{"id":63211,"date":"2018-07-21T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=63211"},"modified":"2018-07-17T18:24:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T23:24:39","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-505-august-1-1998-mitchell-feature-on-jim-ross-cover-story-detailing-how-nba-stars-help-nitro-catch-raw-in-ratings-coverage-of-wwf-fully-loaded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/07\/21\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-505-august-1-1998-mitchell-feature-on-jim-ross-cover-story-detailing-how-nba-stars-help-nitro-catch-raw-in-ratings-coverage-of-wwf-fully-loaded\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #505 (August 1, 1998): Mitchell feature on Jim Ross, cover story detailing how NBA stars help Nitro catch Raw in ratings, coverage of WWF Fully Loaded PPV headlined with Austin &#038; Undertaker vs. Kane &#038; Mankind, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3248953882\" 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 #505 cover-dated August 1, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>This issue includes a Bruce Mitchell feature on Jim Ross&#8230; The cover story details how NBA stars helps Nitro catch Raw in the ratings&#8230; In-depth coverage of the WWF Fully Loaded PPV headlined with Steve Austin &amp; Undertaker vs. Kane &amp; Mankind including Keller&#8217;s match report with star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; WWF Newswire details Bart Gunns upset over Steve Williams in a shoot fight, thus ruining the Brawl for All plans&#8230; WCW Newswire details a Ric Flair interview, Jay Leno returning fire, and more insider notes&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, Thunder, and ECW, ECW Newswire, ETC. 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