{"id":222336,"date":"2026-09-14T22:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T03:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=222336"},"modified":"2026-09-14T22:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T03:30:06","slug":"vip-podcast-9-14-greg-parks-outloud-wwes-performance-center-after-13-years-success-or-failure-part-one-of-a-two-part-series-looks-at-some-of-the-shortcomings-of-the-pc-over-a-decade-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/09\/14\/vip-podcast-9-14-greg-parks-outloud-wwes-performance-center-after-13-years-success-or-failure-part-one-of-a-two-part-series-looks-at-some-of-the-shortcomings-of-the-pc-over-a-decade-in\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 9\/14 \u2013 Greg Parks Outloud! WWE&#8217;s Performance Center after 13 years &#8211; Success or failure? 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