{"id":18966,"date":"2016-05-11T10:02:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=18966"},"modified":"2016-05-27T09:19:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T14:19:48","slug":"vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-384-apr-20-raw-sets-viewership-record-bischoff-responds-mcmahon-bret-harts-psyche-tumbles-wm12-vince-shifted-hbk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/11\/vip-1996-back-issue-pro-wrestling-torch-384-apr-20-raw-sets-viewership-record-bischoff-responds-mcmahon-bret-harts-psyche-tumbles-wm12-vince-shifted-hbk\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE \u2013 Pro Wrestling Torch #384 (Apr. 20): Raw sets viewership record, Bischoff responds to McMahon, Bret Hart&#8217;s psyche tumbles after WM12 after Vince shifted to HBK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-272436232\" 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 #384 cover-dated Apr. 20, 1996:<\/span><\/strong> This issue includes a cover story on WWF Raw setting an all-time viewership record&#8230; WCW Newswire includes extensive highlights of Eric Bischoff responding to Vince McMahon&#8230; WWF Newswire details the ongoing Bret Hart saga as his psyche took a tumble after Vince McMahon shifted the focus from him to Shawn Michaels&#8230; Interview Highlights with Bret Hart regarding the WWF-WCW war&#8230; ECW Live Event Report&#8230; WWF Live Event Report&#8230; Pancrase PPV Report&#8230; Chris Zavisa&#8217;s column on New Japan&#8217;s readiness for another big Tokyo Dome show&#8230; Wade Keller&#8217;s End Notes features analysis of the Bret-Michaels saga&#8230; Plus ETC. 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