{"id":203192,"date":"2025-08-19T23:44:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=203192"},"modified":"2025-08-19T23:44:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:44:29","slug":"vip-podcast-8-19-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-fann-talk-naomis-pregnancy-hiatus-wwes-ruthless-aggression-toward-aew-jericho-wwe-bayley-the-vision-more-128-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-8-19-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-fann-talk-naomis-pregnancy-hiatus-wwes-ruthless-aggression-toward-aew-jericho-wwe-bayley-the-vision-more-128-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/19 \u2013 WKPWP Tuesday Flagship (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Fann talk Naomi&#8217;s pregnancy hiatus, WWE&#8217;s ruthless aggression toward AEW, Jericho-WWE, Bayley, The Vision, more (128 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-136293017\" 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: <\/strong>PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. 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