{"id":58278,"date":"2018-04-14T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=58278"},"modified":"2018-04-11T17:03:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T22:03:48","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-491-april-25-1998-wcw-spring-stampedes-top-happenings-kellers-ppv-match-report-wcw-suing-ric-flair-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/14\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-491-april-25-1998-wcw-spring-stampedes-top-happenings-kellers-ppv-match-report-wcw-suing-ric-flair-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #491 (April 25, 1998): WCW Spring Stampede&#8217;s top happenings, Keller&#8217;s PPV match report, WCW suing Ric Flair, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1980852831\" 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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