{"id":55661,"date":"2018-02-24T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=55661"},"modified":"2018-02-20T15:31:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T21:31:15","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-482-march-7-1998-bam-bigelow-falls-ring-big-ppv-stunt-mike-tyson-joins-dx-pops-rating-raw-ecw-living-dangerously-ppv-coverag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/24\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-482-march-7-1998-bam-bigelow-falls-ring-big-ppv-stunt-mike-tyson-joins-dx-pops-rating-raw-ecw-living-dangerously-ppv-coverag\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #482 (March 7, 1998): Bam Bigelow falls through ring in big PPV stunt, Mike Tyson joins DX and pops rating for Raw, ECW Living Dangerously PPV coverage, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2864857846\" 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 #482 cover-dated March 7, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue headlines with a cover story on Bam Bam Bigelow falling through the ring in a big stunt on PPV&#8230; A cover sidebar details Mike Tyson joining DX and popping a rating for Raw&#8230; In-depth coverage of the ECW Living Dangerously PPV event including Keller&#8217;s match report with star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; WWF, WCW, ECW, and ETC. Newswires look at the news of the day with backstage items along with the headlines&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, Thunder, ECW TV, Letters to the Editor, and a WWF Arena Report with Austin vs. Triple H&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TorchNewsletter482PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #482<\/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-4035471175\" 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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