{"id":182330,"date":"2024-07-29T22:30:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T03:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=182330"},"modified":"2024-07-29T22:30:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T03:30:36","slug":"vip-audio-7-29-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-7-30-2006-wwe-smackdown-review-batistas-losses-and-future-king-booker-jbls-commentary-rey-injuries-more-57-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/07\/29\/vip-audio-7-29-vip-podcast-vault-18-yrs-ago-7-30-2006-wwe-smackdown-review-batistas-losses-and-future-king-booker-jbls-commentary-rey-injuries-more-57-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 7\/29 \u2013 VIP Podcast Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (7-30-2006) \u2013 WWE Smackdown Review: Batista&#8217;s losses and future, King Booker, JBL&#8217;s commentary, Rey, injuries, more (57 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2436228495\" 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 30, 2006 episode of WWE Smackdown review with PWTorch columnist James Caldwell and PWTorch specialist Mike Roe. 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