{"id":88392,"date":"2019-11-02T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=88392"},"modified":"2019-10-30T16:15:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T21:15:49","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-573-october-30-1999-cover-story-detailing-ratings-performance-of-vince-russo-and-ed-ferrara-two-weeks-into-their-stint-writing-for-wcw-keller-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/11\/02\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-573-october-30-1999-cover-story-detailing-ratings-performance-of-vince-russo-and-ed-ferrara-two-weeks-into-their-stint-writing-for-wcw-keller-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #573 (October 30, 1999): Cover Story detailing ratings performance of Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara two weeks into their stint writing for WCW, Keller editorial on Jeff Jarrett-WWF departure, coverage of WCW Halloween Havoc, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4257885763\" 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 #573 cover-dated October 30, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features a cover story detailing the ratings performance of Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara two weeks into their stint writing for WCW, plus a sidebar story on Russo sending Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan home for two months&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s feature editorial looking at the Jeff Jarrett-WWF departure, why it happened, how it happened, and who was to blame&#8230; Detailed coverage of WCW Halloween Havoc including a controversial Sting vs. Hulk Hogan match, and Goldberg vs. Sting, Dallas Page vs. Ric Flair, and Lex Luger vs. Bret Hart&#8230; Plus WWF Newswire, WCW Newswire, ECW Newswire, Raw review, Smackdown review, Nitro review, Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes comments on Nitro and Raw, Letters to the Torch, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/PWTorchNewsletter573PDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #573<\/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-1445445213\" 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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