{"id":51406,"date":"2017-11-25T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=51406"},"modified":"2017-11-21T18:15:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T00:15:22","slug":"vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-469-december-6-1997-wcws-plan-change-heading-98-ecw-november-remember-ppv-coverage-bret-double-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/11\/25\/vip-1997-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-469-december-6-1997-wcws-plan-change-heading-98-ecw-november-remember-ppv-coverage-bret-double-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1997 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #469 (December 6, 1997): WCW&#8217;s plan to change heading into &#8217;98, ECW November to Remember PPV coverage, more on Bret double-cross, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1835058288\" 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 #469 cover-dated December 6, 1997: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue headlines with a cover story on WCW&#8217;s plans to change headed out of &#8217;97 and into &#8217;98 in what would be the beginning of the end of their hot streak&#8230; Coverage of the ECW November to Remember PPV including a match report, reader reax, and a feature column by John Williams&#8230; Letters to the Editor with more reader debate about the Bret-Vince double-cross&#8230; WWF Newswire speaks more about the Bret double-cross&#8230; Plus WCW Newswire, ECW Newswire, ETC. Newswire, reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TorchNewsletter469PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #469<\/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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