{"id":57735,"date":"2018-04-07T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=57735"},"modified":"2018-04-04T15:11:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T20:11:37","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-490-april-18-1998-cover-story-documenting-official-tipping-point-in-monday-night-war-part-two-of-waltman-torch-talk-cover-sidebar-detailing-ric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/07\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-490-april-18-1998-cover-story-documenting-official-tipping-point-in-monday-night-war-part-two-of-waltman-torch-talk-cover-sidebar-detailing-ric\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #490 (April 18, 1998): Cover story documenting official tipping point in Monday Night War, Part Two of Waltman Torch Talk, cover sidebar detailing Ric Flair&#8217;s shaky status with WCW and Bischoff, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-491951690\" 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. 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