{"id":17370,"date":"2016-04-24T11:22:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T16:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=17370"},"modified":"2016-04-24T12:01:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T17:01:05","slug":"vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-377-mar-2-ultimate-warrior-returns-to-wwf-while-scott-hall-gives-notice-kellers-vince-mcmahon-interview-part-three-billionaire-ted-skit-kell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/24\/vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-377-mar-2-ultimate-warrior-returns-to-wwf-while-scott-hall-gives-notice-kellers-vince-mcmahon-interview-part-three-billionaire-ted-skit-kell\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #377 (Mar. 2): Ultimate Warrior returns to WWF while Scott Hall gives notice, Keller&#8217;s Vince McMahon interview part three, Billionaire Ted skit, Keller on Monday Night War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2777168826\" 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. 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