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NEWSLETTER SUMMARY:

This issue includes a cover story on WrestleMania 24 topping one million buys but falling short of last year's number... James Caldwell's "Perspective" analyzes the WWE financial report conference call outrages... Wade Keller's "Annual Roster Analysis" of ECW... Pat McNeill recounts the history of Vince Russo and vacating titles... Bruce Mitchell has five bold suggestions for Vince McMahon to get more people talking... Jason Powell's "Page 2 Buzz" looks at WWE's Diva Training, Posh Writer Treatment, and more... Keller's "End Notes" analyzes Raw from several angles... The Raw Page, The Smackdown & ECW Page, and The TNA Impact Page featuring Keller's big picture newspaper-style analysis of the programs... In-depth WWE Newswire, ROH Newswire, TNA Newswire... The ROH DVD Page featuring Radican and Keller's analysis of Proving Ground from Boston...

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