{"id":107711,"date":"2020-11-08T00:14:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T06:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=107711"},"modified":"2020-11-08T00:14:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T06:14:53","slug":"free-podcast-11-7-wkpwp-interview-with-ex-killer-bee-high-flyer-jim-brunzell-fall-of-awa-1980s-wwf-grind-drugs-wwe-contracts-more-106-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/11\/08\/free-podcast-11-7-wkpwp-interview-with-ex-killer-bee-high-flyer-jim-brunzell-fall-of-awa-1980s-wwf-grind-drugs-wwe-contracts-more-106-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 11\/7 \u2013 WKPWP &#8211; Interview with Ex-Killer Bee &#038; High Flyer Jim Brunzell: Fall of AWA, 1980s WWF grind, drugs, WWE contracts, more (106 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1052493153\" 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><b><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:<\/strong><\/b> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from Nov. 7, 2015 with &#8220;Jumpin'&#8221; Jim Brunzell, a longtime standout tag team wrestler in the 1970s and 1980s as part of the AWA High Flyers and the WWF Killer Bees. 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