VIP Newsletters – Page 14

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1733 (Aug. 4, 2021): Cover Story on AEW selling out United Center, Keller’s editorial on attending Smackdown, Parks reviews 2021 documentaries, more

August 5, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1733 Cover-dated August 4, 2021 LINK: 1733 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP – VINTAGE NEWSLETTER – Wrestling Forum (10-30-1987): Earliest off-TV Ultimate Warrior WWF news, Steamboat returns to WWF, Editorial telling Jim Crockett work at staying no. 2 not becoming no. 1, Mad Dog Vachon accident, more

July 31, 2021

Today we present another vintage Wrestling Forum newsletter from the late 1980s that we are publishing regularly here at PWTorch VIP. NOTE: Vol. II, Issue 19 is missing from our collection. We are hopeful to […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1732 (July 28, 2021): State of TV Ratings two weeks into touring again, Radican’s Gage vs. Cardona, Fann’s column revisiting MITB 2011, Keller’s TV reports

July 29, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1732 Cover-dated July 28, 2021 LINK: 1732 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #665 (August 11, 2001): Breakout star Booker T to co-headline Summerslam, WWF changes plans on WCW relaunch, Why Nitro was cancelled, Torch Talk with Konnan, Mitchell feature

July 24, 2021

SUMMARY of #665 cover-dated August 11, 2001: This issue includes a headline story on the elevation of Booker T to WWF main events with a Summerslam top spot… WWF Newswire details the latest change in […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1731 (July 21, 2021): WWE Money in the Bank PPV Report & Roundtable Reviews, Greg Parks overview of NXT Breakout Tournament contenders, Keller’s TV reports, more

July 22, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1731 Cover-dated July 21, 2021 LINK: 1731 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #664 (August 4, 2001): Behind the scenes as WWF-WCW-ECW wrestlers struggle to coexist, talk of a B-plan to revive WCW, WCW purchase details, Konnan Torch Talk on WCW demise

July 17, 2021

SUMMARY of #664 cover-dated August 4, 2001: This issue includes a headline story that WCW might end up with its own WWE-run show on Saturday night… WWF Newswire detailed WWF’s annual financial report including details […]

VIP – VINTAGE NEWSLETTER – Wrestling Forum (9-30-1987): Territorial news on WWF (Savage heel turn), Crockett (use of UWF talent), Memphis (Scott Hall returning), AWA (early praise for Paul Heyman), plus results, columns, more

July 16, 2021

Today we present another vintage Wrestling Forum newsletter from the late 1980s that we are publishing regularly here at PWTorch VIP. This is Vol. II, Issue 18, cover-dated Sept. 30, 1987, pre-dating the earliest editions […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1730 (July 14, 2021): Paul Orndorff obituary, ROH PPV results, Parks evaluates last NXT Breakout Stars progress, Keller’s reports on AEW Fyter Fest, SD, Raw, more

July 14, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1730 Cover-dated July 14, 2021 LINK: 1730 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #663 (July 28, 2001): Austin turns heel, WWF Invasion PPV, Bruce Mitchell feature column on Freebirds, Jerry Lawler Torch Talk, Austin neck update, WCW relaunch plans

July 10, 2021

SUMMARY of #663 cover-dated July 28, 2001: This issue includes in-depth coverage of the WWF Invasion PPV with Keller’s match report with star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, Poll Results, and a Cover Story overview… […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1729 (July 8, 2021): Counihan’s column on Japan’s latest new promotion, Parks on WWE cutbacks, Keller cover story on Jimmy Uso arrest, Keller’s NXT Bash report, more

July 8, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1729 Cover-dated July 8, 2021 LINK: 1729 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP – VINTAGE NEWSLETTER – Wrestling Forum (9-15-1987): First mention of the Royal Rumble concept, regional reports on WWF with Savage and DiBiase, NWA, Houston, Florida, Dallas, Memphis

July 5, 2021

Today we present the fifth issue of the vintage Wrestling Forum newsletter from the late 1980s that we are publishing regularly here at PWTorch VIP. This is Vol. II, Issue 17, cover-dated Sept. 15, 1987, […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #662 (July 21, 2001): The inside story on the WWF pulling the plug on WCW as a separate entity, Dallas Page upsets Taker at house show, Torch Talk with Jerry Lawler, Ask the Torch, more

July 3, 2021

SUMMARY of #662 cover-dated July 21, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story on the WWF pulling plug on WCW as a separate entity after a disasterous Raw appearance by WCW… WWF Newswire details […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1728 (June 30, 2021): Keller’s WWE Hell in a Cell PPV Report and Staff Roundtable Reviews & Scores, Parks looks at why NXT has lost some lustre, Keller’s TV Reports, more

June 30, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1728 Cover-dated June 30, 2021 LINK: 1728 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #661 (July 14, 2001): The inside story of ECW revival in 2001, WCW wrestlers unwelcome in WWF, Torch Talk with Jerry Lawler on art of announcing, Mitchell on Deaths in Wrestling

June 26, 2021

SUMMARY of #661 cover-dated July 14, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story on the reintroduction of the ECW brand name into the WWF (for the first time) with Paul Heyman making an announcement […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1727 (June 23, 2021): Keller’s WWE Hell in a Cell PPV Report and Staff Roundtable Reviews & Scores, Parks looks at why NXT has lost some lustre, Keller’s TV Reports, more

June 23, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1727 Cover-dated June 23, 2021 LINK: 1727 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP – VINTAGE NEWSLETTER – Wrestling Forum (8-30-1987): Road Warriors choosing between WWF and NWA, Heyman a rising managerial star, territorial era insider news and results, editorials, more

June 19, 2021

Welcome to the fourth issue of the vintage Wrestling Forum newsletter from the late 1980s that we are publishing regularly here at PWTorch VIP. This is Vol. II, Issue 16, cover-dated Aug. 30, 1987, pre-dating […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #660 (July 7, 2001): WWF begins to transition Raw into a WCW branded show, McNeill on WWF’s plans for WCW, Keller evaluates WCW-killing Booker vs. Buff match on Raw, Lawler Torch Talk

June 19, 2021

SUMMARY of #660 cover-dated July 7, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story titled “Raw takes first step toward becoming WCW show”… WCW Newswire details Vince McMahon’s meeting with WCW wrestler, inside industry details […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1726 (June 16, 2021): Keller’s NXT Takeover report, Parks looks at future of WWE releases, Keller’s reports on NXT, Dynamite, Raw, SD, more

June 16, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1726 Cover-dated June 16, 2021 LINK: 1726 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #659 (June 30, 2001): Keller Cover Story says WWE violence level risky and unnecessary, Booker T’s bad initial impression made on WWE management, Torch Talk with Lawler, WCW-WWF

June 12, 2021

SUMMARY of #659 cover-dated June 30, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story titled “Increased violence in WWF unnecessary and risky,” an editorial declaration that preceded years of avoidable lost time for wrestlers from […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1725 (June 9, 2021): Counihan’s Cover Story on Dominion IWGP Title match, Parks on famous wrestling arenas, Keller’s TV reports on Raw, SD, NXT, Dynamite, more

June 9, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1725 Cover-dated June 9, 2021 LINK: 1725 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Alan […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #658 (June 23, 2001): How Tough Enough could change way industry perceived, Lawler tells Torch about his WWE departure, WWF’s plans to turn Raw or Smackdown into WCW-branded show

June 5, 2021

SUMMARY of #658 cover-dated June 23, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story on the beginning of the Tough Enough series and how it could change the way the country sees pro wrestling… WWF […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1724 (June 4, 2021): AEW reaches expanded TV deal with WarnerMedia, Fann column on New Jack impressions, Parks column on famous wrestling arenas, Keller’s reports on Raw, SD, NXT

June 4, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1724 Cover-dated June 4, 2021 LINK: 1724 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1723 (June 2, 2021): AEW Double or Nothing PPV Report and PPV Roundtable Reviews & Scores, Keller’s reports on Dynamite

June 2, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1723 Cover-dated June 2, 2021 LINK: 1723 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2020 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter features Wade […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #657 (June 16, 2001): Which WWF wrestler is ready to break out at King of the Ring? McNeill on Late Nite Nitro, Guerrero checks into rehab, Torch Talk, Keller’s End Notes, News, more

May 29, 2021

SUMMARY of #657 cover-dated June 16, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story previewing the King of the Ring tournament with analysis of which future star would win be picked to wear the crown… […]