{"id":171395,"date":"2023-12-31T11:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T17:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=171395"},"modified":"2023-12-31T11:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T17:23:58","slug":"vip-audio-12-31-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-bruce-mitchell-audio-show-pt-2-of-2-12-30-2005-heymans-future-stephanies-performance-christian-in-tna-tnas-decision-to","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-12-31-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-bruce-mitchell-audio-show-pt-2-of-2-12-30-2005-heymans-future-stephanies-performance-christian-in-tna-tnas-decision-to\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/31 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago &#8211; Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 2 (12-30-2005): Heyman&#8217;s future, Stephanie&#8217;s performance, Christian in TNA, TNA&#8217;s decision to sign Sting, Lesnar&#8217;s WWE legal battle, Samoa Joe salary, more (64 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3972395541\" 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 part two of the December 30, 2005 episode of The Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller. 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