{"id":74102,"date":"2019-01-26T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=74102"},"modified":"2019-01-25T22:12:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T04:12:57","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-531-january-30-1999-detailed-coverage-of-wwfs-royal-rumble-99-ppv-pwtorchs-annual-most-influential-list-news-of-chris-jericho-and-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/01\/26\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-531-january-30-1999-detailed-coverage-of-wwfs-royal-rumble-99-ppv-pwtorchs-annual-most-influential-list-news-of-chris-jericho-and-big\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #531 (January 30, 1999): Detailed coverage of WWF&#8217;s Royal Rumble &#8217;99 PPV, PWTorch&#8217;s annual &#8220;Most Influential List,&#8221; news of Chris Jericho and Big Show planning to jump from WCW to WWF, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2942774331\" 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 #531 cover-dated January 30, 1998:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue features detailed coverage of the WWF&#8217;s Royal Rumble &#8217;99 PPV including a detailed Cover Story, Keller&#8217;s Match Analysis and Star Ratings, Torch Staff PPV Roundtable Reviews, Reader Comments, Reader Poll Results&#8230; Pro Wrestling Torch&#8217;s annual &#8220;Most Influential List&#8221;&#8230; Reviews of that week&#8217;s Nitro, Raw, Thunder, Heat, and other shows&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes on Raw and Nitro&#8230; Full length insider Newswire reports on the WWF, WCW, ECW, and indy scene including news of Chris Jericho and Big Show planning to jump from WCW to the WWF&#8230; And more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PWTorchNewsletter531PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #531<\/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-3051000257\" 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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