{"id":219425,"date":"2026-07-16T22:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=219425"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:24:22","slug":"vip-podcast-7-16-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-how-does-vince-mcmahon-spend-his-days-road-warriors-don-frye-tko-meddling-buff-bagwell-bonanza-more-52-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/07\/16\/vip-podcast-7-16-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-how-does-vince-mcmahon-spend-his-days-road-warriors-don-frye-tko-meddling-buff-bagwell-bonanza-more-52-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 7\/16 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): How does Vince McMahon spend his days? 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