{"id":120299,"date":"2021-05-31T13:11:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T18:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=120299"},"modified":"2021-05-31T13:11:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T18:11:10","slug":"vip-audio-5-31-alan4ls-prowres-paradise-wrestling-historian-allan-blackstock-joins-alan4l-for-an-in-depth-look-at-the-legendary-1980-feud-pitting-bruno-sammartino-against-larry-zby","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-5-31-alan4ls-prowres-paradise-wrestling-historian-allan-blackstock-joins-alan4l-for-an-in-depth-look-at-the-legendary-1980-feud-pitting-bruno-sammartino-against-larry-zby\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 5\/31 \u2013 Alan4L\u2019s ProWres Paradise: Wrestling historian Allan Blackstock joins Alan4L for an in-depth look at the legendary 1980 feud pitting Bruno Sammartino against Larry Zbyszko (90 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1518528882\" 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:\u00a0<\/strong>In our latest episode of Alan4L&#8217;s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by wrestling historian Allan Blackstock for an in-depth look at one of the greatest feuds in WWF\/WWE history. 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