{"id":13237,"date":"2016-03-12T22:55:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T04:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13237"},"modified":"2016-03-12T23:03:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T05:03:15","slug":"vip-audio-312-mitchell-audio-pt-2-2-savages-place-history-austin-stayed-ecw-ambrose-upside-20-years-ago-torch-discussion-including-possibly-gay-column-81-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/12\/vip-audio-312-mitchell-audio-pt-2-2-savages-place-history-austin-stayed-ecw-ambrose-upside-20-years-ago-torch-discussion-including-possibly-gay-column-81-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 3\/12 \u2013 Mitchell Audio, pt. 2 of 2: McMahon-Trump, Savage&#8217;s place in history, what if Austin stayed in ECW, Ambrose upside, 20 Years Ago Torch discussion including &#8220;Possibly Gay&#8221; column (81 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-456454670\" 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>SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"s1\">PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell, joined by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, take some Ask Bruce Mitchell mailbag questions and then discuss the second\u00a020 Years Ago edition of the 1992 Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter back issue. Topics in the mailbag include Vince McMahon for President compared to Donald Trump, Randy Savage&#8217;s place in history, Dean Ambrose&#8217;s upside, what if Steve Austin stayed in ECW, and does Bobo Brazil deserve to be considered the first Black World Champion considering his history with the NWA Title? Also, thoughts on the prospects of Pat Patterson&#8217;s autobiography. Then the 20 Years Ago Back Issue discussion includes main event give-aways amping up early in the Monday Night War, WCW crowds beginning to turn against Hulk Hogan, Benoit Torch Talk excerpts about his future, and an in-depth discussion on Bruce&#8217;s feature-length column titled &#8220;Possibly Gay&#8221; based on Goldust and pro wrestling&#8217;s gay and &#8220;maybe gay&#8221; and &#8220;definitely not gay&#8221; characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">APP USERS:<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> If you are a VIP member accessing this on our app, scroll to the VIP AUDIO LINK below or we also recommend you access audio via a third-party podcast app for iPhone or Android (<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/faq\/vip-audio-tips\/\">here\u2019s our list of recommended apps<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">) or via our ad-free VIP Mobile Site\u2019s <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/vipaudioshows\/\">VIP Audio Show Listing<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> from which you can directly stream or download the shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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