{"id":57024,"date":"2018-03-24T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=57024"},"modified":"2018-03-20T16:07:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T21:07:27","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-488-april-4-1998-wrestlemania-14-reports-reviews-reax-details-waltman-shooting-bischoff-live-raw-special-report-bischoffs-ts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/24\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-488-april-4-1998-wrestlemania-14-reports-reviews-reax-details-waltman-shooting-bischoff-live-raw-special-report-bischoffs-ts\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #488 (April 4, 1998): WrestleMania 14 reports, reviews, and reax, details of Waltman shooting on Bischoff live on Raw, Special Report on Bischoff&#8217;s TSN interview, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3958340475\" 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 1998 for the first time ever. These issues from 1998 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 #488 cover-dated April 4, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>This issue headlines with a cover story on WrestleMania 14 along with Keller&#8217;s match report with star ratings, staff Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; A cover sidebar details Sean Waltman shooting on Eric Bischoff live on Raw&#8230; A Special Report detailing Eric Bischoff&#8217;s interview on TSN talking about Vince McMahon, Bret Hart, and how much longer the NWO can last&#8230; Letters to the Editor react to Waltman&#8217;s firing, and more&#8230;Plus the WCW, ECW, and ETC. 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