{"id":174255,"date":"2024-02-24T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T19:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=174255"},"modified":"2024-02-25T15:43:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T21:43:29","slug":"vip-audio-2-22-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-10-yrs-ago-rob-van-dam-talks-concussion-issues-and-chairshots-to-the-head-venturing-into-stand-up-comedy-wrestlers-on-social-media-wwe","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-2-22-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-10-yrs-ago-rob-van-dam-talks-concussion-issues-and-chairshots-to-the-head-venturing-into-stand-up-comedy-wrestlers-on-social-media-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 2\/24 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (AD-FREE): (10 Yrs Ago) Rob Van Dam talks concussion issues and chairshots to the head, venturing into stand-up comedy, wrestlers on social media, WWE wrestlers who want to leave but don\u2019t (87 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2000407932\" 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\u2019s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-22-2019), Wade Keller interviews Rob Van Dam, a former top star with WWE, ECW, and WCW. 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