{"id":208990,"date":"2025-12-18T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=208990"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:30:50","slug":"the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-cenas-retirement-match-against-gunther-the-unmasking-of-austin-theory-the-botched-nxt-womens-match-more-46-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-cenas-retirement-match-against-gunther-the-unmasking-of-austin-theory-the-botched-nxt-womens-match-more-46-min\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nicky\u2019s Club with Nick Barbati: Cena\u2019s retirement match against Gunther, the unmasking of Austin Theory, the botched NXT women\u2019s match, more (46 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2832331771\" 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>Nick Barbati breaks down a headline-making week in wrestling on a new episode of\u00a0<em>The Nicky\u2019s Club<\/em>. 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