{"id":32039,"date":"2016-09-22T09:44:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T14:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=32039"},"modified":"2016-09-22T11:18:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T16:18:57","slug":"vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-405-sept-7-1996-giant-joins-nwo-bulldog-almost-jumps-wcw-riki-choshu-major-career-feature-nitro-ratings-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/09\/22\/vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-405-sept-7-1996-giant-joins-nwo-bulldog-almost-jumps-wcw-riki-choshu-major-career-feature-nitro-ratings-record\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #405 (Sept. 7, 1996): Giant joins NWO, Bulldog almost jumps to WCW, Riki Choshu major career feature, Nitro ratings record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2402151330\" 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><strong><span class=\"s1\">SUMMARY of #405 cover-dated September 7, 1996:<\/span><\/strong> This issue includes a cover story on Giant joining the NWO and British Bulldog almost jumping to WCW&#8230; John Williams&#8217;s major feature on Riki Choshu&#8217;s career&#8230; Two USWA live event reports&#8230; Letters to the Editor on a variety of subjects&#8230; WWF Newswire details the Bret Hart watch and more&#8230; WCW Newswire details Nitro setting a ratings record unopposed&#8230; Reports on Nitro, Superstars, ECW, USWA, All Japan, New Japan, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/405TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\" rel=\"\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #405 PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/1996backissues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 1996 BACK ISSUE PDF POSTS<\/a> (new in 2016)<\/p>\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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