{"id":221704,"date":"2026-08-31T13:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=221704"},"modified":"2026-08-31T13:54:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:54:03","slug":"vip-podcast-8-31-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-8-22-2008-bruce-mitchell-talks-john-cena-beating-cody-rhodes-ted-dibiase-in-a-two-on-one-match-triple-hs-newspaper-interview-critical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/31\/vip-podcast-8-31-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-8-22-2008-bruce-mitchell-talks-john-cena-beating-cody-rhodes-ted-dibiase-in-a-two-on-one-match-triple-hs-newspaper-interview-critical\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/31 \u2013 VIP Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago (8-22-2008): Bruce Mitchell talks John Cena beating Cody Rhodes &#038; Ted DiBiase in a two-on-one match, Triple H&#8217;s newspaper interview critical of younger wrestlers, Gail Kim jump from TNA to WWE (131 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4046171284\" 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. 22 and 23, 2008 episodes of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with guest host Wade Keller. 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