{"id":99137,"date":"2020-06-20T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=99137"},"modified":"2020-06-16T14:38:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T19:38:35","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-606-june-10-2000-cover-story-on-goldbergs-return-to-wcw-and-whether-he-is-the-solution-kellers-column-titled-vince-russo-is-from-outer-spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/06\/20\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-606-june-10-2000-cover-story-on-goldbergs-return-to-wcw-and-whether-he-is-the-solution-kellers-column-titled-vince-russo-is-from-outer-spa\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #606 (June 10, 2000): Cover Story on Goldberg&#8217;s return to WCW and whether he is the solution, Keller&#8217;s column titled &#8220;Vince Russo is from Outer Space,&#8221; Mitchell&#8217;s column titled &#8220;Of Racist Gimmicks and Poverty Pimps,&#8221; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-816823784\" 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 #606 cover-dated June 10, 2000:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue includes a cover story on Goldberg&#8217;s return to WCW, but asks whether he is the solution&#8230; WWF Newswire details the first signs of Rock&#8217;s skyrocketing movie opportunities&#8230; WCW Newswire reports some staggering figures on WCW&#8217;s major losses&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s feature column contends &#8220;Vince Russo is from Outer Space&#8221;&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s feature column is titled &#8220;Of Racist Gimmicks and Poverty Pimps&#8221;&#8230; Letters to the Torch look at the latest Raw-Nitro battle&#8230; End Notes analyzes Nitro&#8217;s ratings&#8230; Plus ETC. 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