{"id":201224,"date":"2025-07-17T22:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T03:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=201224"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:53:25","slug":"free-podcast-7-17-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-keller-talks-with-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-matt-mccarthy-about-cinematic-style-wwe-matches-nxt-vs-aew-so-far-wwes-booking-appr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/07\/17\/free-podcast-7-17-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-keller-talks-with-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-matt-mccarthy-about-cinematic-style-wwe-matches-nxt-vs-aew-so-far-wwes-booking-appr\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 7\/17 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Keller talks with ex-WWE Creative Team Member Matt McCarthy about Cinematic Style WWE matches, NXT vs. AEW so far, WWE&#8217;s booking approach (132 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3201904962\" 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: <\/strong>In this week\u2019s Interview Classic episode from five years ago (7-16-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy, a former member of the WWE Creative Team (and professional stand-up comedian who has appeared on \u201cConan\u201d and many commercials) to discuss the WWE Swamp Match and in general the trend to do pre-taped heavily-produced \u201cCinematic\u201d style wrestling matches. 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