{"podcast":{"title":"Notsam Wrestling","slug":"notsam-wrestling-201366","podcast_index_feed_id":201366,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/notsam-wrestling","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/notsam-wrestling","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/8e/ad/c5/48/8eadc548-61c0-4143-80ed-fa55b11f4cac/ae54ad095adcde8c6b3246ab602908482d8702c22db0a59cbdca472eb23b44f14e6355dc4c1b9457527902ad9f14273686bf0807314b0aa5fda4dd79d2fe68bb.jpeg","author":"Sam Roberts","episode_count":940,"summary":"The Last Professional Broadcaster Sam Roberts gives his weekly takes on all things WWE, AEW, Professional Wrestling, and Sports Entertainment - as well as has the best conversations with the biggest superstars and supporters in the industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T08:18:23.117137+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/notsam-wrestling-201366"},"episode":{"title":"Is Danhausen The Perfect WWE Superstar? | Notsam Wrestling Update","slug":"is-danhausen-the-perfect-wwe-superstar-notsam-wrestling-update","published_at":"2026-04-28T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/notsam-wrestling-201366/is-danhausen-the-perfect-wwe-superstar-notsam-wrestling-update","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/notsam-wrestling-201366","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PDPN1/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/d1e297dc-5e53-43a4-9514-3173576f8751.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PDPN1/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/d1e297dc-5e53-43a4-9514-3173576f8751.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Danhausen's transition to WWE proves that character-driven storytelling can succeed even without traditional championship pursuits. 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