{"id":197092,"date":"2025-04-30T21:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T02:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=197092"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:49:15","slug":"free-podcast-4-30-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-mick-foley-talks-king-of-the-ring-1997-vs-triple-h-taker-breaking-character-fiend-mankind-parallels-samoa-joe-more-106-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/04\/30\/free-podcast-4-30-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-mick-foley-talks-king-of-the-ring-1997-vs-triple-h-taker-breaking-character-fiend-mankind-parallels-samoa-joe-more-106-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 4\/30 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Mick Foley talks King of the Ring 1997 vs. Triple H, Taker breaking character, Fiend-Mankind parallels, Samoa Joe, more (106 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2434956713\" 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 five years ago (4-17-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an interview with Mick Foley, a pioneer of early hardcore style wrestling and one of his generation\u2019s great promo artists. 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