{"id":218064,"date":"2026-06-17T14:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=218064"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:37:36","slug":"vip-podcast-6-17-the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-wwe-king-and-queen-of-the-ring-tournament-developments-oba-femis-continued-rise-brock-lesnar-roman-reigns-rhea-ripley-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/06\/17\/vip-podcast-6-17-the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-wwe-king-and-queen-of-the-ring-tournament-developments-oba-femis-continued-rise-brock-lesnar-roman-reigns-rhea-ripley-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 6\/17 \u2013 The Nicky\u2019s Club with Nick Barbati: WWE King and Queen of the Ring tournament developments, Oba Femi&#8217;s continued rise, Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Rhea Ripley, more (41 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1134141171\" 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>Nick Barbati dives into the latest developments in WWE as the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments race toward their finals. 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