{"id":42174,"date":"2017-05-13T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=42174"},"modified":"2017-05-09T14:41:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T19:41:43","slug":"vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-441-may-24-1997-wwfs-cable-situation-wcw-slamboree-97-ppv-editorial-suffering-ppv-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/13\/vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-441-may-24-1997-wwfs-cable-situation-wcw-slamboree-97-ppv-editorial-suffering-ppv-business\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1997 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #441 (May 24, 1997): WWF&#8217;s cable situation, WCW Slamboree &#8217;97 PPV, editorial on the suffering PPV business, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-619645207\" 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 #441 cover-dated May 24, 1997: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue begins with a cover story on change on the horizon for the WWF&#8217;s cable situation&#8230; Keller&#8217;s in-depth WCW Slamboree &#8217;97 PPV report plus Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s BBL editorial examining the suffering PPV business&#8230; In-depth report on the WWF at MSG house show including Steve Austin and The Road Warriors teaming together&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s report on a WCW house show&#8230; Plus WWF Newswire, WCW Newswire, ECW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, and reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/441TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #441 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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