{"id":142955,"date":"2022-07-16T00:05:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T05:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=142955"},"modified":"2022-07-15T18:07:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T23:07:32","slug":"vip-audio-7-16-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-ex-wwe-creative-matt-mccarthy-5-yrs-ago-talks-mcmahon-changing-mind-on-wrestlers-kyle-oreilly-10-yrs-ago-assessing-roh-and-his-futur","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-7-16-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-ex-wwe-creative-matt-mccarthy-5-yrs-ago-talks-mcmahon-changing-mind-on-wrestlers-kyle-oreilly-10-yrs-ago-assessing-roh-and-his-futur\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 7\/16 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (AD-FREE): Ex-WWE Creative Matt McCarthy (5 Yrs Ago) talks McMahon changing mind on wrestlers + Kyle O&#8217;Reilly (10 Yrs Ago) assessing ROH and his future (135 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1564602684\" 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 from five years ago (7-6-2017), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy, who discusses top WWE storylines such as Brock Lesnar vs. Samoa Joe, the Hype Bros., Randy Orton-Aiden English, and Big Cass and Enzo. 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