{"id":210217,"date":"2026-01-08T23:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=210217"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:06:01","slug":"free-podcast-1-8-wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-gauntlet-match-for-universal-championship-shot-at-rumble-roode-ziggler-win-tag-titles-nakamura-babyface-turn-129-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/01\/08\/free-podcast-1-8-wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-gauntlet-match-for-universal-championship-shot-at-rumble-roode-ziggler-win-tag-titles-nakamura-babyface-turn-129-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 1\/8 \u2013 WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show \u2013 5 Yrs Ago: Gauntlet Match for Universal Championship shot at Rumble, Roode &#038; Ziggler win tag titles, Nakamura babyface turn (129 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2520571977\" 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&#8217;s episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (1-8-2021), PWTorch columnist Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by PWTorch contributor and Smackdown alternative perspective reporter Brandon LeClair to talk WWE Smackdown with listener calls and emails. 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