{"id":196738,"date":"2025-04-24T22:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=196738"},"modified":"2025-04-24T22:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:02:16","slug":"vip-podcast-4-24-pwtorch-dailycast-acknowledging-wwe-ad-free-machado-duncan-discuss-wrestlemania-41s-sleeper-matches-vs-hyped-matches-the-gunther-vs-jey-finish-in-person","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-4-24-pwtorch-dailycast-acknowledging-wwe-ad-free-machado-duncan-discuss-wrestlemania-41s-sleeper-matches-vs-hyped-matches-the-gunther-vs-jey-finish-in-person\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 4\/24 \u2013 PWTorch Dailycast \u2013 Acknowledging WWE (AD-FREE): Machado &#038; Duncan discuss WrestleMania 41&#8217;s sleeper matches vs. hyped matches, the Gunther vs. Jey finish, in-person perspective, more (150 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2149806497\" 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 episode of PWTorch Dailycast series &#8220;Acknowledging WWE,&#8221; Javier Machado and Kevin Duncan Acknowledge:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In-person perspective from one of the hosts (unfortunately not Javier)<\/li>\n<li>Did the sleeper matches outdo the hyped matches?<\/li>\n<li>Did the finish of Gunther vs. Jey underdeliver?<\/li>\n<li>Did Jey celebrate enough?<\/li>\n<li>Controlled rage &#8211; Jey goes Super Saiyan for his match<\/li>\n<li>Was Dom winning our favorite Mania 41 moment?<\/li>\n<li>Who is Travis Scott?<\/li>\n<li>Why is Travis Scott?<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte vs. Tiff was stiff; teeth chipped?<\/li>\n<li>Did Iyo steal the show?<\/li>\n<li>Was Styles-Paul a glorified Raw match?<\/li>\n<li>Javier believes in Joe Hendry; Kevin believes in a concession break<\/li>\n<li>New Dangerous Alliance? 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