{"id":75590,"date":"2019-02-24T19:46:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T01:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=75590"},"modified":"2019-02-24T19:46:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T01:46:42","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-536-february-20-1999-cover-story-looking-at-vince-mcmahons-first-official-match-ever-in-main-event-of-st-valentines-day-massacre-ppv-dateli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/02\/24\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-536-february-20-1999-cover-story-looking-at-vince-mcmahons-first-official-match-ever-in-main-event-of-st-valentines-day-massacre-ppv-dateli\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #536 (February 20, 1999): Cover story looking at Vince McMahon&#8217;s first official match ever in main event of St. Valentine&#8217;s Day Massacre PPV, Dateline NBC profiles McMahon, WWF Newswire covers The Public Enemy&#8217;s jump from ECW to WWF, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1736255362\" 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 #536 cover-dated February 20, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features a cover story looking at Vince McMahon&#8217;s first official match ever in the main event of the St. Valentine&#8217;s Day Massacre PPV event&#8230; Plus, Dateline NBC profiles McMahon&#8230; WWF Newswire covers The Public Enemy&#8217;s jump from ECW to the WWF and the secret to Big Show getting under the ring for the PPV angle&#8230; WCW Newswire covers a Hulk Honan-Jesse Ventura situation&#8230; ECW Newswire covers RVD&#8217;s article in High Times magazine and Paul Heyman&#8217;s desire to bring in outside investors&#8230; In-depth coverage of the WWF St. Valentine&#8217;s Day Massacre PPV with Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, Mankind vs. Rock, Kane &amp; Chyna vs. Hunter &amp; X-Pac&#8230; Letters to the Editor on a variety of topics&#8230; Full slate of TV reviews for Raw, Nitro, Heat, Thunder, ECW, and PPW&#8230; End Notes with Wade Keller with Random Thoughts on Raw and Nitro&#8230; And tons more behind the scenes info you won&#8217;t read anywhere else from the fascinating Monday Night War era&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/PWTorchNewsletter536PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #536<\/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-1733633997\" 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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