{"id":212169,"date":"2026-02-17T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=212169"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:04:03","slug":"vip-newsletter-pro-wrestling-torch-1957-feb-17-2026-kellers-cover-story-on-brody-king-mjf-media-coverage-of-anti-ice-fan-chants-parks-reviews-wwe-unreal-new-japan-new-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/02\/17\/vip-newsletter-pro-wrestling-torch-1957-feb-17-2026-kellers-cover-story-on-brody-king-mjf-media-coverage-of-anti-ice-fan-chants-parks-reviews-wwe-unreal-new-japan-new-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP NEWSLETTER \u2013 PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1957 (Feb. 17, 2026): Keller&#8217;s cover story on Brody King-MJF media coverage of anti-ICE fan chants, Parks reviews WWE Unreal, New Japan New Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1315798861\" 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><h2><b><strong>PWTorch Newsletter #1957<\/strong><\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Cover-dated February 17, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>LINK:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PWTorchNewsletter1957PDF1.pdf\">1957 PWTorch Newsletter PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/2025-pwtorch-newsletters\/\">LIST OF ALL\u00a0LATEST\u00a0NEWSLETTERS<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2013<\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/legacy-content\/pwtorch-back-issues\/\">CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong>This week\u2019s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade Keller&#8217;s cover story on the Brody King-MJF media coverage of anti-ICE fan chants&#8230; Greg Parks feature column reviewing WWE Unreal&#8230; Sean Radican and Chris Lansdell&#8217;s coverage of New Japan New Beginning Osaka&#8230; Keller&#8217;s TV Reports&#8230; Keller&#8217;s End Notes on the C.M. 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