{"id":221646,"date":"2026-08-30T14:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T19:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=221646"},"modified":"2026-08-30T14:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T19:01:03","slug":"vip-podcast-8-30-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-8-15-2008-bruce-mitchell-talks-nwa-mid-atlantic-convention-including-funny-stories-ric-flair-more-plus-mcneill-talks-orton-summerslam-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/30\/vip-podcast-8-30-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-8-15-2008-bruce-mitchell-talks-nwa-mid-atlantic-convention-including-funny-stories-ric-flair-more-plus-mcneill-talks-orton-summerslam-w\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/30 \u2013 VIP Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (8-15-2008): Bruce Mitchell talks NWA Mid-Atlantic Convention including funny stories, Ric Flair, more plus McNeill talks Orton, Summerslam, WWE roster cuts (103 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1211851012\" 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>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Aug. 15 and 18, 2008 episodes of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with guest host Wade Keller.<\/p>\n<p>This is the famous Aug. 15 episode where Bruce Mitchell no-showed his own podcast and was replaced by Pat McNeill to cover a variety of topics including:<\/p>\n<p>CURRENT EVENTS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each of that week&#8217;s WWE cutbacks with an evaluation of whether they should have been cut and where they might go from here (ROH? 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