{"id":210969,"date":"2026-01-23T22:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T04:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=210969"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:49:51","slug":"wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-ad-free-cm-punks-fan-altercation-cena-vs-punk-rumble-expanding-to-40-2011-hall-of-fame-linda-mcmahons-politics-bischoff-torch-exchanges-150-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-ad-free-cm-punks-fan-altercation-cena-vs-punk-rumble-expanding-to-40-2011-hall-of-fame-linda-mcmahons-politics-bischoff-torch-exchanges-150-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts (AD-FREE): CM Punk&#8217;s fan altercation, Cena vs. Punk, Rumble expanding to 40, 2011 Hall of Fame, Linda McMahon&#8217;s politics, Bischoff-Torch exchanges (150 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3669878055\" 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>Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Jan. 17 and 18, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>On the Jan. 17, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussed with live callers, WWE Raw, C.M. 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