{"id":211993,"date":"2026-02-13T15:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=211993"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:30:38","slug":"the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-valentines-special-counting-down-nicks-top-five-favorite-couples-in-wrestling-history-45-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-valentines-special-counting-down-nicks-top-five-favorite-couples-in-wrestling-history-45-min\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nicky\u2019s Club with Nick Barbati: Valentine\u2019s Special counting down Nick&#8217;s top five favorite couples in wrestling history (45 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3833369874\" 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>Love is in the air inside <em>The Nicky\u2019s Club<\/em>! 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