{"id":96882,"date":"2020-05-02T12:53:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T17:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=96882"},"modified":"2020-05-02T12:53:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T17:53:39","slug":"vip-audio-5-2-wkpwp-interview-classic-w-karch-sodbuster-ad-free-4-30-15-remembering-verne-gagne-the-highs-and-lows-of-his-career-as-a-legendary-awa-champion-and-top-national-promote","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-5-2-wkpwp-interview-classic-w-karch-sodbuster-ad-free-4-30-15-remembering-verne-gagne-the-highs-and-lows-of-his-career-as-a-legendary-awa-champion-and-top-national-promote\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 5\/2 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic w\/Karch &#038; Sodbuster (AD-FREE): (4-30-15) Remembering Verne Gagne &#8211; the highs and lows of his career as a legendary AWA Champion and top national promoter (108 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2853226961\" 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 an Interview Classic with wrestling announcer Mick Karch and multi-decades AWA jobber Kenny Jay, who discuss the life and career of the late Verne Gagne, who died this week at age 89. 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