{"id":150522,"date":"2022-12-07T20:24:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T02:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=150522"},"modified":"2022-12-07T20:24:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T02:24:47","slug":"free-podcast-12-7-wkpwp-interview-classic-5-yrs-ago-cowboy-james-storm-walks-through-timeline-of-tna-history-hogan-bischoff-era-respect-for-a-j-styles-angle-pranks-more-176-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/12\/07\/free-podcast-12-7-wkpwp-interview-classic-5-yrs-ago-cowboy-james-storm-walks-through-timeline-of-tna-history-hogan-bischoff-era-respect-for-a-j-styles-angle-pranks-more-176-m\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 12\/7 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic: (5 Yrs Ago) &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; James Storm walks through timeline of TNA history, Hogan &#038; Bischoff era, respect for A.J. Styles, Angle, pranks, more (176 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3092925475\" 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 (12-1-2017 and 12-8-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; James Storm. This originally ran in two parts, but it&#8217;s combined into one long show today. 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