{"id":157366,"date":"2023-04-18T15:52:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=157366"},"modified":"2023-04-18T15:52:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:52:36","slug":"wwe-expands-partnership-with-fanatics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/04\/18\/wwe-expands-partnership-with-fanatics\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE expands partnership with Fanatics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3932973014\" 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>WWE announced a new and expanded partnership with Fanatics in a <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.wwe.com\/news\/company-news\/2023\/18-04-2023\">press release on Tuesday morning<\/a>. 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