{"id":220501,"date":"2026-08-07T22:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=220501"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:23:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:23:46","slug":"free-podcast-8-7-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-where-was-wwe-headed-going-into-summerslam-cm-punks-future-opponents-edge-goldberg-mcmahon-100-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/07\/free-podcast-8-7-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-where-was-wwe-headed-going-into-summerslam-cm-punks-future-opponents-edge-goldberg-mcmahon-100-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 8\/7 \u2013 WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Where was WWE headed going into Summerslam, CM Punk&#8217;s future opponents, Edge, Goldberg, McMahon (100 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3501858770\" 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>Today we jump back 15 years to the July 20, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. 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