{"id":15978,"date":"2016-04-08T13:52:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T18:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15978"},"modified":"2016-04-08T13:52:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T18:52:55","slug":"hulk-hogan-evaluates-former-tna-stars-now-poised-big-things-wwe-compares-ambrose-piper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/08\/hulk-hogan-evaluates-former-tna-stars-now-poised-big-things-wwe-compares-ambrose-piper\/","title":{"rendered":"Hulk Hogan evaluates former TNA stars now poised for big things in WWE, compares Ambrose to Piper"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2954083019\" 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>While in TNA earlier this decade, Hulk Hogan worked with several current WWE\/NXT roster members who are poised for big things in WWE.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/extra-mustard\/2016\/04\/08\/wwe-hulk-hogan-wrestlemania-roman-reigns\" target=\"_blank\">In an interview with Sports Illustrated&#8217;s Justin Barrasso talking WrestleMania<\/a>, Hogan broke down the upside of\u00a0stars A.J. 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