{"id":167093,"date":"2023-10-08T18:58:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T23:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=167093"},"modified":"2023-10-08T18:58:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T23:58:39","slug":"vip-audio-10-8-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-matt-mccarthy-pt-1-of-2-what-vince-mcmahon-is-like-to-work-for-life-as-a-wwe-writer-bryans","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-10-8-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-matt-mccarthy-pt-1-of-2-what-vince-mcmahon-is-like-to-work-for-life-as-a-wwe-writer-bryans\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 10\/8 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago) (AD-FREE): Ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy (pt. 1 of 2): What Vince McMahon is like to work for, life as a WWE writer, Bryan&#8217;s push, Rock backstage demeanor, more (81 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-346961904\" 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 (10-8-2013), ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy (2011-2012) talks about what Vince McMahon is like to work for, life as a WWE writer, Daniel Bryan&#8217;s rise, The Rock backstage&#8217;s demeanor, tons more in this wide-spanning nearly three hour exclusive interview with live phone calls and email questions. 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