{"id":107466,"date":"2020-11-14T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=107466"},"modified":"2020-11-03T13:47:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T19:47:29","slug":"vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-629-november-25-2000-keller-interviews-vince-mcmahon-regarding-negotiations-to-purchase-wcw-gov-ventura-announced-as-new-xfl-announcer-torch-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/11\/14\/vip-2000-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-629-november-25-2000-keller-interviews-vince-mcmahon-regarding-negotiations-to-purchase-wcw-gov-ventura-announced-as-new-xfl-announcer-torch-t\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2000 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #629 (November 25, 2000): Keller interviews Vince McMahon regarding negotiations to purchase WCW, Gov. Ventura announced as new XFL announcer, Torch Talk with Vic Grimes pt. 1, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1065326214\" 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><em>We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1997 for the first time ever. These issues from 1997 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press run 20 years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s1\">SUMMARY of #629 cover-dated November 25, 2000:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"> This issue includes Torch editor Wade Keller interviewing Vince McMahon regarding the negotiations to purchase WCW (as part of WWF Newswire)&#8230; Gov. 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