{"id":198242,"date":"2025-05-22T13:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T18:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=198242"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T18:20:59","slug":"vip-podcast-5-22-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-5-17-2007-real-deal-with-pat-mcneill-talks-recent-round-of-wwe-talent-releases-kamala-takes-the-big-apple-edges-move-to-smackdown-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/22\/vip-podcast-5-22-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-5-17-2007-real-deal-with-pat-mcneill-talks-recent-round-of-wwe-talent-releases-kamala-takes-the-big-apple-edges-move-to-smackdown-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 5\/22 \u2013 VIP Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (5-17-2007): Real Deal with Pat McNeill talks recent round of WWE talent releases, Kamala takes the Big Apple, Edge&#8217;s move to Smackdown, more (35 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-656970571\" 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 Real Deal with Pat McNeill from May 17, 2007. 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