VIP Newsletters – Page 15

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… […]

VIP – VINTAGE NEWSLETTER – Wrestling Forum (8-15-1987): Early WCW War Games detailed on-site report, Rocky-Lawler angle, early bloody War Games, Heyman in AWA, Road Warriors, Flair, Dusty, Adonis in the news, plus columns and features

May 28, 2021

Welcome to the third 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 15, cover-dated Aug. 15, 1987, pre-dating […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1722 (May 19, 2021): Keller’s WWE Backlash PPV report and Roundtable Reviews & Scores, New Jack obit, Greg Parks reviews Arezzi autobiography, more

May 23, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1722 Cover-dated May 19, 2021 LINK: 1722 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 #656 (June 9, 2001): WCW relaunch plans, Mitchell’s plan for relaunch of WCW, Guerrero sent home for unprofessional conduct, Keller’s End Notes, Brian Lawler fired, Torch Talk, more

May 22, 2021

SUMMARY of #656 cover-dated June 9, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story on the WWF’s revised WCW relaunch plans including new roster additions…WWF Newswire details Eddie Guerrero being sent home for unprofessional conduct […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #655 (May 26, 2001): Torch Talk with Jerry Jarrett’s first-hand insight into young Steph & Shane, Triple H injured, Torch Roundtable on What’s Gone Wrong with WWE, tons of insider news

May 15, 2021

SUMMARY of #655 cover-dated May 26, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story on Triple H’s serious quad injury in a Raw main event… Part five of the Jerry Jarrett “Torch Talk” features his […]

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1721 (May 12, 2021): Keller’s cover story on AEW returning to touring with live crowds and an overview of where other companies stand, Parks on WWE Title scene, TV reports on Raw, SD, NXT, Impact, more

May 12, 2021

PWTorch Newsletter #1721 Cover-dated May 12, 2021 LINK: 1721 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 […]

VIP – VINTAGE NEWSLETTER (New Feature): Wrestling Forum newsletter (7-30-1987) reporting WCW Great American Bash tour with Horsemen, Heyman managing in AWA, Wrestlers Are People Too, more

May 12, 2021

It is with a heavy heart that I present to you the second Wrestling Forum vintage newsletter PDF exclusiv It is with a heavy heart that I present to you the second Wrestling Forum vintage […]

VIP 2001 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #654 (May 19, 2001): Humble McMahon concedes XFL future, Keller says Foley fails to express regret well, McNeill reviews Foley’s second book, Jerry Jarrett Torch Talk, Too Late for new WCW?

May 8, 2021

SUMMARY of #654 cover-dated May 19, 2001: This issue begins with a cover story Vince McMahon’s press conference conceding the failure of the XFL… Wade Keller’s BBL feature editorial asserts that Mick Foley fails to […]