The latest Torch Newsletter "20 Years Ago" back issue has just been converted to PDF format and is now available to Torch VIP Members in the "Access Torch Archives" section. It is Torch Newsletter #35 from 20 years ago (cover-dated January 26, 1989). VIP members can access the complete Torch Back issue by clicking here, or just click on the VIP Feature Jump Menu and select 1988 Torch Back Issues.

This issue leads with the Torch Newsbreakers including Jerry Lawler being stripped of the AWA World Hvt. Title, Dusty Rhodes being ousted as NWA booker, John Studd's Royal Rumble victory, and more. Also, Wade Keller's "Hot News" satire includes breaking news on Jim Brunzell returning to the AWA... Page two features Wade Keller's "Multifarious" introduction to the newsletter, plus "Reader Rhetoric" letters on the Royal Rumble, the viability of PPV as an emerging revenue source, and the chances of the NWA becoming no. 1... Page three features "Ringside Beat" with Wade Keller's report on an indy show with some big names and a reader report on an NWA event in Chicago, Ill. Plus the "Parts Unknown" comic... Pages four and five feature the "News & Analysis" section covering the WWF, NWA, AWA, and more, plus Ray Whebbe's "Character Sketch" mini-bio on Tommy Ferrara and the "Quotebook"... Page six features the "DDT with Tracy Breeden" column, Wade Keller's editorial on several subjects, and Bill Kunkel's "Potshots" comic... Page seven features Mr. Mike's new "Mondo Torching" column... Page eight features The Reader Ratings on singles, tag teams, and predictions, plus the "Torch's Bad Joke of the Day"...



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