{"id":209917,"date":"2026-01-05T18:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=209917"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:04:58","slug":"vip-podcast-1-5-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-early-january-2008-review-of-smackdown-including-coachmans-debut-impact-analysis-ask-the-editor-including-benoit-74-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/01\/05\/vip-podcast-1-5-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-early-january-2008-review-of-smackdown-including-coachmans-debut-impact-analysis-ask-the-editor-including-benoit-74-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 1\/5 \u2013 VIP Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (early-January 2008): Review of Smackdown including Coachman&#8217;s debut, Impact analysis, Ask the Editor including Benoit (74 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1838880798\" 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>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from Jan. 4, 5, and 6, 2008. The following are the updates and the theme of each:<\/p>\n<p>FRIDAY &#8211; JANUARY 4 (Ask the Torch: Being too soft on Benoit?)<\/p>\n<p>SATURDAY &#8211; JANUARY 5 (Impact Review, Final Resolution PPV Preview)<\/p>\n<p>SUNDAY &#8211; JANUARY 6 (Analysis of Coach&#8217;s Smackdown debut, full show review)<\/p>\n<p>This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. We will continue to present VIP Podcasts from 18 years ago exclusively for PWTorch VIP members on our VIP Podcast Feed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2026\/01\/20260105Vault.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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