{"id":214759,"date":"2026-04-10T17:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=214759"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:58:36","slug":"vip-podcast-4-10-radican-worldwide-interview-with-aew-manager-don-callis-including-thoughts-on-working-with-tony-khan-managing-several-big-personalities-at-same-time-growth-of-fletcher-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/10\/vip-podcast-4-10-radican-worldwide-interview-with-aew-manager-don-callis-including-thoughts-on-working-with-tony-khan-managing-several-big-personalities-at-same-time-growth-of-fletcher-an\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 4\/10 \u2013 Radican Worldwide: Interview with AEW manager Don Callis including thoughts on working with Tony Khan, managing several big personalities at same time, growth of Fletcher and Andrade, more (26 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-738536420\" 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>PWTorch columnist Sean Radican is joined by manager Don Callis ahead of AEW\u2019s Dynasty PPV on April 12 available on traditional PPV outlets, HBO Max, and ppv.com. 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