{"id":2161,"date":"2015-11-01T14:43:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T20:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=2161"},"modified":"2015-11-01T17:49:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T23:49:54","slug":"vip-audio-1101-bruce-mitchell-audio-show-wkeller-pt-2-wwes-difficulty-creating-new-stars-since-2006-history-of-passing-the-torch-more-77-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/01\/vip-audio-1101-bruce-mitchell-audio-show-wkeller-pt-2-wwes-difficulty-creating-new-stars-since-2006-history-of-passing-the-torch-more-77-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 11\/01 \u2013 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w\/Keller (pt. 2): WWE&#8217;s difficulty creating new stars since 2006, history of &#8220;passing the torch,&#8221; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3141927364\" 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><div class=\"entry clearfix\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">SHOW SUMMARY:<\/strong> In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller,\u00a0the answer reader questions including a correction and follow-up on Vince McMahon historically allowing incoming wrestlers to finishing their prior commitments outside of WWE. 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