{"id":98680,"date":"2020-06-13T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=98680"},"modified":"2020-06-08T13:57:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:57:59","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-605-june-3-2000-cover-story-that-reports-a-shake-up-could-be-imminent-in-the-wrestling-industry-with-wcw-for-sale-and-ecws-uncertain-future-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/06\/13\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-605-june-3-2000-cover-story-that-reports-a-shake-up-could-be-imminent-in-the-wrestling-industry-with-wcw-for-sale-and-ecws-uncertain-future-mi\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #605 (June 3, 2000): Cover Story that reports a shake-up could be imminent in the wrestling industry with WCW for sale and ECW&#8217;s uncertain future, Mitchell&#8217;s feature column spoof on Vince Russo titled &#8220;How I Became World Champion,&#8221; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2544932308\" 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 #605 cover-dated June 3, 2000:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue includes a cover story that reports a shake-up could be imminent in the wrestling industry with WCW for sale and ECW&#8217;s uncertain future&#8230; WWF Newswire, WCW Newswire, ECW Newswire, and ETC. Newswire packed with exclusive backstage scoops and news items&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s feature column spoof on Vince Russo titled &#8220;How I Became World Champion&#8221;&#8230; Letter to the Torch&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes&#8230; Detailed reports and analysis on Raw, Nitro, Smackdown, ECW on TNN, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PWTorchNewsletter605PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #605<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/1998-back-issues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 1998 BACK ISSUE PDF POSTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues98\/backissues98.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a01998 BACK ISSUES<\/a>\u00a0(old text article format)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/1997backissues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 1997 BACK ISSUE PDF POSTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues97\/backissues97.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a01997 BACK ISSUES<\/a>\u00a0(old text article format)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s4\">\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><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-710079290\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>FULL NEWSLETTER TEXT AND PDF VERSIONS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO VIP MEMBERS\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>NOT VIP? 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