{"id":148934,"date":"2022-11-07T12:55:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T18:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=148934"},"modified":"2022-11-07T12:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T18:55:53","slug":"vip-audio-11-7-wkpwp-interview-classics-ad-free-5-michael-elgin-talks-about-his-breakout-2012","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-11-7-wkpwp-interview-classics-ad-free-5-michael-elgin-talks-about-his-breakout-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 11\/7 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classics (AD-FREE): (5 &#038; 10 Yrs Ago) Ex-WWE &#038; TNA Creative Member Dave Lagana talks new NWA future and WWE stories; Michael Elgin talks about his breakout 2012 year (136 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1280884398\" 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 the first part of this week&#8217;s Interview Classic episode from five years ago (11-3-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Dave Lagana, a former WWE Creative Team member for five years and a former TNA Creative Team member for five years who also worked behind the scenes during ECW and the ROH stint on HD Net. 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