{"id":209701,"date":"2026-01-03T12:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T18:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=209701"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T18:23:44","slug":"vip-podcast-1-3-nxt-eight-years-back-wells-stoup-cover-nxt-from-1-3-18-including-adam-cole-vs-drew-mcintyre-w-special-guest-referee-shawn-michaels-favorites-and-least-favorites-from-fir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/01\/03\/vip-podcast-1-3-nxt-eight-years-back-wells-stoup-cover-nxt-from-1-3-18-including-adam-cole-vs-drew-mcintyre-w-special-guest-referee-shawn-michaels-favorites-and-least-favorites-from-fir\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 1\/3 \u2013 NXT Eight Years Back: Wells &#038; Stoup cover NXT from 1-3-18 including Adam Cole vs. Drew McIntyre w\/special guest referee Shawn Michaels, favorites and least favorites from first five+ years of NXT at Full Sail, more (75 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1721334570\" 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>In this episode of NXT Eight Years Back, Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover NXT from January 3, 2018, including Adam Cole vs. Drew McIntyre with special guest referee Shawn Michaels, favorites and least favorites from the first five+ years of NXT at Full Sail, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2026\/01\/20260103NXTEYB.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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