{"id":67525,"date":"2018-10-13T19:30:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T00:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=67525"},"modified":"2018-10-13T19:30:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T00:30:42","slug":"free-podcast-10-12-best-of-pwtorch-livecast-interview-w-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-matt-mccarthy-10-4-13-what-vince-mcmahon-is-like-to-work-for-life-as-a-wwe-writer-bryans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/13\/free-podcast-10-12-best-of-pwtorch-livecast-interview-w-ex-wwe-creative-team-member-matt-mccarthy-10-4-13-what-vince-mcmahon-is-like-to-work-for-life-as-a-wwe-writer-bryans\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 10\/12 \u2013 Best of PWTorch Livecast \u2013 Interview w\/ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy (10-4-13): What Vince McMahon is like to work for, life as a WWE writer, Bryan&#8217;s push, Rock backstage demeanor, comic books, much more (180 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1955507095\" 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:\u00a0<\/strong>This week&#8217;s &#8220;Best of PWTorch Livecast&#8221; features an interview Wade Keller conducted with\u00a0ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy five years ago this week in\u00a0his\u00a0first post-WWE interview.\u00a0McCarthy talks about what Vince McMahon is like to work for, life as a WWE writer, Daniel Bryan&#8217;s rise, The Rock&#8217;s backstage demeanor, tons more in this wide-spanning nearly three hour exclusive interview with live phone calls and email questions. 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