{"id":83268,"date":"2019-07-27T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=83268"},"modified":"2019-07-16T15:55:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T20:55:10","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-559-july-31-1999-cover-story-on-vince-talking-about-owen-tragedy-on-tsn-kellers-end-notes-examining-veracity-of-mcmahons-comments-lette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/07\/27\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-559-july-31-1999-cover-story-on-vince-talking-about-owen-tragedy-on-tsn-kellers-end-notes-examining-veracity-of-mcmahons-comments-lette\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #559 (July 31, 1999): Cover Story on Vince talking about Owen tragedy on TSN, Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; examining veracity of McMahon&#8217;s comments, Letters to the Editor featuring lively discussion regarding Jesse Ventura&#8217;s hypocrisy, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2266949284\" 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 #559 cover-dated July 31, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features a cover story on Vince McMahon&#8217;s interview on TSN during which he addressed the Owen Hart tragedy. 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