VIP Exclusive Features JUNE 1999 BACK ISSUE SERIES: Owen Hart Death Fallout, Rena Mero Goes on Anti-WWF Media Tour, Goldberg Threatens to Retire, Mitchell on Nash Destroying WCW
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The complete set of May 1999 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 four issues from June 1999...
554: This issue features a cover story detailing Rena Mero's anti-WWF media tour including USA Today... Bruce Mitchell's feature column, titled "Serial Killer," takes an in-depth look at Kevin Nash's influence on destroying WCW... Letters to the Editor features reader reflections on the Owen Hart tragedy... Plus tons of backstage news on the WWF and WCW, TV reviews of Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, Heat, Thunder, and Power Pro, ETC. Newswire, Keller's End Notes with analysis of Eric Bischoff and Vince McMahon, and more...
553: This issue features a cover story titled "Owen Hart family files wrongful death lawsuit"... Bruce Mitchell reviews an ECW arena event... In-depth coverage of WCW's Great American Bash PPV with Kevin Nash vs. Randy Savage, Sting vs. Rick Steiner, and Ric Flair vs. Roddy Piper including Keller's match analysis with star ratings, Jason Powell's review, reader comments and scores, and Keller's feature editorial looking at why the Bash signified a need for a chance in the PPV format... Plus tons of backstage news on the WWF and WCW, TV reviews of Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, Heat, Thunder, and Power Pro, ECW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, Keller's End Notes, and more...
552: This issue features a cover story on the Hart family and the WWF clashing over usage of funeral footage of Owen Hart... The second cover story details Sable's $110 million lawsuit against the WWF... In WCW Newswire, Goldberg threatens to retire from pro wrestling during a contract squabble with WCW... Dennis Rodman signs with WCW... New Jack was acquitted of criminal charges in the case filed against him for blading and brutalizing a rookie underage wrestler in an ECW ring in November 1996... More details of mainstream media coverage of Owen Hart's deeath... Wade Keller's feature article breaks down an Eric Bischoff interview and puts it to the truth test... Reader letters tackle the Owen Hart controversies... Tons of backstage news from WCW on Scott Steiner, Roddy Piper, Buff Bagwell, and more... Tons of backstage news on the WWF... Plus TV reviews of Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, Heat, Thunder, and Power Pro, ECW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, Keller's End Notes, and more...
551: This issue features an in-depth Cover Story following up on the death of Owen Hart the week before with the headline, "WWF may face wrongful death lawsuit from Harts"... A sidebar story on the cover looked at the mainstream media reaction to the death of Owen Hart... Torch readers' letters were also featured reacting to a variety of topics related to Owen Hart's death, including the Raw tribute to Owen... Wade Keller's feature editorial stated: "Let the right lessons be learned from Owen Hart's death"... The WWF Newswire featured a wide variety of information on the Owen situation, also... Plus, WCW Newswire covered the latest on Chris Jericho giving his notice to WCW that he was signing with the WWF, the signing of Tank Abbott, and more... Plus TV reviews of Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, Heat, Thunder, and Power Pro, ECW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, Keller's End Notes, and more...
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