{"id":65775,"date":"2018-09-09T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T05:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=65775"},"modified":"2018-09-09T00:00:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T05:00:55","slug":"vip-audio-9-8-wkh-20-yrs-ago-lookback-the-story-behind-flairs-controversial-and-unexpected-return-to-wcw-amidst-ongoing-lawsuits-bischoff-and-mcmahon-quotes-on-the-red-hot-mond","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-9-8-wkh-20-yrs-ago-lookback-the-story-behind-flairs-controversial-and-unexpected-return-to-wcw-amidst-ongoing-lawsuits-bischoff-and-mcmahon-quotes-on-the-red-hot-mond\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 9\/8 \u2013 WKH \u2013 20 Yrs Ago Lookback: The story behind Flair&#8217;s controversial and unexpected return to WCW amidst ongoing lawsuits, Bischoff and McMahon quotes on the red-hot Monday Night War, Sting contract info (26 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3882760302\" 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 edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller looks at the 20 Years Ago back issue of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter with thoughts on the top stories of the week which included the story behind Ric Flair&#8217;s controversial and unexpected return to WCW amidst ongoing lawsuits, Eric Bischoff and Vince McMahon exchanging words through the trade journals at the time on the red-hot Monday Night War, Sting contract info as he joined the Million Dollar Club, and more.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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