{"id":53809,"date":"2018-01-13T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=53809"},"modified":"2018-01-10T17:45:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T23:45:16","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-476-january-24-1998-media-goes-nuts-steve-austin-mike-tyson-angle-wwf-royal-rumble-ppv-coverage-zavisas-1997-japan-year-review-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/01\/13\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-476-january-24-1998-media-goes-nuts-steve-austin-mike-tyson-angle-wwf-royal-rumble-ppv-coverage-zavisas-1997-japan-year-review-art\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #476 (January 24, 1998): Media goes nuts over Steve Austin and Mike Tyson angle, WWF Royal Rumble PPV coverage, Zavisa&#8217;s 1997 Japan Year-in-Review article, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1874187071\" 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 #476 cover-dated January 24, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue headlines with a cover story the latest angle with Steve Austin and Mike Tyson with media going nuts and the Nevada Athletic Commission involved&#8230; Detailed WWF Royal Rumble PPV coverage including Keller&#8217;s report, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; Chris Zavisa&#8217;s 1997 Japan Year-in-Review article with the top five promotions ranked and analyzes, a list of the Top 25 Male Wrestlers, and more&#8230; WWF, WCW, and ECW Newswires look at the news of the day with backstage items along with the headlines&#8230; Plus Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, ETC. 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