{"id":20839,"date":"2016-05-26T16:32:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=20839"},"modified":"2016-05-26T16:32:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:32:31","slug":"vip-audio-526-pwtorch-livecast-ad-free-jim-ross-smackdown-going-live-new-brand-split-dos-donts-roman-reigns-conundrum-codys-future-rybacks-issues-130-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-526-pwtorch-livecast-ad-free-jim-ross-smackdown-going-live-new-brand-split-dos-donts-roman-reigns-conundrum-codys-future-rybacks-issues-130-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 5\/26 \u2013 PWTorch Livecast AD-FREE &#8211; Jim Ross: Smackdown going live, new Brand Split dos and don&#8217;ts, Roman Reigns conundrum, Cody&#8217;s future, Ryback&#8217;s issues, more (130 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3139916579\" 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>PWTorch editor Wade Keller&#8217;s latest Interview Thursday features an interview with\u00a0Jim Ross with a predominant focus on WWE&#8217;s announcement that Smackdown goes live on Tuesdays in July and will include a distinct roster from Raw. Ross dissects the possible benefits and pitfalls of such a major change in WWE&#8217;s structure, looks back at the prior brand split and what is different today, his preference for how the separate rosters would be structured and how champions should be ideally features. Also, live calls and emails delve into more aspects of the brand split and other topics. 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