{"id":1549,"date":"2015-10-24T02:37:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T07:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2015-10-24T02:37:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T07:37:28","slug":"pwpodcasts-the-making-of-tna-star-aiden-oshea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/24\/pwpodcasts-the-making-of-tna-star-aiden-oshea\/","title":{"rendered":"PWPodcasts &#8211; The Making of TNA star Aiden O&#8217;Shea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3493695700\" 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TNA wrestler Aiden O&#8217;Shea (formerly Jay Bradley) offered exclusive insight on how his new gimmick was formulated in an interview on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/pro-wrestling-torch\/2015\/10\/21\/pwtorch-livecast--pat-mcneill-interviews-aiden-oshea-jay-bradley\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday PWTorch Livecast with Pat McNeill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley said the O&#8217;Shea character was a brainstorm between him and Billy Corgan. 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