{"id":191687,"date":"2025-01-25T15:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T21:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=191687"},"modified":"2025-01-25T18:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T00:40:23","slug":"free-podcast-1-25-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-steve-richards-discusses-social-media-impact-on-pro-wrestling-ecw-on-wwe-network-more-current-events-conversation-83-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/01\/25\/free-podcast-1-25-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-steve-richards-discusses-social-media-impact-on-pro-wrestling-ecw-on-wwe-network-more-current-events-conversation-83-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 1\/24 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Steve Richards discusses social media impact on pro wrestling, ECW on WWE Network, more + Current Events Conversation (83 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3609874950\" 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>In this week\u2019s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-23-2015), PWTorch&#8217;s Jim Valley talked live with former WWE\/ECW wrestler Stevie Richards. 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