{"id":80754,"date":"2019-06-01T00:06:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T05:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=80754"},"modified":"2019-06-01T00:21:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T05:21:30","slug":"vip-audio-6-1-wkpwp-interview-ad-free-jon-moxley-a-k-a-dean-ambrose-joins-keller-talking-wwe-creative-process-problems-vince-interactions-roman-crowd-reactions-triple-h-as-an-option","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-6-1-wkpwp-interview-ad-free-jon-moxley-a-k-a-dean-ambrose-joins-keller-talking-wwe-creative-process-problems-vince-interactions-roman-crowd-reactions-triple-h-as-an-option\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 6\/1 \u2013 WKPWP Interview (AD-FREE): Jon Moxley (a\/k\/a Dean Ambrose) joins Keller talking WWE creative process problems, Vince interactions, Roman crowd reactions, Triple H as an option (74 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3516563810\" 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> PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents special Weekend Interview edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest Jon Moxley (f\/k\/a Dean Ambrose). This is Mox&#8217;s second long-form interview and the first he recorded since his AEW surprise debut last Saturday night at &#8220;AEW Double or Nothing&#8221; in Las Vegas. This is by design a follow-up to his first interview earlier this week with Chris Jericho on his podcast which has been the talk of the pro wrestling industry for several days, so we&#8217;re not covering the same territory but instead covering topics he didn&#8217;t get to with Jericho. This interview, conducted on May 29, lasts nearly two-and-a-half hours. This is the first half of the interview and the second half will drop on Sunday afternoon or evening on this feed. 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