{"id":87325,"date":"2019-10-12T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=87325"},"modified":"2019-10-08T17:34:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T22:34:50","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-570-october-13-1999-second-part-of-torch-talk-with-vince-russo-where-he-discusses-resignation-from-wwf-to-jump-to-wcw-results-of-jerry-lawlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/10\/12\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-570-october-13-1999-second-part-of-torch-talk-with-vince-russo-where-he-discusses-resignation-from-wwf-to-jump-to-wcw-results-of-jerry-lawlers\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #570 (October 13, 1999): Second part of Torch Talk with Vince Russo where he discusses resignation from WWF to jump to WCW, Results of Jerry Lawler&#8217;s run for mayor of Memphis, Newswire including Jericho&#8217;s early WWF struggles, death of Gorilla Monsoon, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3580787594\" 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 #570 cover-dated October 13, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features the second part of a &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; with Vince Russo where he discusses his resignation from the WWF in order to jump to WCW and what he regretted about how he handled that process&#8230; Results of Jerry Lawler&#8217;s run for mayor of Memphis&#8230; WWF Newswire including an update on Droz&#8217;s surgery, Chris Jericho&#8217;s early WWF struggles, and the death of Gorilla Monsoon&#8230; WCW Newswire with a health update on Scott Steiner, highlights of Russo and Ed Ferrara&#8217;s online chat, Hulk Hogan&#8217;s interview on CNN&#8230; ECW Newswire with wrestlers concern over TNN ratings and Taz&#8217;s desire to leave ECW&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s feature editorial on how Vince Russo upstaged Paul Heyman&#8230; Letters to the Torch&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes on Triple H&#8217;s transformation as champion and whether it works for his personality&#8230; And more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/PWTorchNewsletter570PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #570<\/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-475384798\" 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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