{"id":209829,"date":"2026-03-21T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=209829"},"modified":"2026-01-04T20:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:35:22","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-905-march-25-2006-saturday-nights-main-event-ratings-bomb-spike-tna-relationship-wwes-drug-testing-trends-of-2005-in-roh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/03\/21\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-905-march-25-2006-saturday-nights-main-event-ratings-bomb-spike-tna-relationship-wwes-drug-testing-trends-of-2005-in-roh\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2005 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #905 (March 25, 2006): Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event ratings bomb, Spike-TNA relationship, WWE&#8217;s drug testing, Trends of 2005 in ROH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1625303869\" 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 #905 cover-dated March 25, 2006:<\/strong> This week&#8217;s 16 page newsletter begins with a Cover Story on the Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event ratings bomb&#8230; Pat McNeill reviews three recent DVD releases from ROH\u2008and two indy groups&#8230; James Caldwell looks at the Spike-TNA relationship&#8230; Bruce Mitchell writes about WWE&#8217;s drug testing&#8230; Sean Radican&#8217;s monthly &#8220;ROH\u2008Focus&#8221; column looks at the Trends of 2005 in ROH and how it affects its future&#8230; Torch\u2008Talk with Dawn Marie, pt. 6, features her thoughts on WWE&#8217;s new drug testing policy and more on the end of the ECW\u2008era&#8230; In-depth SNME coverage including Keller&#8217;s match report with star ratings, Rountdable Reviews from the Torch staff, and reader comments&#8230; Plus WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, Big Stories on\u2008Raw, Smackdown, and Impact, the handy Upcoming Events Schedule, the Top Five Stories of the Week, Wdae Keller&#8217;s End Notes, Raw Reax, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/artman2\/members\/uploads\/3\/905TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #905<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/2005-back-issues\/\">LIST OF ALL 2005 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<p>NOT VIP? 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