{"id":215943,"date":"2026-05-04T22:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=215943"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:06:17","slug":"pwtorch-dailycast-worse-or-better-stephanie-josh-discuss-wrestling-entrance-music-from-years-past-and-compare-it-to-the-music-of-today-in-bops-and-circumstance-ad-free-88-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/pwtorch-dailycast-worse-or-better-stephanie-josh-discuss-wrestling-entrance-music-from-years-past-and-compare-it-to-the-music-of-today-in-bops-and-circumstance-ad-free-88-min\/","title":{"rendered":"PWTorch Dailycast \u2013 Worse or Better: Stephanie &#038; Josh discuss wrestling entrance music from years past and compare it to the music of today in &#8220;Bops and Circumstance&#8221; (Ad-Free &#8211; 88 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3101851008\" 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 the PWTorch Dailycast series &#8220;Worse or Better,&#8221; Joshua White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today&#8217;s pro wrestling scene and compare it to previous eras and decide if today is&#8230; worse or better. 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