{"id":214464,"date":"2026-04-18T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=214464"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:38:18","slug":"vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-909-april-15-2006-tna-debuts-on-thursdays-francine-responds-to-dawn-maries-torch-talk-mitchells-mcmahon-mystery-theater-mcneill-interv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/18\/vip-2005-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-909-april-15-2006-tna-debuts-on-thursdays-francine-responds-to-dawn-maries-torch-talk-mitchells-mcmahon-mystery-theater-mcneill-interv\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2006 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #909 (April 15, 2006): TNA debuts on Thursdays, Francine responds to Dawn Marie&#8217;s Torch Talk, Mitchell&#8217;s &#8220;McMahon Mystery Theater,&#8221; McNeill interviews Lance Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-887148918\" 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 #909 cover-dated April 15, 2006:<\/strong> The cover story details TNA&#8217;s first Thursday night show, what did and didn&#8217;t come together, how much star power they have and analysis of whether it&#8217;s enough, and more&#8230; WWE Newswire includes Francine&#8217;s direct response to\u2008Dawn Marie&#8217;s &#8220;Torch Talk,&#8221; the latest on\u2008Randy\u2008Orton, the announced 2006-&#8217;07 PPV schedule, and more&#8230; TNA\u2008Newswire has the latest on Jushin Liger being removed from Lockdown and more&#8230; ROH Newswire includes comments from ROH\u2008wrestlers on the latest events and the latest news from the promotion&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s feature column titled &#8220;McMahon Mystery Theater&#8221;&#8230; Pat McNeill&#8217;s latest column looking back at WWE\u2008in 1986 through 24\/7&#8230; Jason Powell reviews the latest wrestling-related reality shows&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; dissects the pace of the latest TNA\u2008Impact program&#8230; A Torch\u2008Interview with Lance Storm talking about his ROH experience, retirement, his future, and training wrestlers&#8230; 1996 Backtrack includes highlights of a Vince McMahon interview on the battle with WCW&#8230; Keller&#8217;s in-depth ROH DVD Review -\u2008Final Battle 2005 &#8211; plus the Torch staff Roundtable Reviews of the show headlined by the Match of the Year candidate Low Ki vs. KENTA&#8230; Raw Roundtable Reviews and Reader Reax for the Apr. 10 show&#8230; The Top Five Stories of the Week&#8230; Plus the Big Stories on Raw, Smackdown, and Impact&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/artman2\/members\/uploads\/3\/909TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #909<\/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 data-inc=\"1\">NOT VIP? 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