{"id":126870,"date":"2021-09-16T09:37:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T14:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=126870"},"modified":"2021-09-16T09:37:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T14:37:27","slug":"andrew-yang-opens-door-for-wwe-wrestlers-to-contact-labor-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/16\/andrew-yang-opens-door-for-wwe-wrestlers-to-contact-labor-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Yang opens door for WWE wrestlers to contact labor attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2166808770\" 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>Andrew Yang, a former Presidential candidate and New York City mayoral candidate, has opened the door for WWE wrestlers to contact a labor attorney in an effort to challenge their independent contractor status with WWE. 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