{"id":210002,"date":"2026-01-05T21:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=210002"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:01:17","slug":"vip-podcast-1-5-njpw-wrestle-kingdom-20-ppv-audio-roundtable-radican-lansdell-maitland-wolfs-debut-match-takeshita-vs-tsuji-tanahashi-vs-okada-tanahashi-retirement-segme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/01\/05\/vip-podcast-1-5-njpw-wrestle-kingdom-20-ppv-audio-roundtable-radican-lansdell-maitland-wolfs-debut-match-takeshita-vs-tsuji-tanahashi-vs-okada-tanahashi-retirement-segme\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 1\/5 \u2013 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 PPV Audio Roundtable &#8211; Radican &#038; Lansdell &#038; Maitland: Wolf\u2019s debut match, Takeshita vs. Tsuji, Tanahashi vs. Okada, Tanahashi retirement segment, more (73 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-376642528\" 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>PWTorch columnist Sean Radican is joined by PWTorch contributors Chris Lansdell and Chris Maitland for the NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 PPV Roundtable. 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