{"id":197277,"date":"2025-05-03T22:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T03:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=197277"},"modified":"2025-05-03T17:41:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:41:00","slug":"free-podcast-5-3-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-legacy-of-verne-gagne-discussed-with-announcer-mick-karch-wrestler-kenny-jay-highs-and-lows-of-his-career-as-top-wrestler-and-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/03\/free-podcast-5-3-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-legacy-of-verne-gagne-discussed-with-announcer-mick-karch-wrestler-kenny-jay-highs-and-lows-of-his-career-as-top-wrestler-and-promo\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 5\/3 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Legacy of Verne Gagne discussed with announcer Mick Karch &#038; wrestler Kenny Jay &#8211; Highs and lows of his career as top wrestler and promoter, launching Hulkamania (121 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-410581665\" 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 (4-30-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomed wrestling announcer Mick Karch and multi-decades AWA jobber Kenny Jay to discuss the life and career of the late Verne Gagne, who died that week at age 89. 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