{"id":221943,"date":"2026-09-05T23:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T04:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=221943"},"modified":"2026-09-05T23:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T04:06:42","slug":"free-podcast-9-5-wkpwp-interview-classic-ex-wwe-creative-john-piermarini-on-how-punk-orton-cena-feel-about-the-rock-michael-cole-jim-ross-dynamic-vince-needing-friends-106-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/09\/05\/free-podcast-9-5-wkpwp-interview-classic-ex-wwe-creative-john-piermarini-on-how-punk-orton-cena-feel-about-the-rock-michael-cole-jim-ross-dynamic-vince-needing-friends-106-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 9\/5 \u2013 WKPWP Interview Classic: Ex-WWE Creative John Piermarini on how Punk, Orton, Cena feel about The Rock, Michael Cole-Jim Ross dynamic, Vince needing friends (106 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2171616844\" 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 15 years ago this week (8-12-2011) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller and former WWE creative team member John Piermarini, they discuss the final hype for Summerslam on Raw, the fact that only four matches have been announced, predictions for the show, and more related to Sunday&#8217;s PPV, plus they take live calls for an hour. 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