{"id":210724,"date":"2026-01-22T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=210724"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:18:23","slug":"free-podcast-1-22-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-matt-hardys-first-week-in-tna-wwe-brand-split-pros-and-cons-angle-jarrett-storyline-heyman-more-102-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/01\/22\/free-podcast-1-22-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-matt-hardys-first-week-in-tna-wwe-brand-split-pros-and-cons-angle-jarrett-storyline-heyman-more-102-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 1\/22 \u2013 WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Matt Hardy&#8217;s first week in TNA, WWE brand split pros and cons, Angle-Jarrett storyline, Heyman, more (102 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3441540744\" 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 15 years to the Jan. 14, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast featuring host PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch Nostalgia columnist Brian Hoops. They discussed with live callers last night&#8217;s TNA Impact in-depth, Impact ratings &amp; quarter-hours, Mr. Anderson as TNA champion, Matt Hardy&#8217;s first week in TNA, an overview of WWE&#8217;s week of TV, the brand split and whether it&#8217;s time to end the split, unifying the top titles at WrestleMania?, Kurt Angle\/Jeff Jarrett storyline compared to the Chris Benoit\/Kevin Sullivan and similar angles, Jim Cornette shoot DVD, and more. 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