{"id":193816,"date":"2025-02-27T22:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T04:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=193816"},"modified":"2025-02-27T22:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T04:04:13","slug":"vip-audio-2-27-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-peteani-leclair-review-episodes-3-4-of-wwf-saturday-nights-main-event-including-santana-vs-savage-steamboat-vs-fuji-hogan-andre","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-2-27-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-peteani-leclair-review-episodes-3-4-of-wwf-saturday-nights-main-event-including-santana-vs-savage-steamboat-vs-fuji-hogan-andre\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 2\/27 \u2013 Pro Wrestling Then and Now: Peteani &#038; LeClair review Episodes 3 &#038; 4 of WWF Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event including Santana vs. Savage, Steamboat vs. Fuji, Hogan &#038; Andre vs. Studd &#038; Bundy, more (130 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1621652960\" 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>Long-time PWTorch contributor Brandon LeClair returns to Pro Wrestling Then and Now to review episodes 3 &amp; 4 of WWF Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event. Episode 3 featured follow-up of \u201cRowdy\u201d Roddy Piper interfering in Uncle Elmer\u2019s wedding, which led to a six-man tag match featuring Piper &amp; Jesse \u201cThe Body\u201d Ventura &amp; \u201cCowboy\u201d Bob Orton vs. Elmer &amp; Hillbilly Jim &amp; Cousin Luke. Terry Funk wrestles Junk Yard Dog on episode 3 and then challenges Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship on episode 4. There\u2019s Halloween comedy amongst other skits. There\u2019s a lot of discussion of why the product was presented as such during this period as compared to other eras including today. What do we appreciate about later eras and even today vs. the product back then?<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2025\/02\/20250227PWTAN.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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