{"id":198665,"date":"2025-06-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=198665"},"modified":"2025-05-30T15:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T20:21:40","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-864-june-5-2005-tnas-confusing-ownership-situation-puts-future-in-question-nash-on-bischoff-coping-with-loss-of-wcw-powell-on-ecw-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/06\/07\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-864-june-5-2005-tnas-confusing-ownership-situation-puts-future-in-question-nash-on-bischoff-coping-with-loss-of-wcw-powell-on-ecw-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #864 (June 5, 2005): TNA&#8217;s confusing ownership situation puts future in question, Nash on Bischoff coping with loss of WCW, Powell on ECW reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2793625715\" 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 #864 cover-dated June 5, 2005:<\/strong> This issue features a Cover Story on TNA\u2019s confusing TV\u2008and ownership situation&#8230; Part nine of the Torch Talk with Kevin Nash including his thoughts on Russo &amp; Ferrara, how Bischoff copes with ultimately losing the Monday Night War, why he admires Vince McMahon for the weight he carries on his shoulders, and drugs in WCW&#8230; Jason Powell&#8217;s feature &#8220;On Topic&#8221; column features his ideal ECW reunion line-up&#8230; Pat McNeill\u2019s latest DVD Vault review&#8230; End Notes with Wade Keller features random thoughts on the week in wrestling&#8230; Derek Burgan&#8217;s Buyer&#8217;s Guide&#8230; Plus WWE\u2008Newswire, TNA Newswire, ETC. 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