{"id":170080,"date":"2023-12-03T13:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=170080"},"modified":"2023-12-03T13:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:09:10","slug":"vip-audio-12-3-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-sean-waltman-torch-talk-11-30-2005-are-steroids-demonized-and-risks-overstated-how-will-new-testing-affect-wwe-wrestlers-his-deci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/12\/03\/vip-audio-12-3-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-sean-waltman-torch-talk-11-30-2005-are-steroids-demonized-and-risks-overstated-how-will-new-testing-affect-wwe-wrestlers-his-deci\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/3 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago &#8211; Sean Waltman Torch Talk (11-30-2005): Are steroids demonized and risks overstated, how will new testing affect WWE wrestlers, his decision to turn in a friend in trouble (29 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3284564034\" 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 part two of the November 30, 2005 special Audio Talk installment that Wade Keller conducted with Sean &#8220;X-Pac&#8221; Waltman.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;Waltman explains his views on steroids and why he thinks they&#8217;re misunderstood and a bit demonized, how steroid testing will affect life for WWE wrestlers, stories of prescription pill abuse including his own, and a difficult decision he made a few years ago to turn in a friend whom he believed was near death and how he feels about that decision in retrospect.<\/p>\n<p>This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. 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