{"id":140350,"date":"2022-05-29T16:08:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T21:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=140350"},"modified":"2022-05-29T16:08:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T21:08:08","slug":"vip-audio-5-29-wkpwp-interview-classic-with-steve-austin-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-a-walk-through-25-years-ago-on-raw-when-he-and-hbk-won-tag-titles-assessing-reigns-and-seth-progress-takeove","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-5-29-wkpwp-interview-classic-with-steve-austin-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-a-walk-through-25-years-ago-on-raw-when-he-and-hbk-won-tag-titles-assessing-reigns-and-seth-progress-takeove\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 5\/29 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic with Steve Austin (5 Yrs Ago) (AD-FREE): A walk through 25 years ago on Raw when he and HBK won tag titles, assessing Reigns and Seth progress, Takeover, Nakamura, more (83 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-333656318\" 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 May 25, 2017 interview with \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin getting his thoughts on NXT Takeover with a focus on the DIY breakup and the ladder match that preceded it with some compliments and constructive critiques, the Robert Roode vs. Hideo Itami NXT Title match, the Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne UK Title match, and more about the general vibe of NXT compared to WWE. 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