{"id":218903,"date":"2026-07-04T00:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T05:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=218903"},"modified":"2026-07-04T00:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T05:49:10","slug":"free-podcast-7-3-wade-keller-post-show-wwe-smackdown-keller-machado-react-to-sami-zayns-first-smackdown-as-champ-pearce-booking-defense-for-raw-trick-hayes-interaction-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/07\/04\/free-podcast-7-3-wade-keller-post-show-wwe-smackdown-keller-machado-react-to-sami-zayns-first-smackdown-as-champ-pearce-booking-defense-for-raw-trick-hayes-interaction-more\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 7\/3 \u2013 Wade Keller Post-Show \u2013 WWE Smackdown: Keller &#038; Machado react to Sami Zayn&#8217;s first Smackdown as champ, Pearce booking defense for Raw, Trick-Hayes interaction, more (129 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2022128397\" 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 editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch&#8217;s Javier Machado to review WWE Smackdown with live chat and caller interactions throughout including a reaction to Sami Zayn&#8217;s reaction to winning the WWE Title, Adam Pearce forcing him into a rapid title defense on his show (Raw) already, and the Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso match to determine his opponent. 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