{"id":43786,"date":"2017-06-17T17:37:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T22:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=43786"},"modified":"2017-06-17T17:37:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T22:37:46","slug":"vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-446-june-28-1997-expansion-wwf-ecw-alliance-part-three-disco-inferno-torch-talk-problems-michaels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/06\/17\/vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-446-june-28-1997-expansion-wwf-ecw-alliance-part-three-disco-inferno-torch-talk-problems-michaels\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1997 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #446 (June 28, 1997): Expansion of WWF-ECW alliance, part three of Disco Inferno Torch Talk, the problems with Michaels, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-982838217\" 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 #446 cover-dated June 28, 1997: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue begins with a cover story on the expansion of the WWF-ECW alliance and a sidebar on the WWF and WCW preparing for a Saturday battle in L.A&#8230; Part three of a Torch Talk with Disco Inferno (Glenn Gilbertti) who talks about being fired from WCW by Eric Bischoff&#8230; WWF Newswire details the problems with Shawn Michaels plus much more&#8230; WCW Newswire details a TV special in Germany and much more&#8230; Plus ECW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, Letters to the Editor, a WWF Arena Spotlight, and reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/446TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #446 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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