{"id":47518,"date":"2017-09-09T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=47518"},"modified":"2017-09-06T19:06:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T00:06:49","slug":"vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-458-september-20-1997-michaels-pulls-another-stunt-raw-tapings-uswa-turmoil-jerry-lawler-sued-austins-tenuous-ring-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/09\/09\/vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-458-september-20-1997-michaels-pulls-another-stunt-raw-tapings-uswa-turmoil-jerry-lawler-sued-austins-tenuous-ring-future\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1997 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #458 (September 20, 1997): Michaels pulls another stunt at Raw tapings, USWA in turmoil with Jerry Lawler being sued, Austin&#8217;s tenuous in-ring future, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-348421016\" 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 #458 cover-dated September 20, 1997:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue headlines with a cover story on Shawn Michaels pulling another stunt at the Raw tapings&#8230; A cover sidebar goes in-depth on on the USWA in turmoil with Jerry Lawler being sued&#8230; WWF Newswire details the latest on Steve Austin&#8217;s tenuous in-ring future&#8230; In-depth coverage of the WCW Fall Brawl PPV with Keller&#8217;s match report with star ratings, Roundtable Reviews by columnists, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; Plus WCW NewswireETC. Newswire, reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, and the USWA, a Terry Funk WrestleFest Arena Event report, Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/TorchNewsletter458PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #458<\/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><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues97\/backissues97.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a01997 BACK ISSUES<\/a>\u00a0(old text article format)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s4\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/members\/artman\/publish\/vipcatchall\/article_76799.shtml\">TUTORIAL ON DISPLAYING NEWSLETTER PDFS ON IPAD OR ANDROID TABLET<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/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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