{"id":90287,"date":"2019-12-11T16:16:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T22:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=90287"},"modified":"2019-12-11T16:16:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T22:16:20","slug":"vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-578-december-4-1999-cover-story-on-wwfs-decision-to-tone-down-the-raunch-cover-sidebar-including-update-on-steve-austins-neck-and-future-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/12\/11\/vip-1999-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-578-december-4-1999-cover-story-on-wwfs-decision-to-tone-down-the-raunch-cover-sidebar-including-update-on-steve-austins-neck-and-future-in\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #578 (December 4, 1999): Cover Story on WWF&#8217;s decision to tone down the raunch, Cover Sidebar including update on Steve Austin&#8217;s neck and future in ring, Mitchell column featuring proposals for several WWF books, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1431948013\" 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 #578 cover-dated December 4, 1999:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features a cover story on WWF&#8217;s decision to tone down the raunch in response to widespread criticism. Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;End Notes&#8221; column details why the controversy was so needless&#8230; Also, a cover sidebar includes an update on Steve Austin&#8217;s neck and his future in the ring&#8230; WWF Newswire reports that Mick Foley&#8217;s in-ring career was winding down&#8230; WCW Newswire reported on the backstage fight between Buff Bagwell and Dallas Page&#8230; ECW Newswire reports Shawn Michaels is interested in working for ECW, plus an argument backstage between Raven and Sandman&#8230; Part seven of the &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; with Justin Credible includes his thoughts on what he didn&#8217;t like about his ECW stay&#8230; Bruce Mitchell writes a column titled &#8220;A Modest Book Proposal&#8221; feature proposals for several WWF books with the &#8220;moral of the story&#8221; for each&#8230; Plus ETC. 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