{"id":72383,"date":"2018-12-28T00:05:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T06:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=72383"},"modified":"2018-12-27T22:45:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T04:45:16","slug":"vip-audio-12-28-wkpwp-interview-friday-ad-free-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-seth-mates-tells-how-triple-h-ended-up-with-original-world-title-in-2002-different-than-original-plans-what-if","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-12-28-wkpwp-interview-friday-ad-free-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-seth-mates-tells-how-triple-h-ended-up-with-original-world-title-in-2002-different-than-original-plans-what-if\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/28 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Friday (AD-FREE): Ex-WWE Creative Team member Seth Mates tells how Triple H ended up with original World Title in 2002 different than original plans, what if Brock never left, Bryan booking, more (126 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-693978806\" 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:\u00a0<\/strong>PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a truly fascinating &#8220;Interview Friday&#8221;\u00a0with ex-WWE Creative Team Member Seth Mates who discusses in great depth and detail the original plans for the revamped World Hvt. 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