{"id":16921,"date":"2016-04-29T15:34:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T20:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=16921"},"modified":"2016-04-29T16:15:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T21:15:07","slug":"16921","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/29\/16921\/","title":{"rendered":"AIW announces complete &#038; loaded field for 2016 J.T. Lightning Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3722606703\" 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>AIW announced last week the first 12 wrestlers in the 24-person J.T. Lightning Invitational Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>AIW announced Friday the second-half of the field. Included are some big names and newsworthy inclusions. 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