{"id":133598,"date":"2022-02-19T15:18:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T21:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=133598"},"modified":"2022-02-19T15:18:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T21:18:26","slug":"vip-audio-2-19-wkpwp-interview-classic-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-ex-wwe-writer-matt-mccarthy-talks-festival-of-friendship-ortons-backstage-insights-orton-wyatt-saga-jerichos-futur","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-2-19-wkpwp-interview-classic-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-ex-wwe-writer-matt-mccarthy-talks-festival-of-friendship-ortons-backstage-insights-orton-wyatt-saga-jerichos-futur\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 2\/19 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (5 Yrs Ago) (AD-FREE): Ex-WWE writer Matt McCarthy talks Festival of Friendship, Orton\u2019s backstage insights, Orton-Wyatt saga, Jericho&#8217;s future, more (97 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1645886280\" 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 this week&#8217;s Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller&#8217;s interview from Feb. 16, 2017 with ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy for over and hour and a half discussing first in-depth the Randy Orton-Bray Wyatt saga including Orton\u2019s Rumble win and Wyatt\u2019s Chamber win. 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