{"id":149351,"date":"2022-11-19T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=149351"},"modified":"2022-11-15T14:58:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T20:58:48","slug":"vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-734-december-7-2002-hulk-hogan-reveals-to-wade-keller-his-thoughts-on-bret-hart-montreal-screwjob-in-this-torch-talk-plus-austin-wwe-negotiation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/11\/19\/vip-2002-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-734-december-7-2002-hulk-hogan-reveals-to-wade-keller-his-thoughts-on-bret-hart-montreal-screwjob-in-this-torch-talk-plus-austin-wwe-negotiation\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 2002 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #734 (December 7, 2002): Hulk Hogan reveals to Wade Keller his thoughts on Bret Hart Montreal Screwjob in this Torch Talk, plus Austin-WWE negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1543191162\" 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 of #734 cover-dated December 7, 2002:<\/strong> This issue opens with a headline about WWE shifting attention overseas as they often have when domestic business drops&#8230; Top Stories of the Week includes the latest on Steve Austin&#8217;s talks with WWE about a return&#8230; Jason Powell&#8217;s November Hitlist&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s &#8220;This Week&#8221; feature contends Vince Russo&#8217;s passion and charisma offset by bad storytelling&#8230; Part two of the &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221; with Hogan with his take on the Bret Hart Survivor Series Swerve&#8230; Pat McNeill&#8217;s feature column titled &#8220;A Night at the Indies&#8221;&#8230; Plus Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, ETC. 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