{"id":55522,"date":"2018-02-17T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=55522"},"modified":"2018-02-16T14:54:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T20:54:27","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-481-february-28-1998-preview-ecws-first-ppv-true-national-ppv-clearance-vince-mcmahon-says-lie-bret-hart-justified-eddie-gilbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/17\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-481-february-28-1998-preview-ecws-first-ppv-true-national-ppv-clearance-vince-mcmahon-says-lie-bret-hart-justified-eddie-gilbert\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #481 (February 28, 1998): Preview of ECW&#8217;s first PPV with true national PPV clearance, Vince McMahon says lie to Bret Hart justified, Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3375551468\" 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 #481 cover-dated February 28, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue headlines with a cover story previewing ECW&#8217;s first PPV with a true national PPV clearance&#8230; The cover sidebar features highlights of Vince McMahon saying his lie to Bret Hart was justified&#8230; ETC. Newswire covers the Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show&#8230; An WCW Arena Report featuring Sting vs. Hogan and an ECW Arena report with Sunny cheering Chris Candido&#8217;s loss&#8230; In-depth coverage of the WCW SuperBrawl VIII PPV event including Keller&#8217;s match report with star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#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, Thunder, ECW TV&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TorchNewsletter481PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #481<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/1998-back-issues\/\">LIST OF LATEST 1998 BACK ISSUE PDF POSTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/members.pwtorch.com\/torchbackissues98\/backissues98.shtml\">LIST OF ALL\u00a01998 BACK ISSUES<\/a>\u00a0(old text article format)<\/span><\/span><\/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><div id=\"pwtor-2199468162\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\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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