{"id":14190,"date":"2016-03-25T11:50:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T16:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14190"},"modified":"2016-03-25T11:55:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T16:55:15","slug":"vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-371-jan-27-michaels-wins-royal-rumble-nitro-smashes-raw-ratings-bischoff-responds-mcmahon-acknowledging-wcw-air-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/25\/vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-371-jan-27-michaels-wins-royal-rumble-nitro-smashes-raw-ratings-bischoff-responds-mcmahon-acknowledging-wcw-air-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #372 (Feb. 3): Raw vs. Nitro war heats up with WWF getting specific with claims against WCW, Heyman on backstage issues at ECW Arena event, Konnan Torch Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3038423802\" 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 1996 for the first time ever. These issues from 1996 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press run 20 years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">SUMMARY of #372 cover-dated Feb. 3, 1996:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue includes a cover story on WWF getting specific in its claims against WCW, reactions to Billionaire Ted skits&#8230; WWF Newswire includes details on fan heat encouraging WWF and good signs at MSG and the Royal Rumble&#8230; WCW Newswire details WCW agreeing to be part of a big Antonio Inoki event in L.A. and the big Clash ratings&#8230; ECW Newswire includes Paul Heyman&#8217;s exclusive comments to the Torch on the latest ECW Arena event&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s BBL looks at why ECW is Pro Wrestling&#8217;s Teflon Promotion&#8230; Part one of the Torch Talk with Eric Bischoff with his opinions on ECW, Eric Bischoff, and more&#8230; ECW Arena report with Raven winning the title and Cactus Jack saying goodbye&#8230; The debut of Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes&#8230; Plus live event reports, reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, New Japan, All Japan, and more&#8230;<\/span><strong><span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>FULL NEWSLETTER TEXT AND PDF VERSIONS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO VIP MEMBERS\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>NOT VIP? 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