{"id":209802,"date":"2026-01-04T22:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=209802"},"modified":"2026-01-04T14:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:23:20","slug":"free-podcast-1-4-pwtorch-dailycast-best-of-pwtorch-livecast-10-yrs-ago-rock-announced-for-wrestlemania-royal-rumble-speculation-roman-reigns-news-review-of-first-raw-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/01\/04\/free-podcast-1-4-pwtorch-dailycast-best-of-pwtorch-livecast-10-yrs-ago-rock-announced-for-wrestlemania-royal-rumble-speculation-roman-reigns-news-review-of-first-raw-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 1\/4 \u2013 PWTorch Dailycast \u2013 Best of PWTorch Livecast: 10 Yrs Ago &#8211; Rock announced for WrestleMania, Royal Rumble speculation, Roman Reigns news, review of first Raw of 2016 (120 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3723076398\" 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>Today we jump back ten years to a pair of back to back PWTorch Livecasts from ten years ago.<\/p>\n<p>First, the Jan. 1, 2016 episode with PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant of the East Coast Cast kick off 2016 with the first Friday Livecast of the new year with live calls &amp; emails covering big topics this week in wrestling including The Rock announced for WrestleMania 32, Roman Reigns, Royal Rumble booking, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Then the Jan. 4, 2016 episode with PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill hosts the first Raw post-game show of 2016 while PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell is down for the count via technical difficulties. 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