{"id":214806,"date":"2026-04-11T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=214806"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:35:50","slug":"wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-matt-morgan-evaluates-roman-reigns-as-a-babyface-aj-styless-hair-plus-wrestlemania-32-live-experience-panel-ad-free-110-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-matt-morgan-evaluates-roman-reigns-as-a-babyface-aj-styless-hair-plus-wrestlemania-32-live-experience-panel-ad-free-110-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Matt Morgan evaluates Roman Reigns as a babyface, AJ Styles&#8217;s hair, plus WrestleMania 32 live experience panel (Ad-Free &#8211; 110 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-875225424\" 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>In this week\u2019s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (4-7-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WWE and TNA pro wrestler Matt Morgan who returns to talk about WrestleMania 32 and the Roman Reigns push, A.J. 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