{"id":222997,"date":"2026-10-03T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=222997"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:51:42","slug":"vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-934-september-30-2006-tna-moving-to-thursday-nights-russo-promoted-in-tna-tna-no-surrender-ppv-report-roundtable-mcneill-on-smackdowns-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/10\/03\/vip-2006-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-934-september-30-2006-tna-moving-to-thursday-nights-russo-promoted-in-tna-tna-no-surrender-ppv-report-roundtable-mcneill-on-smackdowns-new\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2006 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #934 (September 30, 2006): TNA moving to Thursday nights, Russo promoted in TNA, TNA No Surrender PPV Report &#038; Roundtable, McNeill on Smackdown&#8217;s new season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1284565323\" 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 #934 cover-dated September 30, 2006:<\/strong> There are two cover stories in this week&#8217;s issue, one covering TNA&#8217;s big announcements of signing Kurt Angle and gaining an earlier Thursday night timeslot, the other on the behind the scenes shake-up on the booking committee with the addition of Vince Russo and the subtraction of three others. 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