{"id":217121,"date":"2026-05-29T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T03:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=217121"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:24:43","slug":"free-podcast-5-29-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-jerichos-laughable-comment-about-the-rock-wwe-medical-insurance-issue-cena-miz-new-stars-tna-156-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/29\/free-podcast-5-29-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-jerichos-laughable-comment-about-the-rock-wwe-medical-insurance-issue-cena-miz-new-stars-tna-156-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 5\/29 \u2013 WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Jericho&#8217;s laughable comment about The Rock, WWE medical insurance issue, Cena-Miz, new stars, TNA (156 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1777121229\" 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 two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 18 and 19, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>On the May 18, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they discuss with live callers Raw on Monday, reasons for Raw&#8217;s ratings decline, overall health of WWE business vs. ten years ago, whether Michael Cole-Jerry Lawler will end at Over the Limit, TNA Impact taping impressions, de-valuing of titles in WWE and TNA, this weekend&#8217;s Internet PPVs, booking of Great Khali&#8217;s storyline with Jinder Mahn, Tough Enough impressions through seven weeks, and more. 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