{"id":15212,"date":"2016-04-03T12:11:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T17:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15212"},"modified":"2016-04-03T12:53:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T17:53:21","slug":"vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-374-feb-17-vince-mcmahon-torch-interview-monday-night-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/03\/vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-374-feb-17-vince-mcmahon-torch-interview-monday-night-war\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #374 (Feb. 17): The Vince McMahon-Torch interview on the Monday Night War &#038; WCW, Sullivan-Pillman confirmed as a work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-86066458\" 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><em>We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1996 for the first time ever. These issues from 1996 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press run 20 years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">SUMMARY of #374 cover-dated Feb. 17, 1996:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>This issue includes an expanded cover story with the headline: &#8220;WWF contends TBS trying to destroy them&#8221; including quotes from Wade Keller&#8217;s interview with Vince McMahon. It&#8217;s a fascinating look at McMahon&#8217;s state of mind during a time when WCW was making aggressive moves to acquire his top talent, plus his comments on drug testing and much more&#8230; Also, more of the Keller interview with McMahon in a BBL special feature looking at McMahon&#8217;s history expanding the WWF from the Northeast&#8230; In-depth coverage of the loaded WCW Super Brawl PPV with Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant, Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage, and The Road Warriors vs. Sting &amp; Lex Luger&#8230; ETC. Newswire details Davey Boy Smith being acquitted&#8230; WCW Newswire reports on the Brian Pillman &#8220;shoot&#8221; and whether it was actually a work&#8230; WWF Newswire details the Wall Street Journal&#8217;s story on the growing WWF-WCW war&#8230; Plus Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, reports on Nitro, Superstars, ECW, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>FULL NEWSLETTER TEXT AND PDF VERSIONS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO VIP MEMBERS\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>NOT VIP? 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