{"id":89643,"date":"2019-11-30T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=89643"},"modified":"2019-11-25T19:57:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T01:57:10","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-577-november-27-1999-two-cover-stories-that-indicate-beginning-of-the-end-of-wrestling-boom-mitchell-column-titled-the-destruction-of-mankind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/11\/30\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-577-november-27-1999-two-cover-stories-that-indicate-beginning-of-the-end-of-wrestling-boom-mitchell-column-titled-the-destruction-of-mankind\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #577 (November 27, 1999): Two cover stories that indicate beginning of the end of wrestling boom, Mitchell column titled &#8220;The Destruction of Mankind,&#8221; WCW Mayhem PPV coverage, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-313797679\" 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 #577 cover-dated November 27, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features two cover stories that indicate the beginning of the end of the wrestling boom. One cover story features the headline: &#8220;Austin&#8217;s full-time wrestling career may be over.&#8221; The other states: &#8220;Activist group targets WWF.&#8221; Both stories would end being devastating blows to the WWF over the next couple of years&#8230; Also, Bruce Mitchell writes about &#8220;The Destruction of Mankind&#8221; featuring a controversial look a the revered Mick Foley&#8230; The WCW Mayhem PPV in Toronto is covered in depth with Keller&#8217;s match report and star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; Plus WCW Newswire, WWF Newswire, ECW Newswire, ETC. 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