{"id":37398,"date":"2017-02-04T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=37398"},"modified":"2017-01-11T10:09:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T16:09:53","slug":"vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-427-feb-15-1997-nitro-ratings-surge-wwf-reevaulates-shotgun-saturday-night-value-part-four-joey-styles-torch-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/02\/04\/vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-427-feb-15-1997-nitro-ratings-surge-wwf-reevaulates-shotgun-saturday-night-value-part-four-joey-styles-torch-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1997 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #427 (Feb. 15, 1997): Nitro ratings surge, WWF reevaulates Shotgun Saturday Night value, part four of Joey Styles Torch Talk, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4203519628\" 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 #427 cover-dated February 15, 1997: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue opens with coverage of Nitro&#8217;s ratings surge without competition from Raw, plus WWF reevaluates the value of Shotgun Saturday Night series&#8230; Part four of the Joey Styles Torch Talk&#8230; Coverage of the UFC PPV including a special editorial by Wade Keller on how UFC can improve&#8230; Plus WWF Newswire, WCW Newswire, ECW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, USWA live event report, Letters to the Editor, TV reports on Superstars, Nitro, ECW, USWA, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/427TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\" rel=\"\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #427 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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