{"id":138329,"date":"2022-04-23T00:05:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T05:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=138329"},"modified":"2022-04-22T23:10:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T04:10:55","slug":"free-podcast-4-23-wkpwp-interview-classic-5-yrs-ago-keller-interviews-ex-wwe-creative-matt-mccarthy-talking-reigns-mcmahon-draft-insights-stand-up-vs-wrestling-121-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/23\/free-podcast-4-23-wkpwp-interview-classic-5-yrs-ago-keller-interviews-ex-wwe-creative-matt-mccarthy-talking-reigns-mcmahon-draft-insights-stand-up-vs-wrestling-121-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 4\/23 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (5 Yrs Ago): Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Matt McCarthy talking Reigns, McMahon, Draft Insights, stand-up vs. wrestling (121 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2401209988\" 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:\u00a0<\/strong>In this week&#8217;s Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller&#8217;s Apr. 22, 2017 interview with former WWE creative team writer Matt McCarthy. 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