{"id":163677,"date":"2023-08-09T20:02:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T01:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=163677"},"modified":"2023-08-09T20:02:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T01:02:51","slug":"vip-audio-8-9-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-7-25-2005-caldwell-audio-show-why-draft-lottery-hurt-smackdown-why-jbl-batista-didnt-work-potential-summerslam-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/08\/09\/vip-audio-8-9-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-7-25-2005-caldwell-audio-show-why-draft-lottery-hurt-smackdown-why-jbl-batista-didnt-work-potential-summerslam-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 8\/9 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (7-25-2005) &#8211; Caldwell Audio Show: Why Draft Lottery hurt Smackdown, why JBL-Batista didn\u2019t work, potential Summerslam main event, Samoa Joe as face of X Division, Punk, Melina, Shelton (24 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1151525604\" 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>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the July 25, 2005 debut episode of James Caldwell&#8217;s &#8220;Weekend in Review&#8221; covering the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Great American Bash.<\/li>\n<li>Why the Draft Lottery hurt Smackdown.<\/li>\n<li>Why Batista-JBL did not work.<\/li>\n<li>Where WWE may create a heel\/babyface reversal for Hassan and Undertaker.<\/li>\n<li>Mark Magnus&#8217;s future as it pertains to the Hassan character,<\/li>\n<li>The potential Summerslam main event.<\/li>\n<li>How WWE can improve the Benjamin-Carlito feud, and why it&#8217;s important to develop Benjamin&#8217;s character<\/li>\n<li>Samoa Joe as the face of the X Division.<\/li>\n<li>Where TNA is going with storylines for their next PPV.<\/li>\n<li>C.M. 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