{"id":123656,"date":"2021-07-26T12:33:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T17:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=123656"},"modified":"2021-07-26T12:33:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T17:33:28","slug":"wwe-announces-the-united-states-of-america-vs-vince-mcmahon-scripted-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/26\/wwe-announces-the-united-states-of-america-vs-vince-mcmahon-scripted-series\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces &#8220;The United States of America Vs. Vince McMahon&#8221; scripted series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2228309679\" 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>WWE announced today that they are partnering with Blumhouse Television to develop\u00a0<em>The United States of America Vs. 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