{"id":163381,"date":"2023-08-04T00:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T05:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=163381"},"modified":"2023-08-04T00:17:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T05:17:00","slug":"vip-audio-8-3-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-10-yrs-ago-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-dan-madigan-talks-wrestlemania-20-booking-backstage-quirks-of-vince-mcmahon-the-crazy-burrito-stor","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-8-3-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-10-yrs-ago-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-dan-madigan-talks-wrestlemania-20-booking-backstage-quirks-of-vince-mcmahon-the-crazy-burrito-stor\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 8\/3 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (AD-FREE): (10 Yrs Ago) Ex-WWE Creative Team member Dan Madigan talks WrestleMania 20 booking, backstage quirks of Vince McMahon, the crazy burrito story, Triple H interpersonal skills (134 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3987970907\" 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: <\/strong>This week&#8217;s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-26-2013) features Dan Madigan, a former WWE Creative Team member in 2004 and 2005 who was around for WrestleMania 20. 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