{"id":218125,"date":"2026-06-18T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=218125"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:53:16","slug":"wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-a-week-of-scandals-with-hulk-hogan-ultimate-warrior-vince-mcmahon-the-hardys-plus-urban-wrestling-federation-debut-good-and-bad-giants-r-truth-ad-free-89-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-a-week-of-scandals-with-hulk-hogan-ultimate-warrior-vince-mcmahon-the-hardys-plus-urban-wrestling-federation-debut-good-and-bad-giants-r-truth-ad-free-89-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: A week of scandals with Hulk Hogan-Ultimate Warrior, Vince McMahon, The Hardys, plus Urban Wrestling Federation debut, good and bad giants, R-Truth (Ad-Free &#8211; 89 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-903834453\" 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 the June 8, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they discussed with live callers various &#8220;scandals&#8221; this week &#8211; Matt &amp; Jeff Hardy, Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior, and Vince McMahon&#8217;s craziness. 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