{"id":209632,"date":"2026-01-01T21:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T03:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=209632"},"modified":"2026-01-01T21:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T03:55:26","slug":"vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-early-january-2008-signs-lessons-werent-learned-from-benoit-tragedy-reviews-of-raw-and-ecw-newsboys-58-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-early-january-2008-signs-lessons-werent-learned-from-benoit-tragedy-reviews-of-raw-and-ecw-newsboys-58-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (early-January 2008): Signs lessons weren&#8217;t learned from Benoit tragedy, reviews of Raw and ECW, newsboys (58 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2229176924\" 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>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from Jan. 1, 2, and 3, 2008. 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