{"id":217807,"date":"2026-06-27T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=217807"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:42:10","slug":"vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-920-june-24-2006-tnas-fourth-anniversary-coverage-part-6-of-torch-interview-with-bruno-sammartino-mitchell-column-powell-wonders-if-heyman-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/06\/27\/vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-920-june-24-2006-tnas-fourth-anniversary-coverage-part-6-of-torch-interview-with-bruno-sammartino-mitchell-column-powell-wonders-if-heyman-t\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2006 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #920 (June 24, 2006): TNA&#8217;s Fourth Anniversary coverage, Part 6 of Torch interview with Bruno Sammartino, Mitchell column, Powell wonders if Heyman tanked ECW"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3815621761\" 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 #920 cover-dated June 24, 2006:<\/strong> This issue includes a cover story on TNA&#8217;s Fourth Anniversary&#8230; Part six (of six) of the On Point Interview with Bruno Sammartino as he lashes out as Superstar Graham, talks about the WWE\u2008Hall of Fame, Ric Flair wrestling well into his 50s, and more&#8230; Jason Powell&#8217;s &#8220;On Topic&#8221; feature column wonders whether Paul Heyman tanked the first ECW show on\u2008Sci-Fi on purpose&#8230; Bruce Mitchell writes about what&#8217;s working these days in pro wrestling in some unlikely places&#8230; Plus WWE\u2008Newswire, TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, ETC. 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