{"id":190281,"date":"2024-12-31T15:39:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T21:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=190281"},"modified":"2024-12-31T15:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T21:39:16","slug":"vip-audio-12-31-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-12-29-2006-scott-hall-torch-talk-pt-13-shocking-mcmahon-statement-early-in-halls-wwe-run-drugs-and-alcohol-with-road","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-12-31-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-12-29-2006-scott-hall-torch-talk-pt-13-shocking-mcmahon-statement-early-in-halls-wwe-run-drugs-and-alcohol-with-road\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/31 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (12-29-2006) \u2013 Scott Hall Torch Talk (pt. 13): Shocking McMahon statement early in Hall&#8217;s WWE run, drugs and alcohol with road stories about why it was so prevalent (21 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4186826226\" 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>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Dec. 29, 2006 Torch Talk audio series with Scott Hall. This is part 13, which matched the published transcript in Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter that week. The interview was conducted on Sept. 8, 2006 and was Hall&#8217;s first extended insider interview ever logging in around seven hours total, amongst our longest, most in-depth &#8220;Torch Talks&#8221; ever. It&#8217;s also one of our best.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the interview, Hall marches through his entire career, discusses various controversies from drugs and drinking to run-ins with fellow wrestlers (including Goldberg) to what he says was the tipping point in the Monday Night War and how he was an integral part of it, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>In this installment, Scott discusses his experience with drugs and alcohol in the WWF, the culture that leads to so many wrestlers getting addicted or dying, and stories from the road that provide insight into why it&#8217;s so prevalent including a shocking statement by Vince McMahon to another wrestler when he was early in his first WWF stint.<\/p>\n<p>This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. 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