{"id":103724,"date":"2020-09-06T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=103724"},"modified":"2020-08-31T23:18:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T04:18:24","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-616-august-19-2000-cover-story-on-austin-receiving-medical-clearance-to-return-to-action-in-time-for-raws-debut-on-tnn-wcw-new-blood-rising-pp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/09\/06\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-616-august-19-2000-cover-story-on-austin-receiving-medical-clearance-to-return-to-action-in-time-for-raws-debut-on-tnn-wcw-new-blood-rising-pp\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #616 (August 19, 2000): Cover Story on Austin receiving medical clearance to return to action in time for Raw&#8217;s debut on TNN, WCW New Blood Rising PPV coverage, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1893183686\" 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 #616 cover-dated August 19, 2000:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue includes a cover story on Steve Austin receiving medical clearance to return to action in time for WWF Raw&#8217;s debut on TNN&#8230; WWF Newswire details Big Show being sent to the minors due to lack of discipline&#8230; WCW Newswire includes Brad Siegel telling wrestlers big cutbacks are coming&#8230; ECW Newswire details Paul Heyman&#8217;s talks with USA Network&#8230; In-depth coverage of WCW New Blood Rising PPV, one of the low points of WCW&#8217;s final months&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes on Phil Mushnick&#8217;s latest rant&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, Smackdown, and other shows, Letters to the Torch, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PWTorchNewsletter616PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #616<\/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-4283882457\" 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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