{"id":81596,"date":"2019-06-22T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=81596"},"modified":"2019-06-17T19:53:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T00:53:26","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-554-june-26-1999-cover-story-detailing-rena-meros-anti-wwf-media-tour-including-usa-today-mitchells-feature-column-on-kevin-nashs-influenc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/22\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-554-june-26-1999-cover-story-detailing-rena-meros-anti-wwf-media-tour-including-usa-today-mitchells-feature-column-on-kevin-nashs-influenc\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #554 (June 26, 1999): Cover Story detailing Rena Mero&#8217;s anti-WWF media tour including USA Today, Mitchell&#8217;s feature column on Kevin Nash&#8217;s influence on destroying WCW, reader reflections on Owen Hart tragedy, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2081751821\" 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 #554 cover-dated June 26, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features a cover story detailing Rena Mero&#8217;s anti-WWF media tour including USA Today&#8230; Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s feature column, titled &#8220;Serial Killer,&#8221; takes an in-depth look at Kevin Nash&#8217;s influence on destroying WCW&#8230; Letters to the Editor features reader reflections on the Owen Hart tragedy&#8230; Plus tons of backstage news on the WWF and WCW, TV reviews of Raw, Nitro, ECW TV, Heat, Thunder, and Power Pro, ETC. 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