{"id":146157,"date":"2022-09-12T21:03:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T02:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=146157"},"modified":"2022-09-12T21:03:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T02:03:47","slug":"free-podcast-9-12-wkpwp-interview-classic-with-jerry-lawler-randy-hales-memphis-wrestling-lawlers-career-road-stories-territory-era-of-pro-wrestling-live-callers-144-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/09\/12\/free-podcast-9-12-wkpwp-interview-classic-with-jerry-lawler-randy-hales-memphis-wrestling-lawlers-career-road-stories-territory-era-of-pro-wrestling-live-callers-144-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 9\/12 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic with Jerry Lawler &#038; Randy Hales: Memphis wrestling, Lawler&#8217;s career, road stories, territory era of pro wrestling, live callers (144 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1051407596\" 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 from five years ago (8-24-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interview former pro wrestling manager Randy Hales on Memphis wrestling, memories of working with Jerry Lawler, the territory era of pro wrestling, road stories, whether Jerry Lawler is the best pro wrestling interview ever, and much more! 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