{"id":188032,"date":"2024-11-14T22:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T04:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=188032"},"modified":"2024-11-14T18:02:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T00:02:18","slug":"vip-audio-11-14-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-ron-simmons-on-how-he-found-out-hed-be-winning-wcw-title-nation-of-domination-turner-buying-jcp-mick-foley-attitude-era","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-11-14-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-ron-simmons-on-how-he-found-out-hed-be-winning-wcw-title-nation-of-domination-turner-buying-jcp-mick-foley-attitude-era\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 11\/14 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago) (AD-FREE): Ron Simmons on how he found out he&#8217;d be winning WCW Title, Nation of Domination, Turner buying JCP, Mick Foley, Attitude Era, Bret Hart controversy, more (101 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2217987940\" 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 this week\u2019s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-12-2014), Pat McNeil interviewed Ron Simmons who talked about the transition from Jim Crockett Promotions to Turner-owned WCW and what wrestlers were worried about, thoughts on Mick Foley early in his career, the switch to wrestling as Faarooq and who was supposed to manage him instead of Sunny, transitioning from football to pro wrestling, how he found out Bill Watts chose him to be WCW Champion, how the locker room felt about the Bret Hart departure from the WWF, the Nation of Domination, the Attitude Era, and much more with live callers and chat room questions.<\/p>\n<p>ADDITIONAL LINKS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>PWTorch VIP membership&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704339261377000&amp;usg=AOvVaw346q_FAN-z3epBQPbDkcVi\">https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or support us on Patreon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pwtorchvip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pwtorchvip&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704339261377000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3xpp5HcdKSJiuACQm6siW7\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/<wbr \/>pwtorchvip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our YouTube Channel&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pwtorch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pwtorch&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704339261377000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2FdpCiLvMmxzZ-LiMDHfd-\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/<wbr \/>pwtorch<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4077145348\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2024\/11\/20241114WKPWP-IntClassic-VIP.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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