{"id":216267,"date":"2026-05-09T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=216267"},"modified":"2026-05-09T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:35:05","slug":"wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-kevin-eck-ex-wwe-writer-2011-2014-talks-reigns-mcmahon-punk-bryan-galloway-cena-backstage-stories-and-insights-ad-free-137-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-kevin-eck-ex-wwe-writer-2011-2014-talks-reigns-mcmahon-punk-bryan-galloway-cena-backstage-stories-and-insights-ad-free-137-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Kevin Eck, ex-WWE writer 2011-2014, talks Reigns, McMahon, Punk, Bryan, Galloway, Cena, backstage stories and insights (Ad-Free &#8211; 137 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1449903590\" 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 (5-5-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed ex-WWE creative team member Kevin Eck who talks about his years from 2011 to 2014 with WWE, with a wide range of topics, insights, and behind-the-scenes details on what aired on WWE television during that time period. 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