{"id":221501,"date":"2026-08-27T16:18:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T21:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=221501"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T21:18:33","slug":"free-podcast-8-27-pwtorch-dailycast-wrestling-coast-to-coast-maitland-mcclelland-review-nwa-hard-times-including-mason-vs-morton-idol-vs-mondo-disappointing-effy-debut-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/27\/free-podcast-8-27-pwtorch-dailycast-wrestling-coast-to-coast-maitland-mcclelland-review-nwa-hard-times-including-mason-vs-morton-idol-vs-mondo-disappointing-effy-debut-more\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 8\/27 \u2013 PWTorch Dailycast \u2013 Wrestling Coast to Coast: Maitland &#038; McClelland review NWA Hard Times including Mason vs. Morton, Idol vs. Mondo, disappointing Effy debut, more (78 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3140077268\" 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 Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland make their semi-annual check-in on the National Wrestling Alliance, with two episodes from the Hard Times event, featuing NWA World Champion Thrillbilly Silas Mason defending his title against former stablemate Kerry Morton, Mike Mondo faces Bryan Idol for the National Title, and Effy makes his NWA debut against Kratos. 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