{"id":17979,"date":"2016-05-01T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T18:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=17979"},"modified":"2016-05-01T14:38:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T19:38:48","slug":"wwe-roster-turnover-many-wrestlers-last-years-payback-advertised-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/01\/wwe-roster-turnover-many-wrestlers-last-years-payback-advertised-year\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Roster Turnover &#8211; Only five wrestlers from last year&#8217;s Payback advertised this year &#8211; what happened to the other 21?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-868943650\" 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>Roster turnover, NXT call-ups, free agent signings, and\u00a0major injuries have made this year&#8217;s Payback PPV line-up look completely different than last year&#8217;s Payback event.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 26 wrestlers in matches at last year&#8217;s event, only five (19 percent) are advertised for matches on this year&#8217;s event. 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