{"id":82328,"date":"2019-07-06T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=82328"},"modified":"2019-07-01T14:34:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T19:34:24","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-556-july-10-1999-details-on-jerichos-decision-to-jump-from-wcw-to-wwf-cover-story-featuring-extensive-exclusive-quotes-from-heyman-on-ecw-clea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/07\/06\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-556-july-10-1999-details-on-jerichos-decision-to-jump-from-wcw-to-wwf-cover-story-featuring-extensive-exclusive-quotes-from-heyman-on-ecw-clea\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #556 (July 10, 1999): Details on Jericho&#8217;s decision to jump from WCW to WWF, Cover Story featuring extensive exclusive quotes from Heyman on ECW clearing timeslot on TNN that week, Keller&#8217;s review of Jesse Ventura&#8217;s autobiography, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1697856713\" 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 #556 cover-dated July 10, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue is loaded with major features, including exclusive details on Chris Jericho&#8217;s decision to jump from WCW to the WWF including salary details&#8230; An in-depth double-length Cover Story featuring extensive exclusive quotes from Paul Heyman on ECW clearing a timeslot on TNN that week&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s in-depth review of Jesse Ventura&#8217;s newly released autobiography with analysis of his past activism in wrestling and how it might affect his run as governor&#8230; Controversy in WCW with Goldberg and Randy Savage&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes with random thoughts on WCW Nitro&#8230; Plus reviews of Raw, Nitro, Heat, Thunder, ECW TV, Power Pro TV, WWF Newswire, WCW Newswire, and ECW Newswire, ETC. 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