For the first time ever, the complete set of five Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter back issues from November 2004 have been posted in both online text format and PDF format. The entire month of pro wrestling news is covered, plus a lot of PWTorch-exclusive features including columns, news, cover stories, Torch Talks, and more. The following are detailed summaries of each issue...

2004 PRO WRESTLING TORCH BACK ISSUES

#833 SUMMARY (Nov. 5, 2004): Summary: This issue includes: Cover Story - Details and insight into Tough Enough-Big Show controversy... Top Five Stories of the Week TNA on DirecTV, WWF sues WWE, ROH weekend... WWE Newswire - Three layoffs, Tough Enough dropout, Angle's future, Foley... TNA Newswire - Luger conduct, Piper-Fairplay, Tardy Hardy, DDP, Tom Arnold... ROH Newswire - Weekend Preview, Liger Expectations, Women in ROH... -11/1 Raw Report with The Big Story... 10/29 TNA Impact Report with The Big Story... 10/28 Smackdown Report with The Big Story... Bruce Mitchell Feature: The New Torch Insider Glossary... Jason Powell's On Topic: TNA - You Just Can't Make It Up... Pat McNeill's Factor: Match Breakdown - 72 Minute Danielson-Aries Classic... Wade Keller's End Notes: Random Thoughts on Big Show, Muslin Act, Snitsky... Torch Talk: Tom Prichard, part three on developing new stars... Torch Triple Play: Hogan vs. Flair Flashback, Memphis Wrestling Throwback Draws... Weekly Events Schedule...

#834 SUMMARY (Nov. 12, 2004): Summary: This issue includes a cover story on the Kurt Angle-Daneil Puder controversy... In-depth coverage of the WWE Survivor Series including Keller's match report and star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, and Reader Reax and TNA Victory Road including Keller's match report and star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, and Reader Reax... Pat McNeill's look at the "common denominator" in all second-rate failures in wrestling in recent years, plus why this year's Survivor Series didn't live up to the tradition... Wade Keller's "End Notes" looking at TNA family turmoil, Angle-Puder, McMahon's Fun, and more... Bruce Mitchell reviews the TNA Best Damn Sports Show specials... Keller looks at "The Big Stories" from Raw, Smackdown, and Impact last week... Plus ROH Report with Liger, 10 Years Ago Backtrack, The Top Five Stories of the Week, WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, and ETC. Newswire with the latest on the Sean Waltman-Chyna sex tape...

#835 SUMMARY (NOV. 19, 2004): This issue includes a cover story on WWE threatening to sue TNA for footage shot at Universal Studios of WWE talent. The issue details how close TNA came to filming Vince McMahon, which wrestlers were present, and how everyone reacted, plus a historical look at WWE doing something similar to TNA in the past... Quotebook is back with highlights of the classic Rick Steamboat-Mick Foley debate at ROH's October 16 Chicago event... The Top Five Stories of the Week includes news on TNA officials being encouraged, if not ecstatic, with early figures coming in last week on the PPV... Plus feature-length newsletter-exclusive columns from Pat McNeill ("At the Bar for Survivor Series"), James Guttman (on why negativity is constructive), Jason Powell (on TNA's biggest week ever), plus Mitchell's Memo reviews the second day of TNA on Best Damn Sports Show... Wade Keller's "End Notes" looks at TNA's optimism and random thoughts on the week in wrestling... Part five of the Torch Talk with Tom Prichard features his insider perspective on Tough Enough and OVW... Plus an ROH Report with Liger, 10 Years Ago Backtrack, WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, and ROH Newswire, and more...
#836 SUMMARY (Nov. 26, 2004): This issue includes a cover story on the Bob Holly assault on Rene Dupree during a house show match on Sunday including quotes from WWE wrestlers explaining Dupree's attitude and details on what brought on Holly's rage, plus background on Holly's history and what he said about the last similar situation... The Top Five Stories of the Week covers the Vince McMahon dividend raise, Jerry Jarrett's gain in power in TNA and Dusty Rhodes taking over for Jeff Jarrett as booker, The Rise and Fall of ECW DVD, TNA's schedule change, and Rick Steamboat's WWE tryout... WWE Newswire features a detailed breakdown of the major points in the latest quarterly statement, plus details on the ECW-WWF relationship as stated by Vince McMahon and Paul Heyman, notes on Raw's cable channel future, details on Smackdown ratings, insight into Tough Enough, and more... An super-sized TNA Newswire with extensive insider backstage notes on Dusty Rhodes's first night as booker, reaction to him within TNA, and exclusive details on how Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Jeff Hardy, Randy Savage, and others have been acting behind the scenes lately... Plus Quotebook highlights of the ECW DVD, a detailed match report on the Dupree-Holly incident from a fan in the second row, Backtracks looking at Mick Foley's Torch Talk comments about his early ECW experiences, Letters to the Editor reacting to the Arab-American gimmick and WWE's legal threats against TNA, McNeill Factor features an in-depth look at Pat McNeill's visit to the D.C. Armory to watch the WWE house show this past weekend, End Notes with Wade Keller with reaction to Dusty being hired, the Holly-Dupree incident the mentality within the WWE locker room that allowed it to happen, and in-depth coverage of the latest ROH Video Release "Joe vs. Punk II" with match ratings and reviews of the entire event from Bruce Mitchell, Wade Keller, Derek Burgan, and Sean Radican...

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