{"id":80938,"date":"2019-06-08T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=80938"},"modified":"2019-06-03T21:31:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T02:31:04","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-552-june-12-1999-cover-story-on-hart-family-and-wwf-clashing-over-usage-of-funeral-footage-of-owen-hart-second-cover-story-on-sables-110-mill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/08\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-552-june-12-1999-cover-story-on-hart-family-and-wwf-clashing-over-usage-of-funeral-footage-of-owen-hart-second-cover-story-on-sables-110-mill\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #552 (June 12, 1999): Cover Story on Hart family and WWF clashing over usage of funeral footage of Owen Hart, second Cover Story on Sable&#8217;s $110 million lawsuit against WWF, Newswire covering Goldberg, Dennis Rodman, New Jack, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-392290134\" 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 #552 cover-dated June 12, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features a cover story on the Hart family and the WWF clashing over usage of funeral footage of Owen Hart&#8230; The second cover story details Sable&#8217;s $110 million lawsuit against the WWF&#8230; In WCW Newswire, Goldberg threatens to retire from pro wrestling during a contract squabble with WCW&#8230; Dennis Rodman signs with WCW&#8230; New Jack was acquitted of criminal charges in the case filed against him for blading and brutalizing a rookie underage wrestler in an ECW ring in November 1996&#8230; More details of mainstream media coverage of Owen Hart&#8217;s death&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s feature article breaks down an Eric Bischoff interview and puts it to the truth test&#8230; Reader letters tackle the Owen Hart controversies&#8230; Tons of backstage news from WCW on Scott Steiner, Roddy Piper, Buff Bagwell, and more&#8230; Tons of backstage news on the WWF&#8230; Plus TV reviews of Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, Heat, Thunder, and Power Pro, ECW Newswire, ETC. 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