{"id":73235,"date":"2019-01-11T16:15:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T22:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=73235"},"modified":"2019-01-11T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T22:15:36","slug":"wwe-announces-opening-of-first-international-performance-center-triple-h-touts-it-as-next-step-in-establishing-nxt-brands-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/01\/11\/wwe-announces-opening-of-first-international-performance-center-triple-h-touts-it-as-next-step-in-establishing-nxt-brands-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces opening of first international Performance Center, Triple H touts it as next step in establishing NXT brands worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1014493803\" 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 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