{"id":139418,"date":"2022-05-12T22:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T03:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=139418"},"modified":"2022-05-12T22:15:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T03:15:26","slug":"vip-audio-5-12-wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-5-9-5-12-2017-wade-talks-with-callers-about-mahals-push-samis-character-rich-bruce-talk-nakamura-balor-co","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-5-12-wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-5-9-5-12-2017-wade-talks-with-callers-about-mahals-push-samis-character-rich-bruce-talk-nakamura-balor-co\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 5\/12 \u2013 WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show &#8211; 5 Yrs Ago (AD-FREE): (5-9 &#038; 5-12-2017) Wade talks with callers about Mahal&#8217;s push &#038; Sami&#8217;s character, Rich &#038; Bruce talk Nakamura &#038; Balor &#038; Cody (133 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1912873505\" 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>This is a double-header WKPWP Five Years Ago Flashback. First up is the WWE Smackdown Post-show episode from five years ago (5-9-2017) with PWTorch editor Wade Keller discussing Smackdown with callers right after the show concluded including Charlotte\u2019s status as a face or a heel, Jinder Mahal\u2019s credentials to be a top heel and potentially a new champion, Natalya\u2019s upside as a possible champion, Sami Zayn\u2019s new nervous character, and more. Also, talk about Money in the Bank being a Smackdown branded show and UFC\u2019s poor job building its own stars who don\u2019t create themselves contrasted with WWE\u2019s clear attempt to push Shinsuke Nakamura as something special.<\/p>\n<p>Then Bruce Mitchell &amp; Rich Fann are joined by callers to discuss Cody Rhodes\u2019s possible future in Ring of Honor, the awkwardness of WWE programming this week, Shinsuke Nakamura and Finn Balor\u2019s progress, and the fine art of taking a powder, running away, and stalling throughout the history of professional wrestling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2022\/05\/20220512WKPWP-5YrsAgo-SD-VIP.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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