{"id":207747,"date":"2025-11-22T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=207747"},"modified":"2025-11-22T17:41:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T23:41:52","slug":"free-podcast-11-22-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-remembering-nick-bockwinkel-a-special-interview-with-his-fan-club-president-mick-karch-89-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/11\/22\/free-podcast-11-22-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-remembering-nick-bockwinkel-a-special-interview-with-his-fan-club-president-mick-karch-89-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 11\/22 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Remembering Nick Bockwinkel &#8211; A special interview with his fan club president Mick Karch (89 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-465085315\" 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 ten years ago (11-19-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Mick Karch, longtime wrestling announcer including for the AWA on ESPN who also ran Nick Bockwinkel&#8217;s fan club in the 1970s. 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