{"id":219831,"date":"2026-07-25T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T03:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=219831"},"modified":"2026-07-25T14:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T19:44:52","slug":"free-podcast-7-25-wkpwp-interview-classic-15-yrs-ago-ex-wwe-creative-john-piermarini-discusses-how-wrestlers-are-assigned-intro-music-importance-of-divas-wrestling-ability-how-promos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/07\/25\/free-podcast-7-25-wkpwp-interview-classic-15-yrs-ago-ex-wwe-creative-john-piermarini-discusses-how-wrestlers-are-assigned-intro-music-importance-of-divas-wrestling-ability-how-promos\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 7\/25 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (15 Yrs Ago): Ex-WWE Creative John Piermarini discusses how wrestlers are assigned intro music, importance of Divas&#8217; wrestling ability, how promos are produced, CM Punk (118 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-232820254\" 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 15 years ago this week (7-7-2011) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller interview with Wade Keller and former WWE Creative Team member (2009-2010) John Piermarini. 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