{"id":100469,"date":"2020-07-04T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=100469"},"modified":"2020-07-10T22:07:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T03:07:38","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-608-june-24-2000-cover-story-on-vince-russos-decision-to-take-leave-of-absence-from-wcw-cover-sidebar-on-vince-and-linda-mcmahon-testifying-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/07\/04\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-608-june-24-2000-cover-story-on-vince-russos-decision-to-take-leave-of-absence-from-wcw-cover-sidebar-on-vince-and-linda-mcmahon-testifying-at\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #608 (June 24, 2000): Cover Story on Vince Russo&#8217;s decision to take leave of absence from WCW, Cover Sidebar on Vince and Linda McMahon testifying at USA Network trial, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2559520294\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1997 for the first time ever. These issues from 1997 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press run 20 years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s1\">SUMMARY of #608 cover-dated June 24, 2000:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue includes a cover story on Vince Russo&#8217;s decision to take a leave of absence from WCW&#8230; The cover sidebar reports on Vince and Linda McMahon testifying at the USA Network trial&#8230; Wade Keller attempts to put a positive spin on Russo&#8217;s ratings performance in his feature editorial&#8230; Expanded WWF Newswire with a ton of insider news including the WWF-PTC controversy&#8230; Expanded WCW Newswire including details of Hulk Hogan&#8217;s influence behind the scenes and the quiet end of WCW Saturday Night&#8230; ECW Newswire reports on the potential sale of the company&#8230; Reports on Raw, Nitro, Smackdown, ECW TV, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PWTorchNewsletter608PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #608<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/1998-back-issues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 1998 BACK ISSUE PDF POSTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues98\/backissues98.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a01998 BACK ISSUES<\/a>\u00a0(old text article format)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/1997backissues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 1997 BACK ISSUE PDF POSTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues97\/backissues97.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a01997 BACK ISSUES<\/a>\u00a0(old text article format)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s4\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/members\/artman\/publish\/vipcatchall\/article_76799.shtml\">TUTORIAL ON DISPLAYING NEWSLETTER PDFS ON IPAD OR ANDROID TABLET<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2032232167\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>FULL NEWSLETTER TEXT AND PDF VERSIONS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO VIP MEMBERS\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>NOT VIP? 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