{"id":59061,"date":"2018-05-05T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=59061"},"modified":"2018-04-27T16:34:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T21:34:03","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-494-may-16-1998-cover-story-on-bischoff-challenging-mcmahon-on-nitro-cover-sidebar-on-wcw-calling-cops-on-dx-paying-them-a-visit-part-three-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/05\/05\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-494-may-16-1998-cover-story-on-bischoff-challenging-mcmahon-on-nitro-cover-sidebar-on-wcw-calling-cops-on-dx-paying-them-a-visit-part-three-of\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #494 (May 16, 1998): Cover story on Bischoff challenging McMahon on Nitro, cover sidebar on WCW calling cops on DX paying them a visit, part three of Waltman Torch Talk, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3496216258\" 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 #494 cover-dated May 16, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>This issue headlines with a cover story on Eric Bischoff challenging McMahon on Nitro and a cover sidebar on WCW calling cops on DX paying them a visit&#8230; Part three of the &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; with Sean Waltman detailing behind the scenes details on WCW and Eric Bischoff&#8217;s management style during the Nitro years&#8230; Chris Zavis&#8217;a feature column on a survey of a target group of fans&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW, and Thunder, Torch Newswire with backstage news from all over, Keller&#8217;s End Notes, WCW Arena Spotlight, WWF Arena Spotlight, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TorchNewsletter494PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #494<\/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-3952584566\" 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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