{"id":176190,"date":"2024-04-03T23:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T04:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=176190"},"modified":"2024-04-03T17:45:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T22:45:23","slug":"vip-audio-4-3-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-10-yrs-ago-one-legged-wwe-wrestler-zack-gowen-discusses-his-horrible-rep-backstage-among-peers-early-cena-and-lesnar-impressions-benoit-s","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-4-3-wkpwp-interview-classic-ad-free-10-yrs-ago-one-legged-wwe-wrestler-zack-gowen-discusses-his-horrible-rep-backstage-among-peers-early-cena-and-lesnar-impressions-benoit-s\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 4\/3 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (AD-FREE): (10 Yrs Ago) One-legged WWE wrestler Zack Gowen discusses his horrible rep backstage among peers, early Cena and Lesnar impressions, Benoit stories (107 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1893968843\" 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 (4-4-2014), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE wrestler Zack Gowen, known best for having only one leg, but also notorious for how much he was despised by his WWE colleagues in the locker room in 2003. 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