{"id":17367,"date":"2016-04-24T10:50:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T15:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=17367"},"modified":"2016-04-24T12:04:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T17:04:41","slug":"vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-375376-feb-24-keller-interviews-vince-mcmahon-pillman-worked-shoot-lands-in-ecw-keller-on-abc-2020-ufc-story-wwe-ppv-ufc-ppv-konnan-torch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/24\/vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-375376-feb-24-keller-interviews-vince-mcmahon-pillman-worked-shoot-lands-in-ecw-keller-on-abc-2020-ufc-story-wwe-ppv-ufc-ppv-konnan-torch\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #375\/376 (Feb. 24): Keller interviews Vince McMahon, Pillman worked-shoot lands in ECW, Keller on ABC 20\/20 UFC story, WWE PPV, UFC PPV, Konnan Torch Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1779578127\" 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 #375\/376 cover-dated Feb. 24, 1996: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">This issue includes a cover story titled &#8220;Pillman antics symbolize wrestling industry&#8221; detailing the &#8220;Loose Cannon&#8221; debuting at ECW Arena after being &#8220;fired from WCW.&#8221; Then, Bruce Mitchell&#8217;s feature column dissects the attempt by Pillman and Eric Bischoff to fool everyone, and what the pros and cons of it are&#8230; Torch Talk with Konnan, pt. 3&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s BBL interview with Vince McMahon, &#8220;From Predator to Prey, pt. 2&#8243;&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s BBL on the failure of ABC&#8217;s 20\/20 to avoid the usual pitfalls of UFC coverage&#8230; Letters to the Torch on a variety of current events&#8230; Detailed Live Event reports from WCW, USWA, WWF, and ECW&#8230; UFC PPV coverage&#8230; In-depth coverage of the WWF In Your House PPV including Keller&#8217;s match report with star ratings, Roundtable Reviews, Reader Reax, and Poll Results&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes&#8230; Plus Quotebook, WWF Newswire, WCW Newswire, ECW Newswire, ETC. 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