{"id":202827,"date":"2025-08-15T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=202827"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:05:28","slug":"vip-podcast-8-15-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-peteani-mezzera-look-back-at-wwf-in-your-house-ii-and-summerslam-95-including-michaels-vs-jarrett-diesel-vs-sid-bret-vs-yankem-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/15\/vip-podcast-8-15-pro-wrestling-then-and-now-peteani-mezzera-look-back-at-wwf-in-your-house-ii-and-summerslam-95-including-michaels-vs-jarrett-diesel-vs-sid-bret-vs-yankem-r\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/15 \u2013 Pro Wrestling Then and Now: Peteani &#038; Mezzera look back at WWF In Your House II and Summerslam \u201995 including Michaels vs. Jarrett, Diesel vs. Sid, Bret vs. Yankem, Razor vs. Michaels, more (179 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-576806155\" 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 Peteani resume their journey reviewing 1995 WWF by breaking both the In Your House II and Summerslam PPVs. In Your House II features a great Intercontinental Championship match between Shawn Michaels and Jarrett. Summerslam features the eventual Kane\u2019s debut as Isaac Yankem, DDS. vs. Bret \u201cHit Man\u201d Hart, Razor Ramon challenging Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship, and Diesel defending the WWF Championship against King Mabel. Many topics are discussed including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brief thoughts on Hulk Hogan\u2019s passing to open the show<\/li>\n<li>Bill Watts brief tenure in WWF<\/li>\n<li>Racism in WWF<\/li>\n<li>Many \u201coccupational\u201d gimmicks used in WWF<\/li>\n<li>The abrupt departures of Jeff Jarrett and The Roadie after In Your House II<\/li>\n<li>The original plan for the WWF Tag Team Championship match at Summerslam<\/li>\n<li>Owen Hart nearly getting fired<\/li>\n<li>Wade\u2019s reporting on Hakushi not bumping for babyfaces and not adjusting his style<\/li>\n<li>Vince\u2019s pushing of tag teams<\/li>\n<li>The teasing of Razor turning heel<\/li>\n<li>The odd interference by Lex Luger in the main event and the lack of interference by newly turned heel British Bulldog<\/li>\n<li>The idea of trying to swerve the audience then the way they do now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2025\/08\/20250815PWTAN.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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