{"id":139879,"date":"2022-05-21T00:05:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T05:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=139879"},"modified":"2022-05-20T17:40:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T22:40:26","slug":"vip-audio-5-21-wkpwp-interview-classics-with-kevin-eck-5-yrs-ago-johnny-gargano-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-ex-creative-talks-rejected-storylines-ortons-criticism-of-indy-style-wrestler","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-5-21-wkpwp-interview-classics-with-kevin-eck-5-yrs-ago-johnny-gargano-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-ex-creative-talks-rejected-storylines-ortons-criticism-of-indy-style-wrestler\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 5\/21 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classics with Kevin Eck (5 Yrs Ago) &#038; Johnny Gargano (10 Yrs. 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