{"id":172125,"date":"2024-01-14T13:16:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T19:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=172125"},"modified":"2024-01-14T13:16:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T19:16:28","slug":"vip-audio-1-14-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-bruce-mitchell-audio-show-1-13-2006-how-wwe-historically-chooses-its-champions-the-choice-of-kurt-angle-injury-to-batista-more","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-1-14-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-bruce-mitchell-audio-show-1-13-2006-how-wwe-historically-chooses-its-champions-the-choice-of-kurt-angle-injury-to-batista-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 1\/14 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago &#8211; Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (1-13-2006): How WWE historically chooses its champions, the choice of Kurt Angle, injury to Batista, more (53 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3768017466\" 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 installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the January 13, 2006 episode of The Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller. 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