{"id":219767,"date":"2026-07-25T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=219767"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:46:16","slug":"vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-924-july-22-2006-saturday-nights-main-event-ratings-bomb-orton-challenges-hulk-hogan-mitchell-on-wwe-shopzone-clearance-items-roh-dragon-gat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/07\/25\/vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-924-july-22-2006-saturday-nights-main-event-ratings-bomb-orton-challenges-hulk-hogan-mitchell-on-wwe-shopzone-clearance-items-roh-dragon-gat\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2006 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #924 (July 22, 2006): Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event ratings bomb, Orton challenges Hulk Hogan, Mitchell on WWE Shopzone clearance items, ROH Dragon Gate Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3579634837\" 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 #924 cover-dated July 22, 2006:<\/strong> This issue includes a cover story on Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event &#8211; the content, the ratings, and its future&#8230; The Top Five Stories of the Week&#8230; Pat McNeill&#8217;s column on\u2008TNA&#8217;s Victory Road&#8230; In-depth coverage of Victory Road with Keller&#8217;s star ratings, Torch Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax&#8230; Mitchell&#8217;s Memo looking at WWE Shopzone Clearance Items in the future&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes with random thoughts on the week in wrestling&#8230; Our continuing series of in-depth reviews of all 2006 ROH DVD releases with &#8220;Dragon Gate Challenge&#8221; this week, including Keller&#8217;s match report and star ratings and an expansive ROH Roundtable Reviews feature&#8230; Backtrack looks at Hulk\u2008Hogan&#8217;s heel turn ten years ago&#8230; Plus WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, ROH Newswire, ETC. 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