{"id":220506,"date":"2026-08-08T22:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T03:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=220506"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:07:37","slug":"free-podcast-8-8-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-keller-mitchell-interview-bob-backlund-iron-sheik-in-person-in-front-of-studio-audience-173-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/08\/free-podcast-8-8-wkpwp-interview-classic-10-yrs-ago-keller-mitchell-interview-bob-backlund-iron-sheik-in-person-in-front-of-studio-audience-173-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 8\/8 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Keller &#038; Mitchell interview Bob Backlund &#038; Iron Sheik in person in front of studio audience (173 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3936335470\" 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 podcasts, we jump back to 10 years ago this week (8-4-2011) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interviewing Bob Backlund and Iron Sheik live in front of a studio audience at the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum in Waterloo, Iowa on July 23, 2016. 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