{"id":224846,"date":"2026-11-07T22:26:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T04:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=224846"},"modified":"2026-11-07T22:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T04:26:51","slug":"wkpwp-interview-classic-steve-austin-addresses-his-awkward-dean-ambrose-interview-goldbergs-return-wwes-product-charlotte-conor-mcgregor-plus-gabe-sapolsky-ad-free-100-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-interview-classic-steve-austin-addresses-his-awkward-dean-ambrose-interview-goldbergs-return-wwes-product-charlotte-conor-mcgregor-plus-gabe-sapolsky-ad-free-100-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Interview Classic: Steve Austin addresses his awkward Dean Ambrose interview, Goldberg&#8217;s return, WWE&#8217;s product, Charlotte, Conor McGregor, plus Gabe Sapolsky (Ad-Free &#8211; 100 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2965090696\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisements\"><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 from ten years ago (11-7-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Gabe Sapolsky for the first 30 minutes and then Steve Austin for the next 75 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Sapolsky, VIP of Talent Relations and Creative for EVOLVE and WNN, discusses the FloSlam streaming affiliation and what it means to indy wrestling and the development of talent, WWE\u2019s reaction, who his top stars are, what the marketing will be, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Then Steve Austin joins Wade to talk a lot of current events including evaluating the main event programs and wrestlers in WWE and what is working and not working, plus Goldberg\u2019s return, the awkward Dean Ambrose interview on WWE Network, the prospects of a Shawn Michaels vs. A.J. 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