{"id":123606,"date":"2021-07-24T22:50:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T03:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=123606"},"modified":"2021-07-24T22:50:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T03:50:08","slug":"vip-audio-7-24-torch-talk-w-paul-orndorff-1991-regretting-being-a-wrestler-hogan-feud-difference-between-wwf-and-wcw-mick-foley-bill-watts-japan-50-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/24\/vip-audio-7-24-torch-talk-w-paul-orndorff-1991-regretting-being-a-wrestler-hogan-feud-difference-between-wwf-and-wcw-mick-foley-bill-watts-japan-50-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 7\/24 \u2013 Torch Talk w\/Paul Orndorff (1991): Regretting being a wrestler, Hogan feud, difference between WWF and WCW, Mick Foley, Bill Watts, Japan (50 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3473854861\" 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 special Torch Talk Flashback features Wade Keller&#8217;s May 1991 interview with &#8220;Mr. Wonderful&#8221; Paul Orndorff. 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