{"id":192398,"date":"2025-02-07T00:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T06:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=192398"},"modified":"2025-02-07T00:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T06:12:42","slug":"vip-podcast-2-6-the-fix-w-todd-wade-pt-1-of-2-jey-usos-reception-on-raw-janel-grant-expanded-lawsuit-aew-grand-slam-build-nxt-book-review-109-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-2-6-the-fix-w-todd-wade-pt-1-of-2-jey-usos-reception-on-raw-janel-grant-expanded-lawsuit-aew-grand-slam-build-nxt-book-review-109-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 2\/6 &#8211; The Fix w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 1 of 2): Jey Uso&#8217;s reception on Raw, Janel Grant expanded lawsuit, AEW Grand Slam build, NXT, book review (109 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2966552173\" 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 is part one of this week&#8217;s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller. 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