{"id":96712,"date":"2020-04-28T16:39:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=96712"},"modified":"2020-04-28T16:39:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:39:01","slug":"vip-audio-4-28-wkpwp-interview-tuesday-with-mick-foley-ad-free-king-of-the-ring-1997-vs-triple-h-undertaker-breaking-character-fiend-mankind-parallels-wrestling-during-pandemic-sam","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-4-28-wkpwp-interview-tuesday-with-mick-foley-ad-free-king-of-the-ring-1997-vs-triple-h-undertaker-breaking-character-fiend-mankind-parallels-wrestling-during-pandemic-sam\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 4\/28 \u2013 WKPWP &#8211; Interview Tuesday with Mick Foley (AD-FREE): King of the Ring 1997 vs. Triple H, Undertaker breaking character, Fiend-Mankind parallels, wrestling during pandemic, Samoa Joe, Jericho, Big Show, Drew, Becky (87 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2517997074\" 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\u00a0presents\u00a0Interview\u00a0<wbr \/>Tuesday with Mick Foley, a pioneer of early hardcore style wrestling and one of his generation&#8217;s great promo artists. 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