{"id":37058,"date":"2017-01-21T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=37058"},"modified":"2017-01-03T15:04:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T21:04:24","slug":"vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-425-feb-1-1997-nwo-souled-ppv-debacle-raw-expands-two-hours-ecw-enters-ppv-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/01\/21\/vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-425-feb-1-1997-nwo-souled-ppv-debacle-raw-expands-two-hours-ecw-enters-ppv-field\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1997 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #425 (Feb. 1, 1997): NWO Souled Out PPV debacle, Raw expands to two hours, ECW enters PPV field, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1951696328\" 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 #425 cover-dated February\u00a01, 1997: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue includes coverage of three major stories &#8211; the NWO Souled Out PPV debacle, Raw expanding to two hours on Monday nights, and ECW officially entering the PPV field&#8230; Also, Wade Keller&#8217;s in-depth assessement of 31 straight weeks of Nitro wins over Raw&#8230; Detailed report on the WWF house show at MSG including Savio Vega joining the NOD in a rare house show angle&#8230; Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; proposes the WWF give ECW the Shotgun Saturday Night clearances&#8230; Plus WWF Newswire, WCW Newswire, ECW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, TV reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW, USWA, Japan, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/425TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\" rel=\"\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #425 PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/1997backissues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 1997 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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