{"id":148146,"date":"2022-10-22T13:56:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=148146"},"modified":"2022-10-22T13:56:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:56:46","slug":"vip-audio-10-22-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-5-yrs-ago-what-if-bill-watts-competed-with-vince-mcmahon-babyfaces-and-heels-have-fans-changed-1992-vintage-hawk-interview-89-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-10-22-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-5-yrs-ago-what-if-bill-watts-competed-with-vince-mcmahon-babyfaces-and-heels-have-fans-changed-1992-vintage-hawk-interview-89-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 10\/22 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (AD-FREE): (5 Yrs Ago) What if Bill Watts competed with Vince McMahon, babyfaces and heels, have fans changed + 1992 vintage Hawk interview (89 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1765371398\" 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 (10-20-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents part two of his new interview with Jim Ross followed by a vintage interview from 25 years ago this weekend with Road Warrior Hawk. 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