{"id":200096,"date":"2025-06-25T22:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T03:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=200096"},"modified":"2025-06-25T22:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T03:08:51","slug":"vip-podcast-6-25-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-peteani-mezzera-look-back-at-the-1995-wwf-king-of-the-ring-ppv-including-king-of-the-ring-tournament-matches-bret-vs-lawler-diesel-bam-bam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/06\/25\/vip-podcast-6-25-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-peteani-mezzera-look-back-at-the-1995-wwf-king-of-the-ring-ppv-including-king-of-the-ring-tournament-matches-bret-vs-lawler-diesel-bam-bam\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 6\/25 \u2013 Pro Wrestling Then and Now: Peteani &#038; Mezzera look back at the 1995 WWF King of the Ring PPV including King of the Ring tournament matches, Bret vs. Lawler, Diesel &#038; Bam Bam vs. Sid &#038; Tatanka, more (124 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2615143711\" 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 and \u201cRaw Hits and Misses\u201d author Jon Mezzera and Frank resume their journey reviewing 1995 WWF by breaking down the much-criticized King of the Ring PPV. 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