{"id":195858,"date":"2025-04-09T14:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=195858"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T22:54:12","slug":"vip-audio-4-9-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-peteani-barber-mezzera-review-1995-wwf-wrestlemania-xi-including-bret-vs-backlund-diesel-vs-michaels-lt-vs-bam-bam-celebrities-more-119-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/04\/09\/vip-audio-4-9-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-peteani-barber-mezzera-review-1995-wwf-wrestlemania-xi-including-bret-vs-backlund-diesel-vs-michaels-lt-vs-bam-bam-celebrities-more-119-mi\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 4\/9 \u2013 Pro Wrestling Then and Now: Peteani &#038; Mezzera review 1995 WWF WrestleMania XI including Bret vs. Backlund, Diesel vs. Michaels, LT vs. Bam Bam, celebrities, more (119 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2670067042\" 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><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong>PWTorch contributor Jon Mezzera joins Frank Peteani to continue their review of the 1995 WWF, focusing on WrestleMania XI held in Hartford, Conn. 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