{"id":97789,"date":"2020-05-23T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=97789"},"modified":"2020-05-21T23:17:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T04:17:08","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-602-may-13-2000-cover-story-on-changing-tv-landscape-in-pro-wrestling-with-wwf-moving-from-usa-to-tnn-and-potential-of-ecw-to-shift-from-tnn-to-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/05\/23\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-602-may-13-2000-cover-story-on-changing-tv-landscape-in-pro-wrestling-with-wwf-moving-from-usa-to-tnn-and-potential-of-ecw-to-shift-from-tnn-to-u\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #602 (May 13, 2000): Cover Story on changing TV landscape in pro wrestling with WWF moving from USA to TNN and potential of ECW to shift from TNN to USA, Cover Sidebar on death of ECW fan after hotel party, WCW Slamboree coverage, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3769168818\" 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><em>We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1997 for the first time ever. These issues from 1997 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press run 20 years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s1\">SUMMARY of #602 cover-dated May 13, 2000:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features a cover story on the changing TV landscape in pro wrestling with the WWF moving from USA to TNN and the potential of ECW to shift from TNN to USA&#8230; A sidebar cover story reports on the death of an ECW fan after a hotel party&#8230; WWF Newswire reports on Tazz&#8217;s injury and surgery and Raw ratings success&#8230; WCW Newswire covered Dallas Page&#8217;s near disaster while practicing for his PPV match, Kanyon&#8217;s future up in the air, Brad Siegel&#8217;s work hours, and more&#8230; ECW Newswire reports on Sandman and New Jack getting into a locker room fight and ECW&#8217;s TV situation&#8230; Detailed coverage of WCW Slamboree featuring Ric Flair vs. Shane Douglas, David Arquette defending the WCW Hvt. 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