{"id":219468,"date":"2026-07-18T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=219468"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T03:14:39","slug":"free-podcast-7-18-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-dutch-mantel-in-his-first-post-wwe-interview-talks-zeb-colter-character-tna-memories-final-deletion-russo-memphis-puerto-rico-ro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/07\/18\/free-podcast-7-18-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-dutch-mantel-in-his-first-post-wwe-interview-talks-zeb-colter-character-tna-memories-final-deletion-russo-memphis-puerto-rico-ro\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 7\/18 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Dutch Mantel in his first post-WWE interview talks Zeb Colter character, TNA memories, Final Deletion, Russo, Memphis, Puerto Rico, road stories (122 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-928382671\" 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>In this week\u2019s Interview Classic podcast, we jump back to ten years ago this week (7-14-2016) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller interview with \u201cDirty\u201d Dutch Mantell, most recently known as Zeb Colter in WWE. 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