{"id":149730,"date":"2022-11-21T23:11:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T05:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=149730"},"modified":"2022-11-21T23:16:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T05:16:54","slug":"vip-audio-11-21-wkpwp-interview-classic-with-sean-x-pac-waltman-ad-free-5-yrs-ago-was-bret-montreal-doublecross-potentially-a-work-what-is-wwe-styles-how-have-fans-changed-tr","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-11-21-wkpwp-interview-classic-with-sean-x-pac-waltman-ad-free-5-yrs-ago-was-bret-montreal-doublecross-potentially-a-work-what-is-wwe-styles-how-have-fans-changed-tr\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 11\/21 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic with Sean &#8220;X-Pac&#8221; Waltman (AD-FREE): (5 Yrs Ago) Was Bret Montreal doublecross potentially a work, what is &#8220;WWE Styles,&#8221; how have fans changed, Triple H&#8217;s rise, Styles, Cena&#8217;s legacy, shoot-works, more (137 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2443189932\" 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 (11\/17\/2017 and 11\/24\/2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents his two-plus hour interview with \u201cX-Pac\u201d Sean Waltman. 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