{"id":204702,"date":"2025-09-20T00:25:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T05:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=204702"},"modified":"2025-09-20T00:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T05:25:55","slug":"vip-podcast-9-19-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-was-cm-punk-deliberately-poorly-booked-cruiserweight-classic-memories-netflix-vs-hbo-max-reigns-jey-more-76-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/20\/vip-podcast-9-19-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-was-cm-punk-deliberately-poorly-booked-cruiserweight-classic-memories-netflix-vs-hbo-max-reigns-jey-more-76-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 9\/19 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Was CM Punk deliberately poorly booked? Cruiserweight Classic memories? 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