{"id":145001,"date":"2022-08-23T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T17:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=145001"},"modified":"2022-08-23T12:06:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T17:06:09","slug":"vip-audio-8-23-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-mcneills-hot-five-stories-of-the-week-including-lesnars-chances-to-make-the-vikings-early-cena-drawing-power-rocks-dabbling-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/23\/vip-audio-8-23-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-mcneills-hot-five-stories-of-the-week-including-lesnars-chances-to-make-the-vikings-early-cena-drawing-power-rocks-dabbling-in\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 8\/23 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago &#8211; McNeill&#8217;s Hot Five Stories of the Week including Lesnar&#8217;s chances to make the Vikings, early Cena drawing power, Rock&#8217;s dabbling in politics, WWE&#8217;s sinking ratings (18 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-502607526\" 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>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Aug. 14, 2004 podcast by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill titled &#8220;The Real Deal with Pat McNeill&#8221; featuring his Hot Five Stories of the Week including Brock Lesnar&#8217;s chances to make the Vikings, Rock&#8217;s dabbling in political world, WWE&#8217;s sinking TV ratings, why September is traditionally an awful month for pro wrestling booking over history, Kane-Lita pregnancy update, and more.<\/p>\n<p>This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. 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