{"id":213179,"date":"2026-03-09T12:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=213179"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:36:02","slug":"vip-podcast-3-9-greg-parks-outloud-the-argument-for-a-cody-rhodes-heel-turn-why-now-is-the-right-time-and-randy-orton-is-the-right-opponent-22-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/03\/09\/vip-podcast-3-9-greg-parks-outloud-the-argument-for-a-cody-rhodes-heel-turn-why-now-is-the-right-time-and-randy-orton-is-the-right-opponent-22-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 3\/9 \u2013 Greg Parks Outloud! The argument for a Cody Rhodes heel turn &#8211; Why now is the right time, and Randy Orton is the right opponent (22 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4201801284\" 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 edition of &#8220;Greg Parks Outloud!,&#8221; PWTorch columnist Greg Parks presents a\u00a0podcast version of his weekly PWTorch Newsletter column. 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