{"id":56800,"date":"2018-03-17T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=56800"},"modified":"2018-03-16T14:13:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T19:13:08","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-487-march-28-1998-monday-night-war-hits-new-high-monday-wm-mma-fighter-russia-dies-fight-waltman-signing-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/17\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-487-march-28-1998-monday-night-war-hits-new-high-monday-wm-mma-fighter-russia-dies-fight-waltman-signing-details\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #487 (March 28, 1998): Monday Night War hits new high the Monday before WM, MMA fighter in Russia dies after fight, Waltman signing details, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1173070261\" 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 #487 cover-dated March 28, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>This issue headlines with a cover story on the Monday Night War hitting a new high the Monday before WrestleMania&#8230; The cover sidebar details an MMA fighter in Russia dying after a fight&#8230; WWF Newswire details the signing of Sean Waltman&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s 7th Annual Year-in-Review Quiz covering 1997&#8230; A Special Report details Eric Bischoff&#8217;s retorting of Vince McMahon&#8217;s interview on TSN, then Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; breaks down the truthiness of Bischoff&#8217;s claims&#8230; An ECW Arena Report headlining with Bigelow vs. Sandman&#8230; WCW, ECW, and ETC. 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