{"id":171158,"date":"2023-12-26T13:13:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=171158"},"modified":"2023-12-26T13:13:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:13:25","slug":"vip-audio-12-26-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-12-24-2005-caldwell-audio-show-shawn-michaels-new-book-and-what-it-says-about-hbk-and-his-history-why-joe-as-a-heel-wont-work","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-12-26-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-12-24-2005-caldwell-audio-show-shawn-michaels-new-book-and-what-it-says-about-hbk-and-his-history-why-joe-as-a-heel-wont-work\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/26 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (12-24-2005) &#8211; Caldwell Audio Show: Shawn Michaels&#8217; new book and what it says about HBK and his history, why Joe as a heel won&#8217;t work, Sting&#8217;s influence in TNA, more (68 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1752428304\" 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. 24, 2005 episode of The James Caldwell Audio Show. 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