{"id":78923,"date":"2019-05-04T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=78923"},"modified":"2019-04-30T16:15:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T21:15:49","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-547-may-8-1999-cover-story-looking-at-latest-signs-of-wcws-follies-wwf-newswire-detailing-growing-backstage-tension-between-austin-and-the-roc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/04\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-547-may-8-1999-cover-story-looking-at-latest-signs-of-wcws-follies-wwf-newswire-detailing-growing-backstage-tension-between-austin-and-the-roc\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #547 (May 8, 1999): Cover Story looking at latest signs of WCW&#8217;s follies, WWF Newswire detailing growing backstage tension between Austin and The Rock, Part six of Jim Brunzell &#8220;Torch Talk,&#8221; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-700197832\" 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 #547 cover-dated May 8, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue featured a cover story with the headline &#8220;WCW becomes more of an embarrassment&#8221; with a look at the latest signs of WCW&#8217;s follies, including Thunder setting a record-low rating up against a one-time WWE special on UPN head-to-head. The story includes behind the scenes insight into the disintegrating morale in the front office and locker room&#8230; WWF Newswire details growing backstage tension between Steve Austin and The Rock, WWF&#8217;s interest in Chris Jericho and details on his expiring WCW contract&#8230; WCW Newswire details the arrests two wrestlers on DUI charges and the latest in Nitro&#8217;s plummeting ratings up against Raw&#8230; Part six of Jim Brunzell&#8217;s &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; where he talks about drug use in the WWF in 1980s&#8230; Plus reviews of Raw, Nitro, Heat, Thunder, Letters to the Editor, Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; calling out Eric Bischoff to get his act together, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PWTorchNewsletter547PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #547<\/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-3222232499\" 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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