{"id":4986,"date":"2025-11-10T23:10:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T23:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/?p=4986"},"modified":"2025-11-10T23:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T23:10:27","slug":"the-year-of-duke-and-rogue-wrestlemania-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/2025\/11\/10\/the-year-of-duke-and-rogue-wrestlemania-7\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year of Duke and Rogue: WrestleMania 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re back with a brand new season, and to kick it off, we head to WrestleMania 7, live on March 24th, 1991 at the LA Sports Arena.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe prior year, Iraq had invaded Kuwait, setting off a chain of events that led the United States into a brief period of war in the Persian Gulf.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nMeanwhile, Sgt. Slaughter made his return to the Federation, sided with Saddam and became an Iraqi sympathizer. 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