{"id":199050,"date":"2025-06-05T23:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=199050"},"modified":"2025-06-05T23:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:34:55","slug":"vip-podcast-6-5-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-5-31-2007-real-deal-with-pat-mcneill-talking-wwe-draft-lottery-concerns-vickie-guerrero-umaga-hottest-free-agent-shimmer-35-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/06\/05\/vip-podcast-6-5-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-5-31-2007-real-deal-with-pat-mcneill-talking-wwe-draft-lottery-concerns-vickie-guerrero-umaga-hottest-free-agent-shimmer-35-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 6\/5 \u2013 VIP Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (5-31-2007): Real Deal with Pat McNeill talking WWE Draft Lottery concerns, Vickie Guerrero, Umaga, Hottest Free Agent, Shimmer (35 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-790999356\" 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 31, 2007. 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