{"id":53097,"date":"2017-12-26T18:30:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T00:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=53097"},"modified":"2017-12-26T18:30:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T00:30:33","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-473-january-3-1998-depth-starrcade-report-including-sting-capturing-wcw-title-hogan-plus-ratings-roundtable-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/12\/26\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-473-january-3-1998-depth-starrcade-report-including-sting-capturing-wcw-title-hogan-plus-ratings-roundtable-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #473 (January 3, 1998): In-depth Starrcade report including Sting capturing WCW Title from Hogan, plus ratings, roundtable reviews, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4175958125\" 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 #473 cover-dated January 3, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue headlines with a cover story on Sting capturing the WCW Title from Hulk Hogan at Starrcade, plus Keller\u2019s in-depth match report on Starrcade with star ratings and the staff roundtable reviews and expanded reader feedback&#8230; ECW Newswire includes good news on the PPV front&#8230; Plus Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, WCW Newswire, WWF Newswire, reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, and a WWF Arena Event Spotlight&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TorchNewsletter473PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #473<\/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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