{"id":83226,"date":"2019-07-20T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=83226"},"modified":"2019-07-16T13:34:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T18:34:52","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-558-july-24-1999-coverage-of-gov-jesse-venturas-appearance-as-centerpiece-of-summerslam-99-press-conference-including-kellers-special-repo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/07\/20\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-558-july-24-1999-coverage-of-gov-jesse-venturas-appearance-as-centerpiece-of-summerslam-99-press-conference-including-kellers-special-repo\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #558 (July 24, 1999): Coverage of Gov. Jesse Ventura&#8217;s appearance as centerpiece of Summerslam &#8217;99 press conference including Keller&#8217;s Special Report detailing confronting Ventura, ECW Heat Wave coverage, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4107836535\" 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 #558 cover-dated July 24, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue covers Gov. Jesse Ventura&#8217;s appearance as the centerpiece of the Summerslam &#8217;99 press conference in Minneapolis which received a ton of mainstream media attention. Torch editor Wade Keller asked questions at the press conference, and also confronted Ventura with some tough questions after the press conference about his seeming about-face regarding his feelings on the WWF as soon as a check was dangled in front of him. The interview transcript with reporters is part of a &#8220;Special Report&#8221; in this issue&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s feature editorial reevaluating Ventura&#8217;s principles&#8230; ECW Heat Wave coverage including match details and analysis, star rating, Torch staff Roundtable Reviews, and reader reax&#8230; Also, backstage news on the Monday Night Wars with news on Goldberg&#8217;s WCW status, rumors of Eric Bischoff&#8217;s future, and much more in the WWF Newswire and WCW Newswire&#8230; Plus, ECW Newswire, Raw report, Nitro report, ECW TV report, PPW TV report, Heat report, End Notes with Wade Keller, Letters to the Torch with Torch staff response, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PWTorchNewsletter558PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #558<\/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-4098319546\" 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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