{"id":108244,"date":"2020-12-31T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T02:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=108244"},"modified":"2020-11-18T14:09:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T20:09:12","slug":"vip-audio-12-31-retro-radio-kellers-pro-wrestling-focus-6-27-1993-paul-heyman-talks-about-hulk-hogan-leaving-wwf-and-his-new-promotion-for-a-full-hour-bruce-mitchell-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/31\/vip-audio-12-31-retro-radio-kellers-pro-wrestling-focus-6-27-1993-paul-heyman-talks-about-hulk-hogan-leaving-wwf-and-his-new-promotion-for-a-full-hour-bruce-mitchell-j\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/31 \u2013 RETRO RADIO \u2013 Keller\u2019s Pro Wrestling Focus (6\/27\/1993): Paul Heyman talks about Hulk Hogan leaving WWF and his new promotion for a full hour, Bruce Mitchell joins Keller &#038; Schire to talk current wrestling news (125 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3694090252\" 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:<\/strong> This is the June 27, 1993 episode of Pro\u2008Wrestling Focus featuring PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost George Schire and guest analyst, PWTorch Newsletter columnist Bruce Mitchell, as they cover a variety of current events topics including Hulk Hogan&#8217;s official departure from the WWF, Hulk Hogan&#8217;s new beach-themed show in production, rants against the WCW mini-movies, praising Steve Austin, Barry Windham&#8217;s untimely injury, and more. 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