{"id":58912,"date":"2018-04-28T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=58912"},"modified":"2018-04-24T18:38:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T23:38:33","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-493-may-9-1998-cover-story-on-wrestlepalooza-plus-kellers-wrestlepalooza-ppv-match-report-roundtable-reviews-reader-reax-and-poll-results-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/28\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-493-may-9-1998-cover-story-on-wrestlepalooza-plus-kellers-wrestlepalooza-ppv-match-report-roundtable-reviews-reader-reax-and-poll-results-m\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #493 (May 9, 1998): Cover story on WrestlePalooza, plus Keller&#8217;s WrestlePalooza PPV match report, roundtable reviews, reader reax and poll results, Mitchell&#8217;s column on Hogan&#8217;s manipulation of WCW&#8217;s backstage politics, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3110355358\" 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 #493 cover-dated May 9, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>This issue headlines with a cover story on WrestlePalooza&#8230; Keller&#8217;s ECW WrestlePalooza PPV match report with star ratings, roundtable reviews, and reader reax with poll results&#8230; Mitchell&#8217;s column on Hulk Hogan&#8217;s masterful manipulation of WCW&#8217;s backstage politics&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW, and All Japan Tokyo Dome, Keller&#8217;s End Notes, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TorchNewsletter493PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #493<\/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-4060213772\" 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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