{"id":16881,"date":"2016-04-25T16:55:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T21:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=16881"},"modified":"2016-04-25T22:22:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T03:22:54","slug":"rawpreview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/25\/rawpreview\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/25 WWE Raw Update &#038; Full Preview &#8211; Four matches announced for tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1318639782\" 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>Raw Update:\u00a0<\/strong>WWE announced all three members of the League of Nations in singles matches on tonight&#8217;s Raw.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match<\/li>\n<li>A.J. 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