{"id":217336,"date":"2026-05-23T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=217336"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:27:30","slug":"vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-914-may-20-2006-more-on-batista-booker-backstage-fight-foley-fights-funk-mitchell-answers-whether-ufc-is-pro-wrestling-bruno-sammartino-interv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/23\/vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-914-may-20-2006-more-on-batista-booker-backstage-fight-foley-fights-funk-mitchell-answers-whether-ufc-is-pro-wrestling-bruno-sammartino-interv\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2006 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #914 (May 20, 2006): More on Batista-Booker backstage fight, Foley fights Funk, Mitchell answers whether UFC is Pro Wrestling, Bruno Sammartino interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2629455427\" 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 #914 cover-dated May 20, 2006:<\/strong> This issue includes a cover story on Samoa Joe&#8217;s pinfall win over Jeff Jarrett&#8230; Pat McNeill &#8220;At the Matches&#8221;&#8230; Part one of the Bruno\u2008Sammartino interview series\u2026 Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes on the Mick Foley-Terry Funk segment on Raw&#8230; Bruce Mitchell explains why UFC\u2008should be classified as pro wrestling&#8230; Our series of ROH DVD reviews continues with Dissension from\u2008Jan. 28, 2006 including an extended Roundtable Review feature with scores and analysis from the Torch staff&#8230; In-depth coverage of the TNA\u2008Sacrifice PPV\u2026 Plus WWE Newswire (with even more notes on the Batista-Booker fight), TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, Big Story Reports on\u2008Raw, Smackdown, and Impact, the Weekly Events Schedule, 1996 Backtrack, The Top Five Stories of the Week, Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, Raw Reax, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/artman2\/members\/uploads\/3\/914TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #914<\/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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