{"id":47844,"date":"2017-09-16T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=47844"},"modified":"2017-09-13T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T19:10:24","slug":"vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-459-september-27-1997-raw-msg-draws-2-3-despite-ton-angles-fritz-von-erichs-controversial-legacy-horsemen-spoof-nwo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/09\/16\/vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-459-september-27-1997-raw-msg-draws-2-3-despite-ton-angles-fritz-von-erichs-controversial-legacy-horsemen-spoof-nwo\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1997 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #459 (September 27, 1997): Raw at MSG draws only 2.3 despite ton of angles, Fritz Von Erich&#8217;s controversial legacy, Horsemen spoof by NWO, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2922967245\" 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 #459 cover-dated September 27, 1997:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue headlines with a cover story Raw at MSG drawing only a 2.3 despite a ton of angles&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s feature column looks at the late Fritz Von Erich&#8217;s controversial legacy&#8230; Expanded Letters to the Editor plus Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; looks at the Horsemen spoof by the NWO&#8230; Plus WCW Newswire, WWF Newswire, ECW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, and the USWA, an ECW Arena Report, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/TorchNewsletter459PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #459<\/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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