{"id":25346,"date":"2016-07-12T16:05:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T21:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=25346"},"modified":"2016-07-12T16:15:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T21:15:02","slug":"wwe-tv-wwe-names-raw-smackdown-bosses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/12\/wwe-tv-wwe-names-raw-smackdown-bosses\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE TV update &#8211; Shane McMahon &#8220;hires&#8221; Smackdown GM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-547278335\" 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>Update:\u00a0<\/strong>Shane McMahon has decided on the Smackdown General Manager in WWE storylines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanemcmahon\/status\/752970369993150464\" target=\"_blank\">Shane tweeted Tuesday afternoon<\/a>: &#8220;I&#8217;m very excited to announce that terms were agreed to today with the new Smackdown GM. 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Shane tweeted Tuesday afternoon: &#8220;I&#8217;m very excited to announce that terms were agreed to today with the new Smackdown GM. 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