The complete set of June 2004 back issues of Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter have now been published for the first time in PDF formats and ONLINE TEXT formats. The following are summaries of all five issues from June 2004...

June 26 Issue: This week's articles include: An in-depth expanded Cover Story featuring a walk through the the bitter battle over Ring of Honor, what really happened over the past two months, who really knew what, who got money from what, how each side attempted to gain an advantage over the other and who won what battles, cleariing up misconceptions about the situation, and where both sides go from here... Wade Keller's feature column puts quotes made by various people in the ROH-RF controversy through the "Truth Test" wringer... The Top Five Stories of the Week including a concise look at the key figures in the latest WWE 2004 Fiscal Year Financial Statement, plus news on Bradshaw, Rock, Tough Enough, and more... WWE Newswire with the latest inside word on Vengeance, Summerslam, Shawn Michaels's plans, Hunter's plans, RIc Flair's book, details on the new addition to the creative staff Vince McMahon is considering, the future of Paul Bearer, backstage news on the Chavo Classic situation, wrestlers emotins behind the scenes, Bradshaw's reaction in the locker room to being fired from CNBC, updates on a variety of wrestler injuries and other missing wrestlers, Steve Austin and Goldberg news, ratings details, and more... TNA Newswire with details on Kid Kash's injury and a variety of issues he and management have with each other, Ron Killings's reaction to getting the black eye, an update on Sabu and Gorgeous George, latest on Goldy Locks, who's in the dog house, and more... ROH Newswire details the latest on the negotiations for a split between ROH and RF Video, disputes of widespread rumors and reports that have been blown out of proportion, the story on Rick Steamboat being pulled from this week's event, and a wide variety of other insider items... Bruce Mitchell writes about the current state of Ric Flair's in-ring career... Jason Powell's feature column takes an in-depth look at current feuds in TNA... Pat McNeill's feature column features his reviews of a classic Florida wrestling tape and ROH's The Battle Lines Are Drawn... Keller's review of ROH's latest video release, "ROH Reborn: Stage Two," with concise match analysis with star ratings... Torch Roundtable Reviews with four in-depth reviews from Pat McNeill, Derek Burgan, Sean Radican, and Wade Keller of ROH Reborn: Stage Two with 1-10 scores... Wade Keller's "End Notes" with a preview of the Great American Bash... Plus the handy weekly events schedule, recaps of the TNA PPV, TNA Impact, Raw, and Smackdown...

June 19 Issue: This week's articles include a Cover Story analyzing how WWE handled the final Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels match in their current feud... The Top Five Stories of the Week... WWE Newswire with backstage news on Bradshaw, Eugene, Brock Lesnar, Tommy Dreamer, Undertaker, Summerslam, and more... TNA Newswire with tons of exclusive first-generation backstage news items on locker room happenings and the future of the promotion... ROH Newswire featuring details on the strange departure of Jimmy Rave from the promotion, results of the Dayton show with the 60 minute draw, exclusive quotes from Gabe Sapolsky about ROH's weekend, backstage details on how Homicide hurt his hand, and more... Pat McNeill's feature column titled "At the Bar for Bad Blood" with a fun exchange between Pat and his waitress and other anecdotes from his experience at Sunday's bar broadcast of the PPV... Plus a quick punch at the end of how "WWE doesn't get it" regarding going too far.... James Guttman's feature column titled "Pro Wrestling's Ten Most Influential Quotes, Pt. 2"... Coverage of Bad Blood including Keller's match analysis with star ratings and the Roundtable, now featuring James Guttman's review along with McNeill, Keller, Powell, and Bruce Mitchell... ETC. Newswire with a funny story on Teddy Hart's latest fake injury and how he was exposed right in front of the fans, plus news on Sid, Kevin Nash, H2, and more... Bruce Mitchell's review of the WWE Hall of Fame DVD and Jason Powell's open letter to the Carter family who fund TNA with a major suggestion for the promotion...

June 12 Issue: This week's articles include: The Top Five Stories of the Week with new details on the Bradshaw controversy.... WWE Newswire with tons of backstage first-generation insider news on Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero, Bradshaw, the Smackdown roster's morale, Mordecai, SummerSlam, Bad Blood, Great American Bash, Nunzio, Brock Lesnar, Triple H, Paul London, Matt Hardy, Rikishi, Kidman, Sable, and much more... TNA Newswire, our longest ever, with tons of unreported backstage details on the biggest week in TNA history... Jason Powell's "On Topic" feature column with his "TNA Impact Histlist" detailing what worked and didn't work on the first show... Part six of the critically acclaimed Samoa Joe "Torch Talk" with his perspective on the TNA-ROH war and whether jealousy or good business fueled recent decisions, whether he'd like to work for TNA, and the pride he takes in his long ROH World Title reign and bringing that belt to legit World Title status... 10 Years Ago Torch Backtrack with our Cover Story on one of the biggest stories of the '90s - Hulk Hogan signing with WCW... ROH New Video Release: Roundtable Reviews of ROH Reborn Stage One with reviews and scores from Wade Keller, Bruce Mitchell, Pat McNeilll, and Sean Radican... And more!

June 5 Issue: This week's articles include a Cover Story on Brock Lesnar, the Top Five Stories of the Week, WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, Jason Powell's May Hitlist, Pat McNeill's "McNeill Factor" feature column, James Guttman's "Pro Wrestling's Ten Most Infamous Quotes, pt. 1," TV Reviews with star ratings, Live Event Results, Backtrack featuring a Jim Ross "Torch Talk" excerpt from ten years ago, the handy events schedule, Bruce Mitchell's column titled "Why You Shouldn't Vote" with an in-depth look at WWE's connection to national and local poltics, the ROH Newswire, Wade Keller's "End Notes," and part five of the "Torch Talk" with Samoa Joe where he details his thoughts on the Rob Feinstein controversy and the TNA talent controvery in great depth...
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