{"id":117432,"date":"2021-04-19T02:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T07:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=117432"},"modified":"2021-04-19T02:30:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T07:30:41","slug":"vip-audio-4-18-wkh-ae-steve-austin-documentary-reaction-plus-first-ever-details-of-kellers-conversation-with-vince-mcmahon-in-late-1998-about-issue-he-had-with-torch-cover-story","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-4-18-wkh-ae-steve-austin-documentary-reaction-plus-first-ever-details-of-kellers-conversation-with-vince-mcmahon-in-late-1998-about-issue-he-had-with-torch-cover-story\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 4\/18 \u2013 WKH \u2013 A&#038;E Steve Austin Documentary reaction plus first-ever details of Keller&#8217;s conversation with Vince McMahon in late 1998 about issue he had with Torch cover story on Austin (40 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1350090920\" 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><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:<\/strong> In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reacts to the two hour A&amp;E biography on Steve Austin that premiered tonight including a comparison to the prior A&amp;E documentary two decades ago. 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