{"id":204860,"date":"2025-09-23T14:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=204860"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:00:18","slug":"vip-podcast-9-23-greg-parks-outloud-reaction-to-wwes-announcement-of-wrestlemania-43-in-saudi-arabia-potential-fan-backlash-what-happens-to-independent-wrestling-shows-that-weekend-ho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/23\/vip-podcast-9-23-greg-parks-outloud-reaction-to-wwes-announcement-of-wrestlemania-43-in-saudi-arabia-potential-fan-backlash-what-happens-to-independent-wrestling-shows-that-weekend-ho\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 9\/23 \u2013 Greg Parks Outloud! Reaction to WWE&#8217;s announcement of WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia &#8211; Potential fan backlash, what happens to independent wrestling shows that weekend, how AEW can go on offensive (21 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-362361068\" 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 edition of &#8220;Greg Parks Outloud!,&#8221; PWTorch columnist Greg Parks presents a podcast version of his weekly PWTorch Newsletter column. 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