{"id":54784,"date":"2018-02-03T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=54784"},"modified":"2018-01-31T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T22:25:37","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-479-february-14-1998-announcement-mike-tyson-special-referee-wrestelmania-ratings-battle-hogan-tyson-top-50-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/03\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-479-february-14-1998-announcement-mike-tyson-special-referee-wrestelmania-ratings-battle-hogan-tyson-top-50-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #479 (February 14, 1998): Announcement on Mike Tyson as special referee at WrestleMania, ratings battle between Hogan and Tyson, Top 50 Stories of the Year for 1997, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-492196033\" 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 #479 cover-dated February 14, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue headlines with a cover story on the announcement finally being made regarding Mike Tyson&#8217;s role at WrestleMania as special referee, plus a sidebar story on the ratings battle between Hulk Hogan and Mike Tyson&#8230; Four pages are dedicated to the Top 50 Stories of the Year for 1997 with stories on the top ten and a list of the rest of the top 50, plus previous years&#8217; lists&#8230; WWF, WCW, and ECW Newswires look at the news of the day with backstage items along with the headlines&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, ETC. 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