VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #530 (January 23, 1999): Cover Story on WCW getting raunchy just as mainstream media heat began to put pressure on WWF to tone down, inside news on Monday Night Wars, coverage of WCW Souled Out PPV featuring Goldberg vs. Scott Hall, more

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SUMMARY of #530 cover-dated January 23, 1998: This issue features a cover story on WCW getting raunchy just as the mainstream media heat began to put pressure on the WWF to tone down, plus a cover sidebar commentary warning the WWF to tone down or face consequences in the long run (which turned out to be a warning the WWF would have benefited from heeding)… Expanded WCW Newswire and WWF Newswire articles with inside news on the Monday Night Wars… In-depth PPV coverage of WCW Souled Out featuring Goldberg vs. Scott Hall in the main event including a full match report and star ratings, Torch Roundtable, and Reader Reax… Chris Zavisa’s in-depth look at Japanese women’s wrestling scene in 1998… Reviews of that week’s Nitro, Raw, Thunder, Heat, and other shows… Wade Keller’s End Notes on Ra and Nitro… And more!

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