{"id":201791,"date":"2025-07-26T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=201791"},"modified":"2025-08-11T21:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T02:01:34","slug":"vip-podcast-7-26-wkh-hulk-hogan-series-pt-3-george-schire-on-the-possibility-of-hogan-never-leaving-the-awa-if-not-hogan-who-would-mcmahon-have-built-around-more-54-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-7-26-wkh-hulk-hogan-series-pt-3-george-schire-on-the-possibility-of-hogan-never-leaving-the-awa-if-not-hogan-who-would-mcmahon-have-built-around-more-54-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 7\/26 &#8211; WKH &#8211; Hulk Hogan Series, pt. 3: George Schire on the possibility of Hogan never leaving the AWA, if not Hogan who would McMahon have built around, more (54 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-710182479\" 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 edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller continues his series on Hulk Hogan with various topics and cohosts. 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