{"id":94520,"date":"2020-04-25T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=94520"},"modified":"2020-03-11T16:52:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T21:52:45","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-598-april-15-2000-cover-story-on-relaunch-of-nitro-after-a-week-off-with-vince-russo-and-eric-bischoff-in-charge-cover-sidebar-reports-on-ecw-ch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/04\/25\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-598-april-15-2000-cover-story-on-relaunch-of-nitro-after-a-week-off-with-vince-russo-and-eric-bischoff-in-charge-cover-sidebar-reports-on-ecw-ch\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #598 (April 15, 2000): Cover Story on relaunch of Nitro after a week off with Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff in charge, Cover Sidebar reports on ECW Champion Mike Awesome&#8217;s attempt to jump to WCW without dropping ECW Title first, Part one of Torch Talk with Lance Storm, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-364480826\" 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 #598 cover-dated April 15, 2000:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue features a cover story on the relaunch of Nitro after a week off with Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff in charge&#8230; The cover sidebar reports on ECW Champion Mike Awesome&#8217;s attempt to jump to WCW without dropping the ECW Title first&#8230; Part one of the Torch Talk with Lance Storm&#8230; WWF Newswire with buyrate news on WrestleMania along with backstage news including Tazz being ribbed&#8230; WCW Newswire with tons of backstage news&#8230; ECW Newswire with the status of Rob Van Dam&#8217;s contract and heat between New Jack and Vic Grimes&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s feature editorial titled &#8220;The Old Guard Still in Charge&#8221; regarding the changes in WCW&#8230; Keller&#8217;s End Notes looks at the new Nitro&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, Smackdown, ECW, and other shows, and Letters to the Torch, ETC. 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