{"id":18298,"date":"2016-05-04T10:06:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T15:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=18298"},"modified":"2016-05-04T10:35:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T15:35:16","slug":"vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-381-mar-30-results-absurd-wcw-uncensored-pay-per-view-torch-talk-marc-mero-raw-nitro-reports-including-flair-vs-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/04\/vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-381-mar-30-results-absurd-wcw-uncensored-pay-per-view-torch-talk-marc-mero-raw-nitro-reports-including-flair-vs-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #381 (Mar. 30): Results of the absurd WCW Uncensored pay&#8211;per-view, Torch Talk with Marc Mero, Raw and Nitro reports including Flair vs. Giant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-142262679\" 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 #381 cover-dated Mar. 30, 1996:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>This issue includes a cover story detailing the second annual WCW Uncensored and how it lived up to last year&#8217;s farcical standards&#8230; WWF Newswire details a Supreme Court loss&#8230; WCW Newswire covers Hulk Hogan&#8217;s extortion lawsuit&#8230; Part three of the Marc Mero (Johnny B. Badd) &#8220;Torch Talk&#8221;&#8230; Detailed report and analysis of WCW Uncensored including Keller&#8217;s Match Report with star ratings, Roundtable Reviews from the staff, Reader Reax, and Reader Poll Results&#8230; Plus reports on Raw, Nitro, ECW, USWA, and Japan TV shows, ETC. Newswire, Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&#8211;<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/381TorchNewsletterPDF.pdf\">DIRECT LINK: PWTorchNewsletter #381 PDF<\/a><\/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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