{"id":220141,"date":"2026-08-01T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=220141"},"modified":"2026-07-31T21:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T02:32:39","slug":"wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-keller-interviews-jim-ross-regarding-mid-south-days-wwe-roster-split-announcing-changes-his-one-man-shows-smw-benjamin-more-ad-free-100-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-keller-interviews-jim-ross-regarding-mid-south-days-wwe-roster-split-announcing-changes-his-one-man-shows-smw-benjamin-more-ad-free-100-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Keller interviews Jim Ross regarding Mid-South days, WWE roster split, announcing changes, his One Man Shows, SMW, Benjamin, more (Ad-Free &#8211; 100 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-389441528\" 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 podcast, we jump back to ten years ago this week (7-28-2016) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller&#8217;s interview with Jim Ross to discuss recent happenings in WWE including an evaluation of the roster split. 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