{"id":833,"date":"2015-10-17T21:13:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T02:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=833"},"modified":"2015-10-17T21:39:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T02:39:22","slug":"vip-pwtorch-newsletter-354-sept-23-1995-nitro-beats-raw-in-first-head-to-head-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/17\/vip-pwtorch-newsletter-354-sept-23-1995-nitro-beats-raw-in-first-head-to-head-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP &#8211; PWTORCH NEWSLETTER #354 (Sept. 23, 1995): Nitro beats Raw in first head-to-head battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1777563703\" 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 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1995 for the first time ever. These issues from 1995 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press run 20 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">SUMMARY of #354 cover-dated Sept. 23, 2015: TThis issue includes a cover story detailing Nitro defeating Raw in the first head-to-head battle between the two shows, a major blow to WWF&#8217;s pride&#8230; WCW Newswire covers the biggest story of the week that would come back to haunt Bischoff years later as Bischoff fired Steve Austin, freeing him up to eventually lead the way in reversing the Nitro winning streak&#8230; WWF Newswire includes Shawn Michaels talking about what separates the WWF from &#8220;other Mickey Mouse promotions&#8221;&#8230; Detailed WCW Fall Brawl PPV coverage including Keller&#8217;s Match Report, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; More letters from readers reacting to the Raw vs. Nitro battle&#8230; A detailed ECW Arena report&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s BBL editorial forecasts where WWF would end up come WrestleMania&#8230; Plus ETC. 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