{"id":220490,"date":"2026-08-06T14:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=220490"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:35:57","slug":"vip-podcast-8-6-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-keller-looks-back-at-jesse-venturas-summerslam-press-conference-from-1999-with-questions-from-keller-tons-of-big-names-present-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/06\/vip-podcast-8-6-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-keller-looks-back-at-jesse-venturas-summerslam-press-conference-from-1999-with-questions-from-keller-tons-of-big-names-present-68\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/6 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago: Keller looks back at Jesse Ventura&#8217;s Summerslam Press Conference from 1999 with questions from Keller, tons of big names present (68 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2050258281\" 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: <\/strong>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the July 16, 2007 special episode where he looked back at the Jesse Ventura SummerSlam press conference from July 14, 1999 on the 9 year anniversary week of that big announcement of a sitting governor agreeing to be paid to be part of a WWF event. 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