{"id":196332,"date":"2025-05-03T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=196332"},"modified":"2025-04-18T15:44:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:44:39","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-859-april-30-2005-latest-in-matt-lita-edge-situation-wwe-countersues-lesnar-nash-torch-talk-stories-from-road-mitchells-memo-on-wwe-relation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/03\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-859-april-30-2005-latest-in-matt-lita-edge-situation-wwe-countersues-lesnar-nash-torch-talk-stories-from-road-mitchells-memo-on-wwe-relation\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #859 (April 30, 2005): Latest in Matt-Lita-Edge situation, WWE countersues Lesnar, Nash Torch Talk stories from road, Mitchell&#8217;s Memo on WWE relationship rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-459664331\" 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 #859 cover-dated April 30, 2005:<\/strong> This issue features a Cover Story on the latest on the Matt Hardy-Lita-Edge situation&#8230; WWE\u2008Newswire with the latest on the draft lottery, the hotel scuffle in England, and more insider news&#8230; TNA Newswire is packed with tons of detailed of a busy week including the latest on TNA&#8217;s TV situation and potential upcoming major change, Nash&#8217;s no-show of the PPV and the story behind it including why he didn&#8217;t want to wrestle, Chris Candido&#8217;s injury, the latest reaction to Dusty Rhodes&#8217;s booking, and a ton of backstage items&#8230; ROH\u2008Newswire with comments from\u2008Gabe Sapolsky to the Torch about balancing his booking duties and the debut in Manhattan next month&#8230; Part four of the Kevin Nash &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; with stories from the road during his first WWE tour including getting to know Scott Hall (almost too well), working with Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, and Vince McMahon anecdotes from his first WWF run&#8230; Bruce Mitchell analyzes WWE&#8217;s rules about relationships among wrestlers and divas&#8230; Pat McNeill looks at the latest ROH\u2008and FIP\u2008releases&#8230; Plus: Torch Backtracks, Arena Spotlight on WWE\u2008in Europe, Backtrack on the ECW-Sabu controversy, The Big Story on Raw, The Big Story on Smackdown, The Big Story on TNA Impact, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/artman2\/members\/uploads\/2\/859TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #859<\/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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