{"id":60769,"date":"2018-06-02T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=60769"},"modified":"2018-06-01T21:48:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T02:48:57","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-498-june-13-1998-cover-story-on-mirror-image-lawsuit-filed-by-wcw-against-wwf-keller-editorial-on-falacies-that-ruled-and-destroyed-wcw-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/06\/02\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-498-june-13-1998-cover-story-on-mirror-image-lawsuit-filed-by-wcw-against-wwf-keller-editorial-on-falacies-that-ruled-and-destroyed-wcw-w\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #498 (June 13, 1998): Cover story on &#8220;mirror image&#8221; lawsuit filed by WCW against WWF, Keller editorial on Falacies that Ruled (and Destroyed) WCW, WWF Newswire including JYD death coverage, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-128110147\" 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 #498 cover-dated June 13, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>This issue headlines with a cover story on the &#8220;mirror image&#8221; lawsuit filed by WCW against the WWF that had major parallels with WWF&#8217;s lawsuit against WCW&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s BBL feature editorial looks at the Falacies that Ruled (and Destroyed) WCW&#8230; ECW Arena report in depth including Al Snow lashing out at ECW fans&#8230; WWF Newswire includes JYD death coverage&#8230; WCW Newswire includes details on Goldberg vs. Hulk Hogan scheduled&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, Thunder, and ECW, ECW Newswire, ETC. 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