death-match-tourney-terri-runnels-torch-talk-says-she-doesnt-like-watching-women-wrestle-tna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/01\/25\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-845-january-22-2005-keller-backstage-at-death-match-tourney-terri-runnels-torch-talk-says-she-doesnt-like-watching-women-wrestle-tna\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #845 (January 22, 2005): Keller backstage at Death Match Tourney, Terri Runnels Torch\u2008Talk says she doesn&#8217;t like watching women wrestle, TNA&#8217;s Elephant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3971940514\" 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 #845 cover-dated January 22, 2005:<\/strong>\u00a0This issue includes a cover story featuring Wade Keller&#8217;s in-depth, behind the scenes perspective at last weekend&#8217;s &#8220;King of the Hardcore Death Match&#8221; tournament in Los Angeles&#8230; Pat McNeill looks at TNA&#8217;s pink elephant &#8211; drugs&#8230; Part two of the Terri Runnels &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; interview includes details on the Brian Pillman angle that was cut short due to his death&#8230; Torch Triple Play includes three Backtrack flashbacks to highlights Mick Foley&#8217;s Torch Talk, Keller&#8217;s Starrcade &#8217;94 coverage, Jim Ross being rehired by the WWF after being fired, the failed ECW 60 minute draw experiment, Keller&#8217;s Royal Rumble &#8217;95 preview, and more&#8230; The Top Five Stories of the Week&#8230; In-depth coverage of TNA&#8217;s Final Resolution PPV including Keller&#8217;s star ratings and Torch staff Roundtable Reviews&#8230; WWE Newswire with sales figures for recent wrestling books, the latest on WrestleMania, news on former head writers Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara, and more&#8230; Plus: TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, The Big Story on TNA Impact, The Big Story on Raw, The Big Story on Smackdown, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PWTorchNewsletter845PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #845<\/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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