{"id":4926,"date":"2025-10-13T11:48:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/?p=4926"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:48:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:48:43","slug":"the-year-of-duke-and-rogue-season-8-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/2025\/10\/13\/the-year-of-duke-and-rogue-season-8-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year of Duke and Rogue: Season 8 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Duke and Rogue are back to review our 8th season, where we went back in the time machine thirty years to cover the WWF from WrestleMania XI to WrestleMania XII.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis may have been the best and most fun run yet, so join us as we review the year that was and crown our bests and worsts of the year&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll be back next time with a brand new season of shows. Where are we going this time? 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