{"id":151487,"date":"2022-12-26T12:41:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=151487"},"modified":"2022-12-26T12:41:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:41:30","slug":"vip-audio-12-26-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-wkh-12-16-2004-heymans-frustration-getting-along-in-wwe-structure-jbls-next-challenger-steamboat-as-a-wwe-agen","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-12-26-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-wkh-12-16-2004-heymans-frustration-getting-along-in-wwe-structure-jbls-next-challenger-steamboat-as-a-wwe-agen\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/26 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago &#8211; WKH (12-16-2004): Heyman\u2019s frustration getting along in WWE structure, JBL\u2019s next challenger, Steamboat as a WWE agent, Raw ratings analysis, Women\u2019s Division update (20 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3680410425\" 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>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Dec. 16, 2004 Wade Keller Hotline podcast featuring these topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Paul Heyman situation in WWE, what he brings to the table that others don&#8217;t, why he gets frustrated, and why it&#8217;s understandable to a degree yet too bad that he cannot coexist and last in the WWE structure.<\/li>\n<li>The plans for Smackdown going into 2005, and whether Big Show is a better choice than the readers&#8217; pick of Rob Van Dam for JBL&#8217;s next challenger.<\/li>\n<li>Rick Steamboat&#8217;s potential contributions to WWE as an agent and the pros of his presence over some other former wrestlers working as agents for WWE.<\/li>\n<li>Analysis of the Raw ratings the last five weeks.<\/li>\n<li>A look at whether the Women&#8217;s Title can ever be a top draw, and what was learned from its rating two Monday&#8217;s ago on Raw when it headlined the show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. 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