{"id":92060,"date":"2020-01-22T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=92060"},"modified":"2020-01-20T17:33:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T23:33:24","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-584-january-15-2000-cover-story-on-steve-austin-switching-doctors-right-before-major-neck-surgery-details-of-gary-albright-dying-during-wrestlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/01\/22\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-584-january-15-2000-cover-story-on-steve-austin-switching-doctors-right-before-major-neck-surgery-details-of-gary-albright-dying-during-wrestlin\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #584 (January 15, 2000): Cover Story on Steve Austin switching doctors right before major neck surgery, details of Gary Albright dying during wrestling match at age 36, ECW Guilty as Charged PPV coverage, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2923141837\" 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. 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