{"id":130522,"date":"2021-12-29T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T20:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/recovery\/?p=130522"},"modified":"2021-12-29T14:17:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T20:17:01","slug":"vip-audio-12-29-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-w-frank-peteani-doc-bruce-hazelwood-rejoins-frank-to-review-wcw-starrcade-96-ultimo-dragon-vs-malenko-liger-vs-rey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/12\/29\/vip-audio-12-29-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-w-frank-peteani-doc-bruce-hazelwood-rejoins-frank-to-review-wcw-starrcade-96-ultimo-dragon-vs-malenko-liger-vs-rey\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/29 \u2013 Pro Wrestling Then and Now w\/Frank Peteani: \u201cDoc\u201d Bruce Hazelwood rejoins Frank to review WCW Starrcade \u201996. Ultimo Dragon vs. Malenko, Liger vs. Rey, Luger vs. Giant, Piper vs. Hogan, more (116 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3679951708\" 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>PWTorch.com contributor Bruce Hazelwood, soon to be the author of the NXT \u201cAlt Perspective\u201d report, joins Frank to discuss WCW Starrcade 1996. The show\u2019s main event featured the \u201cMatch of the Century\u201d between then-WCW Champion \u201cHollywood\u201d Hulk Hogan vs. \u201cRowdy\u201d Roddy Piper. Other matches on the card were Ultimo Dragon vs. Dean Malenko to unify the J-Crown and WCW Cruiserweight Championships, Jushin Thunder Liger vs. a young Rey Mysterio, Jr., Eddie Guerrero vs. Diamond Dallas Page for the U.S. Championship, Lex Luger vs. The Giant, and more. There are several discussion points including comparisons of WCW to the WWE and AEW of today, in particular giving a resolution in the main event between Piper and Hogan the way they did as opposed to what took place recently between Hangman Adam Page and Bryan Danielson recently on Dynamite.\u00a0 They also talk about the core of WCW in comparison to today\u2019s \u201cpillars\u201d of AEW, and what may have been if WCW got behind them and moved on from the NWO.<\/p>\n<p>Warning: Some language on this show may be NSFW.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2021\/12\/20211229PWTAN.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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