{"id":58494,"date":"2018-04-16T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=58494"},"modified":"2018-04-16T13:55:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T18:55:00","slug":"20-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-4-13-98-tons-of-austin-mcmahon-back-and-forth-at-start-and-end-of-show-plus-jarrett-funk-dx-owen-patterson-brisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/16\/20-yrs-ago-kellers-wwe-raw-report-4-13-98-tons-of-austin-mcmahon-back-and-forth-at-start-and-end-of-show-plus-jarrett-funk-dx-owen-patterson-brisco\/","title":{"rendered":"20 YRS AGO &#8211; KELLER&#8217;S WWE RAW REPORT (4-13-98): Tons of Austin-McMahon back-and-forth at start and end of show, plus Jarrett, Funk, DX, Owen, Patterson &#038; Brisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1592779932\" 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>The following was published in PWTorch Newsletter 20 years ago this week. Read all of these Raw reports in our comprehensive back issue section of the PWTorch VIP website with Raw reports dating back to the first program through this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/pwtorch-vip-membership-information\/\">GO VIP HERE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>KELLER&#8217;S WWE RAW REPORT<br \/>\nAPRIL 13, 2018<br \/>\nPHILADELPHIA, PA.<br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK<\/h2>\n<p><strong>TV Rating: 4.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Q1: 4.2]\u2026 The show began with a new \u201cWWF Attitude\u201d opening stamp. Pretty cool\u2026 Footage then aired of the \u201cnew and improved\u201d Steve Austin-Vince McMahon angle. The voiceover teased that Austin would settle his problems with the boss once and for all \u201ctonight on Raw is War!\u201d\u2026 Jim Ross announced the sellout crowd of 16,000 and said it was at the \u201cCoors\u201d State Center. Ross can\u2019t stop plugging Coors after all of those Coors-sponsored WCW Clash events. Ross then said Austin sometime during the show would settle his differences with McMahon. Before he could take his next breath, Austin\u2019s music started and he came to the ring. Austin asked McMahon to \u201cbring his ass out\u201d to the ring. He promised not to hit him. He told the fans somebody ought to have a beer for him because if he\u2019s gonna wait, he\u2019s gonna drink while doing it. He threatened to sit in the ring until he came out. He said he wasn\u2019t going to put up with McMahon telling him what to do and how to act anymore. McMahon finally began to come out. McMahon poked his head out of the curtain and hesitantly began to walk to the ring. He had Gerry Brisco and Pat Patterson by his side. Before walking down the rampway he had two security officers wearing riot gear accompany him to the ring (indy wrestlers Donnie B. and Gino Caruso).<\/p>\n<p>Austin interviewed McMahon, demanding to know from him who his opponent is going to be at the next PPV. McMahon said, \u201cI haven\u2019t made up my mind yet. It takes great deliberation.\u201d Austin listed all of the things McMahon doesn\u2019t like about him. Austin said it sounds as if McMahon wants to be the WWF champion himself. McMahon asked, \u201cWhere are you going with this?\u201d Austin said, \u201cA couple of weeks ago when you came down with this new belt, I\u2019m sure before I took this belt from you I\u2019m sure you walked around in your house with your little pajamas on and you had this belt strapped around your waist and you said to your wife, \u2018Honey, how do I look as the World Champion.\u2019 She probably said you look like a jackass because you do.\u201d Austin then announced that he was willing to put the WWF Title on the line. Austin added, \u201cLook at me when I\u2019m talking to you. Don\u2019t turn your back on me, because even though I gave you my word I wouldn\u2019t hit you, I just might knock your damn head off you.\u201d Austin then said he wanted to wrestle McMahon for the belt. He asked the crowd if they wanted to see the match. They applauded wildly. McMahon said he didn\u2019t want the match. Austin said he could beat McMahon with one hand tied behind his back. Austin said the easy way would be wrestling him later, but the hard way \u201cmeans hand picking one of the cameramen, I\u2019m gonna take him backstage to your office, and I\u2019m going to beat your ass in front of the world anyway.\u201d Austin told McMahon he\u2019d give him 30 minutes to make up his mind. Austin said if he thinks he\u2019s going anywhere, he\u2019s not because his limo driver has been beat up and he has four flat tires. Austin left and McMahon looked so worried he was on the verge of tears. Great segment\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Q2: 4.2]\u2026 After a commercial, Gerry Brisco and Pat Patterson told McMahon he has only one thing to do, and that is \u201cbreak him like you broke the rest of them.\u201d \u2026 Degeneration X came to the ring next. They didn\u2019t do the rapid-fire cuts between live action and the DX video. The announcers wondered what DX was doing at ringside for the chain match\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(1) DOA fought Los Boricuas (Savio Vega &amp; Jose Estrada) to a no contest in a chain match at 2:15. Ross outright said DX \u201cwhizzed\u201d and \u201curinated\u201d on DOA\u2019s bikes last week. DX attacked Chainz at ringside, piledriving him on a chair on the rampway. After that, DX attacked 8-Ball and Skull in the ring. Los Boricuas helped DX in the attack. DX surrounded Los Boricuas after the match and gave them a crotch chop salute. Just as Boricuas bought into the tribute, Chyna gave them low blows from behind. DX attacked them with chairs, too\u2026 They cut back to the locker room where Shane McMahon joined Vince, Pat, and Gerry. Shane was trying to talk his dad out of it. Shane said if Vince got into the ring with Austin, it would be just as dangerous as when he (Shane) rode a motorcycle 120 miles an hour. Vince said, \u201cYeah, you could\u2019ve been killed.\u201d As Shane continued to discourage Vince, Vince said, \u201cAre you saying I can\u2019t take Austin?\u201d Shane said, \u201cThis is crap. I\u2019m totally against it.\u201d\u2026 In a nice touch, they did list sponsors for the show while airing a live shot of the outside of the Core State Center\u2026<\/p>\n<p>After a commercial they showed Chainz being stretchered to the back\u2026 Vince came back out as four wrestlers were already standing in the ring ready to be in a tag match. McMahon said for over 50 years the WWF has been part of his heritage, from his grandfather, his father, and he, and he hoped it would carry on to his son and daughter and each generation thereafter. He said, \u201cThe WWF has always been about honor and integrity, qualities that are sorely lacking in our current WWF champion.\u201d McMahon looked up and said, \u201cI know the decision I\u2019m about to make tonight won\u2019t sit well with those who have preceded me, but nonetheless, sometimes a man\u2019s gotta do what a man\u2019s gotta do.\u201d He gulped and said, \u201cIn answer to the question will I fight Stone Cold Steve Austin in this ring tonight, the answer is Oh Hell Yeah.\u201d The crowd popped. Ross and Cole said McMahon has no chance. Ross said, \u201cVince is getting some bad advice. If this happens, it is going to rip this company apart. I can\u2019t believe Pat Patterson and Gerry Brisco, two WWF officials, are condoning this. Has everybody lost their mind, for god\u2019s sakes?\u201d Brisco and Patterson greeted McMahon on the rampway and congratulated him on his decision.\u201d McMahon told them, \u201cI can\u2019t take it anymore.\u201d Ross took off his headset and said he was going to do what he could to make sure the match wouldn\u2019t happen. Ross walked to the back\u2026 The lights in the arena then went out just as the tag match was about to start. Rather than Kane, it was Undertaker who walked out. He chokeslammed Pantera and Aguila as Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor laughed. He then chokeslammed Taylor as Christopher fled. He then gave Taylor the tombstone. At least they didn\u2019t have Christopher get squashed, too. Undertaker grabbed the house mic and said, \u201cKane, it\u2019s time your big brother shows you what evil is all about. No longer are you the hunter. Now you are the hunted. This night will go on like an eternity until you show your face\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Q3: 4.2]\u2026 The Starburst Slam of the Week was Austin giving McMahon the Stone Cold Stunner two weeks earlier on Raw\u2026 They went backstage to Kevin Kelly who said nobody, not Ross or Shane, would be able to convince McMahon to back down from the match. He introduced footage shot during the commercial. Ross and Shane argued with Jerry and Pat. McMahon walked and said, \u201cI\u2019ve made my decision.\u201d He told Shane to go to his car, get his bag, and bring it to him. McMahon threw off his coat. Shane said, \u201cThis is the dumbest decision you\u2019ve ever made.\u201d Vince said, \u201cIt may be.\u201d Vince sternly told Ross, \u201cGo do your job. Thank you very much\u201d\u2026<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2473282781\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(2) Jeff Jarrett (w\/Tennessee Lee) fought Taka Michinoku to a no contest at 2:35. Lee introduced Jarrett as hundreds of Jarrett leaflets fell from the ceiling. They went back to Steve Blackman in the locker room. Cole asked him if he\u2019d be getting his revenge on Jarrett on Raw. Blackman said he might tonight, he might next week, or he might wait until the PPV, but his revenge \u201cwould be sweet.\u201d Ross rejoined Cole on commentary. Lee then joined in on color briefly. All of the leaflets in the ring had to make wrestling somewhat dangerous. A fan in the crowd held up a sign that said, \u201cSavio Vega would squash Goldberg.\u201d Another fan sign from the same fan read, \u201cHappy 100th Birthday Hulk Hogan.\u201d Club Kamikaze, as the Japanese threesome have been dubbed, attacked Taka. Jarrett applied the figure-four after the match, then strutted a minute later\u2026 They went backstage to Austin who said he isn\u2019t surprised McMahon made the choice his did because he was getting his ass whooped either way\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Q4: 4.6]\u2026 After a commercial break they showed Patterson and Brisco teaching McMahon how to wrestle, coaching him on how to defend himself against Austin. They \u201ctaught him\u201d how to take Austin down. Patterson said, \u201cBoy, Vince, is he in for a surprise.\u201d Hilarious stuff. Ross and Cole then expressed their disbelief again. Faarooq\u2019s new music began to play and he came out with taped ribs. Ross stressed that the McMahon-Austin match could take place at any moment in the final hour and fifteen minutes of the show. Faarooq said he would make it short and sweet. He told Rocky he has to do more than attack his ribs to take him out. He said he gave Rocky the chance of a lifetime when he let him join the DOA, but he would give him another big chance \u2014 that being a fight with him later that night. \u201cI\u2019ll give you another chance to finish kicking my ass tonight so come on out here.\u201d Rocky said Faarooq was good at ordering them around like he was the champ, but \u201cThe Rock is the champ.\u201d He said, \u201cTry your best and smell what the Rock is going to cook tonight in Philadelphia. The Rock has a very big hand and you know what that means. That means he\u2019s going to lay the smack down on you whenever he damn well pleases. There are only two things you can do about it \u2014 nothing and like it.\u201d He told Faarooq to get ready for his final thrill. Ken Shamrock and Blackman came out from behind Rocky, Mark Henry, D-Lo Brown, and Kama Mustafa. They charged the NOD. A brawl broke out with everyone\u2026 They replayed Cactus Jack telling the crowd last week it will be a long time before they see Cactus Jack again\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(3) Terry Funk &amp; Too Cold Scorpio beat The Quebecers at 2:14. Jerry Lawler joined Ross and Cole on commentary. Before the match Funk, who has dropped the Chainsaw Charlie monicker, announced he has a new partner. He said Cactus Jack was quitting because fans were chanting \u201cAustin, Austin.\u201d Funk said he didn\u2019t give a damn what the fans chanted because he was going to put \u201cFunk in the fans\u2019 faces.\u201d He said his partner is hardcore, but McMahon has never given him a chance. Flash Funk then walked out, renamed Too Cold Scorpio. Fans chanted, \u201cECW, ECW.\u201d The same fan held up a sign, \u201cHey, Raven, what about me?\u201d Funny. Ross called Too Cold \u201ca blue chipper who just needs a chance.\u201d At 2:00 Too Cold moved out of the way of the Quebecers\u2019 finisher and then hit the 450 splash for the win. Ross said, \u201cWhat a way to launch his new career here in the WWF. I like it. It\u2019s about time.\u201d Cole said, \u201cHe\u2019s been held down too long\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Q5: 4.4]\u2026 They were about to cut away to a commercial, but Luna walked out at the top of the second hour. Luna said the anticipation of fighting Sable at Unforgiven is \u201cworse than PMS.\u201d She said her flow of (pause) adrenaline is so strong she wanted to settle things right there. Ross said he didn\u2019t know if Sable was there, but they would find out in 30 seconds. The Warzone opening then aired\u2026 Instead of Sable walking out, Goldust walked out in drag dressed like Sable. Lawler said, \u201cSable must have had a big Easter dinner last night.\u201d Goldust called Luna a bitch. Luna began ripping at Sable\u2019s clothes. She said, \u201cYou\u2019re hurting me. Stop,\u201d but then changed her tune and said, \u201cLet me help you. You just got me naked. That\u2019s it, I\u2019m taking my pumps off and I\u2019m going to whoop some butt.\u201d The real Sable then ran to the ring and threw Luna across the ring by the hair. Three referees pulled them apart and Goldust helped Luna flee the scene. Ross said, \u201cSomeone is going to be stripped to her bra and panties in Greensboro. I\u2019m sorry, Mama, I had to say it\u201d\u2026 After a commercial, they showed Austin backstage putting on his wrestling boots in the locker room\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(4) Ken Shamrock &amp; Steve Blackman fought The Midnight Express (w\/Jim Cornette, Dan Severn) to a DDQ at 3:43. Shamrock and Severn had a nose-to-nose staredown in the ring before the match. Ross talked about their 1-1 record in the Octagon. Severn was ordered to return to the back. Ross mocked the ME\u2019s nicknames, \u201cBombastic\u201d and \u201cBodacious.\u201d Ross said he wouldn\u2019t call them that anymore. Bob Holly went for a huracanrana on Blackman, but it didn\u2019t go smoothly. Ross and Lawler talked more about the McMahon-Austin match. Ross said McMahon is 52 years old. \u201cWe\u2019re not the organization that lets the old guys wrestle all the time,\u201d Ross said. The ref called for the bell because the wrestlers weren\u2019t following his instructions during a four-way brawl. Strange finish\u2026 They went backstage again where Vince was wearing a warm up suit and getting a pep talk from Patterson and Brisco\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Q6: 4.7]\u2026 After a commercial break, Kevin Kelly asked McMahon if he is afraid of his match against Austin. McMahon said he had butterflies. \u201cBut afraid?\u201d he said. \u201cI proved I wasn\u2019t afraid of the United States government. I\u2019m sure as hell not afraid of Ted Turner and Time-Warner. I\u2019m not afraid of the Big Bad Wolf. And I sure as hell am not afraid of Stone Cold Steve Austin.\u201d Great pithy promo\u2026 Undertaker came out again. The Head Bangers were in the ring for their match, but they went after Undertaker first. Undertaker fought off both of them and tombstoned them. Ross said Undertaker was taking it too far. The lights went out again. Ross said it must be Kane, calling him the most evil human being in the history of the WWF. Paul Bearer and Kane came out. Bearer said that next week Undertaker would face Kane, but not in the ring \u2014 in the cemetery on the graves of their parents. He said they would leave Undertaker there to go to hell where he belongs\u2026 They showed Austin backstage with the belt over his shoulder walking to the entryway\u2026 The latest Val Venis skit aired. He was sweaty, wearing a towel. A digitized image of a naked lady walked away in the background. He said, \u201cI\u2019ve got a rocket in my pocket that will take each and every one of you women on the face of this planet to new and exciting heights. He sat on the couch next to two women. He said, \u201cLet\u2019s call this Venis Envy.\u201d He added, \u201cLadies, when I explode inside the WWF, let\u2019s just say that Val Venis will give it his all inch by inch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Q7: 4.7]\u2026 DX came to the ring. Owen then came out and said over the house mic one of them was going to get their ass kicked. He asked who would have the guts. Hunter said he had everyone in DX write a 500 word essay on why they wanted to kick Owen\u2019s ass. Hunter talked about each of their essays, including one by Chyna. He said Road Dog wrote his on Zig Zags (rolling paper). He said the winner by far was \u201cBad Ass\u201d Billy Gunn because of the clear, professional, plastic binder it came in. He said the illustrations of Owen with a small barnyard animal were great. \u201cTonight\u2019s ass kicker will be Mr. Ass.\u201d LOD 2000 and Sunny came to ringside to even the odds for Owen\u2026 They showed McMahon backstage working his biceps with a flex-band\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(5) Owen Hart pinned Billy Gunn at 8:36. Hunter and X-Pac did color commentary. They mocked LOD 2000. Hunter said 2000 is the age they are approaching. He said their outfits look like plastic Depends. Hunter said, \u201cThey\u2019re hoping their merchandise will carry them over the next few years because their in-ring abilities died in about \u201985, I think.\u201d X-Pac asked, \u201cWhat are LOD doing standing over there with their thumbs up their asses? What\u2019s that all about?\u201d No bleeps. Ross scolded X-Pac for his language. X-Pac added, \u201cWhat do they have in common with Owen Fart?\u201d Lawler joked, \u201cRoss likes to keep things serious.\u201d X-Pac hilariously added, \u201cHey, Jim, I hear Owen was a 12-time All-American? Who cares?\u201d Ross said DX are upsetting everybody in the WWF. X-Pac said that\u2019s their M.O. When Owen yanked down the back of Gunn\u2019s tights exposing his ass, X-Pac said, \u201cOh, that\u2019s real fun family entertainment.\u201d Hunter said, \u201cDoesn\u2019t he know crack isn\u2019t good for you.\u201d Hunter called Sunny, \u201cSkanky.\u201d He added, \u201cSunny is over there doing what she does best. She\u2019s got a little head, ah, in her hands, holding the helmets, or somethin\u2019 somethin\u2019.\u201d When Hunter made a move toward Owen at ringside, LOD stepped in. They cut to a commercial five minutes into the match. When Lawler said Hunter and X-Pac should slap Ross if he didn\u2019t shut up, Ross said, \u201c\u2018It\u2019s the other guys who do that\u201d (i.e. the NWO). Ross stressed that there were no more commercial breaks and they would stay with the McMahon-Austin match until the end. Owen cradled Hunter for the win. LOD mocked DX with crotch chops\u2026<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4102034944\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>[Q8: 6.0]\u2026 They went backstage to Vince with Brisco, Patterson, and Sgt. Slaughter leading McMahon toward the entryway. The ring announcer introduced McMahon as the \u201cvoice of the WWF for 25 years.\u201d He said he weighed 242 pounds. McMahon did a hilarious macho strut to the ring. Ross kept stressing \u201cbad advice.\u201d He said, \u201cPatterson needs some Chap Stick. He\u2019s been kissing McMahon\u2019s ass so long.\u201d Shane McMahon walked out alone afterward. He entered the ring and tried one last time to talk his father out of it. Brisco held up his hands as McMahon threw some practice punches. Ross said, \u201cWho\u2019s gonna run this company after this? I just bought a house. I\u2019ve got a mortgage to pay off.\u201d Austin then came out. Ross ripped on the \u201cyes men\u201d and \u201changers on\u201d who convinced him to take the match. Ross said McMahon already fired him twice and he might again. McMahon held the title belt and put it up to his waist before the match. They stared nose to nose before the match. McMahon could barely hold himself back. Before the match began McMahon said, \u201cYou said you could beat Vince McMahon with one arm tied behind your back. You said that. Now let\u2019s see if you\u2019re a man of your word.\u201d McMahon held up a rope and asked Brisco to tie Austin\u2019s hand behind his back. Lawler laughed, \u201cStone Cold, you have been had.\u201d McMahon said the \u201cStunner\u201d arm should be tied. He shouted, \u201cCome on, hot shot. Cinch it up. You got any guts? Let\u2019s find out.\u201d Austin agreed. McMahon said, \u201cThat\u2019s not tight enough. Cinch it up!\u201d Fans chanted, \u201cVince is dead! Vince is dead!\u201d Austin laughed.<\/p>\n<p>Austin asked the fans if they wanted him to whip his ass with one arm, give him a \u201cHell yeah!\u201d They screamed \u201cHell yeah!\u201d McMahon said, \u201cIf you think Vince McMahon can beat Stone Cold Steve Austin\u2019s ass with one arm tied behind his back, give me a hell yeah.\u201d The crowd chanted, \u201cHell no!\u201d McMahon was outraged. Brisco put a mouth piece in McMahon\u2019s mouth. Just as they were about to lock up, Dude Love\u2019s music began playing. Dude came out and said, \u201cCan\u2019t we all just get along. I gotta level with you Philadelphia. The Dude does not feel a whole lot of love tonight.\u201d He said he is the one cat who can bring peace to the Warzone. Dude said he was going to put the veto to the match. \u201cVince McMahon writes the checks that lets the Dude live the kind of life the Dude likes to live. Uncle Vinnie, you are my McMainMan.\u201d Dude then turned on McMahon, saying Austin is going to put him on his ass. McMahon shoved Dude down. \u201cYou just made the world\u2019s biggest mistake,\u201d Dude said. He tried to put the Mandible Claw on McMahon, but McMahon blocked it. When Austin stepped in, Dude put it on him. McMahon was led toward the back by the officials, but had to be held back from going back to the ring. Dude taunted McMahon, then went after Austin again. He rammed Austin into the security railing and brawled on the announcers\u2019 table to end the show\u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS 1998 FLASHBACK:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/02\/20-yrs-ago-kellers-wwf-raw-report-3-30-98-austin-mcmahon-rivalry-heats-up-x-pac-and-new-age-outlaws-added-to-dx-plus-jarrett-lod-cactus-jack\/\">20 YRS AGO \u2013 KELLER\u2019S WWF RAW REPORT (3\/30\/98): Austin-McMahon rivalry heats up, X-Pac and New Age Outlaws added to DX, plus Jarrett, LOD, Cactus Jack<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2085391609\"><div id=\"pwtor-194902727\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The following was published in PWTorch Newsletter 20 years ago this week. 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