{"id":154461,"date":"2023-02-25T14:57:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T20:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=154461"},"modified":"2023-02-25T14:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T20:57:50","slug":"vip-audio-2-25-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-10-yrs-ago-matt-hardy-talks-backstage-rumble-and-wrestlemania-stories-hennig-rock-punk-jeff-signing-with-tna-more-108-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-2-25-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-10-yrs-ago-matt-hardy-talks-backstage-rumble-and-wrestlemania-stories-hennig-rock-punk-jeff-signing-with-tna-more-108-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 2\/25 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (AD-FREE): (10 Yrs Ago) Matt Hardy talks backstage Rumble and WrestleMania stories, Hennig, Rock-Punk, Jeff signing with TNA, more (108 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4047991656\" 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 ten years ago (February 2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Matt Hardy. 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