{"id":191686,"date":"2025-01-25T14:43:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T20:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=191686"},"modified":"2025-01-25T14:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T20:43:24","slug":"vip-podcast-1-25-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-steve-richards-discusses-social-media-impact-on-pro-wrestling-ecw-on-wwe-network-more-current-events-conversation-71-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-1-25-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-steve-richards-discusses-social-media-impact-on-pro-wrestling-ecw-on-wwe-network-more-current-events-conversation-71-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 1\/25 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago) (AD-FREE): Steve Richards discusses social media impact on pro wrestling, ECW on WWE Network, more + Current Events Conversation (71 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-989666143\" 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 (1-23-2015), PWTorch&#8217;s Jim Valley talked live with former WWE\/ECW wrestler Stevie Richards. 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