{"id":831,"date":"2015-10-18T12:59:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T17:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=831"},"modified":"2015-10-21T00:26:58","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T05:26:58","slug":"vip-audio-flashback-torch-talk-with-mike-goldberg-101205-describing-how-close-he-came-to-jumping-from-ufc-to-wwe-27-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/18\/vip-audio-flashback-torch-talk-with-mike-goldberg-101205-describing-how-close-he-came-to-jumping-from-ufc-to-wwe-27-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO FLASHBACK \u2013 Torch Talk with Mike Goldberg (10\/12\/05): How close he came to leaving UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3357928449\" 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><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-831-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/artman2\/members\/uploads\/11\/20051012GoldbergMike.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/artman2\/members\/uploads\/11\/20051012GoldbergMike.mp3\">http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/artman2\/members\/uploads\/11\/20051012GoldbergMike.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The man who almost signed with WWE to replace Jim Ross as the long-term main host of WWE&#8217;s flagship Raw program, Mike Goldberg, speaks out for the first time anywhere with PWTorch. 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