{"id":69588,"date":"2018-11-17T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=69588"},"modified":"2018-11-12T18:29:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T00:29:12","slug":"vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-521-november-21-1998-survivor-series-ppv-coverage-cover-story-on-mainstream-media-spotlight-shining-on-wrestling-industry-update-on-vince-mcmah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/17\/vip-1998-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-521-november-21-1998-survivor-series-ppv-coverage-cover-story-on-mainstream-media-spotlight-shining-on-wrestling-industry-update-on-vince-mcmah\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1998 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #521 (November 21, 1998): Survivor Series PPV coverage, Cover Story on mainstream media spotlight shining on wrestling industry, update on Vince McMahon-Steve Austin controversy, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1324819413\" 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. 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