{"id":105910,"date":"2020-10-17T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=105910"},"modified":"2020-10-07T15:01:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T20:01:04","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-625-october-28-2000-cover-story-on-lack-of-resolve-to-wcw-ownership-situation-newswire-on-yokozunas-death-coverage-of-wwe-no-mercy-headlined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/10\/17\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-625-october-28-2000-cover-story-on-lack-of-resolve-to-wcw-ownership-situation-newswire-on-yokozunas-death-coverage-of-wwe-no-mercy-headlined\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #625 (October 28, 2000): Cover Story on lack of resolve to WCW ownership situation, Newswire on Yokozuna&#8217;s death, Coverage of WWE No Mercy headlined by Angle vs. Rock, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1888003221\" 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 #625 cover-dated October 28, 2000:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue includes a cover story on the lack of resolve to the WCW ownership situation&#8230; ETC. 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