{"id":221163,"date":"2026-08-20T22:42:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T03:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=221163"},"modified":"2026-08-20T22:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T03:42:48","slug":"njpw-g1-climax-36-semi-final-and-final-roundtable-radican-fann-wells-review-both-shows-take-a-look-at-an-all-time-great-g1-climax-final-match-the-build-to-destruction-in-kobe-more-59-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/njpw-g1-climax-36-semi-final-and-final-roundtable-radican-fann-wells-review-both-shows-take-a-look-at-an-all-time-great-g1-climax-final-match-the-build-to-destruction-in-kobe-more-59-min\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW G1 Climax 36 Semi-Final and Final Roundtable: Radican &#038; Fann &#038; Wells review both shows, take a look at an all-time great G1 Climax Final match, the build to Destruction in Kobe, more (59 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-671511212\" 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 VIP Post-Event Audio Roundtable covering the NJPW G1 Climax 36 Semi-Final and Final shows, PWTorch columnist Sean Radican is joined by PWTorch columnist Rich Fann and PWTorch contributor Kelly Wells. 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