{"id":217333,"date":"2026-05-16T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=217333"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:17:30","slug":"vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-913-may-13-2006-foley-heel-turn-flops-radican-ranks-danielsons-roh-legacy-booker-batista-locker-room-fight-keller-on-nash-x-division-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/16\/vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-913-may-13-2006-foley-heel-turn-flops-radican-ranks-danielsons-roh-legacy-booker-batista-locker-room-fight-keller-on-nash-x-division-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2006 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #913 (May 13, 2006): Foley heel turn flops, Radican ranks Danielson&#8217;s ROH legacy, Booker-Batista locker room fight, Keller on Nash\/X Division angle, Mitchell on ECW"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-88828403\" 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 #913 cover-dated May 13, 2006:<\/strong> This issue includes a cover story on Mick\u2008Foley&#8217;s ECW-related heel turn and how and why if flopped&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s double-length feature editorial laying out how Kevin Nash and the X Division angle can either destroy all involved or result in everyone winning&#8230; Pat McNeill writes about Kevin Nash and Jim Cornette&#8230; Bruce Mitchell presents &#8220;Your ECW\u2008Scorecard&#8221; with the politics behind the various personalities involved behind the scenes&#8230; James Caldwell writes about the lack of focus on the growing Hispanic market in the U.S&#8230; Sean Radican&#8217;s &#8220;ROH Focus&#8221; takes an in-depth look at where Bryan Danielson&#8217;s reign fits into ROH&#8217;s history of centerpiece champions&#8230; Plus WWE Newswire (with notes on the Batista-Booker fight), TNA Newswire (with ratings analysis and the CEO departure), ROH Newswire, Big Story Reports on\u2008Raw, Smackdown, and Impact, the Weekly Events Schedule, 1996 Backtrack (detailing Brian Pillman&#8217;s car wreck), The Top Five Stories of the Week, Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/artman2\/members\/uploads\/3\/913TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #913<\/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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