{"id":222577,"date":"2026-09-19T21:12:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T02:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=222577"},"modified":"2026-09-19T21:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T02:12:21","slug":"vip-podcast-9-19-the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-comparing-pentas-loss-to-some-of-the-most-memorable-shouldve-been-title-changes-in-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/09\/19\/vip-podcast-9-19-the-nickys-club-with-nick-barbati-comparing-pentas-loss-to-some-of-the-most-memorable-shouldve-been-title-changes-in-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 9\/19 \u2013 The Nicky\u2019s Club with Nick Barbati: Comparing Penta\u2019s loss to some of the most memorable \u201cshould\u2019ve been\u201d title changes in wrestling history, more (44 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3347955694\" 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>Penta came up short in his latest championship opportunity, and Nick Barbati asks a bigger question: What happens when the title change that should have happened\u2026 doesn\u2019t? 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