{"id":200180,"date":"2025-06-26T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=200180"},"modified":"2025-06-26T18:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:13:23","slug":"vip-podcast-6-26-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-better-off-or-worse-off-theme-episode-for-wwe-and-nxt-wrestlers-today-versus-one-year-ago-117-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-6-26-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-better-off-or-worse-off-theme-episode-for-wwe-and-nxt-wrestlers-today-versus-one-year-ago-117-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 6\/26 \u2013 WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago (AD-FREE): Better Off or Worse Off theme episode for WWE and NXT wrestlers today versus one year ago (117 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3925306107\" 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 Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-26-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Greg Parks. 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