{"id":60161,"date":"2018-05-19T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=60161"},"modified":"2018-05-18T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T18:51:23","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-496-may-30-1998-cover-story-on-ongoing-vince-mcmahon-steve-austin-feud-wwf-newswire-detailing-dx-skywriting-over-wcw-nitros-arena-pt-4-of-se","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/05\/19\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-496-may-30-1998-cover-story-on-ongoing-vince-mcmahon-steve-austin-feud-wwf-newswire-detailing-dx-skywriting-over-wcw-nitros-arena-pt-4-of-se\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #496 (May 30, 1998): Cover story on ongoing Vince McMahon-Steve Austin feud, WWF Newswire detailing DX skywriting over WCW Nitro&#8217;s arena, pt. 4 of Sean &#8220;X-Pac&#8221; Waltman Torch Talk, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-863883316\" 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 #496 cover-dated May 30, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>This issue headlines with a cover story on the ongoing Vince McMahon-Steve Austin feud where Wade Keller asked &#8220;Is McMahon overdoing it with his role on TV?&#8221; Little did we know!&#8230; WWF Newswire details DX skywriting over WCW Nitro&#8217;s arena&#8230; WCW Newswire has follow-up on Janie Engle&#8217;s aborted departure from WCW to the WWF&#8230; Torch Talk with Sean &#8220;X-Pac&#8221; Waltman, pt. 4 with a discussion on drug addiction and working for WCW vs. the WWF&#8230; Expanded Letters to the Editor including reaction to Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s column on Hulk Hogan&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, Thunder, and ECW, ECW Newswire, ETC. 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