{"id":12639,"date":"2016-03-05T15:24:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T21:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=12639"},"modified":"2016-03-05T15:24:48","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T21:24:48","slug":"vip-audio-35-mitchell-audio-show-pt-2-of-2-what-was-vince-like-before-mid-80s-what-if-vince-didnt-succeed-in-wrestling-punk-post-wwe-20-years-ago-torch-discussion-on-raw-vs-nitro","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-35-mitchell-audio-show-pt-2-of-2-what-was-vince-like-before-mid-80s-what-if-vince-didnt-succeed-in-wrestling-punk-post-wwe-20-years-ago-torch-discussion-on-raw-vs-nitro\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 3\/5 \u2013 Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 2: What was Vince like before mid-&#8217;80s, what if Vince didn&#8217;t succeed in wrestling, Punk post-WWE, 20 Years Ago Torch discussion on Raw vs. Nitro, Austin in ECW (90 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-15005110\" 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>APP USERS:<\/strong> If you are a VIP member accessing this on our app, scroll to the VIP AUDIO LINK below or we also recommend you access audio via a third-party podcast app for iPhone or Android (<a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/faq\/vip-audio-tips\/\">here\u2019s our list of recommended apps<\/a>) or via our ad-free VIP Mobile Site\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/category\/vipexclusives\/vipaudioshows\/\">VIP Audio Show Listing<\/a> from which you can directly stream or download the shows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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