{"id":190228,"date":"2024-12-30T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T18:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=190228"},"modified":"2024-12-30T12:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T18:51:00","slug":"vip-audio-12-30-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-12-24-2006-wwe-smackdown-analysis-including-possible-opponents-for-batista-matt-hardy-losing-again-wwe-taking-christmas-w","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-12-30-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-12-24-2006-wwe-smackdown-analysis-including-possible-opponents-for-batista-matt-hardy-losing-again-wwe-taking-christmas-w\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/30 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (12-24-2006) \u2013 WWE Smackdown analysis including possible opponents for Batista, Matt Hardy losing again, WWE taking Christmas week off, more (44 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2396792309\" 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 PWTorch columnist James Caldwell and PWTorch specialist Mike Roe reviewing the December 22, 2006 episode of WWE Smackdown. 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