{"id":130605,"date":"2022-01-01T15:59:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T21:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/recovery\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=130605"},"modified":"2022-01-01T15:59:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T21:59:40","slug":"vip-audio-1-1-wkpwp-interview-classic-5-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-chats-with-mark-madden-about-nitro-days-future-of-industry-then-big-vito-talks-ecw-wcw-wwe-stiffest-opponent-13","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-1-1-wkpwp-interview-classic-5-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-chats-with-mark-madden-about-nitro-days-future-of-industry-then-big-vito-talks-ecw-wcw-wwe-stiffest-opponent-13\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 1\/1 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (5 &#038; 10 Yrs Ago) (AD-FREE): Keller chats with Mark Madden about Nitro days, future of industry, then Big Vito talks ECW, WCW, WWE, stiffest opponent (138 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2453410346\" 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>In the first of a double-header Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to Wade\u2019s interview from Dec. 29, 2016 with former Pro Wrestling Torch columnist and WCW Nitro cohost Mark Madden who talks about WWE women\u2019s rise, Ronda Rousey-WWE, Cruiserweights, Nitro era and the demise of WCW, today\u2019s announcing, Roman Reigns, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Then in a bonus flashback from Dec. 28, 2011 with hosts PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell, McNeill interviews Big Vito with live callers and emails. 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