{"id":219493,"date":"2026-07-18T13:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=219493"},"modified":"2026-07-18T13:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T18:43:42","slug":"free-podcast-7-18-pwtorch-dailycast-all-elite-conversation-club-dehnels-in-person-report-from-aew-brawl-in-the-ballpark-and-njpw-g1-climax-night-1-nick-barbati-discusse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/07\/18\/free-podcast-7-18-pwtorch-dailycast-all-elite-conversation-club-dehnels-in-person-report-from-aew-brawl-in-the-ballpark-and-njpw-g1-climax-night-1-nick-barbati-discusse\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 7\/18 \u2013 PWTorch Dailycast \u2013 All Elite Conversation Club: Dehnel\u2019s in-person report from AEW Brawl in the Ballpark and NJPW G1 Climax Night 1 + Nick Barbati discusses WWE\u2019s rising stars and how he would handle their creative direction, more (102 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3879633048\" 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 special edition of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributor Joel Dehnel gives his in-person report for AEW Brawl in the Ballpark in Minneapolis, Minn. and New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Climax Night 1 from Hoffman Estates, Ill. 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