Features 14 Fulfilling A Legacy? The New Blackjacks In the Line of Fire! 18 The Downward Spiral Continues Venom's Spin on Shawn 22 He's Alive!! Has Paul Bearer Molded Kane Into a Monster? 28 It's Time--To Listen to the Fans Why Vader Can't Survive Without the Masses! 36 Heartbreak At Hart and Soul! Exclusive Summer Slam Results! 50 Swift and Streamlined Are the Light Heavyweights the Way of the Future? 55 A Giant Among the Ranks Will the Interrogator Put His Colleagues Out of Commission? Departments 2 Secret Superstar 3 Federation Fanatics 4 Letters to the Editor 6 The Bite 8 Rookies to Legends Taka Michinoku 10 Tales from the Turnbuckle 60 Barred From the Back 62 Private Eye 64 Pin 'Em Down