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FREE THIS WEEK: WRESTLING LARIAT ARCHIVES #70: ECW OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES DEBUT PPV, THE DUDLEY BOYZ TEAM FOR FIRST TIME, 42 MINUTE MISAWA VS. KOBASHI CLASSIC, USWA AND LOTS MORE

Usually an exclusive feature for the PWInsider.com Elite section, we are proud to present The Wrestling Lariat Archives free this week. The Wrestling Lariat was the newsletter that launched it all for this website's contributors and this issue, #70, was originally published on February 10, 1997. The Lariat Archives are posted and archives permanently every Friday in the Elite section, which features tons of other audio and text features. For more details, click here. Enjoy!

The Wrestling Lariat #70 features:

PAGE TWO: Dave Scherer's live ECW Arena report from February 1997, featuring Paul Heyman's official unveiling of the company's debut PPV, Barely Legal, the first-ever teaming of Team 3D, then known as the Dudley Boyz, Raven vs. Steve Williams and more.

PAGE THREE: Mike Johnson's live report from ECW's debut in Long Island, NY featuring The Eliminators vs. Brian Lee & Chris Candido and more.

PAGE FOUR: Jess McGrath's Moonsaults and Mayhem covering the latest in the USWA as they head towards the end of the promotion's run and tons more from all corners of the independent wrestling world.

PAGE FIVE: Koji Yamamoto's Japan Report featuring detailed TV recaps for All Japan and New Japan, including an incredible Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa classic.

PAGE SIX: Tim Whitehead's World, covering a live Southern States Wrestling event and Japanese merchandise, among other topics.

PAGE SEVEN: The Readers Speak!

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