{"id":213651,"date":"2026-04-03T22:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T03:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=213651"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:02:18","slug":"free-podcast-4-3-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-wrestlemania-impact-ratings-sting-rock-whether-wwe-can-reach-1-0-million-ppv-buys-wm27-line-up-hof-more-111-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/03\/free-podcast-4-3-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-wrestlemania-impact-ratings-sting-rock-whether-wwe-can-reach-1-0-million-ppv-buys-wm27-line-up-hof-more-111-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 4\/3 \u2013 WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: WrestleMania, Impact ratings, Sting, Rock, whether WWE can reach 1.0 million PPV buys, WM27 line-up, HOF, more (111 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-881458790\" 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 Apr. 1, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch Nostalgia columnist Brian Hoops. They discussed with live callers WrestleMania hype &amp; build-up &#8211; both positives &amp; negatives. 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