{"id":210265,"date":"2026-01-10T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=210265"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:37:27","slug":"free-podcast-1-10-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-matt-hardy-and-gunner-with-insights-into-changes-in-wwe-and-tna-over-the-years-matts-feud-with-ec3-ric-flair-story-153-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/01\/10\/free-podcast-1-10-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-matt-hardy-and-gunner-with-insights-into-changes-in-wwe-and-tna-over-the-years-matts-feud-with-ec3-ric-flair-story-153-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 1\/10 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Matt Hardy and Gunner with insights into changes in WWE and TNA over the years, Matt&#8217;s feud with EC3, Ric Flair story (153 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3173135755\" 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\u2019s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (1-14-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews TNA\u2019s Matt Hardy who talks about the new season of TNA on Pop TV, the angle he\u2019s involved in with his wife Reby Sky, brother Jeff, and opponent EC3. 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