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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-30-2015), PWTorch's Bruce Mitchel guest hosting for Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss with live callers the previous night's WWE Raw, the awful rating, is Seth Rollins too weak of a heel champion, what’s ahead of Brock Lesnar, the state of TNA, Matt Morgan’s return, and many more topics with live callers and emails.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed Tough Enough’s new season, TNA losing “World Title status,” does TNA “deserve to survive,” the Kevin Owens interference in the Cesaro vs. John Cena match, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-25-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Taz who discussed his unlikely career journey, comparisons to Brock Lesnar’s suplex-based style, NXT as a training ground, Tough Enough reaction, commentating for WWE vs. TNA, switching to a podcasting career, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from June 23 and 24, 2010.
On the June 23, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussing the NXT angle, the Raw ratings, the rise of Sheamus, the Ric Flair-Jay Lethal situation, the Mystery G.M. angle, Batista's MMA aspirations, and more.
In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss the latest comments from Jim Ross and Kurt Angle, more on Batista's MMA aspirations, and more.
Then on the June 24, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Brian Hoops of the PWTorch Nostalgia Podcast took live calls throughout the hour including whether showing WWE fans rookies in a demeaning role hurts their chances of being taken seriously later, Chris Jericho's strengths and weaknesses at this point in his career, LayCool-Beautiful People similarities, Martha Hart's claim, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Brian Hoops talks about the strengths and weaknesses of the various Hall of Fames in pro wrestling among other topics.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-26-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Greg Parks. They present a special theme episode – Better Off or Worse Off, looking at WWE and NXT wrestlers today versus one year ago. Is Drew McIntyre better off or worse off? How about Braun Strowman? New Day? A.J. Styles? Dolph Ziggler? Bayley? Undisputed Era? Keith Lee? Seth Rollins? Johnny Gargano? And many many more.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-23-2020) PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch senior columnist Rich Fann. They answered mailbag questions dedicated to the Speaking Out movement, including Sammy Guevara’s suspension without pay, promoter response so far, fan disenchantment and how wrestling’s social media accessibility exacerbates that sense of betrayal fans feel, pro wrestling’s shameful past and why it’s different and in some ways worse now, and why there’s hope for this to make a difference for the future of the industry and the safety of its participants.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from June 18 and 21, 2010.
On the June 18, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Brian Hoops discussed with live callers the previous night's TNA Impact, the big Jay Lethal and Ric Flair angle, TNA's build-up to a four-way match at the next PPV vs. WWE's build-up to the Fatal Four-Way PPV, John Cena's almost comical comments in media interviews, why Cena is endorsing Bryan Danielson and why he didn't endorse Mr. Anderson in WWE, possible plans for the Money in the Bank PPV involving the NXT Rookies, Will John Cena and Jack Swagger have lengthy title runs, is TNA disciplined enough to stretch out Kurt Angle's #1 quest?, and much more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss the Four-Way PPV and whether it's worth ordering, Batista's potential MMA transition, Grizzly Smith, the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, a scoop on an upcoming Nostalgia podcast interview, and more.
Then on the June 21, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks includes discussion with live callers on the previous night's WWE Fatal Four-Way PPV, the major angles from the PPV covered including Rey Mysterio's World Title victory, Sheamus's WWE Title victory, WWE hot-shotting title changes, Jack Swagger's future, the NXT angle invasion at the PPV & follow-up on Raw, anything for Money in the Bank on Raw, backstage politics in WWE, the ROH Internet PPV, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-23-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed with live callers the previous night’s WWE Raw with a focus on Brock Lesnar-Seth Rollins storyline and mess of a Divas Division, plus is Jay Lethal a worthy ROH World Champion, and much more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Tough Enough’s new season, TNA’s odd Slammiversary situation, Byron Saxton, why isn’t Lucha Underground more popular, Seth’s awesome apology, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-18-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Howard Brody, co-author of Dusty Rhodes’s 2005 autobiography, who shares for nearly an hour hour his memories regarding the challenges of working with Dusty on the book, personal interactions with Dusty, impressions of the reaction to his death from inside the industry, and more.
Then Sean Radican joins Keller to preview the next night’s ROH live PPV with the title vs. title main event, A.J. Styles, Kyle O’Reilly, The Young Bucks, Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from June 16 and 17, 2010.
On the June 16, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost Pat McNeill discussed Monday's follow-up to the NXT angle on Raw. Then they fielded phone calls on a variety of subjects including the authentic backstage segments on NXT, the power-structure in TNA, the failure of WWE to live up to the impossible peak of the excitement of the Attitude/Stone Cold/Rock era, and more. Plus in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and McNeill delve into whether WWE really blew it on Monday or if they were being held to unrealistic expectations.
Then on the June 17, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net took live calls throughout the hour on a variety of subjects including the NXT angle fallout, Bryan Danielson's future, who might replace John Cena if he were to get injured, more on the Dixie Carter TNA surprise, Chris Jericho's actual status in WWE, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss RVD's usage, John Cena's corporate speak, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from June 14 and 15, 2010.
On the June 14, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks discuss Raw, the best and worst case scenarios for the NXT Invasion angle follow-up, the previous night's TNA Slammiversary PPV, Bryan Danielson's WWE release, TNA subjects from Monday's TV taping, TNA's "big surprise" vs. Tommy "nice surprise" Dreamer, and much more with a rapid-fire round of live callers.
Then on the June 15, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Bruce Mitchell discussed with live callers WWE Raw follow-up on the NXT Invasion angle, how long will the angle last, Bryan Danielson's firing and absence, Wade Barrett standing out, the car crash angle at the end of Raw, John Cena speaking out on Danielson via Twitter, Scott Hall's firing, Roxxi and ODB's departures, TNA bringing back ECW, TNA a vanity promotion for Jeff Jarrett, Dixie Carter's "big surprise" Tweets, will Batista come to TNA, and more.
In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss TNA's current standing, Bruce's report from Sunday's WWE house show, WWE appealing to kids almost exclusively on house shows, the Fatal Four-Way PPV build-up, and much more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-19-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. Todd and Wade begin with Todd's analysis of the first few New Japan shows since returning from pandemic hiatus, then a review of Smackdown including the urination dousing with Sheamus and Jeff Hardy, a review of Raw with the Drew McIntyre-R-Truth angle and the Christian-Randy Orton tease, a review of AEW Dynamite including a theory on where Cody and Arn Anderson pairing was going, and a review NXT on USA including a move toward more zany comedy, followed by some NXT-AEW ratings talk, and finally some UFC talk to round out the current events section.
Then the show concludes with a sample of this week's Mailbag edition of the VIP podcast "The Fix" with Todd and Wade discussing a reported proposed trade between the WWF and WCW in 1992 involving four very big names and then a discussion of wrestlers in movies, and a bonus topic of favorite Simpson's episodes, new observations rewatching "Game of Thrones," and what's next on Todd's binge-watch list.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-12-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by columnist Todd Martin and by ex-WWE Creative Team member Andrew Goldstein to remember Dusty Rhodes. Goldstein discussed his time working with Dusty behind the scenes in WWE. Phone calls and emails were mixed in throughout with Dusty-related topics.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-16-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss Battleground developments including return of Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Raw ratings, and much more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Reigns-Bray angle and feud, idea for WWE women’s tournament, Sheamus’s renewed push, could Michael Elgin breakout in G1, Seth’s great acting, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-11-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed “The Patriot” Del Wilkes featuring memories of watching Dusty Rhodes who died earlier that day. Also, stories from Wiles's days in the AWA, Global, WCW, All Japan, and the WWF with live callers and email topics.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from June 10 and 11, 2010.
On the June 10, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Greg Parks. They discussed the pending Top 50 WWE Wrestlers DVD and discuss and debate who should make the list. They take live calls on the Top 50 List including Chris Benoit's merits, along with a variety of other topics. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Greg and Wade discuss whether there will ever be another Undertaker, whether Mick Foley gets enough blame for the negatives of his legacy as a wrestler, whether Shawn Michaels could be the storyline Undertaker perpetrator, and more.
Then on the June 11, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch Nostalgia columnist Brian Hoops includes discussion with live callers on the previous night's TNA Impact, poor PPV hype for RVD vs. Sting and good hype for the rest of the PPV, Dixie Carter's messages promising big changes in TNA, the NXT Invasion angle, predictions on where the angle will be going, should a "mastermind" be included, Season 2 NXT standouts, Undertaker DVD back-story on "body bag" match, WWE's weak domestic PPV numbers, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, more talk about the Top 50 WWE Stars, how WWE might vote the Top 10, Ric Flair-Greg Price feud over Legends Fanfest, Promolast Convention business, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to the June 12, 2010 episode of the PWTorch Livecast where Wade Keller and PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell discussed the big Raw-NXT angle, reacted to the previous night's season two debut of NXT, reminisced about the WCW Robocop angle 20 years ago, and fielded live calls on a wide range of subjects.
In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss the guest host concept on Raw, Rampage Jackson as a possible WWE wrestler, Vince McMahon's limo driver James Dudley's qualification for the Hall of Fame, the Flair-Hogan feud and why it never headlines WrestleMania, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-9-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They evaluate WWE Backlash hype, make predictions, and look at what might be next for key wrestlers, then discuss FTR in AEW, Triple H compared to Khan and Cody on Q&As with the media, Dynamite, MLW on DAZN, the Impact Slammiversary loaded main event, YouTube views for secondary tier of wrestling companies, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They cover these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from June 7 and 8, 2010.
On the June 7, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Pat McNeill features live phone calls and discussion previewing that night's three-hour WWE Raw, the latest wrestling news, TNA Impact, whether Goldberg is a WWE Hall of Fame headliner, territory era memories, and more.
Then on the June 8, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net. They talked in depth about the NXT invasion angle on Raw the previous night, including why everyone is excited but the burden and high expectations falling on the writing team in WWE to follow-up well. Plus a variety of questions on Jim Cornette, Vince McMahon's limo driver in the Hall of Fame, Rampage Jackson, and more, plus in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Powell discuss more aspects of Raw besides the NXT angle.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-9-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss with live callers Money in the Bank hype with a focus on what just isn’t clicking with some key wrestlers on the show, plus NXT Title on Raw, how Brock Lesnar might factor in, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Steve Austin-Brock Lesnar, Dolph Ziggler’s sense of humor, WWE Network free again in June, does the Pop-Up Powerbomb look too fake, Samoa Joe-Tyson Kidd, Dean Ambrose’s zany thief character, TNA Impact’s future, and more mostly from VIP member emails sent in to the show.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-4-2015), in recognition of "Jerry Lawler Day," PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interviewed Randy Hales, a longtime Memphis Wrestling employee who wore many hats and worked closely with Lawler over several decades. He shared backstage stories from matches and interviews on the new Lawler DVD, plus live callers and email topics.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from June 3 and 4, 2010.
On the June 3, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Brian Hoops of the PWTorch VIP Nostalgia Podcast taking calls for an hour on a variety of subjects including candidates for the WWE Hall of Fame in Atlanta next year (Goldberg's merits, Sting's merits, Bobby Eaton's merits, and more), Sensational Sherri's atomic drops, NXT season one and two, and more, plus in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss wrestlers on game shows, more on NXT, and Jim Ross's decision.
Then on the June 4, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell discussed TNA Impact including the Kaz-Flair-Styles angle, Kurt Angle-Flair, WWE's choice of wrestler names, the toughest tag teams ever, an idea for a "house show title" in TNA, how fans perceive house shows, whether Vince McMahon was wrong to keep Jim Ross off TV, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from June 1 and 2, 2010.
On the June 1, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss with live callers and emailers WWE Raw from the night before, the WWE Hall of Fame, Bret Hart as G.M., Undertaker's injury, The Rock, Sting's half-assed career, and more.
Then on the June 2, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Pat McNeill includes a discussion with live callers on the previous night's WWE NXT, the future of the Season One NXT Rookies, who might be moved to Raw and Smackdown, who benefits from WWE's roster depth issues, the ridiculous names given to some of the Season Two NXT Rookies, why WWE would saddle them with the names, and more discussion of NXT. Plus, discussion on Matt Morgan's improved promo style, the TNA Slammiversary PPV line-up, Ring of Honor's current position, would Vince Russo ever go back to WWE, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed more in-depth NXT, the TNA PPV line-up, looking ahead to the Victory Road PPV in July, Dragon Gate USA, Mickie James, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-2-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist and PWTorch Dailycast host Greg Parks. They looked in-depth at the Big Four male champions in AEW, NXT, Raw, and SD, specifically the future of the reigns of Jon Moxley, Adam Cole, Braun Strowman, and Drew McIntyre. Who will be their challengers, how long should their reigns last, pros and cons of different possible wrestlers to end their reigns.
Then the Mailbag on whether Tony Khan is money mark or superfan, Undertaker doc and whether its narrative feels at all authentic, the controversial Jeff Hardy angle, social distancing on TV in AEW compared to WWE, if AEW is outdrawing NXT why should AEW clamp down on comedy ratio of its programs, is Bayley vs. Sasha Banks heading toward a major PPV showdown and is Bayley one of the wrestlers who has grown the most in the pandemic crowd-free era the most, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 25 and 26, 2010.
On the May 28, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and PWTorch Nostalgia specialist Brian Hoops includes discussion with live callers about Ric Flair's comments in the news this week, Triple H's potential return, John Cena as a long-term WWE champ, Michael Cole as heel manager, the previous night's TNA Impact, strengths of Impact, improvements needed on Impact, Matt Morgan's promo on Kurt Angle, scoops on the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, WFX, Beverly Brothers, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Jim Ross's future, Eric Bischoff's Facebook posts, why WWE wasn't drawing attention to a UFC PPV headliner on Raw, will UFC 114 outdraw WrestleMania, and more.
Then on the May 31, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks featured a discussion of that night's Raw, WWE's roster depth issues, Smackdown's latest storyline developments, the direction of the C.M. Punk vs. Rey Mysterio feud, Randy Orton's health, Undertaker's injury, John Morrison fitting it on Raw, Sting's heel turn, Hulk Hogan's first attempt to join TNA, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-2-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss Elimination Chamber fallout on WWE Raw, ratings predictions for ROH the next night, Samoa Joe, Steve Austin and Paul Heyman’s podcast with live callers, among other topics.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed Samoa Joe upgrading his WWE contract to a full time main roster deal, Karen Jarrett takes a dig on Twitter at a certain lady based in Nashville, Steve Austin-Brock Lesnar, Nikki’s Divas Title reign, TNA's future if they lose the Destination America timeslot, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-28-2015), we present back to back interviews.
First, PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed ROH COO Joe Koff who discussed how the ROH Destination America deal come about, was ROH interested in providing original programming for DestAm, how did TNA factor in, what is ROH all about, would ROH expand further West more often, and much more including live callers.
Then, in the second part of the show, Wade was joined by Matt McCarthy, an ex-WWE Creative Team member who talked about coping with wrestler injuries during his time in WWE, Kevin Owens’s rise, Samoa Joe’s future, PWG’s rising stars, ROH-TNA situation, and much more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-21-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They covered these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 25 and 26, 2010.
On the May 25, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Bruce Mitchell talk with callers about the previous night's WWE Raw, breaking news analysis of the Raw TV ratings, Bret Hart in a short-term Raw GM role?, Batista's strong performance on Raw, Jon Lovitz and the Raw guest-hosting concept needing to go, WWE needing to build new stars but probably going back to Vince McMahon's character, news on Carlito needing rehab, suggestions for radical changes to TNA PPVs, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Caldwell & Mitchell discuss NXT tonight, the next phase of the Daniel Bryan vs. Michael Cole feud, whether NXT will continue past this season, TNA's financial and roster situation discussed in-depth, whether house shows can help boost TNA financially, when changes might be coming, and more.
Then on the May 26, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Pat McNeill includes discussion with live callers about the previous night's WWE NXT show, the future of NXT, the future of the Tuesday night timeslot after next week's finale, TNA giving away another PPV-caliber match on free TV this week, WWE & TNA PPV concepts/gimmicks, Jack Swagger as long-term champion, Bret Hart as long-term Raw GM, Hulk Hogan's lawsuit, a general overview of ROH TV, Sid Vicious to WWE or TNA, WWE booking title changes TNA style, TNA creating a Championship Ranking like ROH's Pick Six, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss more the TNA Rankings, Evolve trying to make wins & losses count, Caldwell's fantasy booking on creating a schedule and "season" to differentiate the product, Chris Jericho's quotes on TNA, Jim Ross's future, Eric Bischoff's Tweet last night, and much more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from five years ago (5-21-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller with Tony Schiavone from the AEW announce team. The following are the topics Wade and Tony cover in (rough) chronological order:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 20 and 21, 2010.
On the May 20, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller had a live discussion with callers on main topics of the NXT angle with Michael Cole and Daniel Bryan, WWE insulting the audience with the angle, Vince McMahon looking for a reaction, why the angle doesn't work, plus a proposal on TNA cutting back their PPVs from 12 to 4 per year, what it would accomplish, TNA being forced to change booking, plus expected TNA roster cuts, why it might not accomplish anything, who should be cut hypothetically, and much more.
Then on the May 21, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks includes a discussion with live callers on TNA Impact, the oddball Top 10 Rankings, X Division booking, the messy Abyss- Desmond Wolfe-Chelsea storyline, Sting's muddy character, Bret Hart as Raw GM?, what to do with U.S. Title, breaking news analysis of Carlito's release, does WWE want Mickie James back?, MVP getting a push on Smackdown, a third party to push WWE and/or TNA, what Jim Ross would do in TNA, Shelton Benjamin a centerpiece star in TNA, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they break down the Over the Limit PPV line-up match by match and talk more about Carlito's release.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-26-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss WWE Elimination Chamber, Booker T’s color commentary, NXT Takeover, Dean Ambrose push, Austin at WM32, Lana-Rusev-Dolph Ziggler, Cena, Ambrose, WWE-NXT dynamic, more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed how TNA has mishandled Destination America publicity, PPV vs. Network evolution, why doesn’t WWE end up with more black stars, Shelton Benjamin’s shortcomings, will Dean Ambrose or Roman Reigns turn, should U.S. Title move to NXT, the TNA-Eric Bischoff/Jason Harvey lawsuit, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-21-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Jim Ross with his reaction to Samoa Joe and Kevin Owens appearing on NXT and Raw this week, WWE’s brand split history and future prospects, TNA-DestAmerica, his schedule these days, Jerry Lawler documentary, the Divas Division, and more with live callers and email questions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents our AEW Double or Nothing PPV Preview episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Wade is joined by former PWTorch Newsletter columnist Eric Krol. They begin with thoughts on the "Hangman" Page-Will Ospreay dynamic and predictions, and then march through the rest of the line-up ending with Anarchy in the Arena.
After that, we present the Tony Khan media Q&A from Thursday discussing Double or Nothing and other AEW topics.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 18 and 19, 2010.
On the May 18, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest cohost Jason Powell of prowrestling.net take live calls for an hour with a focus on last night's Raw, Bret Hart's U.S. Title win, and the final hype for Over the Limit. Also, has Eric Bischoff's association with TNA's failures this year hurt his reputation from the WCW boom period? Should TNA change their PPV schedule? How about WWE returning to brand-specific PPVs? What does it take to become a wrestling creative team member?
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Powell discuss the TNA Top Ten Contenders rankings, Jim Ross's future, and more.
Then on the May 19, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Bruce Mitchell includes discussion on the previous night's NXT show, the Daniel Bryan vs. Michael Cole angle, why it points to reinforcing Vince McMahon is the ruler of the WWE Universe, where the angle is going, plus comparisons between Bret Hart in WWE and Ric Flair in TNA, Ultimate Warrior's rant on Ted DiBiase, "Lost" affecting WWE PPV buys on Sunday, the PPV line-up, Christian paying tribute to Chris Benoit on Raw, Taz's work in TNA, and more.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Ronnie Garvin in-depth, Linda McMahon's Senate campaign, whether McMahon can win the Senate, Michael Benoit's letter imploring voters not to vote for McMahon, TNA roster cuts, state of TNA management, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-19-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss the Undertaker documentary, the AEW Double or Nothing line-up, Drew Gulak, potential NXT call-ups including Keith Lee and Damien Priest, how Impact is doing with its TV show during the coronavirus area, and more.
And then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason cover other topics including whether AEW’s PPV should be free on TNT, Bobby Lashley’s build to title shot, Tony Khan honeymoon period with fans, mystery hacker, WWE women’s reshuffling after Becky Lynch indefinite hiatus, the heavy-handed Edge-Randy Orton hype, and is Brandi Rhodes unfairly over-criticized.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist and PWTorch podcast host Greg Parks. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 14 and 17, 2010.
On the May 14, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Brian Hoops features calls and discussion on last night's TNA Impact, TNA booking, a caller debate on the Samoa Joe-Matt Morgan set-up, Kevin Hall & Scott Nash winning the TNA Tag Titles, WWE's line to a wrestler "creative doesn't have anything for you," history of mid-card titles, TNA needing to clean up mid-card title picture, drop Global Title and add TV Title?, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss the Dixie Carter shoot interview, the Sacrifice PPV line-up, Nostalgia News, and more.
Then on the May 17, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Pat McNeill includes discussion from calls, emails, and chat room on tonight's WWE Raw, how the Bret Hart vs. The Miz match could play out, giving away PPV matches on free TV before the PPV, what does commercial-free actually mean?, ROH as a potential challenger to WWE, what ROH needs to become a bigger player, future ROH champion, TNA budget issues, real issue with who TNA will be cutting, TNA Sacrifice review, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss finishes and angles from the PPV, where Kurt Angle fits into storylines, King of the Mountain predictions, TNA booking four weeks of TV this week, Jack Swagger vs. Big Show, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-19-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss Payback fallout on Raw, Kevin Owens’s Raw debut, mysterious Bryan injury, Triple H’s NXT media conference call, Samoa Joe, and more with live callers.
Then, in the VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answered email topics on what is TNA doing well, what derailed James Storm, Lucha Underground newbie advice, will Charlotte’s looks work against her, Dean Ambrose, Tag Teams in Pods, Jerry Lawler’s shrieks, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-14-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed John Piermarini, a former member of WWE Creative, who discussed Payback’s Fatal Four-way, Rusev, Billy Corgan-TNA, C.M. Punk’s UFC status, how WWE can create their own Ronda Rousey, could Jon Jones type of character work in pro wrestling, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 12 and 13, 2010.
On the May 12, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost PWTorch's Pat McNeil took live calls on a wide array of subjects including the Eric Bischoff-Paul Heyman relationship, the previous night's NXT cuts and the future of NXT, Daniel Bryan's position in WWE, The Miz's upside as a top star, Randy Orton's journey to being a babyface, Kimbo Slice as a pro wrestler, Vickie Guerrero's return, Scott Hall's potential to contribute to Impact, and more.
Then on the May 13, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost Greg Parks from PWTorch talked Impact rating prediction, evaluating women wrestlers, IC Title situation, Scott Hall as a mentor, and more with live callers throughout.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 10 and 11, 2010.
On the May 10, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest cohost Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net, they talk about whether TNA should switch to targeting kids and families as Matt Morgan just suggested, and also how they can win back fans of UFC. They field phone calls on Sting's gimmick, John Cena's popularity, PPV pricing, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they talk about Batista's contract situation and whether he'd be a good fit with TNA, Jim Ross's options and status, and more.
Then on the May 11, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Bruce Mitchell discussed Raw TV ratings, what the ratings indicate about the Raw brand, a review of the previous night's Raw, WWE's Raw product lacking an internal logic, Eric Bischoff's extensive interview, Gordon Solie and Jim Ross comparisons, TNA's product, their future if Thursdays don't work out again, future plans for the Raw GM role, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, a review of Kurt Angle's latest quotes, Jeff Hardy's legal situation, the "rape angle" on Impact this week, Tiger Woods, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-14-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell to discuss the Finn Balor vs. Cameron Grimes match on NXT TV including the upside of Grimes and the value of Balor to NXT as a top star, an in-depth discussion on the career of the Road Warriors and an evaluation of the Dark Side of the Ring documentary on them this week, thoughts on the NXT vs. AEW ratings this week, reaction to the Street Profits vs. Viking Raiders basketball game, AEW’s Mike Tyson announcement and the upside of how he could be utilized, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 6 and 7, 2010.
On the May 6, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and PWTorch Nostalgia specialist Brian Hoops features calls on WWE's PPV business, WrestleMania PPV buys trending downward, Vince McMahon denying UFC's effect on buys, stock market reaction to WWE's financials, how WWE could change PPV promotional habits, Edge-Randy Orton hype a step in the right direction, how TNA encourages viewers not to order PPVs, TNA having the template of Samo Joe-Kurt Angle, and more. The preiously VIP-exclusive Aftershow discussion includes an overview of where WWE is business-wise and as a brand, plus Nostalgia News & Notes on Cauliflower Alley Club, the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, Hoops's involvement in a DVD Roundtable, and a big-name wrestler turning down a HOF invite.
Then on the May 7, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost PWTorch columnist Greg Parks, they discuss the TNA ranking system and fan voting, then take calls for an hour including whether the Dan Puder-Kurt Angle shoot incident has frightened WWE management away from doing anything reality-based with NXT, extended thoughts on the approach WWE is taking with NXT, the miscasting of A.J. Styles and possible motivation for it, and many other subjects. Also, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they talk about what TNA should do with Ric Flair and how Smackdown is shaping up post-draft.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-12-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net discuss Daniel Bryan’s announcement, the addition of Elimination Chamber on WWE Network, Dean Ambrose’s chances, Raw’s rating, GFW latest, Billy Corgan in TNA, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-7-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomed George Schire, pro wrestling author and historian, who gave eye-witness details on the emotional Verne Gagne funeral earlier this week, including details on Gene Okerland and Greg Gagne speeches, amends being made, and much more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from May 4 and 5, 2010.
On the May 4, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell talk at the start about various angles on TNA and Spike TV moving Impact back to Thursdays. Then they take calls for the rest of the show mostly about Impact, including frustrations with the previous night's show and various perspectives on their Monday run and their future. Plus other subjects including Raw are touched on. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss the Randy Orton-Edge segment on Raw including how well that segment worked for both characters, plus thoughts on the Chris Jericho/Miz tag team, the chances of Impact going live on Thursdays, and more.
Then on the May 5, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they discussed the TNA Title Contender polling and how it's totally messing up the prescribed narrative being pushed by the current creative and management regime. They take calls on whether a WWE poll also be that out of line with the creative team's choices, thoughts on Chris Jericho & Miz as a team, the Edge-Christian and Edge-Orton promos, ideas for undercard tag teams in WWE, Daniel Bryan's push, the pros and cons of rotating which title is defended on WWE PPVs, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer email questions and address the potential of Rock returning to WWE.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 30 and May 3, 2010.
On the Apr. 30, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Pat McNeill interacted with phone callers, emails, and chat room questions on WWE's annual business meeting, WWE's PPV buy drop explanation, International WWE biz, the WWE Draft, PWTorch Poll on next to feud with Cena and Swagger, TNA's ratings & replay ratings, TNA's future management & on Spike TV, how Jim Ross could fit in, Awesome Kong's feud with Bubba, Kong's interview today, women's wrestling, weekend wrestling preview, and more. The previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow discussion includes a complete review of the PWTorch Poll on who should feud with Jack Swagger on Smackdown, the state of the Smackdown brand, Christian's potential push, and more.
Then on the May 3, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net took live calls on the breaking news regarding TNA Impact moving back to Thursdays, with a detailed breakdown of the pros and cons, the possible spin, the possibility of ever getting back to Mondays, and more. Also, live calls ask about Jim Ross, TNA taking Impact on the road, The O-Zone segment, the Love Sponge-Kong controversy, and much more. In the 18 minute previously VIP-exclusive AfterShow, Powell and Keller discuss the WWE Draft results with our picks for winners and losers, possible feuds for Chris Jericho and Jack Swagger, Big Show as a PPV headlining babyface, and more.
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Today we flash back five years (5-5-2020) to a special edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling Podcast and WWE’s Kickoff shows with a discussion focused on Sunday’s WWE Money in the Bank PPV. They look at each competitor in every match and the pros and cons of each of them winning, the likelihood of various outcomes, cases for dark horse candidates, and why some obvious outcomes might not be so obvious including Men’s MITB, Women’s MITB, Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt, and the rest. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow just for members, they discuss the wild format at WWE headquarters and the range of possibilities (good and bad) for setting.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 28 and 29, 2010.
On the Apr. 28, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell takes phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on TNA Impact's TV rating, TNA lacking basic pacing required for episodic TV, the NXT show, NXT competitions, where Daniel Bryan fits into WWE's plans, perhaps moving a GM to Raw with the guest hosts, and more on TNA ratings. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, a discussion on whether "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero would be better off in WWE (as mid-carder with an audience) or TNA (a star without an audience), and more.
Then on the Apr. 29, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller takes live calls for an hour on a variety of subjects including the TNA Impact rating, Draft Fallout, Women's Wrestling, Raw's disappointing ratings, NXT's future with struggling ratings for the "reality show" concept, Jim Ross's future, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-5-2015), Wade and Jason discussed the 2.55 Raw rating, the Raw debut of Sami Zayn and whether it was a good introduction, Dean Ambrose being added to PPV line-up, GFW news, and more with live callers and various email topics.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-30-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomed wrestling announcer Mick Karch and multi-decades AWA jobber Kenny Jay to discuss the life and career of the late Verne Gagne, who died that week at age 89. The discussion spanned his years as a top main eventing AWA Champion to his rise and fall as the promoter behind the scenes, his reaction to Vince McMahon’s national expansion, his role in the evolution of the Hulk Hogan babyface character, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 23 and 26, 2010.
On the Apr. 23, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch Nostalgia specialist Brian Hoops took phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on WWE roster cuts, WWE having a solid core of good wrestlers, Big Show as potential GM, African-American Four Horsemen, Edge's future, TNA's emphasis on the TNA Title, trend back to emphasizing titles, a first-time-ever-wrestling-viewer's perspective on WrestleMania 25, more. The previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow discussion includes Cauliflower Alley Club perspective, a complete rundown of the Extreme Rules PPV, potential Draft moves, potential Orton-Swagger title chase this summer, and more.
Then on the Apr. 26, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and co-host Jason Powell of prowrestling.net, they take live calls for an hour on a variety of subjects including Mickie James's release, Undertaker's future, John Cena taping Batista's legs, the lack of athleticism on Extreme Rules, the potential of Raw going to three hours, and more. Also, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss last night's Extreme Rules PPV, an upcoming indy show with the High Flyers of the AWA making an appearance together, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-30-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss the 25th Anniversary segment on Triple H with Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon, Velveteen Dream controversy and future, the latest AEW-NXT ratings, AEW Double or Nothing line-up speculation, Money in the Bank developments and predictions, could CGI fans work on a wrestling show, the finals set up for the TNT Championship tournament, Money in the Bank developments and early predictions, and much more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from five years ago (4-17-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an interview with Mick Foley, a pioneer of early hardcore style wrestling and one of his generation’s great promo artists. In this wide-ranging interview lasting well over an hour, Foley talks about these topics:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 21 and 22, 2010.
On the Apr. 21, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they take live calls on various subjects including R-Truth being blown up, the MacGruber cast being in-character on Raw, TNA's plans to institute a contenders ranking system, Jim Ross's prospects of going to TNA or staying in WWE, Triple H's win on Raw on Monday, the WWE Draft, and more. In the VIP Aftershow, they answer email questions on Eric Bischoff's stint in WCW, Nitro's success, and more draft talk.
Then on the Apr. 22, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks took phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on the WWE Draft, with a special WWE Draft special marching through the entire WWE Roster, plus breaking news analysis and calls on the six WWE releases, who might end up in TNA, Mickie James's future, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas?, and more. The VIP Aftershow includes the completion of the WWE roster run-down looking at Draft prospects on staying/moving to Raw and Smackdown.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-28-2015), Wade and Jason answered member email questions on a range of topics including whether Attitude Era approach could work today, did Reigns benefit from Big Show match, ROH in Sinclair era, plus Billy Corgan joining TNA’s creative team.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-23-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Justin Credible. In this interview, hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, these are topics discussed: Is the Curb Stomp dangerous or too controversial? What did Sabu mean that Taz was exposed in WWE? How has WWE Network affected his royalties? And much more with live callers and email topics.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 19 and 20, 2010.
On the Apr. 19, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net, they take live calls for 60 minutes including the ramifications of the Raw roster being stuck in Europe, the role of the TNA Knockouts since Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff arrived, why women aren't portrayed better with Dixie Carter and Stephanie McMahon in positions of power, WWE Draft possibilities and speculation, the Kurt Angle-Ken Anderson match, the Douglas Williams decision, Tommy Dreamer, Batista's future, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Powell discuss the TNA PPV from the previous night.
Then on the Apr. 20, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, they take live calls on a variety of subjects including Rob Van Dam's TNA Title win, the prospects of Jim Ross joining TNA management, the possibility of Paul Heyman becoming a TNA booker, Jim Cornette saying Vince Russo may be reassigned within TNA, the restructured Raw minus most of its talent, Triple H acting like a jerk again with his sharp-wit, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Mitchell and Keller talk about Samoa Joe's return to TNA TV, Melina's comments on Eve Torres's title win, whether WWE did a good or poor job presenting a special-circumstances show last night, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-23-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by special guest Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics.com and the Wrestlenomics Podcast. Thurston has focused for years on WWE’s finances, and today was perhaps the most anticipated and consequential financial release day for WWE for a wide array of reasons. They discuss COVID-19 ramifications, key metrics on WrestleMania when it comes to WWE Network subscriptions and social media, WWE’s roster cutbacks and its impact on WWE’s finances, how Vince McMahon’s role on the Investors Conference call changed without longtime co-presidents Michelle Wilson and George Barrios, McMahon saying WWE might never be in the live event business again even after COVID-19 crisis passes, how an elimination of North American non-TV house shows could change WWE’s profitability and why some of the current data is deceptive, the magic cleaner Triple H referenced that is helping keep wrestlers safe from the coronavirus, and more. If you’ve been looking for an in-depth overview and understanding of WWE’s financial situation in the midst of the coronavirus and analysis of their framing of their current situation, Thurston provides over 90 minutes of insight and digestible explanations on where WWE stands and how the future looks.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-21-2020) PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell. They answer mailbag questions about a wide array of topics along with analysis of key current events including the dropping ratings, how are Drew McIntyre and Jon Moxley performing as new centerpiece champions during a difficult time, ideas for a new presentation of Raw and Smackdown, can the MITB “Climbing the Corporate Ladder” concept work or is it going to be be a disaster, what didn’t work about Jon Moxley vs. Jake Hager, which wrestlers are rising to the occasion in this empty-arena era, are The Revival damaged beyond repair, why isn’t WWE mentioning COVID-19 on camera, what is Roman Reigns’s future, is Braun Strowman a variable long-term Universal Champion, and more including a tribute to the late Scott Bowden, a pro wrestling referee and manager, who died this week.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 15 and 16, 2010.
On the Apr. 15, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch's Brian Hoops takes calls for 60 minutes on topics including Larry Zbyszko as AWA Champion, The Miz as an all-time great talker already, Jack Swagger and Randy Orton possibly feuding on Smackdown, Jim Cornette's career-damaging rant against Vince Russo, Coliseum Home Videos, Jim Ross's future, Paul Heyman and TNA, and more. In the previously VIP Exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Hoops discuss Swagger's character and how to take it to the next level, Chris Jericho's potential as a babyface, Randy Orton's potential as a lead babyface on Smackdown, and a final positive on TNA regarding Doug Williams.
Then on the Apr. 16, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch columnist Greg Parks has phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on TNA booking, the strengths of what TNA has done with characters such as Matt Morgan and Doug Williams, Raw vs. Impact comparisons, Randy Orton to Smackdown?, Orton co-existing with Edge as "tweener" characters, all-time great bookers, X Division, Lockdown preview, and a final phone call on Eric Bischoff's Facebook page and follow-up. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow includes more follow-up on Bischoff, A.J. Styles pointing out some concerns with TNA, Is Styles pulling a Bret Hart protecting his character?, Jericho's interview today, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-21-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Sean Radican who discuss the final Raw hype for Extreme Rules PPV including Kane’s new role, future of IC Title, GFW, New Japan, Indys, and more with live callers.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-16-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Sean “X-Pac” Waltman. It includes Waltman diagnosing what was right and wrong with Roman Reigns’s push so far and what is his future, break down how Sting was impressed and overwhelmed at WrestleMania, why Shawn Michaels was in trouble with WWE management after the Hall of Fame, Chyna’s reaction to news of Curt Hennig’s death, and many more topics with one of the best Livecast regulars. Live caller and email questions are included in the show.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 13 and 14, 2010.
On the Apr. 13, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Bruce Mitchell took phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on TNA president Dixie Carter's Q&A, TNA's product and why it wasn't working, Carter and Hulk Hogan saying the right things, but not understanding why the TNA product doesn't work, breaking news analysis on WWE Raw and TNA Impact ratings, The Miz becoming a top star, the big news of Smackdown moving to Syfy, NXT's future, and more. Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss TNA's talent roster, look at more of Carter's comments, Linda McMahon's Senate situation, and more.
Then on the Apr. 14, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Pat McNeill took phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on TNA Impact and Raw ratings, WWE NXT the previous night, The Miz growing into a main eventer, Brock Lesnar possibly going back to WWE, would Paul Heyman and Jim Ross go to TNA, MMA fighters who could cross over to WWE, a complete TNA Lockdown PPV preview, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss the death of Gene Kiniski, breaking news on Jim Cornette's death threats against Vince Russo, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from five years ago (4-14-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an interview with MLW founder and booker Court Bauer, who also spent years working in WWE as a Creative Team member. He talks about how MLW is adjusting to the coronavirus situation, how he thinks WWE and AEW are handling the coronavirus including continuing to tape matches, his thoughts on how Vince McMahon is handling the XFL’s demise and the coronavirus changing his entire business operations and threatening many revenue streams assumed to be safe, whether he is rooting for AEW to succeed, the mixing of MMA competitors and fight-styles into pro wrestling shows, Ronda Rousey’s run with WWE and her recent comments, working with MJF since 2017 in MLW and which wrestlers of the past he reminds them of, his thoughts on “cinematic” post-produced wrestling matches, and more. In a VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Court gives his take on the “Dark Side of the Ring” series including the Von Erich, Brawl for All, and the Chris Benoit documentary with observations on the relationship between Eddie Guerrero and Benoit.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-16-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Todd Martin. They discussed these topics:NEWS ANALYSIS:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They cover these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 9 and 12, 2010.
On the Apr. 9, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell hosted with PWTorch columnist Greg Parks. They interacted with phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on the role of WWE Divas, Maria's interview on the Divas being held back, Superstars as a solid hour of wrestling, Hulk Hogan's latest on Bubba the Love Sponge, the Jeff Hardy angle on Monday, no buzz on the angle if it's legit, Shannon Moore in TNA, Bill Goldberg dream opponents, who should face Goldberg if he returns to WWE, Jim Ross's future, heel announcers in WWE, WWE's DVD biz, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Caldwell & Parks discuss whether Dixie Carter is oblivious to TNA criticism, Tommy Dreamer in TNA, new Raw guest hosts, Worst Raw guest host, and more.
Then on the Apr. 12, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Prowrestling.net editor Jason Powell fielded phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on WWE and TNA subjects leading into Raw and Impact on Monday night, Randy Orton's "babyface" turn, TNA ratings before and after creative shake-up in July 2009, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Powell discuss World Class with Texas Stadium blown up, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-14-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who dive into last night’s Raw including why Dolph Ziggler is frustrating, why Neville fans should be worried, the Usos conundrum, Naomi’s turn, Orton-Seth tips, why Barrett should get a better push, the good and the bad from Raw, including live callers.
In the VIP Aftershow, they talk about a handful of non-WWE topics including TNA-Desination America, Paragon Pro Wrestling, Lucha Underground's future, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-9-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed “Leaping” Lanny Poffo, a/k/a The Genius who takes listeners behind the scenes at the WWE Hall of Fame, offers his thoughts on how his induction of his brother Randy Savage went, shares memories from his days wrestling in the WWF, addresses the relationship between Hulk Hogan and Randy before Randy’s death and various rumors regarding that, and much more including live callers and emails.
Then in the 40 minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they covered email topics including Mr. Perfect, Macho King era with Sherri, whether Vince McMahon interacted with him at the Hall of Fame ceremony, who else could have inducted Randy if not him and Hulk Hogan, his thoughts on Hogan's speech, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 6 and 7, 2010.
On the Apr. 6, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller fielded phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on TNA Impact's awful show on Monday night including a ludicrous angle with the Knockouts Champion, Jack Swagger's push on Raw, breaking news analysis on the Raw & Impact TV ratings that came in during the Livecast, and more.
Then on the Apr. 7, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill fielded phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on the TNA Impact timeslot change, last night's WWE NXT, the keg carry, Daniel Bryan's promo and latest loss, predictions on the NXT Final Four, David Otunga's performance on Raw, futures for Kofi Kingston and John Morrison, an interesting scenario for a C.M. Punk babyface turn down the line, Why Eric Bischoff gets a pass for health issues in WCW, and more. In the VIP Aftershow, Caldwell & McNeill answer listener questions on Samoa Joe's future in TNA or WWE, the next independent star to be signed by WWE, whether Jim Ross will sign with TNA, a little NFL talk, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 2 and 5, 2010.
On the Apr. 2, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Greg Parks. They fielded phone calls for 60 minutes on a variety of subjects including TNA struggling in trying to compete with WWE including the use of Sting, A.J. Styles, Kurt Angle, and Samoa Joe, plus Jack Swagger's push, Last Call with Scott Hall, and more. Plus in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed the prospects of Shawn Michaels vs. C.M. Punk and Jim Ross's future.
Then on the Apr. 5, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Prowrestling.net's Jason Powell talked about Kanyon's death and then take live calls for 60 minutes on a variety of subjects including WWE disrespecting Jim Ross, ECW-TNA, Vince McMahon leaving TV, the U.S. & IC titles, why Eric Bischoff made sense in his Torch Talk but is part of the failed TNA product, the Samoa Joe storyline, TNA ineptness with a list of three angles in particular, plus in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they talk about the TNA Impact timeslot shift and the prospects of Jim Ross running TNA.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-9-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss the long-term future of pre-taped heavily-produced cinematic style wrestling matches, what’s next for Jonny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa after their “final battle” on NXT this week, Charlotte in NXT, the way WWE handled Roman Reigns and WrestleMania, hype for Jon Moxley vs. Jake Hager, Chris Jericho on commentary, Brodie Lee spoofing Vince McMahon, how safe or unsafe is it to continue to gather wrestlers for TV tapings, what steps should WWE and AEW have taken to be safer, TNT Championship tournament talk, and should golf courses be re-opened.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist and PWTorch podcast host Greg Parks. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 31 and April 1, 2010.
On the Mar. 31, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill took phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on the TNA Impact ratings dropping significantly, whether they will move up an hour, if WWE Raw will go to three-hours of that happens, the major Smackdown Spoiler for Friday's show, Positives & Negatives on the decision, the key to Randy Orton's success as a babyface, a defense of the Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon match, Smackdown's future on MyNet, how to fix TNA, when they will reach a breaking point, and much more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Caldwell & McNeill answer listener questions from the McNeill Mailbag, analyze the NXT ratings, and McNeill Sings The Hits!
Then on the Apr. 1, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller, he fielded phone calls for 60 minutes on a variety of subjects including who might replace Shawn Michaels as the most reliable four-star match producer, more complaints about TNA, the prospects of Jim Ross staying in WWE or perhaps going to TNA, thoughts on the next breakout star in WWE, Chris Jericho on color commentary, Gabe Sapolsky's falling out with ROH, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-6-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell dove into previous night’s Chris Jericho-John Cena interview, Raw’s announcing, Cena’s U.S. Title reign, what the "NXT" chants mean, and much more with live callers throughout.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discussed Neville vs. Seth Rollins, Cena’s U.S. Title reign, ROH’s booking, GFW lighting grid news, what next for Bray Wyatt, and more including email topics.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-3-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Matt McCarthy, an ex-WWE Creative Team member, who detailed his in-person experience at WM31 weekend, his previous Hall of Fame backstage role, Roman Reigns’s future, Stephanie McMahon’s philanthropy Tweet, Justin Roberts' open letter, and more with live callers mixed in.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents our AEW Dynasty PPV Preview episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Wade is joined by former PWTorch Newsletter columnist Eric Krol. They begin with Eric's big picture thoughts on the state of AEW three months into 2025. Then a walk through the top matches with thorough analysis of the hype and potential finishes. They also discuss each announced undercard match.
After that, we present the Tony Khan media Q&A from Thursday discussing Dynasty and other AEW topics.
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Today we flashback five years (4-2-2020) to a special edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with ex-WWE Creative Team member and professional stand-up comedian Matt McCarthy to preview WrestleMania 36. They first discuss whether WWE fans will think the empty-arena augmented WrestleMania presentation worked out okay or are fans going to be saying the whole thing should have been cancelled or postponed. Also, will WWE just go too far with post-producing now that they have that freedom since the matches aren’t live? Also, their reaction to the idea of fans being put on the screen to react to in-ring action as WWE is considering doing. Then they march through the entire announced line-up for WrestleMania and talk about what is likely to happen and the pros and cons of various finishes and approaches including Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from five years ago (3-31-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an interview with guest former ECW Champion Justin Credible (P.J. Polaco, a/k/a Aldo Montoya from the WWF). Justin talks about how wrestlers need to adjust their style when matches take place without fans, safety concerns he’d have as a wrestler when it comes to coronavirus, the complete shutdown of the indy scene indefinitely, ideas for how to continue national cable shows without crowds, what Vince McMahon was like during his days as Aldo Montoya, the strengths and weaknesses of the AEW in-ring style and the quality of the shows themselves, his thoughts on the New Jack-Erich Kulas incident and his experiences with New Jack, the potential of the Impact Players, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to the Mar. 28, 2010 episode of the PWTorch Livecast where PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks responded to phone calls, emails, and chat room questions breaking down the entire WrestleMania 26 PPV line-up with instant reaction to all of the top matches, evaluation of what worked and what didn't work, live callers from University of Phoenix Stadium describing live reactions in the building, and more. This event included Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels in the Streak vs. Career main event, John Cena vs. Batista, Triple H vs. Sheamus, and more.
In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Caldwell & Parks try to put WM26 into perspective with an overview of the event and weekend, look ahead to Raw tomorrow night and Extreme Rules, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-31-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who dive into all the good and bad from last night’s Raw including Lesnar’s huge angle, crowd reaction to Roman Reigns, Byron Saxton’s announcing, and more with live callers throughout the expanded edition of the program.Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason answered email topics on Neville’s chances in WWE, other NXT call-ups, Rhonda Rousey’s potential in WWE, expanding NXT, Ryback’s odd popularity, Reigns, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 25 and 26, 2010.
On the Mar. 25, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest co-host Jon Mezzera, the PWTorch Hits & Misses Specialist, discussed the disappointing first five weeks of WWE NXT, then took calls throughout the hour on a variety of subjects including WrestleMania, Goldberg's potential return, TNA Impact's timeslot, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Jon gives his picks on the top WrestleMania matches and discusses his in-person experience at the Raw/Smackdown SuperShow taping on Monday this week.
Then on the Mar. 26, 2010 episode, host James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch columnist Greg Parks took phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including a full break down of the WrestleMania 26 PPV - match predictions, comparisons on match order, booking at the PPV and going forward to Extreme Rules, potential title changes, Sheamus going over Triple H?, potential surprises in Money in the Bank, and more. Also, TNA discussion on Vince Russo's booking early and current in TNA, his book, how RVD has been presented in TNA, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, James and Greg discussed WWE's view of Christian, MVP possibly winning MITB, potential show-stealers at WrestleMania, match to look forward, a Smackdown preview, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 23 and 24, 2010.On the Mar. 23, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest co-host Bruce Mitchell from PWTorch taking phone calls for 60 minutes focused on the Raw vs. Impact battle the night before during the Monday battle, WrestleMania 26 line-up analysis, ratings news, and more. They also cover topics in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.Then on the Mar. 24, 2010 episode, PWTorch Livecast with host Wade Keller and co-host PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill took take calls throughout the hour mostly about WrestleMania 26 including a lot on the prospects of how Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels will end, plus the strategy of match order. Also, one TNA rant. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, great referees over the years, the Torch faction, and WrestleMania snubs discussed.
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-19-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. Todd and Wade discuss the “Dark Side of the Ring” two-hour special on Vice on Chris Benoit, quick thoughts on C.M. Punk’s starring movie debut, AEW Dynamite review including Cody’s demeanor on commentary and the Matt Hardy-Chris Jericho segment, NXT on USA review including Triple H’s role, Smackdown review including Gronkowski, Raw review including Randy Orton’s promo, plus conjecture on how long fan-free events would be the norm, whether wrestling still happening is a reasonable decision, the latest news on Jon Jones and more.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-24-2020) PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Greg Parks. They discuss WrestleMania plans in light of Rey Mysterio and Dana Brooke being removed from the card, should everything be cancelled, what happens after WrestleMania if they keep trying to run live TV shows, should AEW introduce a secondary title, is this an opportunity for AEW ratings growth vs. WWE, who has had more WrestleMania Moments between Shane McMahon and Roman Reigns, Charlotte’s future, WrestleMania 32 quick review in light of it re-airing on ESPN on Sunday night, and more. Then, a bonus added at the end – the first half of the previously VIP-exclusive post-WrestleMania 32 Roundtable podcast recorded four years ago hosted by Wade Keller with Todd Martin, Pat McNeill, and Bruce Mitchell. Part two of the 100 minute Roundtable Podcast will be added to the end of Thursday’s Flagship episode of the WKPWP later this week.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 19 and 22, 2010.
On the Mar. 19, 2010 episode, PWTorch Livecast with host James Caldwell and co-host Torch columnist Greg Parks took phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including discussion of the TNA Destination X PPV, the lack of great potential wrestling matches on the PPV, TNA changing the mix of wrestling content on TV and PPV, the status of the X Division, why it's not a marketable brand anymore, ideas for how to reintroduce Samoa Joe, future WWE champions, the overall picture of the Smackdown brand, Rey Mysterio and C.M. Punk's program on Smackdown, and much more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, James and Greg take listener questions on TNA's booking in the early days compared to today, why Shawn Michaels is a babyface despite acting like a heel, and more.
Then on the Mar. 22, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest co-host Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net take a lot of phone calls for 60 minutes focused primarily on TNA Destination X. They dissect what didn't work on last night's show, with specific breakdowns of why it was an awful, albeit not boring, TNA product. They field a lot of phone calls from angry TNA fans and also talk about WWE and WrestleMania. They also cover topics in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-24-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell. They discussed breaking news of Brock Lesnar’s announcement during show on ESPN SportsCenter that he has renewed with WWE, plus WM31 hype on Raw including Sting-Steph, Bray-Taker, and more with live callers throughout.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (3-20-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WWE wrestler (yes, the one with only one leg) Zach Gowen talking “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling” viral video, Roman Reigns’s push to top, WrestleMania 31 predictions, and more with emails and live callers.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 17 and 18, 2010.On the Mar. 17, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest co-host Pat McNeill, PWTorch columnist, features live callers and emailers asking questions on a variety of topics including TNA Impact. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, McNeill preview the TNA Destination X PPV line-up and answer the McNeill Mailbag questions.Then on the Mar. 18, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and guest co-host PWTorch nostalgia specialist Brian Hoops has phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including discussion of whether TNA Impact should shift Monday timeslots, whether it will be viewed as a major mistake to go directly head-to-head, TNA's booking in reverse, the lack of "big arena" setting for Impact, whether Jim Ross will announce at WrestleMania 26, if his announcing on PPV could take away from TV, and more, plus the debut of Torch Trivia Thursday. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Caldwell & Hoops discuss WrestleMania build-up, the faults with the Bret Hart-Vince McMahon storyline, why they didn't need a storyline, plus Nostalgia discussion on Corsica Joe, Sandy Scott, Joe Hill, Gorgeous George, and the over-riding reason why older wrestlers are regularly in the news upon death and why it won't happen with the current generation of wrestlers.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-19-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discussed Daniel Bryan announcing he’s looking to cut back to monthly matches when his WWE contract expires later this year, two nights of WrestleMania, comparing WWE Raw and Smackdown without fans in the stands at the Performance Center compared to AEW Dynamite at Daily’s Place, an idea to safely keep live wrestling matches happening indefinitely for both WWE and AEW with bonus content as a result, thoughts on several key WrestleMania storylines including Roman Reigns’s promo and John Cena and Bray Wyatt, NXT’s format this week and why it’s worth watching despite no live new matches, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-17-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Sam Roberts from the WWE Kickoff Shows, Not Sam Wrestling podcasts, and his show on Sirius XM radio show with Jim Norton. They delve into the WWE dilemma of dealing with the coronavirus and empty venues for TV shows and WrestleMania. What are the strengths and weaknesses so far of Smackdown and Raw at the Performance Center? Can or should adjustments be made, radical or otherwise? What were the key factors that went into the decision to hold WrestleMania on the scheduled date at a new location versus other options? They also discuss the hype so far for WrestleMania with a focus on the key interviews and segments of the past week including John Cena and Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Edge, Becky Lynch, and more. Sam also gives his take on how the job of announcers is changing and how he feels Michael Cole did on Friday’s Smackdown.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents part two of a two part Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They cover these topics:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents part one of a two part Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They dissect John Cena's heel promo from Raw yesterday and look at what worked and also what seemed to be missing and whether those aspects are likely to be addressed in the future, such as The Rock's role in Cena's turn. Also, thoughts on Cody Rhodes's response and whether he struck the right tone given everything that happened.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 15 and 16, 2010.
On the Mar. 15, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest co-host Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net took calls for 60 minutes focused primarily on the Monday battle between Raw and Impact, plus thoughts on recently released WWE wrestlers potentially showing up in TNA, Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker talk, TNA's profitability, Tony Schiavone potentially returning, Impact giving away Jeff Hardy vs. A.J. Styles, the Rey Mysterio-C.M. Punk angle on Smackdown, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive AfterShow, Keller and Powell answer email questions from listeners on TNA Impact's replay rating and Bret Hart, Steve Austin, and Vince McMahon.
Then on the Mar. 16, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest co-host Bruce Mitchell, PWTorch senior columnist, featured live callers talking mainly about TNA Impact last night. Most of the emotions were frustrations with the product TNA has presented the last two weeks and signs of lessons not learned. Calls also include talk about last night's Raw, Money in the Bank, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Mitchell & Keller break down the quarter hour trends within Impact and see who the winners and big losers were.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-17-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell. They wondered what was the point of Seth Rollins's ruse on Randy Orton, WWE making fans change out of costumes, Rey Mysterio to Lucha Underground, Roman Reigns’s response to family stories, IC Title hype, Hall of Fame for Larry Zbyszko, Kevin Nash, and more. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed the previous night’s Raw, ratings drop, Reigns’s readiness to be top act, three hours hurting Raw, John Cena-Rusev hurt by announcers, YouTube affecting ratings, the Sting WWE Network teaser, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (3-13-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy with an analysis of the march to WrestleMania - Daniel Bryan’s fall, Roman Reigns’s rise, Undertaker-Bray Wyatt, Sting-Triple H, U.S. and IC titles, and more including live callers and email topics.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 11 and 12, 2010.
On the Mar. 11, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and co-host Rob McNichol of the U.K. Sun took phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including Steve Austin on Raw, whether Austin will be involved in Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon at WrestleMania, Raw announcers, Jim Ross's future, Vince McMahon in the ring vs. Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair in the ring, McNichol's interview with Colt Cabana today, TNA drawing higher ratings in the U.K. than WWE, TNA touring overseas, mainstream perspective on the wrestling business, wrestling media, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Caldwell & Nichols discuss TNA Impact's expected progression compared to WCW Nitro, Rob Van Dam's TNA debut, TNA needing to explain to the audience who their new stars are, and more.
Then on the Mar. 12, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and co-host PWTorch columnist Greg Parks took phone calls and email questions throughout the live 60 minutes focused on a variety of topics including TNA Impact ratings, NXT ratings, Money in the Bank favorites, the best WrestleManias, and more. Also, in the 15 minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Parks respond to email questions on a variety of topics and Keller makes his prognostications for the MITB match.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-12-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist and podcast host Greg Parks. They talk about pro wrestling without a crowd of fans, the very latest regarding coronavirus ramifications on pro wrestling industry, analysis of WrestleMania developments, extended talk about key happenings on AEW and NXT this week, and more.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-10-2020) PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell. They begin with questions about the possibility of WrestleMania taking place this year without a live audience if the coronavirus leads to massive live event cancellations by early next month. Is pro wrestling viable without a live audience to react and play off of? What about Raw, Smackdown, Dynamite, NXT, and other live wrestling events with TV contracts to fulfill? Additional topics including whether Marko Stunt is turning away viewers, whether Drew McIntyre should beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, evaluating the hype for A.J. Styles vs. Undertaker, Edge vs. Randy Orton, and Shayna Baszler vs. Becky Lynch so far, the destruction of the Erick Rowan pet cage and how it was handled, the mysterious disappearance of the men’s singles Elimination Chamber match, Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak perhaps a sign of things to come, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:MAIN TOPICS
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 9 and 10, 2010.
On the Mar. 9, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and co-host PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell take phone calls and email questions throughout the live 60 minutes focused mainly on last night's Raw vs. Impact battle. Also, in the 19 minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Mitchell discuss the just-in quarter hour ratings trends throughout the two programs.
Then on the Mar. 10, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill took phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including TNA's booking analyzed in-depth, RVD's TNA debut, why it worked and didn't work, Sting's heel turn and whether there's life in a heel Sting, Jeff Hardy's future, Money in the Bank potential winners, Shelton Benjamin called the Worst Pro Wrestler in WWE by Cody Rhodes (about 30 minutes into the episode), NXT ratings, analysis of the NXT ratings drop, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Caldwell & McNeill answer listener questions on TNA perhaps changing timeslots to 8-10 p.m., Best Wrestler in WWE and TNA, the Knockouts division losing talent, what to do with the TNA Global Title, historically great babyface and heel turns, and potential big face & heel turns in the future.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-10-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and was joined by Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net to discuss latest big angles for WrestleMania 31, is WWE giving it their all this year, merits of Sting’s odd vocal filter, Roman Reigns believes in opinion, Undertaker-Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar/Paul Heyman, and more with live callers. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow portion, they discussed John Cena’s heelish facial expression after taking out Rusev, could Heyman end up managing Reigns after WM31, when will MITB be cashed in, Curtis Axel’s future, and more email topics from VIP members.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (3-6-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former ECW Champion Justin Credible on a variety of topics including the Bill Demott controversy and how should wrestlers be trained in 2015, is WM31 hugely disappointing already, and more. Live callers and email topics are sprinkled in.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 5 and 8, 2010.
On the Mar. 5, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and co-host PWTorch columnist Greg Parks discuss the humiliating and humbling ratings trends on TNA Impact headed into Mar. 8's beginning of the supposed Monday Night War II. After covering that subject and others brought up by callers and emailers, Parks and Keller in the VIP Aftershow discuss the state of Smackdown headed into WrestleMania.
Then on the Mar. 8, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost Jason Powell took phone calls and email questions throughout the live 60 minutes focused on a preview of that night's premier WWE Raw vs. TNA Impact battle head-to-head on Monday night.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-6-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP Podcast "The Fix with Todd Martin." They begin by discussing the latest episodes of WWE Smackdown and WWE Monday Night Raw including the Goldberg-Roman Reigns situation and why its doomed, the start of the John Cena-Fiend feud, and the Randy Orton-Beth Phoenix segment. Then they preview WWE Elimination Chamber. Then Todd's review of NXT on USA and AEW Dynamite with a closing discussion about the ratings for NXT and AEW so far and what might change the current viewership levels of the two shows. In a bonus segment at the end, the first half of Todd's review of the new "extreme memoire" by New Jack of SMW and ECW fame.
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In this week's special Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-3-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosted a special Roundtable episode with a three-person panel discussing their live experience in Chicago. PWTorch East Coast Cast host Travis Bryant, PWTorch.com “AEW Hits & Misses” contributor Joel Dehnel, and former Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist (circa early 1990s) and current Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Eric Krol all attended AEW Revolution in Chicago on Saturday, and they all share stories and observations and opinions. Each comes to AEW with a different backstory – Travis not being a regular weekly viewer of AEW, Eric being a lapsed fan returning because of NJPW and AEW, and Joel who has watched all of AEW and covers it for PWTorch.com. It’s a fun, informative show discussing the pros and cons of certain booking decisions, what’s next for Orange Cassidy, whether the time is right for Jon Moxley, what AEW has on their hands with Hangman Page, and so much more. Plus brushes with fame, comparisons to other crowds in past eras, and so much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 3 and 4, 2010.
On the Mar. 3, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and co-host PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill take phone calls and email questions throughout the live 60 minutes on a variety of topics starting with WWE NXT, predictions on March 8 ratings, the C.M. Punk-Rey Mysterio feud, an idea for how to end Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker with a twist, and more. Also, in the 16 minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, the McNeill Mailbag returns with Pat and Wade answering VIP member questions from the Pat McNeill Zone.
Then on the Mar. 4, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch Nostalgia specialist Brian Hoops responded to phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including an overview of "Mad Dog" Vachon in the Hall of Fame, HOF candidate Yea or Nay - Owen Hart, Dean Malenko, Ultimo Dragon, Yokozuna, Angelo Poffo's influence on the wrestling business, Rob Van Dam on March 8, potential changes on March 8, Vince McMahon's ego on March 8, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Caldwell and Hoops discuss Bryan Danielson on NXT, potential for Danielson vs. Chris Jericho down the road, AWA Hall of Fame, Roddy Piper's relationship with the Harts, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-3-2015), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell filled in for Wade Keller and was joined by Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net to discuss with live callers the previous night's Raw, the WrestleMania build missing so many top stars and feeling like the build should be for Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan instead of Brock vs. Roman Reigns, should Seth Rollins or Roman be champion after WrestleMania, Raw Hits & Misses, and much more. Plus, the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow on Samoa Joe, TNA's standing, Rey Mysterio to AAA, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 1 and 2, 2010.
On the Mar. 1, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and co-host PWTorch columnist Jason Powell of prowrestling.net discussed a variety of topics including WWE Raw, WrestleMania's line-up, Hulk Hogan wrestling again, Impact, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Powell answered email questions and talk about other topics.
Then on the Mar. 2, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and co-host PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussed the previous night's WWE Raw, great comebacks, Sting in TNA, the WrestleMania announced matches, the break-up of Legacy, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Mitchell discussed the first episode of WWE NXT.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-27-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosted a celebrity panel discussion with Jonny Fairplay of TNA and Reality TV fame and ex-WWE Creative Team member Andrew Goldstein discussing the week in WWE including a ton of thoughts on the hype so far for the top WrestleMania 31 matches including Sting-Triple H, Stewart-Seth, Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan dynamic, Randy Orton’s awful return on Monday, and more. Live callers and email topics were sprinkled in.
Then, in a bonus segment, a Mailbag edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-27-2020) with guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They answer mailbag questions on Goldberg’s big win earlier today, did Fiend sandbag the Jackhammer, thoughts on AEW not having a show WrestleMania weekend, the fall of Lucha Bros. stock, Velveteen Dream’s confusing character, Samoa Joe’s suspension, EC3’s lack of push, the new NWA Squared Circle concept, perils of WWE PPVs moving off WWE Network, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, 2010.
On the Feb. 25, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch columnist Greg Parks has phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including more follow-up on the NXT concept, TNA Impact on Mondays, adding a title in TNA, building stars in WWE and TNA, the Destination X PPV, Dixie Carter's Shoot interview, Money in the Bank qualifiers, and more. In the VIP Aftershow, Caldwell and Parks take a live call, talk the latest on Bubba and Awesome Kong, and talk 2010 and 2011 Hall of Fame, plus the future of the WWE HOF.
Then on the Feb. 26, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell has phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including more follow-up on the NXT concept, WrestleMania 26, last night's TNA Impact, the TNA Impact ratings, TNA's creative team effort, the WWE vs. TNA March 8 battle, Hulk Hogan back in the ring, Orlando Jordan being pushed, and much more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-15-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss NXT’s 10th Anniversary live event they both attended and their takeaways from seeing NXT’s roster up close, plus some talk about the first season of NXT (Pros and Rookies) and its evolution since. Then they preview the full announced line-ups for WWE Super Showdown and AEW Revolution. Finally, thoughts on the evolving WrestleMania line-up, including John Cena, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Edge, Daniel Bryan, The Fiend, Goldberg, Undertaker, Seth Rollins, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist and PWTorch podcast host Greg Parks. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 23 and Feb. 24, 2010.
On the Feb. 23, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch Nostalgia specialist Brian Hoops has phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including last night's WWE Raw, WWE setting up Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker II and whether it's the right move, where Triple H falls in the mix, and Nostalgia questions on 1960s and '70s wrestlers who would be stars today, Bobby Heenan as a wrestler and manager, and The Giant in WCW. In the previously VIP-exclusive After-show, Caldwell and Hoops discuss the NXT debut tonight, Ric Flair in the news, and Fox News covering Flair's domestic dispute.
Then on the Feb. 24, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and co-host PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill has phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including last night's NXT debut, in-depth discussion of the positives and negatives on NXT, Why Michael Cole might be on NXT, TNA Impact on March 8, rumors of a Hulk Hogan heel turn, TNA turns compared to WWE turns, questions on Kurt Angle, and Bret Hart or Vince McMahon possibly screwing the other. In the previously VIP-exclusive After-show, Caldwell and McNeill discuss the WrestleMania 26 hype, Jim Ross calling HBK-Taker, Dixie Carter Shoot interview, and rumor of TNA possibly drawing lowest buyrate ever.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-24-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed Brock Lesnar walking out on Raw last night, Samoa Joe returning to ROH, WrestleMania 31’s line-up, Sting-Triple H and more with live callers.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed the curious use of Randy Orton last night, The Authority’s future, C.M. Punk-Colt Cabana lawsuit, is WWE right to be concerned about mainstream perception of Daniel Bryan or Roman Reigns, and more including member email questions.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-22-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WWE and TNA lead play-by-play announcer Josh Mathews who discussed his time in WWE, why he departed, his path to TNA, his controversial Twitter exchange with Jim Ross, what he likes about TNA, what it’s like to be shouted at by Vince McMahon, what his prep style was like in WWE, what he was liking about TNA, his Tough Enough experience, the departure of Samoa Joe, and his new podcast about men’s fashion. Live callers and email topics are sprinkled in.
Then in a bonus interview from earlier in the month (2-11-2015), Pat McNeill interviewed former WCW wrestler The Stro. Plus, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, McNeill and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell talk the latest news, events, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 19 and Feb. 22, 2010.
On the Feb. 19, 2010 episode, PWTorch's Greg Parks joined Wade Keller on the show. They took phone calls, answered emails, and responded to live chat room questions on topics in the news including analysis of The Pope's push and his promo standing up to Ric Flair last night, how many managers are candidates for the Hall of Fame, TNA Impact ratings, the Monday Night War ratings expectations and predictions for a year from now, and more. Plus, in the VIP Aftershow Keller amd Parks discuss the racial undertones in heel Flair going after Pope, Hulk Hogan's planned return match on March 8, Abyss's push, Samoa Joe losing to Orlando Jordan, and more.
Then on the Feb. 22, 2010 episode, Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net joined Wade to take caller and email questions on topics in the news including the Undertaker fire incident on last night's PPV, Bret Hart's car angle, the WWE Title changes last night and where they might be going with the storyline, Sheamus's future, 1970s wrestlers who would translate today, and much more. In the VIP Aftershow, Keller and Powell answer email questions and talk about other topics.
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Today we jump back 15 years to the Feb. 18, 2010 episode of the PWTorch Livecast where PWTorch's James Caldwell and Wade Keller answered phone calls, emails, and chat room questions on topics in the news including WWE's wholesale PPV changes, why the gimmicks might not work, why the gimmicks might work, Bill Watts banning top rope moves in WCW, and Jim Cornette in Smoky Mountain. In the VIP Aftershow, they talk about the NXT concept, speculation on how NXT will look, and Jerry Lawler for American Idol.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-20-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Rich Fann. They evaluated the current WrestleMania likely line-up with particular attention to The Fiend vs. Roman Reigns, Randy Orton vs. Edge, Undertaker vs. A.J. Styles, Charlotte vs. Rhea Ripley, Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler, and John Cena vs. Elias. They also discuss Cody’s emergence as the centerpiece AEW babyface and his role as the public face of the company as an executive along the lines of Triple H. They also discussed previous night’s NXT Takeover follow-up and what’s next for Adam Cole, Finn Balor, Dominic Dijakovic, Velveteen Dream, and Keith Lee. They also talk about Jon Moxley, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks, and more. Mailbag questions include comments Jim Ross’s announcing, Darby Allin, and more.
Then in a bonus segment from two days earlier (2-18-2020), Jason Powell joined Wade for a special Mailbag episode covering these topics for just over 30 minutes: A look at the intriguing WrestleMania Women’s matches with disappointing build-up so far, whether there are too many wrestlers in WWE getting a ton of TV time while saying very little, the battle WWE faces with over-saturation and potential changes in the WWE Network offerings, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 16 and Feb. 17, 2010.
On the Feb. 16, 2010 episode, PWTorch's Travis Bryant joined Wade Keller on the show. They took phone calls, answered emails, and responded to live chat room questions on topics in the news including the previous night's Raw, the Bret Hart car angle, the flat Elimination Chamber hype, whether Raw's 3.6 cable rating was a sign of success or failure, some notes on TNA booking, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, we talked about the new information regarding WWE NXT and ways WWE could make this work and screw it up.
Then on the Feb. 17, 2010 episode, PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill joined Wade to take caller and email questions on topics in the news including the last ECW episode, what we knew about NXT, Impact ratings crashing during the show last week, the Elimination Chamber, Christian's future, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they discuss the good and bad that could result from Raw vs. Impact starting March 8 and debate the brand split's usefulness in 2010.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-17-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed the pros and cons of the Daniel Bryan-Roman Reigns dynamic leading into Fastlane, Brock Lesnar's future, Rusev-John Cena, Samoa Joe-TNA, and much more with live callers.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed whether whether Triple H was sneakily angling for cheers against Sting, use of Divas in WWE, NXT announce team, Rusev post-WrestleMania, Lesnar if he sticks around, and more with email questions submitted by members.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-13-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller talked current WWE happenings with ex-WWE announcer (late 2000s) Jack Korpela and ex-Pro Wrestling Spotlight radio host John Arezzi (late-1900s through mid-2000s) including the Daniel Bryan-Roman Reigns dilemma, NXT Takeover’s main event, Brock Lesnar’s value to WWE, how WWE reacts to crowds behind the scenes, and more.Then in a bonus interview from earlier in the month (2-4-2015), Pat McNeill interviewed "Road Warrior" Animal and Justin Credible with live caller questions.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-13-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP Podcast “The Fix with Todd Martin.” They begin with a review of week one of the XFL and the positives coming out of the weekend, then a review of Raw, a review of NXT on USA, and a preview of Sunday’s NXT Takeover Portland live event. Then the show concludes with a bonus Triple H Media Q&A from earlier this week discussing Takeover and other pertinent NXT issues such as Keith Lee’s future.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 11 and Feb. 12, 2010.
On the Feb. 11, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell joined Wade Keller on the show. They took phone calls, answered emails, and responded to live chat room questions on topics in the news including highlights from WWE's quarterly earnings report, the end of the Survivor Series brand name PPV, potential replacements, how to incorporate old-school WCW PPV names if at all, whether a King of the Ring PPV can draw, context of the concept PPVs increasing in buy rates, Vince Russo's latest interview and quotes, TNA Impact tonight, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they talk about WWE TV Network and Mick Foley's latest "lowering of the bar" interview.
Then on the Feb. 12, 2010 episode, PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell joined Wade to take caller and email questions on topics in the news including the imminent announcement that TNA Impact is going live on Mondays starting in several weeks, plus they take live calls and email questions on a variety of subjects including WWE NXT, TNA house show reports, Mick Foley criticism, the push of A.J. Styles as a top heel in TNA, and more. This includes a vintage reference to Wade's iPod Touch and how long Bruce had his cell phone and why he might have to suffer without for the weekend due to this episode.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-11-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell. They answered mailbag questions on Shayna biting Becky, Drew McIntyre’s rising star, Fake Razor & Diesel, Montez Ford’s upside, Triple Threat match rules, NXT’s demographic challenge and the idea of a college tour to fix it, WWE Network subscriber level if major PPVs were removed, Jerry Lawler’s current day commentary, NXT announcers’ lack of chemistry lately, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 9 and Feb. 10, 2010.On the Feb. 9, 2010 episode, PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell joined PWTorch editor Wade Keller to take caller and email questions discussing the previous night's Raw, the Bret Hart-Vince McMahon angle, Undertaker's streak, TNA Impact ratings, TNA on Mondays, being critical of friends in wrestling, and more. Plus, in the 15 minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer email and chat room questions on a wide range of topics rapid-fire style.Then on the Feb. 10, 2010 episode, PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill joined Wade to take caller and email questions on topics in the news including highlights from Raw on Monday, the hype for the Elimination Chamber, the shaping of the WrestleMania 26 line-up, the lack of announced line-up for TNA Against All Odds, recasting WWE's 2000s movies with 1980s/1990s wrestlers, the most effective women acts in wresting history, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they talk about more aspects of Raw from Monday and Bret Hart's quote about Hulk Hogan and wheelchairs.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-10-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed the ramifications of the Seth Rollins nude photo controversy, the Daniel Bryan-Roman Reigns dynamic furthered, why characters come across so much better on Total Divas and NXT than on Raw, Raw feeling much too long the night before, and much more with live callers throughout show.Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss NXT going on the road, Lockdown and TNA so far on Destination America, Alberto El Patron, WrestleMania 31 triple threat, and more as they answer email topics from members.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 5 and Feb. 8, 2010.
On the Feb. 5, 2010 episode, PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell joined PWTorch editor Wade Keller to take caller and email questions, analyze Impact, discuss WWE Hall of Fame candidates, delve into the Bret Hart-Vince McMahon relationship, remembering Jack Brisco, Triple H, and more.
Then on the Feb. 8, 2010 episode, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks joined Wade to take caller and email questions, analyze the drop in TNA Impact ratings, what Vince McMahon said about Bret Hart the previous week, and more. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss the WWF-WWE name change, whether TNA should change its name, and the difference Jim Ross could make in TNA.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-6-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller talked in-depth with ex-WWF and AWA announcer Ken Resnick featuring memories of interviewing Hulk Hogan, the Road Warriors, Bobby Heenan, and many other top stars, plus insights into the marathon WWF tapings, backstage at AWA tapings in the mid-‘80s, Heenan backstage ribs, the hilarious Wally Karbo, Road Warriors off-air stories, anecdotes about Hogan, Roddy Piper, Gorilla Monsoon, the grind of localized interviews and how wrestlers handled those marathon sessions, and more.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 3 and Feb. 4, 2010.On the Feb. 3 episode, PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill joined Wade taking live calls, email questions, and chat room questions on a variety of topics including Vince McMahon announcing the end of the ECW brand, the future of that show rebranded, the Smackdown Elimination Chamber match (spoilers), The Miz's future, the potential of another WWE PPV based out of the UK, and more.Then on the Feb. 4 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell joined Wade taking live caller questions, email questions, and chatroom questions on a wide range of topics including Hulk Hogan, TNA's future, the latest Eric Bischoff Torch Talk comments on UFC, ECW's future, Brian Gewirtz, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-6-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discussed possible “transformative” changes in WWE Network and PPVs, Drew McIntyre’s rising stock, AEW’s quality control issues, comparing AEW to NXT star power, how would NXT playing bigger arenas work, fan reaction complicating Hangman Page heel turn, XFL anticipation, ROH’s 2020 changes, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 2, 2010. Wade Keller hosted and was joined by PWTorch columnist Greg Parks. They talked with live callers, answered email questions, and interacted with that chat room on a variety of topics with a primary focus on WrestleMania 26's line-up taking shape, WWE Monday Night Raw, Bret Hart, the future of ECW, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive AfterShow, they talked about the Raw Hits & Misses.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-3-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who discuss with live callers the Triple H interview with Steve Austin and last night’s episode of Raw including the big changes setting up Fast Lane’s main event, and more.Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they tackle email questions on WWE’s Road to WrestleMania and all of the post-Rumble changes, plus would Stephanie be good on Austin Podcast.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-30-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller talked in-depth with WWE Creative Team member John Piermarini who provides his analysis and insights on a crazy week for WWE and Roman Reigns, plus behind the scenes machinations of WWE with travel, producers, script checklists. Live callers throughout add their points of view and ask questions.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-28-2020) PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Greg Parks to answer listener questions on these topics:
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-30-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Todd Martin. Topics include:
Today we flash back five years (1-23-2020) to a special edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast Flagship with guest Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling Podcast including an in-depth detailed preview of the men’s Royal Rumble match including an exhaustive look at Brock Lesnar scenarios and other possible winners. Then they discuss the Women’s Rumble possibilities and the full supporting card led by Daniel Bryan challenging The Fiend.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss the latest Royal Rumble winner possibilities for men and women with pros and cons for various options. What possible WrestleMania line-ups can result from various Rumble scenarios.
Also, analysis of the Cody Rhodes-C.M. Punk exchange at the end of Raw. From there, some TNA and NXT topics including NXT announcing they're heading to the venue AEW just ran in Cincinnati.
Then a lot of AEW talk including Kenny Omega-Will Ospreay-Don Callis, Mariah May-Toni Storm, "Hangman" Adam Page-Christopher Daniels, Jeff Jarrett-MJF, and big picture thoughts on AEW's inconsistent emphasis on Collision as a worth-watching show and overall attention to detail at a time when competition is fierce.
They close with reaction to how WWE handled J.D. McDonagh's crash into the announce table that resulted in serious injuries that were, at first, ignored.
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Today we jump back 15 years to the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 1, 2010. Wade Keller hosted and was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They fielded ten phones calls and several email questions revolving around the previous night's WWE Royal Rumble PPV. Topics include Edge's surprising win, scenarios for WrestleMania for Edge and John Cena, R-Truth's seeming increased push, storylines that weren't played out fully during the Rumble, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-27-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who discuss the Royal Rumble fallout including a unique and successful reformatted Raw, plus WWE Network hits 1 million subscribers, and a wide range of topics thanks to live callers and emails questions.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-22-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller talked in-depth with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin for over two hours on a wide array of topics including:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-23-2015), PWTorch's Jim Valley talked live with former WWE/ECW wrestler Stevie Richards. They discussed ECW, WWE Network, social media's impact on pro wrestling, and more. Plus, Richards admitted he only was doing the interview to "avoid getting fined" and kind just stopped answering questions at one point. From there, Jim took phone calls from listeners on various topics. In the VIP Aftershow, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell covers the latest news, events, and more.
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Today we jump back to the Jan. 29, 2010 episode of the PWTorch Livecast. Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell to discuss the possibility of TNA going to Monday nights as soon as March 1 including the mixed signals regarding whether it's final yet. Also, Vince Russo makes news with his comments again, plus reaction to last night's Impact including content analysis and ratings analysis, Royal Rumble talk, and a variety of questions from listeners.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-21-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell. They discussed with live callers current key topics in pro wrestling including various Royal Rumble scenarios with likely winners, dark horses, unlikely winners, and how Brock Lesnar could be used in various ways. Also, Tessa Blanchard, the seven-person suplex spot in AEW Dynamite’s opening tag match last week, Io Shirai, Shotzi Blackheart, Bianca Belair, Ronda Rousey, Matt Riddle, Drew McIntyre, Paul Heyman, C.M. Punk, Cain Velasquez, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the weekly Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back to two early episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago. First, on the Jan. 27, 2010 episode, Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Pat McNeill talk about the breaking news of TNA Impact going back to Monday nights on March 1. How will WWE react? How should they react? Plus a wide variety of caller questions including a discussion about the merits of casting wrestlers as babyfaces and heels instead of tweeners.
Then up next on the Jan. 28, 2010 episode, PWTorch's Brian Hoops joined Wade to take live calls and talk about a wide span of subjects. Those included Steve Corino, the AWA, whether the heel-face structure is necessary or best, heel commentating as a lost art, and current events, plus a call from Jonny Fairplay of "Survivor" fame.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-20-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who discuss the final Raw before the Royal Rumble, is Brock now a babyface, many various WrestleMania 31 line-up scenarios, various possible Rumble outcomes, and more with many live callers. In the VIP Aftershow, Sting’s role in WWE is discussed plus a wide range of questions via email.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-16-2015), Wade Keller interviewed “Leaping” Lanny Poffo discussing his brother “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s Hall of Fame, details on how it finally happened, thoughts of Hogan giving the speech, some great Savage family stories, and much more with live callers and email questions. He also reads a poem in the VIP Aftershow and answers some email questions on Savage and his career including working with Mr. Perfect.
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Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 years ago (1-25-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Greg Parks to discuss the build to the Royal Rumble, Smackdown, the WWE brand split, Demolition, and more with live callers and chat room questions.
The second episode in our double-header today is also from 15 years ago (1-26-2010) featuring PWTorch columnist Sean Radican discussing Ring of Honor, Dragon Gate, the prior night's Raw, and Sunday's upcoming WWE Royal Rumble with caller questions and live chat room questions throughout.
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Today we bring you a double-header starting with PWTorch's Brian Zilem interviewing Matt & Jeff Hardy in person earlier this week in San Antonio, Tex. discussing TNA's PPV this weekend, the circumstances of their departure from AEW, aspirations for TNA, ice cold plunges, and more.
Then we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-22-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell with a focus on the previous night's TNA Impact including the Survivor Series derivative screwjob, an Eric Bischoff-Mick Foley exchange, Jeff Jarrett on Bubba the Love Sponge, and more Impact items, plus several WWE topics.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-16-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast talking AEW’s TV extension and new hour of TV, Jon Moxley, Cody’s promo, Marty Scurll re-signing with ROH and becoming head booker, state of ROH in 2020, Tessa Blanchard title win and preceding controversy, Triple H-Paige comment and apology, Brian Cage potential in AEW, Royal Rumble hype, Drew McIntyre’s push, Brock Lesnar entering no. 1, Paul Heyman’s touches on Raw, Daniel Bryan and The Fiend, John Morrison’s quirky personality, and more.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Stephane Chase. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-21-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch contributor Marc Warzecha to discuss a wide variety of topics during the 60 minute PWTorch Livecast and the 29 minute VIP Aftershow, including live calls and chat room interaction. Subjects covered include Sheamus's push, how TNA might better handle their Impact Zone audience prep, the missed opportunities of not pushing the tag team division, whether the DX act is working as a comedy figure or would be better off split up.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-13-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who discuss Roman Reigns’s odd promos, Daniel Bryan’s declaration he’ll win Rumble, TNA’s live debut, WWE Network, Vince McMahon’s future as Head of Creative, and much more with a mix of live calls and email questions including the VIP Aftershow examining the Seth Rollins-Brock Lesnar-John Cena hype.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-9-2015), Wade Keller interviewed TNA President Dixie Carter, reacting to Impact’s move to Destination America, first ratings, changes in 2015, Hogan, Josh, Taz, and more including live callers and email questions.
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Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-20-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. They talked with live callers for an hour on a wide variety of topics including the Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels-Undertaker, five-star matches, who's better between Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair overall, TNA referring to fans at TV tapings as "cast members," and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, more talk about TNA's Sunday PPV and TNA's general creative direction, thoughts on Jon Heder and the idea of wrestling managers making a comeback, and more.
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Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-18-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell take live calls for 60 minutes focused primarily on the signs coming out of TNA Genesis last night, but also a variety of other topics with 15 callers. The previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow includes a discussion about tonight's Raw, Randy Orton's temperament issues, the heavyweight depth chart in TNA, possible Styles opponents, title changes, Jeremy Borash's role in TNA, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-9-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Todd Martin from "The Fix with Todd Martin" weekly VIP podcast. First, Todd gives his impressions of attending Wrestle Kingdom in person last weekend in Japan and reviews the matches, the finishes, and the big Kenta angle. Then they discuss Smackdown, Raw, NXT, and AEW followed by an in-depth overview and analysis of the new autobiography by the father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rocky "Soulman" Johnson.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss Raw's debut on Netflix from a ton of angles driven primarily by listener emails who provided a mix of diverse takeaways and impressions. Did WWE pace the show in a way that will bring new viewers back? Did they focus way way too much on the Netflix partnership? Did the matches themselves deliver? What key pro wrestling element was largely missing? And much more.
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Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-14-2009). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell take live calls throughout the one hour Livecast including talk about Vince Russo, WrestleMania's possibilities, Impact, C.M. Punk's push, and more. Also, in an 18 minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Vince Russo's editing Keller's comments/questions off of his Facebook fan page within minutes of them being posted.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-6-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who discuss the dreadful execution of WWERaw, Royal Rumble hype, New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 9 on PPV, TNA’s Wednesday relaunch, and more with a mix of live calls and email questions.
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Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-13-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill talk about emerging stars in TNA and WWE, compare the efforts of TNA compared to WWE this past year, look at some future potential main eventers and their pros and cons as future stars, plus a variety of caller topics. Desmond Wolfe (Nigel McGuinness) and The Young Bucks are mentioned. The VIP Aftershow answers chat room questions from listeners, plus some NFL playoff conversation.
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Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-12-2009). Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net for the first-ever of what would become the "weekly flagship" episode of Wade Keller's PWTorch Livecasts. They talked about the previous night's Raw - which both attended in person - and reacted to Mike Tyson's role, the future of guest G.M.s, John Cena's popularity, TNA Impact on Monday, and much more. In the 24 minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss whether Vince Russo was embarrassing and exposing himself with public Q&As recently, more on the future of the Raw G.M.'s, whether the Impact Zone can be a setting for an expanding TNA, and more.
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Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-11-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's James Caldwell for 60 minutes of live radio with phone calls on a variety of subjects including thoughts on Raw, Bret Hart, Impact, Vince Russo, TNA Impact, the hall of Fame, and more. We had a record number of callers packed into the 60 minute show, plus chat room interaction.
Then in a bonus segment from just over 18 years ago, Nora Greenwald (a/k/a Molly Holly) joined Wade to react to Lita announcing her retirement, thoughts on her impact on pro wrestling, and other related topics.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-2-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell to discuss these topics:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. This is part one of their 2014 Year-in-Review series covering these major topics from early in the year...
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-2-2015), Wade Keller interviewed Jeff Jarrett regarding Global Force Wrestling’s future, New Japan Tokyo Dome PPV with Jim Ross that upcoming weekend, and more with a mix of live calls and emails.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-30-2014), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net, they discuss with live callers last night's Raw in-depth. Plus, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, more WWE discussion, plus TNA, New Japan, and Global Force.
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In part one of a special Mailbag Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-26-2019) PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast answering emails on these topics:
Today we jump back to episode 6 of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-6-2010). Wade Keller and cohost Pat McNeill features 60 minutes of live conversation with phone calls discussing more angles coming out of Monday night's big Raw vs. Impact battle including more ratings info. Then comes the previously VIP-exclusive "Aftershow" with Pat and Wade talking about more subjects for another 11 minutes.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-26-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast to talk about WWE Monday Night Raw’s rebound in late 2019, potential Brock Lesnar opponents in 2020, our AEW wishlist for new year, a review of key points in the Christmas NXT episode, WWE Smackdown mediocrity since moving to Fox, and much more.
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In this week's special Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-25-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller talked with a handful of live calls about WWE's heel/face decision-making for returning stars, Dolph Ziggler as a pure product of the WWE System, a TNA roster evaluation, and more.
Then in the second part (12-26-2014), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell discusses the top stories of the year with live callers. Plus, PWTorch columnist Sean Radican calls in to discuss the latest news and events, as well top independent wrestling stories of the year.
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Today we jump back to episode 4 of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-5-2009). Wade Keller and cohost Bruce Mitchell talked about with one caller after another with rapid-fire analysis of many of the key stories from the previous night's TNA Impact vs. WWE Raw battle kicking off including Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, the NWO, Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, and of course Jeff Hardy. Then the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Mitchell talk for another 25 minutes or so on what wasn't covered on the live show regarding Raw-Impact.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-23-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed with callers C.M. Punk’s tense interview with TSN in Canada, Roman Reigns’s continued push, Christmas-themed Raw, Dolph Ziggler’s possible bigger push, and much more.
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Today we jump back to episodes 2 and 3 of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (12-28-2009 & 1-4-2009). In the first episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill to discuss who deserves to win 2009 year-end awards. Then a few days later, Wade was joined by PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell to preview the first Monday night head-to-head battle of WWE Raw vs. TNA Nitro with all kinds of rumors and expectations and speculation.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (12-19-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Jim Ross about upcoming New Japan Tokyo Dome PPV, teaming with Matt Striker, was Vince McMahon right about Millennials, TLC, Ziggler, Neville, Triple H, NXT, and more with a mix of live callers and email questions.
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Today's special episode features three segments.
PART 1: A 5 Yrs Ago Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast Mailbag hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller covering these topics: A potential Aleister Black & Buddy Murphy tag team, whether Bray Wyatt is the Face of WWE already and whether it’s a coincidence wrestlers who lose to him go back to their past, could Samoa Joe lead the charge against Seth Rollins & AOP, should Jim Ross be critical of AEW’s ring style on air, should AEW have a developmental system to help wrestlers refine their skills, are AEW tag teams in need of curating and closer following of rules, and more.
PART 2: Tony Khan's NEW media Q&A from Tuesday this week previewing ROH Final Battle and answering media questions including the relevance of the Hammerstein Ballroom, the state of the Trios Titles, his respect and love for Dustin Rhodes as a wrestler growing up and working with him now, and more.
PART 3: The previously VIP-exclusive "Podcast of Honor" podcast with a 2019 Year-in-Review format. Tyler Sage and Ryan Sullivan discuss these topics: Should Marty Scurll have won the world title at G1? Would ROH be in a better place if that had happened? Matt Taven’s run on top is debated. Problems with TV and the lack of storylines is discussed. Would WWE buy ROH? Plus, Tyler’s WOH manifesto and a ranking of all nine Star Wars films.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-19-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Todd Martin from "The Fix with Todd Martin" weekly VIP podcast. Todd and Wade first react to the drop in AEW viewership to close the year while NXT holds its ground and takes over in the young demos AEW had dominated. What is AEW doing wrong and what aren't they doing enough of that they have the resources and talent to accomplish? How concerned should AEW be, and what is and isn't "fixable" as they enter 2020 perhaps slightly humbled? Then Todd reviews AEW Dynamite, NXT on USA, last week's Smackdown leading into TLC, this week's Raw including the continuation of the new Seth Rollins heel run, ROH's Final Battle PPV, the NWA Into the Fire PPV, the latest UFC PPV, and more UFC and some Bellator events.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's 15 Years Ago Flashback episode (12-28-2009 & 12-29-2009), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discuss with callers Bret Hart's return to the WWF, a review of Raw, a look at the WWF's top ten wrestlers of all-time, and more. This includes the FIRST-EVER episode of the PWTorch Dailycast on Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 and then the SECOND-EVER episode right afterward from Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-16-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss with callers the Chris Jericho-hosted Raw with Brock Lesnar’s return, John Cena-Seth Rollins, TLC fallout, Rumble hype, Brass Rings, Stephanie McMahon’s ad, and more, plus the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow with topics including TNA, GFW, the Big Show-Roman Reigns incident on Raw, and more.
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Today we jump back ten years (12-14-2014) to a PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks covering that night's WWE TLC PPV with live callers. They also take a broader overview of WWE's broken writing system and how one PPV captured years of mounting problems. The line-up included Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt in a TLC match, John Cena vs. Seth Rollins with Cena's no. 1 contenders at stake, Rusev vs. Jack Swagger, Miz & Mildew vs. The Usos, Nikki Bella vs. A.J. Lee, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (12-12-2014), Wade Keller interviewed ex-WWE Creative Member John Piermarini & MMATorch editor Jamie Penick about the prospects of C.M. Punk in UFC and possibility of a Brock Lesnar return to UFC, plus NXT Takeover, Roman Reigns, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents our WWE SNME Preview episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Wade is joined by PWTorch columnist Rich Fann from the VIP podcast, "Everything with Rich & Wade." They look at each of the matches on the show, evaluate the hype, look at the pros and cons of various possible outcomes, and predict finishes including Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens, Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn, the Women's U.S. Title Final, Liv Morgan vs. Iyo Sky, and Gunther vs. Damien Priest vs. Finn Balor, plus the return of Jesse Ventura.
After that, we bring you the previously VIP-exclusive WWE Saturday Night's Main Event roundtable podcast after the previous relaunch of the Saturday Night's Main Event series on March 18, 2006. Wade was joined by PWTorch's James Caldwell and Bruce Mitchell with analysis of each of the matches and the larger focus on the McMahon family. Matches include Shane McMahon vs. Shawn Michaels, Mickie James & Trish Stratus vs. Candice Michelle & Victoria, and John Cena & Triple H vs. Randy Orton & Kurt Angle & Rey Mysterio.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-12-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Rich Fann. They began with an in-depth preview of WWE TLC with a look at key wrestlers on the show and where they are headed after Sunday based on possible outcomes including WrestleMania ideas for Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, more. Then they cover the AEW-NXT fan divide, AEW and NXT strengths and weaknesses, the NWA including the wrestlers who have really shined in the studio setting, the controversy of the NWO Hall of Fame induction excluding Eric Bischoff and Big Show including Bischoff’s reaction, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the weekly Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back ten years (12-11-2014) to a PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks discussing with live callers big topics from WWE, TNA, Lucha Underground, UFC/Punk, ROH/Alberto Del Rio, the shifting 2015 landscape, the Vince McMahon-Triple H dynamic, can anyone push WWE in 2015, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-9-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss with callers Reigns winning Superstar of Year, Punk signing with UFC, Vince’s comments last week conflicting with Raw this week, TLC hype, and more. They also tackle a bunch of email topics in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (12-3-2014), Pat McNeill interviewed ROH tag champion/PWG champion Kyle O'Reilly with live calls and emails. O'Reilly talked about whether he ever was in a situation where a finish to match changed during a match, how many hours should a wrestlers train per week when going to a wrestling school, a match that he was disappointed in, his goal to improve his character and promos after focusing primarily on being skilled from bell to bell, what he thinks his future in pro wrestling would be, what era he'd most like to have wrestled in if he could switch to another time, and much more with live callers, emails, and chat room interactions on various ROH and other topics.Plus, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow with McNeill and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell, they discussed the latest news, events, and more!
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (12-5-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Justin Credible who dissected and reacted to C.M. Punk and Vince McMahon podcast interview. What does former colleague of Punk and employee of McMahon think of their controversial comments. Calls and emails as usual were weaved into the discussion.
Then in a bonus second segment, we jump back four days before (12-1-2014) to Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant discussing with live callers & emailers the C.M. Punk podcast including whether Punk will ever return to WWE, what they expected from Vince McMahon on Stone Cold's podcast, WrestleCade live experience, thoughts on that night's Raw, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-5-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast talking AEW’s strengths & weaknesses after ten shows, NXT’s groove, Smackdown doldrums, Raw’s rebound, Wednesday’s razor thin ratings difference in recent weeks, NWA Power, State of ROH, Mauro Ranallo-Corey Graves, and much more.
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In a special episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-3-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Bruce Mitchell. They talked with live callers and answered email questions on a wide range of topics including pro wrestling history and current events including Bruce discussing recently hosting the Arn Anderson, Crockett Brothers, and World Class panel discussions in front of live audiences at wrestling conventions, the AEW vs. NXT ratings panic in some circles and what to really be concerned about and what not to worry about yet, The Road Warriors, Kevin Von Erich, WWE’s marketing of women wrestlers’ “sex appeal,” should pro wrestling announcers acknowledge injuries to wrestlers on air or discuss differences between actual injuries and worked injuries, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Dec. 4, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with Greg Parks & James Caldwell discussing part two of C.M. Punk's podcast interview with Colt Cabana in-depth, plus other WWE, TNA, and ROH topics.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-2-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who discuss with callers Vince McMahon’s live interview with Steve Austin, C.M. Punk Podcast fallout, last night’s Raw, and more with live callers and some VIP Aftershow email topics.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Nov. 28, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with Greg Parks & James Caldwell discussing the C.M. Punk podcast in-depth - will this affect WWE business, their approach, or anything about how the company does business, or simply be an account of what happened that everyone moves on from over time? And, what would lead to it truly making an impact on how WWE does business?
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Today we flash back five years (11-28-2019) to a Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss in depth last week’s Smackdown, this week’s improved episode of Raw, NXT Takeover, the Steve Austin interview with Undertaker, the Corey Graves-Mauro Ranallo situation, who were biggest winners from NXT of brand warfare, and more.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-26-2019) with guest cohost Greg Parks from the PWTorch Dailycast “Wrestling Night in America” podcast and the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter. They answered mailbag questions from listeners on these topics: The Fiend, Seth Rollins as heel, AEW Women’s Division, C.M. Punk, Jerry Lawler’s sexist commentary, were too many first-time potential dream match-ups given away during Survivor Series month, should wrestlers be taking more time off after big grueling matches from a storyline standpoint, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents our PPV Preview episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell to walk through the entire WWE Survivor Series 2024 line-up with analysis of the hype, thoughts on possible outcomes, predictions on what will happen, and more.
After that, we bring you the previously VIP-exclusive WWE Survivor Series 2023 Post-Event Roundtable. Wade was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and PWTorch Dailycast podcaster Nick Barbati. They begin with an instant reaction to the return of C.M. Punk followed by a start to finish review of the entire event including the two WarGames matches, Gunther vs. The Miz, Rhea Ripley vs. Zoey Stark, and Santos Escobar vs. Dragon Lee. Throughout the show, Wade provides real-time reporting from WWE sources and others about what was real and what wasn’t regarding the Seth outburst, Drew storming off, who knew and when about Punk’s return, what to read into what Paul Levesque and Cody Rhodes said during the press conference afterward, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Nov. 23, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with WWE Survivor Series call-in post-show with Greg Parks & James Caldwell discussing Team Cena vs. Team Authority, Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Amrose, Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-25-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who discuss with callers Survivor Series fallout, The Authority's exit, Daniel Bryan's return, the Anonymous G.M. punchline, and more. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed a possible Brock Lesnar return to MMA, ROH's PPVs, TNA's relaunch in January, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-21-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Lucha Underground Exec Producer Chris DeJoseph who talked about the first four weeks of groundbreaking El Rey Network series, how it compares to WWE creative process, the show’s future, and much more.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Nov. 20, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with Greg Parks & James Caldwell discussing with live callers WWE Survivor Series on Sunday, TNA's TV future, Lucha Underground, Global Force, Randy Savage for the Hall of Fame, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special PPV Preview episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Wade is joined by PWTorch contributor Eric Krol to walk through the entire line-up with analysis of the hype, thoughts on possible outcomes, predictions on what will happen, and more including some big picture thoughts on the state of AEW and how to put them on a path to growth during the term of this new TV rights deal.
From there, the full Tony Khan media Q&A from earlier today discussing Full Gear including questions from PWTorch's Rich Fann and Brian Zilem among others.
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Today we flash back five years (11-21-2019) to a special edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast Flagship with guest Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling podcast and WWE Kickoff Show panel. They previewed WWE Survivor Series and NXT Takeover with predictions for match outcomes and surprises, plus analysis of the build-up and some sidebars on C.M. Punk and other topics including some listener emails.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They discuss these topics:
In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Livecast Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Nov. 19, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast live call-in show with guest host Jim Valley and cohost Pat McNeill. They talked with live callers about all of the big news of the day including TNA's new TV deal, a look ahead to Survivor Series, Jim Ross and the GFW, and more. And in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Pat and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell discussed the latest news, events, and more!
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-18-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed the previous night's episode of WWE Raw including Rowan and Harper joining the main event, predictions and analysis of possible outcomes for Survivor Series, WrestleMania forecasts, speculating on the future of Bray Wyatt, and much more including email questions in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-13-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Matt Hardy. Topics included his C.M. Punk return prediction, will the Hardys resurface at a WrestleMania, what is future of TNA, what’s Matt’s ROH relationship, WWE Network payoffs for talent, and much more including live callers and email questions.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Nov. 14, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with Greg Parks & James Caldwell discussing with live callers and emailers these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-12-2014), Pat McNeil interviewed Ron Simmons who talked about the transition from Jim Crockett Promotions to Turner-owned WCW and what wrestlers were worried about, thoughts on Mick Foley early in his career, the switch to wrestling as Faarooq and who was supposed to manage him instead of Sunny, transitioning from football to pro wrestling, how he found out Bill Watts chose him to be WCW Champion, how the locker room felt about the Bret Hart departure from the WWF, the Nation of Domination, the Attitude Era, and much more with live callers and chat room questions.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-14-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast talking AEW vs. NXT ratings, standout moments from Wednesday night, the Seth Rollins problem and can it be solved, and more. In the VIP Aftershow, they talk C.M. Punk’s return to WWE TV and where ROH, the NWA, MLW, and Impact fit into the crowded landscape.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In a special episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-9-2019), Wade was joined by Zack Heydorn to discuss the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event with live callers and mailbag questions, plus an on-site correspondent from Baltimore, Md. They discuss the pros and cons of the Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley 40 minute hardcore finale, the towel finish of Chris Jericho vs. Cody and the MJF factor, plus every other match and segment on the PPV.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-11-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed the previous night's WWE Raw including Team Cena and Team Authority taking shape, Ryback as centerpiece, Dean Ambrose’s feud with Wyatt, plus Jim Ross with NJPW. Live callers and email questions are part of the program.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-7-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Diamond Dallas Page who talked about how current-day wrestlers can get over as babyface using strategies he used in WCW, would he do anything different with Scott Hall and Jake Roberts, some WCW and AWA memories, an update on DDP Yoga’s growth, and more.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Nov. 6, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with Greg Parks & James Caldwell discussing with live callers and emailers these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-5-2014), Pat McNeill interviews former WWE/TNA/ECW wrestler Rhino with live calls and emails including the inside story on Vince McMahon stopping his match against Tajiri, the length of live indy events, thoughts on Miz, and more. Also, the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow with McNeill and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell discussing the latest news, events, and more!
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-7-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. Todd reacted to that week’s ratings tie between AEW and NXT, evaluated AEW’s Full Gear hype plus provides a full PPV preview, declared his point of view about the push of Cody, reacts to NXT being invaded by The O.C., reviewed Raw and NJPW Power Struggle, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode (pt. 2 of 2) of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-4-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed the odds of The Authority losing at Survivor Series, WWE Network marketing, might the McMahons really sell WWE, New Japan on PPV, Lucha Underground announcing, and more as part of the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow portion of that week's Flagship.Then, in a bonus segment from the same week ten years ago (11-3-2014), PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell was joined by CWF Mid-Atlantic announcer Brad Stutts to talk wrestling with live callers and emailers. They discussed that week's Raw line-up, the WWE Network "free month" promotional stunt, comparing Roman Reigns and Dean Amborse in terms of who should be pushed more, CWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling insights, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-4-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss with callers last night's Raw including Vince McMahon's return to live TV, major new Survivor Series stipulation, Seth Rollins and Randy Orton developments, Rusev's U.S. Title win, and much more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-31-2014), Wade Keller interviewed John Piermarini, an ex-WWE Creative Team member who took listeners inside booking meetings with Vince McMahon, plus how are expenses covered for writers on the road, Bray angle analysis, and more with live callers.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Oct. 30, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with Greg Parks & James Caldwell discussing with live callers and emailers the WWE financial picture and WWE Network business from all angles, should WWE focus more on fixing the core product than the method of distribution, they ask whether Vince McMahon was the right person to lead the Network era, plus TNA Impact, Lucha Underground premiere, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special PPV Preview Roundtable episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Wade previews this year's WWE Crown Jewel event with analysis of each of the seven matches with predictions on each. Then we present the last two previously VIP-exclusive Crown Jewel post-event Roundtables.
2023 Roundtable: PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. They review the event start to finish including Roman Reigns vs. L.A. Knight, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre, Iyo Sky vs. Bianca Belair, Cody Rhodes vs. Damian Priest, Rey Mysterio vs. Logan Paul, Miz TV, and more.
2022 Roundtable: Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and PWTorch.com contributor Brandon LeClair to discuss the event start to finish including Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre vs. Karrion Kross in a cage, Bianca Belair defending against Bayley, Roman Reigns defending against Logan Paul, a Bray Wyatt in-ring speech, and more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-31-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Kelly Wells from the “PWT Talks NXT” PWTorch Dailycast and PWTorch.com’s NXT TV reporter. They discuss the following topics including many provided by listener calls and listener emails: WWE Crown Jewel results, what now for both Bray Wyatt and Seth Rollins, the first-ever women’s match in Saudi Arabia, Finn Balor’s first heel NXT promo, AEW Dynamite strengths and weaknesses after five weeks, the ACH/Jordan Myles t-shirt controversy, AEW modeling itself after New Japan, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Stephanie Chase. They discuss these topics:
In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-29-2019) with guest cohost Cameron Hawkins from the PWTorch East Coast Cast, they discuss the following topics including many provided by listener emails: The ACH/Jordan Myles t-shirt controversy, growing discontentment with WWE, who on Team Hogan would Hulk allow to date Brooke, is Cody pro wrestling’s top babyface, can Seth Rollins be salvaged at this point, will AEW successfully complete an interview, thoughts on the Finn Balor move to NXT, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-28-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss the previous night's Raw including all the fallout from Hell in a Cell and the stage-setting for Survivor Series, WWE Network subscriber count update, and more with live callers and email questions.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-24-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Sean "X-Pac" Waltman who discusses early Rock memories, will C.M. Punk return, Lucha Underground thoughts, what would WWE look like with Hunter not Vince in charge, Shane McMahon update, NXT, scripting promos, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and much more with email questions and live callers.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Oct. 26, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with Greg Parks & James Caldwell breaking down the just-completed Hell in a Cell PPV with live callers, plus look ahead to what might be next.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-24-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Rich Fann. Rich talks about his in-person experience at Dynamite last night in Pittsburgh, his thoughts on AEW so far after four weekly episodes of Dynamite, what they’re doing well and what they would benefit from adding, should they continue little digs at WWE on air, are the crowd cutaways overdone, how has Full Gear hype been so far, and more on AEW. Then they shift to analysis of Smackdown on Fox so far including Tyson Fury and Cain Velasquez, and finally a preview of WWE Crown Jewel. Then of course keep listening for the Cody Media Q&A followed by some analysis of it by Wade.
Then Cody’s media Q&A conference from earlier this month on the eve of Dynamite’s debut and Keller’s thoughts on a key statement he made about what AEW Dynamite’s strength and focus would be.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-22-2019) with guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast, they answer questions from listeners on a variety of topics including the state of Raw post-draft, Darby Allin’s push, the Rusev-Lana-Bobby Lashley storyline, are AEW wrestlers shortening their careers by going too hardcore, comparing the four shows’ new announcer line-ups, will AEW’s early shortcomings turn off their fans, a look at potential of WWE and AEW tag team divisions, Smackdown on Fox, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-21-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller took live phone calls on the hot topics of the week while Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net is away including Monday's Raw, whether Kenta/Hideo Itami would succeed on the main roster, WWE Network biz, New Japan compared to WWE, and much more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-17-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Rob Van Dam, a first-time Livecast guest, who presents fascinating insights, memories, and opinions spanning his entire career in ECW, WCW, WWE, plus opinions on Punk's disappearance, Undertaker's Streak ending, the prospects of Rollins and Ambrose in ECW and as future stars, PPV payoffs in the Network era, and more. Live callers and email questions sprinkled in. The VIP Aftershow portion begins around 90 minutes.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-17-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin with Todd’s review of AEW Dynamite including his agreements and disagreements regarding early criticism of show, NXT on USA review, thoughts on the viewership trends so far, WWE Draft reaction, reviews of Raw and Smackdown including latest with Seth Rollins and The Fiend, Impact Bound for Glory PPV preview, Stardom news, NJPW review, and UFC review and preview, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In a special episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-15-2019), Wade was joined by Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling podcast and WWE Kickoff shows. They discussed the lay of the land after the WWE Draft including the babyface and heel depth charts for both Raw and Smackdown, potential World Title level match-ups for both rosters as now assembled, where the Universal Title and WWE Title might be headed between now and WrestleMania, who are some candidates to benefit from the new alignment, a look at the Tag Team Division and Women’s Division, and some key names left undrafted.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-14-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss the previous night's WWE Raw including glaring absence of World Champ Brock Lesnar, Hell in a Cell developments, Rusev vs. Big Show, the shift away from dumb comedy, more Hall of Fame talk, TNA Bound for Glory, and much more including emails questions and live callers.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-10-2014), Wade Keller interviewed ex-WWE Creative Team member (2011-2012) Matt McCarthy discussing why NXT is his favorite wrestling show, Brock Lesnar's future, how to push Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, insights from days in WWE, does Vince McMahon even like pro wrestling, and more.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Oct. 9, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with PWTorch columnist Greg Parks and PWTorch All-Star Panelist Jim Valley discussing the week in pro wrestling including 15 Years of Smackdown, is Rock vs. Triple H at WrestleMania 31 in the cards, the future of TNA, Total Divas, credit to Seth Rollins, Edge's unlikely climb to main events and whether he belongs in the Observer Hall of Fame. and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special PPV Preview Roundtable episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Wade is joined by PWTorch's Eric Krol and wrestling reporter Stephanie Chase with a match-by-match preview with predictions and analysis of the build to each match and a look at possible surprises and a big picture discussion about this event's place within AEW.Then around the two hour mark, we shift to the full Tony Khan Media Q&A from earlier today discussing WrestleDream and other AEW matters with reporters.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Wednesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP podcast "The Fix with Todd Martin." They discuss these topics:
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-10-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost PWTorch Newsletter senior columnist Bruce Mitchell. They discuss the AEW and NXT second week ratings with predictions and then real-time reaction to the ratings when they came in. They also talk about the content on both NXT and AEW including a look at Chris Jericho’s promo, the WWE Raw reaction to the Hell in a Cell controversy, the debut of NWA Power, last week’s Friday Night Smackdown debut on Fox, and much more about an incredible seven day period in the pro wrestling business.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-8-2019) with cohost Greg Parks, a PWTorch Newsletter columnist and host of the PWTorch Dailycast’s Sunday show, “Wrestling Night in America.” They answered questions from listeners on a wild “Premiere Week” including a controversial Brock Lesnar-Kofi Kingston quick finish, a rejected Hell in a Cell Fiend vs. Seth Rollins finish and where this leaves Seth and Fiend going forward, the highs and lows of AEW’s debut, NXT’s counter-programming, the set-up and hype for the WWE Draft later this week, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-7-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss the previous night's Raw, Raw's ratings collapse, how to start fixing Raw, Kathie Lee & Hoada, is Triple H part of the problem, is Sting a Hall of Famer, and more including emails questions and live callers. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Chris Jericho's self-boasting lately, trying to figure out Triple H, plus has Raw really hit rock bottom in ratings or can it get worse, TNA Bound for Glory, Michael Elgin-ROH, Wyatt Family vignettes, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-26-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Eddie Sharkey, a trainer of Road Warriors, Rick Rude, Jesse Ventura, and many others. Also a longtime AWA wrestler and indy promoter including shows featuring early-career matches with Jerry Lynn and Sean Waltman ("Lightning Kid," "1-2-3 Kid"). He shares stories from his decades in the industry.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Oct. 2, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with Greg Parks & James Caldwell with live callers. Topics discussed with live callers included...
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-3-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discussed AEW vs. NXT first week ratings, comparing two shows on a number of levels, which roster is stronger, WWE’s statement about AEW, previewing Smackdown on Fox and what the Brock Lesnar-Rey Mysterio angle might be leading to, Lana-Bobby Lashley, announcing changes, Miz TV with Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-2-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents his nearly two-and-a-half hour interview from five years ago with Tony Khan on the eve of the first-ever episode of AEW Dynamite. This is the second half; the first half was posted earlier this week.
PART TWO
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-20-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents his nearly two-and-a-half hour interview from five years ago with Tony Khan on the eve of the first-ever episode of AEW Dynamite. This is the first half and the second half will be posted Wednesday night this week.PART ONE:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-30-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss the previous night's Raw, Hell in a Cell not taking shape, green slime and gators, will Triple H be any better than Vince McMahon, Total Divas vs. Raw, flag controversy, and much more.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Sept. 26, 2014 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast with Greg Parks & James Caldwell with live callers. Topics discussed with live callers included...
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-25-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Justin Credible (P.J. Polaco) covering a wide array of topics with live callers and emails. Subjects included: What's gone wrong with WWE lately, is Hideo Itami/Kenta doomed, pros and cons of Reigns's push, first-hand comparisons between being ECW and WWE wrestler, language barrier between wrestlers in ring, Ryback, Lesnar's conditioning, is Sami Zayn too much like Daniel Bryan, and much more. The VIP Aftershow started around the 85 minute mark.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-26-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP Analyst from “The Fix” podcast. They discuss the latest episodes of NXT on USA, WWE’s announcing changes, AEW Plus TV reaction, Raw, and Smackdown, plus a preview this Friday’s ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV, an assessment of the importance of Impact’s new Tuesday AXS timeslot, the latest on New Japan, UFC, and Bellator, plus a few scattered other random topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-23-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss last night's Raw with a focus on the shift from Roman Reigns to Dean Ambrose, Cena's under-reaction to losing chance to beat Lesnar, praise for Seth Rollins, the latest Nikki-Brie stuff, would it be good for NXT to become a new WCW, and more including lots of live callers and emails in the VIP Aftershow portion. The VIP Aftershow begins at the 77 minute mark.
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In this week's 10 Yrs Ago Weekend Flashback episode on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast feed, we present the Sept. 18, 2014 episode of "James Caldwell Talks Wrestling." Topics discussed with live callers included:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-20-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Interview Friday with three distinct segments with Triple H, Nick “Eugene” Dinsmore, and Beth Phoenix.
-The first segment features Triple H’s media conference call after NXT’s debut on USA Network. He talked about the thought process that went into what to feature on the USA Network debut, Vince McMahon’s involvement and reaction, whether the Full Sail venue is sufficient in the long-run for a national cable show setting, how the show was structured differently because of the split between USA and WWE Network, whether NXT is still developmental, utilizing cruiserweight on the show, and more.
-Then comes an interview Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell conducted on July 26, 2019 which has never been heard before with Nick “Eugene” Dinsmore which was recorded in front of a live audience at the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Weekend events in Waterloo, Iowa. at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center. In this interview, he discusses a wide range of fascinating topics including being the initial trainer of some of the top stars of the last 20 years including great stories on early John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Batista, and The Rock. Did Cena come across as a future star right away? Was Lesnar a nice guy and hard worker early? What did he think when he would look at The Rock? What separates the top class of success stories from those who didn’t end up making it from that same class in OVW? He also talks about ribs he played on Matt Striker, what lessons did he learn that he conveys to his students, the controversial aspects of the Eugene character and how it originated and was received, and more
.-Then comes a panel discussion from July 27, 2019 which was recorded in front of a live audience at the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Weekend events in Waterloo, Iowa. at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center which featured Gerald Brisco, Beth Phoenix, Bob Roop, Baron Von Racshke, and Thunderbolt Patterson. This snippet features Gerald Brisco talking at first about teaming with his brother and feuding with The Funks and Jay Youngblood & Rick Steamboat, then Beth Phoenix speaking about the transition from the Divas ear and her thought on women main eventing WrestleMania, who she thinks are top emerging stars today (outside of WWE), and her desire to see a culture in pro wrestling where kids can see a little bit of themselves in the product no matter their race, background, orientation, or otherwise. In the end, Baron Von Raschke sneaks in a joke about playing his imaginary sister Big Bertha on the air.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-19-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Johnny Fairplay, a former personal assistant to Roddy Piper, standout personality from CBS “Survivor,” former TNA manager, and current podcaster on “Survivor.” They discuss key topics of the week and answer listener questions from the Mailbag including these topics: The NXT premiere on USA Network and what NXT’s prospects now are to compete with AEW, Kenny Omega’s stinging comments that NXT headliners are opening match wrestlers in AEW, the prospects for Kofi Kingston when he defends against Brock Lesnar on Smackdown on Oct. 4 on Fox, should WWE turn Brock Lesnar heel, is a heel Roman Reigns pro wrestling’s next difference-making breakout star, The Fiend challenging Seth Rollins at Hell in a Cell and how WWE can deliver a satisfying finish with so much at stake for both wrestlers, and a variety of other topics from the Mailbag such as whether WWE is doing too many copout finishes, is Full Sail atmosphere going to hold back NXT’s wrestlers seeming major league, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-18-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Chris DeJoseph, ex-WWE creative team member now exec producer of Mark Burnett's Lucha Underground debuting nationally Oct. 8 on El Rey Network starring John Morrison, plus WWE insider stories on John Cena's rise in mid-2000s, prospects of each Shield member, how to handle Cena-Lesnar on Sunday, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-16-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed the previous night's Raw with a focus on concern over whether Roman Reign was getting over like he should, the odd show formatting, Paul Heyman-John Cena, Dixie Carter's new interview on TNA's future, and more with live calls and email questions.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-13-2019), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy with a focus primarily on previewing the WWE Clash of Champions PPV line-up, with an examination and critique of the storylines building up the matches. Matt also goes behind the scenes to how Vince McMahon operates when it comes to developing, augmenting, and stubbornly sticking to certain storylines. They also answer Mailbag questions and look ahead to the AEW vs. NXT battle and the Impact Wrestling news. With Matt, we go to fun places including references and analogies to “Watchmen,” “The Simpsons,” “Breaking Bad,” Nicolas Cage, and Dave Chappell.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-11-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Matt Sydal (a/k/a Evan Bourne) who previewed his newly announced A.J. Styles match this month for ROH, stories from WWE, why he feels renewed, backstory on Randy Orton and Shooting Star Press, live callers and email topics, and much more.
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-12-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by cohost Jason Powell from the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast and ProWrestling.net. They discuss key topics of the week and answer listener questions from the Mailbag including these topics: The Kevin Owens angle at the end of Smackdown where Shane McMahon fired him, Cody challenging Chris Jericho at Full Gear, Impact’s future after the AXS TV acquisition, ROH’s future, the real Little Engine that Could in pro wrestling right now, NXT’s chances of being independent from Vince McMahon, the marketing of Kenny Omega so far, can AEW really sell $50 PPVs in a $10 streaming era, the NXT roster’s readiness for two hours live weekly, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist and PWTorch podcast host Greg Parks. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-9-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss last night's Raw, Jericho-Bray, Jerry Springer, Brie's acting, latest assessment of Reigns's push, WWE Network, Michael Elgin-ROH relationship, and much more with live callers and email questions throughout.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Sunday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast which is part two of a three-and-a-half hour Sunday night episode of "Wrestling Night in America." Part one is available the PWTorch Dailycast feed (search "pwtorch" to subscribe for free) or right before this on the VIP feed.Wade is joined by PWTorch's Eric Krol and Chris Lansdell along with video callers to continue the conversation started in part one about the controversial decisions AEW made at All Out, whether the booking is counter-productive or a smart way to spark interest and differentiate itself from WWE and capture new viewers or cement passionate support from current viewers. They interact with a lively chat room throughout the show also.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-5-2019) with cohost Greg Parks from the PWTorch Dailycast’s “Wrestling Night in America” and PWTorch Newsletter. They cover many topics from listeners’ emails including the seeming end of the mentions of the Women’s Revolution, Kenny Omega’s losses, Vince McMahon potentially meddling in NXT, WWE at MSG, the cool factor AEW vs. WWE, The Fiend’s future and upside, is AEW losing money, is Cody becoming the Triple H of AEW or the Jeff Jarrett of TNA, King of the Ring predictions, and much more.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-4-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP podcast "The Fix with Todd Martin." They review in semi-chronological order last week's NXT TV show, NXT UK Takeover, New Japan Royal Quest, UFC's last event (plus a look ahead to next weekend's UFC PPV and a preview of Bellator's upcoming event), Raw, and Smackdown. The WWE talk includes analysis of the big week for Bayley and Sasha, the King of the Ring tournament outcomes, and most everything else. He also has a comment about the Adrian Street documentary on WWE Network. Plus, Wade's dog barks a lot this episode and Todd admits he says mean things to dogs sometimes and feels a little guilty about it.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-5-2014), Wade Keller interviewed ex-WWE creative team member John Piermarini who explained what shouldn't be assumed about leaked Raw script, dealing with Steph backstage, how promos were actually written, planned, practiced, his thoughts on Roman Reigns's push so far and specifically could accelerate his growth as a character, how would Triple H run WWE differently creatively than Vince McMahon, what's missing from Brie-Nikki angle so far, and much more. It's a fascinating two hours of insights from someone with first-hand backstage knowledge and experiences in WWE.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-2-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss the previous night's Raw, John Cena's comeback promo, Nikki-Brie segment's pros and cons, evaluating progress of Roman Reigns, TNA's future, weekly Global Force Wrestling update, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
Today we flashback five years (8-30-2019) to a special AEW-focused edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Sean Radican, a PWTorch columnist and host of the VIP podcast Radican Worldwide. They march through each match on AEW’s All Out line-up, analyze the loss of Jon Moxley and the addition of Pac, present an overview of the roster including the pros and cons of Chris Jericho or Hangman Page winning the AEW Title on Saturday night, a look at AEW is in some ways going places ROH should have years ago, and more AEW topics.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-29-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by cohost Bruce Mitchell, the PWTorch senior columnist and host of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show. They discuss key topics of the week and answer listener questions from the Mailbag. Topics include the Jon Moxley injury and the Pac replacement to face Kenny Omega, is Hangman Page ready to be a top six star for AEW, should WWE send reinforcements from Raw or Smackdown to add to NXT’s roster, how bad was the Roman Reigns whodunit mystery, should WWE be focused on stars of the past when advertising the Smackdown debut on Fox, some viewership predictions for AEW vs. NXT on the Wednesday Showdown, should NXT stay at Full Sail, what is the fate of 205 Live, and much more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-31-2014), Wade Keller interviews longtime wrestling announcer Mick Karch discussing these topics: What was working with Heyman like in the AWA in late-'80s? What was Jake Roberts like at an indy appearance Saturday? When did the AWA vintage era really end? What is the evolution of indy wrestling in the US? Who are some of the top prospects in Minnesota?
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP podcast "The Fix with Todd Martin." They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-26-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss the previous night's Raw, John Cena's comeback promo, Nikki-Brie segment's pros and cons, evaluating progress of Roman Reigns, TNA's future, weekly Global Force Wrestling update, and more.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-27-2019) with cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast, they answer questions from listeners on these topics:
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-22-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss the breaking news this week of NXT expanding to a live two hour weekly show on USA Network and cover it from a wide array of angles including how it’ll affect AEW, ROH, Impact, and more. They also look at the All Out line-up and what it says about their roster depth, and what wrestlers are out there to add depth to AEW’s current roster with a walk through the top potential signings from each promotion out there. Also, what former WWE wrestlers could contribute to AEW’s roster. Then they shift to some talk about the NWA and happenings in WWE on Raw and Smackdown this week and a look at the King of the Ring so far and predictions.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-22-2014), Wade Keller interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin who provides his reaction to John Cena-Brock Lesnar, is Roman Reigns ready to be top guy, what is Dean Ambrose's upside, is he or Hulk Hogan the biggest star of the modern era, plus Kevin Steen, Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins, Paul Heyman, Alberto Del Rio, A.J. Styles, and so much more with live calls and email questions. The first hour is from the PWTorch Livecast and the second hour is the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-13-2014), PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss with live callers and emailers last night's Raw in-depth, Summerslam fallout, who's next for Brock Lesnar, history, and much more. Plus, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, more current events discussion including TNA's cable TV future.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special AEW PPV Preview edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They spend 45 minutes previewing the AEW All In PPV. After that, we present the full Tony Khan media Q&A including latest on TV deal, Ricky Starks, MJF, potential surprises at PPV, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-17-2014), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks discussed with live callers and emailers WWE Summerslam right after it ended, including the Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena main event, Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns, Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella, Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-14-2014), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks discussed with live callers and emailers WWE Summerslam predictions and the WWE Title situation, breaking news on TNA changing nights of the week on Spike TV, New Japan's G1 Tournament, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-15-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by cohost Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP Podcast “The Fix with Todd Martin.” Todd covers the final stretch of the New Japan G1 Tournament and analyzes who came out of it with some shine and who lost some stature. Then they discuss NXT Takeover, the NXT TV show leading into Takeover, Raw and Smackdown coming out of Summerslam, and a look back at UFC’s weekend event and a look ahead to UFC 241 including Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic for the Heavyweight Title.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-15-2014), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy who offers insights on being backstage for the first Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena match at Extreme Rules, plus an in-depth Summerslam preview, analysis of angles leading up to Summerslam, thoughts on Roman Reigns’s push, what WrestleMania 31’s main event might look like, and many more backstage stories and insights.
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In a special Mailbag and PPV Preview episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-9-2019) guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They took an in-depth look at Summerslam’s line-up with match by match predictions and analysis of the hype and look at what’s next. They also weaved into the conversation related email questions from that week’s WKPWP Mailbag. They finished with some non-Summerslam topics from the Mailbag including the underrated 205 Live and its future and the live-Smackdown TV experience.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-12-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss the final Summerslam hype on Raw, John Cena hinting it's going to be a shoot on Sunday, Stephanie McMahon-Brie Bella getting even more off the tracks, Hulk Hogan birthday bash review, and much more including live callers and email questions in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-8-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discussed AEW’s sellout in D.C. for the TNT premier, latest predictions on their first TNT TV rating and our Twitter poll results on that topic, the stellar AEW Road to All Out videos with Tully Blanchard and Shawn Spears, the latest on New Japan’s G1 tournament, will Cody land as a clear babyface or heel eventually, a discussion on whether Seth Rollins is representing WWE well with his higher profile social media cheerleading, why WWE should be ashamed of the detail work this week regarding the 24/7 OBGYN skit and the Roman Reigns vehicular homicide attempt angle, plus a variety of other topics including ROH’s TV format change.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch's Kelly Wells. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-5-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss WWE Network hype on Raw, question whether WWE Network will air PPVs next year, Summerslam developments on Raw, disappointing turn in the Steph-Brie storyline, TNA's future, GFW announcements, and more including live callers and email questions.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-4-2014), Wade Keller interviews Shawn Hernandez, formerly of TNA from 2006 through 2014. He provides amazing insights into frustration with how TNA has operated over the last eight years, his odd and disheartening way of being released, backstage stories, and much more with live callers and emails in the mix.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-2-2019) with guest cohost Jonny Fairplay, one-time TNA on-air manager, long-time indy manager, one-time personal manager for the late Roddy Piper, former Survivor contestant, and host of the Survivor NSFW podcast, they answer questions on these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-1-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Greg Parks, a PWTorch Newsletter columnist and host of the PWTorch Dailycast “Wrestling Night in America” podcast every Sunday. Wade and Greg discuss AEW announcing a tag team match with mystery partners with Chris Jericho for their debut on TNT on Oct. 2, they analyze some of the top Summerslam developments on Raw and Smackdown this week, they examine whether C.M. Punk’s ESPN interview last week rules him out as signing with AEW and whether he’d be more valuable to AEW or WWE, thoughts on Al Snow’s new book, analysis of the New Japan G1 tournament through night 11, what we’ve learned about Jon Moxley in the G1 so far, the pros and cons of NXT airing on FS1 opposite of AEW on TNT, who would be prime opponents for Shawn Michaels if he wrestles several more times and could his next match be in NXT, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist and PWTorch podcast host Greg Parks. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-29-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss the Jesse Ventura defamation trial victory, the TNA-Spike situation, should Roman Reigns or Daniel Bryan headline WM31, should Taker return, WWE Network predictions, Raw reax, and more with a mix of live calls and emails. This includes the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-27-2019), Wade Keller and guest cohost Bruce Mitchell interviewed with Sgt. Slaughter. Sarge has not done many interviews before, and none of this length and scope and depth. It took place in front of a live audience on July 26, 2019 at the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame event at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center. In this interview, Slaughter walks through his career from the start, going territory to territory, and character to character, detailing the highlights of his time in each territory and some of the big names he crossed paths with, butted heads with, wrestled again, or shared road trips with including Vince McMahon Sr., Vince McMahon Jr., Pat Patterson, Bob Backlund, Verne Gagne, Wally Karbo, Dusty Rhodes, Hulk Hogan, Iron Sheik, and so many others. It’s one of those infrequent “must listen” interviews that the audience and hosts knew as it was happening was something special.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-25-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP Podcast “The Fix with Todd Martin.” Todd and Wade discuss C.M. Punk’s return to Starrcast and potential in AEW, Jon Moxley’s New Japan G1 performances so far, a detailed review of the WWE Raw Reunion, WWE’s decision to begin featuring Hulk Hogan again, plus NXT, UFC.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-25-2014), Wade Keller interviews Booker T for the second time. He discussed a wide array of topics including those presented by live callers and email questions.
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-22-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss last night's Raw, Lana controversy, Jesse Ventura trial, TNA Impact in New York City, SDW indy show headlined by Cabana vs. Pearce, Summerslam line-up, Kurt Angle's future, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-18-2014), special guest host Jim Valley interviewed TNA wrestler Brother Devon fresh off his TNA TV return on Thursday night, plus a discussion of his "Hope for a Single Mom" wrestling show in Florida, tons of TNA questions addressed. And in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Devon talks about his future in pro wrestling.
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In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-19-2019) with cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They discuss Shinsuke Nakamura’s new push, Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt, whether Roman Reigns is passionate enough about his job, is Corey Graves overexposed, is AEW going to hurt Impact, ROH, and other indies, Daniel Bryan’s announcement, shouldn’t WWE be judged as a TV show and not a sporting event, could Eric Bischoff talk Vince McMahon into a Reigns heel turn, and more.
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-18-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They talk AEW’s highs and lows so far, Brock Lesnar cashing in, NJPW G1 so far, Kevin Owens-Shane McMahon feud, Evolve’s anniversary special, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-15-2014), guest host Bruce Mitchell was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss the previous night's Raw, the odd Paul Heyman absence from Cesaro match, Battleground hype, is Roman Reigns as bad of a friend as John Cena, what was up with all those Network plugs, and much more with live callers. This includes the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-12-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by cohost Greg Parks, a PWTorch columnist and host of Wrestling Night in America. They discuss these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-11-2014), Wade Keller interviews Drew McIntyre (Andrew Galloway) over two hours including the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow portion featuring these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-8-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss the previous night's Raw, which Shield member had improved the most, were signs pointing to Punk return, had WWE discarded Daniel Bryan from their plans, why was WWE calling John Cena greatest ever, and much more with live callers and then email questions in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-11-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Bruce Mitchell, the PWTorch senior columnist and host of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-1-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to break down all the happenings on the previous night's WWE Raw plus react to Emma's arrest, Kurt Angle's new role, react to live World Cup action, take calls, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist and PWTorch podcast host Greg Parks. They discuss these topics:
In a special Mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-7-2019) with guest cohost Jonny Fairplay, one-time TNA on-air manager, long-time indy manager, one-time personal manager for the late Roddy Piper, former Survivor contestant, and host of the Survivor NSFW podcast, they answer questions on these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-4-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP Podcast “The Fix with Todd Martin.” Todd and Wade reviewed AEW Fyter Fest special event, the ROH Best in the World PPV, a review of the last two NXT TV episodes including the Io Shirai turn and the start of the Breakout Tournament, a preview of Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary PPV event, New Japan’s latest events, analysis of Raw and Smackdown, Todd’s take on the Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff news, plus a look back at UFC’s Fight Night and a preview of this weekend’s big UFC PPV including Jon Jones.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They talk WWE Money in the Bank hype, Wyatt Sicks, AEW Forbidden Door fallout, Heyman attacked by Bloodline, and much more.
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In this week's Mailbag Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-28-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast to discuss the following topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-27-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed one-legged ex-WWE wrestler Zach Gowen and ex-Creative Team member Alex Greenfield discussing Money in the Bank favorites, SummerSlam and WrestleMania 31 speculation, backstage Vince McMahon stories, the original shocking plan for the Brock Lesnar-Zach Gowen angle, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a thorough preview of the entire AEW Forbidden Door PPV line-up with an evaluation of the hype and a match-by-match preview and predictions with an initial focus at the start on Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay. Did AEW tip their hand on what the story of the outcome of that match will be? Did AEW do enough to sell this show to people on the fence? Should the IWGP Title match get short-changed or is there good reason to downplay it? Will the PPV buys total drop from the last two Forbidden Door events?
Then Tony Khan's hour-long media Q&A from Thursday afternoon including addressing the return of MJF, the possibility of Forbidden Door taking place in Japan last year, the latest on the next TV deal, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-27-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They discuss Seth Rollins’ Twitter strategy this week, a preview of AEW Fyter Fest and ROH Best in the World, predictions for AEW debut viewership on TNT, NXT’s Breakout Tournament prospects, the breaking news of the Evolve vs. AEW head-to-head battle in July, Kenny Omega’s sharp response to the Evolve schedule, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-24-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss ROH's Sunday night live PPV debut, Raw's hype for Money in the Bank, Bobby Lashley's TNA Title win, and more with live phone calls and VIP Aftershow emails.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Stephanie Chase from the Stephanie Chase YouTube Channel and Substack. They discuss these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-20-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller conducted a two-and-a-half-hour-plus interview with Sean "X-Pac" Waltman. This is part two of two. Topics included his thoughts on his place in history with is controversial past, TNA's future and ring, does he watch back his own matches, Punk's silence, does Ruthless Aggression actually exist behind the scenes, what did he see in Reigns early on and what was he like behind the scenes, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-20-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller conducted a two-and-a-half-hour-plus interview with Sean "X-Pac" Waltman. This is part one of two. Topics included his WWE career and what he's up to these days, plus current events such as when John Cena might turn heel, reaction to Undertaker's streak ending, why Waltman was first to pitch Reigns as top prospect, reaction to C.M. Punk's silence, and much much more. Live callers and email questions are in the mix.
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Today we flash back five years (6-21-2019) to a PPV Preview edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest Sam Roberts from the “Not Sam Wrestling Podcast” and a panelist on the WWE Kickoff Shows. They preview WWE Stomping Grounds. They discuss what’s at stake in each match, the pros and cons of outcomes, wide-ranging Baron Corbin special ref speculation, the viability of the roster split in this Wildcard Rules era, why 205 Live should be on your radar, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-17-2014), Travis Bryant filled in for Wade and was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to talk about Raw from the night before and other hot topics in the news including these topics: What has Roman Reigns done to earn being the Face of WWE, the Cody Rhodes & Goldust team, Legends House, Rusev and Lana, the TV future of TNA, ideas for Daniel Bryan matches in WWE, Kevin Hart on Raw, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Greg Parks, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-11-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed John Arezzi of Pro Wrestling Spotlight radio show discussing early ECW days, why he left wrestling in the mid-'90s, his diverse involvement in wrestling over the years, and much more with live callers and email questions.
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this Interview Classic episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-14-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Matt McCarthy, an ex-WWE Creative Team member.LIST OF TOPICS COVERED...
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-13-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by cohost PWTorch Newsletter senior columnist Bruce Mitchell. They compare short-term and long-term value of 34 year olds Drew McIntyre and Jon Moxley, evaluate the post-Ronda Rousey WWE Women’s Division, the implications of the AEW PPV buyrate and the growing signs of synergy with Warner Media, the latest Firefly Funhouse, WWE back to celebrating Saudi Arabia visits, Shane McMahon’s push and where it is leading, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-10-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss in-depth the follow-up to the breakup of The Shield, a better promo approach for Seth Rollins fresh off of his heel turn, possible Shield replacement members, how Daniel Bryan was cheated out of something most injured babyfaces get, MITB thoughts, and much more with live calls and emails from listeners.
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Today we flash back five years (6-7-2019) to a Mailbag Saturday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They answer mailbag questions on these topics: Ricochet and Aleister Black, NXT UK, Austin Aries-AEW, 24/7 Title, Fox debut championship picture, Jon Moxley interview talking points, Brock Lesnar bait and switch, WWE frustrations, pros and cons of various non-WWE alternative weekly TV shows, Bray Wyatt’s Firefly Funhouse, Kofi Kingston’s WWE Title future and an idea for Big E, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-6-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They preview WWE Super Showdown in Saudi Arabia, review NXT Takeover, speculate on the main roster potential for key NXT takes, discuss AEW potential signings, reaction to the Jon Moxley interview revelations, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosts a special Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest Jon Moxley (f/k/a Dean Ambrose). This was Mox’s second long-form interview and the first he recorded since his AEW surprise debut last Saturday night at “AEW Double or Nothing” in Las Vegas. This was, by design, a follow-up to his first interview earlier that week with Chris Jericho on his podcast which has been the talk of the pro wrestling industry for several days, so we didn't cover the same territory but instead covering topics he didn’t get to with Jericho. This interview, conducted on May 29, lasts nearly two-and-a-half hours. This is the second half of that interview.LIST OF TOPICS COVERED…
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-6-2014), PWTorch editor interviewed ex-WWE Creative Team Member John Piermarini. They go in-depth with reaction to the Seth Rollins turn, Money in the Bank and Summerslam speculation, lots of backstage insights from his days on writing team, and much more with live callers and email questions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-3-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss the pros and cons of the Seth Rollins heel turn, whether Roman Reigns was the best choice to push to top, and Money in the Bank possibilities with live callers.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-1-2014), PWTorch editor is joined by guest Jon Moxley (f/k/a Dean Ambrose). This is Mox’s second long-form interview and the first he recorded since his AEW surprise debut last Saturday night at “AEW Double or Nothing” in Las Vegas. This is by design a follow-up to his first interview earlier this week with Chris Jericho on his podcast which has been the talk of the pro wrestling industry for several days, so we’re not covering the same territory but instead covering topics he didn’t get to with Jericho. This interview, conducted on May 29, lasts nearly two-and-a-half hours. This is the first half of the interview and the second half will drop on Sunday afternoon or evening on this feed. Topics covered here:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin from the weekly PWTorch VIP Podcast "The Fix." They discuss these topics:
In this week's Mailbag Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-30-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Greg Parks, the host of the “Wrestling Night in America” PWTorch Dailycast and columnist for the PWTorch Newsletter. They answer a strong diverse mix of mailbag questions from all over the world on these topics: Jon Moxley on the Chris Jericho podcast, AEW’s potential effect on NXT, ROH, WWE, plus AEW Double or Nothing pre-show issues, AEW in UK, the Roman Problem, fan perception of WWE differing outside of the United States, the 24/7 Title serving a purpose, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-27-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss the previous night's Raw, final hype for the WWE Payback event, Daniel Bryan's situation, is Zeb overshadowing Swagger, Bo Dallas's debut, Alicia Fox, and more including live calls and emails questions.
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In this week’s 5 Years Ago Flashback episode (5-24-2019), Wade Keller was joined by Sam Roberts. They previewed the first AEW Double or Nothing including the price point and roster depth and mainstream buzz. They also discussed the new WWE 24/7 Title, NXT Takeover XXV line-up, the state of the WWE Women’s Division since WrestleMania, Super Showdown, Dolph Ziggler’s noteworthy return, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-16-2014), PWTorch editor is joined by ex-WWE Creative Team Member Matt McCarthy who talks about being part of the build-up to WrestleMania 12, being backstage at the actual event, and being around for the big Brock Lesnar return afterward, plus Undertaker, Bryan, Punk, Network, Shield, and many more current events discussed with live calls and email questions including a VIP Exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-20-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss that week's Raw, options if Daniel Bryan is stripped, what ROH should do next to take advantage of momentum, WWE stock's collapse, and much more with live callers and email questions in the VIP Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-23-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell. They discuss the importance of Double or Nothing to AEW’s future, the decline in Being the Elite viewership in the last year, the introduction of the 24/7 Title, Dolph Ziggler’s return, Super Showdown controversy and what WWE should do about it, and has Vince McMahon benefited more from luck of timing than most people point to when discussing his supposed business genius.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-13-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss Daniel Bryan's injury and the ramifications of it on WWE this summer, live calls on Raw, TNA, ROH, New Japan, Evolution, Bray's future, and more. And in the VIP Aftershow, discussion on Jeff Jarrett's GFW start-up, TNA's future, C.M. Punk being a savior, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-9-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin for a special Wildcard Edition including analysis of Raw and Smackdown, what the XFL TV deal means to its future, NXT TV including Kushida, NJPW’s Dontaku events the previous weekend, and the latest event analysis and previews from UFC and Bellator.
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Today we flash back five years (5-17-2019) to a Mailbag Saturday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics: Firefly Funhouse, Reigns overexposure already, AEW-TNT, WWE ratings, Mid-Card Storylines, MITB cash-in rules, Courting non-fans, jobbers, and more. Then a bonus podcast follows the Mailbag as we present “Alan 4L’s ProWres Paradise” with Alan Counihan, usually a VIP-exclusive weekly podcast covering the European, Japanese, and Mexican wrestling scenes. He is joined this week by Cubs Fan to discuss in-depth the career of the late Silver King who died during a match this past weekend. Then they talk Super Juniors and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-16-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They talk about the breaking news of TNT announcing that they have partnered with AEW to “begin airing weekly matches later this year,” what was learned, what can be parsed from the press release, and more about AEW’s prospects and the challenges they face. Also, the latest prospects for the XFL, the latest ratings news for WWE and Miz & Mrs, the Goldberg-Undertaker match, the Wildcard Rule so far, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Greg Parks, a PWTorch columnist and host of the PWTorch Dailycast's "Wrestling Night in America." They cover these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-9-2014), Wade Keller interviewed longtime WWF/WWF veteran "Hardcore" Bob Holly for two-and-a-half hours. He covered a wide array of topics including: How stiff is RVD, how would he react to change in PPV bonus payoff structure, how would he improve Tough Enough, did he face Southern stereotypes in WWE, current TNA, top rope headbutt dangers, and much much more in this expansive interview with live callers and email topics.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-2-2014), we present the third and final installment of a four hour interview with Jim Ross conducted by Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell. In this third and final installment, he gives his thoughts on the finish of Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar including a big teaser about a bombshell Shawn Michaels will reveal next week about that match, plus did he always know the finishes of matches ahead of time when he called them. Also, these other big topics are covered: Should WWE give wrestlers systematic time off, how should WWE handle the changing revenue stream with PPVs and WWE Network when it comes to wrestler payoffs, stories about dealing with wrestlers upset with pay, how he handled payroll for wrestlers when he was in charge, what big change he'd make in the structure of WWE, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-6-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss Kane, Stephanie, Bryan, and Brie starring in a horror movie on Raw, all the fallout from Extreme Rules, looking ahead into the summer, and more including live calls and emails on the Livecast and VIP Aftershow.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin from the weekly PWTorch VIP Podcast "The Fix." They discuss these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-2-2014), we present part two of a four hour interview with Jim Ross conducted by Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell. He covers a wide range of topics including: Adjusting to life being away from WWE, the relief he felt leaving the WWE HQs for the first time, what he misses most, major health changes he made this year and why, why he believes he understands the business, the danger of wrestling promotions getting away from fundamentals, what bugs him about the "This is awesome!" chants by fans, what WWE alternative groups are getting wrong, what about ROH impresses him but what he really wishes was different, the art of wrestling announcing, his view on the push of Daniel Bryan, and much more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-2-2014), we present part one of a four hour interview with Jim Ross conducted by Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell. He covers a wide range of topics including: Life after WWE including his new live Q&A shows at theaters, WWE Network discussion, Jerry Lawler's place in history as a wrestler, Chris Benoit's son getting into wrestling, does Chris Benoit belong in the WWE Hall of Fame, did he ever say no to a controversial angle or humiliating request, how does he feel about his role in presenting the impostor Undertaker and Razor Ramon, and many other topics with live callers throughout.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-29-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss last night's hype for Extreme Rules on Raw including Cena-Bray Wyatt hype, Flair's return to Raw, Bryan and Brie terrorized by Kane, WWE Network hype, and more regarding Raw. Also, TNA is discussed including Eric Young's title reign.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-2-2019), Wade Keller interviews Court Bauer, current MLW promoter, ex-WWE Creative Team member, and Podcast Network leader discussing a wide array of topics including YouTube’s value to wrestlers and promoters, MLW’s ongoing expansion, WWE’s shrinking ratings and overall financial health, Vince McMahon, the XFL, AEW’s place in market, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-2-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Allen, a former WWE Creative Team member. They talk about WWE’s p.r. challenges with their announced return to Saudi Arabia, how Vince McMahon might react to falling ratings, are falling ratings and Saudi Arabia trips related, could the Women’s Evolution be hurting WWE ratings, and more. Plus Mailbag topics on whether the MITB winner should choose to cash in at WrestleMania, should WWE overhaul their production crew and vision for presenting WWE, is Ricochet worse off after the Superstar Shake-up, and more.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They cover these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-2-2014), Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell interview Jim Ross, who covered a wide range of topics such as life after WWE including his new live Q&A shows at theaters, WWE Network discussion, Chris Benoit’s son getting into wrestling, does Chris Benoit belong in the WWE Hall of Fame, did he ever say no to a controversial angle or humiliating request, how does he feel about his role in presenting the impostor Undertaker and Razor Ramon, and many other topics. This is the first installment of a three-part, four hour interview session.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-26-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics: Ronda Rousey’s departure, Shayna Baszler’s progress, Triple H running WWE compared to Vince McMahon, Post-Shake-up NXT roster evaluated, Undertaker-Starrcast controversy, Shinsuke Nakamura, Smackdown rating, Robert Roode makeover, Roman Reigns-Kofi Kingston dynamic, A.J. Styles on Raw, AEW target demo and rating, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-25-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discussed the New Bray Wyatt, AEW Double or Nothing, the lack of a reboot for Roman Reigns post-WM, sloppy Superstar Shake-up execution, Dustin Rhodes-Cody Rhodes build, MLW’s progress, YouTube viewership comparisons for AEW-MLW-Impact, Crockett Cup thoughts, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-22-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to discuss the previous night's Raw including Daniel Bryan appearing while mourning death of his father, Ultimate Warrior Week on WWE Network, future of Cesaro-Paul Heyman-Brock Lesnar, why didn't anyone help Bryan, and much more including live callers and email topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-18-2019), Wade Keller interviews former ECW Champion Justin Credible and former MLW promoter and WWE creative team member Court Bauer discussing a wide range of topics including Ultimate Warrior stories, ROH's new PPV deal, Extreme Rules line-up, Daniel Bryan's prospects as champion, TNA's Eric Young decision, looking at WWE's WM30 PPV figures and Network subscriptions, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-19-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell. They discuss these topics: The state of WWE’s women’s division post shake-up including Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Lacey Evans, Asuka & Kairi Sane with Page, plus 205 Live call-ups, how Reigns on SD affects Kofi, wrestling reporting changes over the decades, whether AEW should scoop up departing and disgruntled WWE wrestlers, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin from the weekly PWTorch VIP Podcast "The Fix." They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-18-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Todd Martin from the weekly PWTorch VIP podcast “The Fix with Todd Martin & Wade Keller.” They talk in-depth about the Superstar Shake-up’s major moves and analyze the depth chart on Raw and Smackdown on the heel and babyface sides of the rosters. They also walk through Raw and Smackdown segment by segment, plus close with some UFC analysis after a couple stand-out fights last weekend.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-15-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to break down headlines coming out of Raw including Daniel Bryan's PPV positioning, return of Evolution, John Cena's odd promo, plus digesting WrestleMania butyrate info just released, and more with live callers. Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, PWTorch All-Star Panelist Jim Valley replaces Powell as co-host to tackle email questions with a discussion about Undertaker's Streak at the end.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-11-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Rich Fann of “The Deep Dive with Rich Fann” PWTorch Dailycast and the PWTorch East Coast Cast VIP version. They talk in-depth about the first title feud options for Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston. Also, Rich’s in-person WrestleMania Weekend highlights from MLW, NJPW-ROH, and more, plus NXT Call-up options and more.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-10-2014), Wade Keller interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin who gives his thoughts on WrestleMania 30, provides backstage perspective on Ultimate Warrior and Mr. T this weekend, reveals if his Hulk Hogan "Whoop Ass" line scripted, reaction to C.M. Punk's departure and Daniel Bryan's run, does he endorse Roman Reigns and Cesaro, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-8-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell to talk about the huge post-WrestleMania 30 Raw with new NXT talent on way in, Paul Heyman's remarkable stellar promo, Daniel Bryan's title celebration, WWE Network subscriptions announcement, Jeff Jarrett's announcement of the GFW, and more.
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In this week's Mailbag Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-5-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics: Why does Vince McMahon favor Raw over Smackdown so much headed into WrestleMania? Does Rousey-Becky-Charlotte angle with police differ in a key way from Beer Truck with Stone Cold? Should Kofi Kingston be handed Daniel Bryan’s hemp and wood title belt? What’s at stake for Roman Reigns at WrestleMania and how can he be hurt by booking and presentation? Should WrestleMania end with the big three singles title matches to keep crowd engaged in the last hour or so? British Bulldogs in the Hall of Fame? Could John Cena get involved on Sunday in a match? What’s upside and downside of Ronda Rousey leaving WM35 as dual champion? Does Kofi absolutely have to win based on the backstory of WWE and black wrestlers? Is there a pattern with WrestleMania 20, 25, 30, and perhaps 35?
Then yesterday's Media Q&A with AEW's Tony Khan fielding questions on C.M. Punk, recent roster cuts, ROH, and much more including a question from PWTorch's own Rich Fann.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-4-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics: WrestleMania 35, John Oliver on HBO, Jim Ross-AEW, Superstar Shake-up, Ronda Rousey’s WWE legacy, XFL odds post-AAF, Batista, Triple H, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-4-2014), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE wrestler Zack Gowen, known best for having only one leg, but also notorious for how much he was despised by his WWE colleagues in the locker room in 2003. In this nearly two hour interview, he discusses his mistakes in 2003, the new documentary on his life including his rehab and recovery in recent years from drug addiction, and much more including early impressions of Brock Lesnar and John Cena in 2003, some Chris Benoit stories, backstage details on the Brock Lesnar attack angle that people remember to this day, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-1-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell along with PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell with a special WrestleMania-week Triple Threat edition dissecting last night's Raw with callers and email questions plus the merits of Ultimate Warrior as a Hall of Famer and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from five years ago (2-29-2019), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy. They discuss WrestleMania 35 Weekend, key matches at WrestleMania 35 including top matches to look forward to, a professional comedian’s take on the Braun Strowman vs. Colin Jost/Michael Che saga, the prospects of AEW and what their niche ought to be compared to WWE, some Titan Tower memories as WWE prepares to move its headquarters, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin from the weekly PWTorch VIP Podcast "The Fix." They discuss these topics:
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (3-27-2014), Wade Keller interviews that year's new WWE Hall of Fame member Scott Hall discussing when he found out about the Hall of Fame, his recovery from addiction, and more. And then in part two, ex-WWE Creative Team member Chris DeJoseph joins the show with fascinating backstage insights on WrestleManias 21-26 plus WM30 and WM31 predictions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-27-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Cameron Hawkins of the PWTorch East Coast Cast. They cover these topics: The Kofi Kingston storyline headed into WrestleMania including this week’s developments, Charlotte’s surprise Smackdown Title win, the length of WrestleMania, The ROH/NJ G1 Supercard MSG final line-up, NXT Takeover New York, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-25-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. They wonder what WWE has been thinking when it comes to Lesnar-Undertaker hype and take live calls and answer email questions on all WM30 hype.
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Today we flash back five years (3-22-2019) to a Mailbag Saturday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Bruce Mitchell. They answer questions from listeners on these topics: Racist aspect of Kofi Kingston-Vince McMahon dynamic, if Becky Lynch had faced Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series would Charlotte be getting one-on-one against Ronda at WM, Walter-Pete Dunne at Takeover, is WrestleMania 35 line-up apathy deserved, are WWE storylines dragging on too long, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (3-21-2014), Wade Keller interviews former AWA and longtime indy announcer Mick Karch, who also ran the Nick Bockwinkel fan club and wrote a column for Pro Wrestling Torch in the late 1980s. Topics during this interview include the state of wrestling announcing and the key aspect that's missing in the modern era, the AWA's place in history, whether WrestleMania 30 stacks up to past WrestleManias, the late Billy Robinson's impact on the AWA to the conviction of Buck Zumhoff on sexual misconduct charges, Hulk Hogan's first top babyface run in the AWA, the AWA-WWF War in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-20-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Todd Martin from the weekly PWTorch VIP podcast, “The Fix with Todd Martin.” They discuss Raw and Smackdown in-depth including the latest WrestleMania 35 developments, react to A.J. Styles re-upping with WWE, reaction to the big Johnny Gargano-Tomasso Ciampa angle on NXT TV last week and the follow-up to Ciampa’s injury regarding realigning Takeover New York, the disappointing ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard line-up taking shape, New Japan Cup update including the Will Ospreay push, the latest from Impact Wrestling including the Jonnny Impact turn and a rising star on the roster, and the latest UFC event review and preview, plus the T.J. Dillashaw news.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:AEW FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE SHOW...
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-18-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. They discussed big developments for WrestleMania 30 with Bryan added to potential title mix, Hulk Hogan and John Cena side by side, Undertaker-Paul Heyman promo, and more with a lot of callers plus email topics in the VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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Today we flash back five years (3-15-2019) to a Mailbag Saturday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They answer questions from listeners on these topics: Ronda Rousey’s heel turn, did Roman Reigns return too soon, does Kofi Kingston have to win at WM, A.J. Styles-Randy Orton, Triple H-Batista, Becky Lynch damaged in last month or two, Hall of Fame drama, who from WWE could host SNL, Hardys-Usos, Shane McMahon, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (3-14-2014), Wade Keller interviews Grantland's David Shoemaker featuring in-depth analysis of Daniel Bryan-Hunter angle on Raw, C.M. Punk effect in Chicago, Hulk Hogan/John Cena alliance, Brock Lesnar-Taker hype, and more with live caller questions and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-14-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net to discuss the week’s hot topics in pro wrestling including WrestleMania’s line-up depth and quality at this stage, a preview of the ROH 17th Anniversary PPV, AEW’s TV deal speculation including the pros and cons of streaming options and how the Turner/WarnerMedia changes could affect things, Jeff Jarrett and Jim Ross status changes with WWE, and more.r fame to discuss this week’s hot topics in pro wrestling including the fascinating Ronda Rousey-Becky Lynch Twitter war, King Kong Bundy, the Tomasso Ciampa injury, AEW’s latest YouTube numbers and TV prospects, Kevin Owens as a babyface, Samoa Joe’s U.S. Title win, The Shield reunion and Dean Ambrose’s future, Mojo Rawley, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-11-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. They discussed big developments for WrestleMania 30 with Bryan added to potential title mix, Hulk Hogan and John Cena side by side, Undertaker-Paul Heyman promo, and more with a lot of callers plus email topics in the VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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Today we flash back five years (3-8-2019) to a PPV Preview edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest Sam Roberts from the “Not Sam Wrestling Podcast” and a panelist on the WWE Kickoff Shows. They previewed WWE Fastlane including the top four matches in-depth, plus an evaluation of every match on the announced line-up including the build-up for each match. They also predicted which match will go on last and look ahead a bit to WrestleMania.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin from the weekly PWTorch VIP Podcast "The Fix." They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (3-7-2014), Wade Keller interviews former WWE Creative Team member John Piermarini who gives eyewitness backstage stories on the Bret-Shawn reconciliation in 2010, how did WWE handle Punk-Chicago and Taker-Lesnar on Monday, looking ahead with Bryan after WrestleMania 30, how should wrestles conduct themselves on social media and talk shows regarding protecting their character, and much more including calls and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-7-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Jonny Fairplay of Survivor fame to discuss this week’s hot topics in pro wrestling including the fascinating Ronda Rousey-Becky Lynch Twitter war, King Kong Bundy, the Tomasso Ciampa injury, AEW’s latest YouTube numbers and TV prospects, Kevin Owens as a babyface, Samoa Joe’s U.S. Title win, The Shield reunion and Dean Ambrose’s future, Mojo Rawley, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-4-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. They discussed WWE's strategy to deal with C.M. Punk's absence in Chicago, Brock Lesnar-Undertaker hype, inconsistencies in Hunter/Steph on-air appearances, and much more with live callers and email questions including a previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-28-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Todd Martin, the star of the weekly PWTorch VIP podcast "The Fix." They discuss Roman Reigns's return, Batista's return, Kevin Owens' return, Ronda Rousey-Stephanie McMahon, Matt Riddle in NXT, NXT TV review, latest NJPW happenings and looking ahead at Jay White's upcoming top match-ups, plus a UFC preview.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-1-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell for a special Mailbag Friday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. They answer questions from listeners on these topics: Kofi Kingston’s push, Kevin Owens’ return, Vince McMahon-Hunter power dynamic, Samoa Joe, should Roman Reigns change name and look, The Shield, Daniel Bryan losing on TV as champion, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-28-2014), Wade Keller interviews Matt Morgan who covers a lot of current events and WWE and TNA memories including why he retired, his thoughts on C.M. Punk-WWE, thoughts on future WWE stars including Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Cesearo, plans for him and Hulk Hogan in TNA had he not left, and much more including live calls and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-25-2014), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell fills in for Wade Keller as host and is joined by Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. They discuss with live callers yesterday's WWE Network launch, Raw, Powell's in-person Elimination Chamber thoughts, and much more. Plus, VIP Aftershow with Mailbag questions answered from VIP members.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
Today we flash back five years (2-25-2019) to a Mailbag Saturday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They talk about the NXT wrestler appearances on Raw and Smackdown, Drew McIntyre’s push, Asuka’s push, the futures of Sheamus and Cesaro, a shortage of returning legacy stars for WrestleMania season, why is Smackdown typically better than Raw, Steve Austin possibly adding to Becky Lynch's act, letting fans “vote off” a match on a PPV line-up, and more.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-22-2019), Wade Keller interviews Rob Van Dam, a former top star with WWE, ECW, and WCW. In this interview, he talks about his new documentary “Headstrong” that came out this week. Topics include concussion issues and chairshots to the head, venturing into stand-up comedy, his future in pro wrestling, reading people’s energy, WWE wrestlers who want to leave but don’t for some reason, how he’d handle social media if it were around when he was just getting started, why there were zero pot references in his documentary, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-21-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to discuss a wide range of topics including Kofi-Mania, AEW’s sellout and their thoughts on AEW’s rollout so far, WrestleMania 35 line-up options, NXT wrestlers on Raw & Smackdown and what it means and whether it was awful or terrible or actually okay, the state of ROH and Impact early in 2019, and more.WWE, sports, combat, ufc, mma, health, fitness, mens health, mens fitness, nutrition, pro wrestling, wrestling, sports entertainment, wrestlemania, martial arts, grappling, tv sports, ratings, tours, vacations, conventions, Christmas, Christmas Eve, halloween, thanksgiving, gifts
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-21-2014), Wade Keller interviews Justin Credible who covers a lot of current events and ECW memories including his reaction to C.M. Punk's departure, Hulk Hogan's return to WWE, Elimination Chamber predictions, WrestleMania 30 scenarios, Daniel Bryan's push, Batista's flat return, ECW memories, does he regret any bumps/stunts in ECW, where does Jerry Lynn rank on list of best workers of the last 25 years, how might WWE Network affect his royalties from WWE, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-15-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Jonny Fairplay of Survivor fame, TNA fame, and wrestling podcast fame to preview the Elimination Chamber PPV. They marched through Sunday’s event match by match, playing out scenarios for various winners in title matches including each wrestler or team in the Elimination Chambers, plus evaluate hype going into event.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-14-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost ex-WWE Creative Team member Jason Allen to discuss the Charlotte-Becky-Ronda-Vince drama this week, would WWE or AEW trade Seth and Kenny, can WWE heat up Seth Rollins vs. Brock Lesnar for WrestleMania, Mailbag questions, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-18-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net discuss the previous night's Raw, Elimination Chamber hype, WWE Network, WrestleMania 30, Cesaro's push, John Cena interviewed by Steve Austin on WWE Network, and more with live callers and email questions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-14-2014), Wade Keller interviews former TNA personality/Survivor contestant Jonny Fairplay featuring never-before-told stories on what went wrong in TNA ten years ago, Bobby Heenan's big compliment, CBS "Survivor" insights, does he have any regrets, his hope to return to wrestling, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-11-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to discuss the first Raw since C.M. Punk's walkout, will Vince McMahon fly out to Chicago to talk Punk into returning, lame sounding WrestleMania 30 line-up and what are the odds of it changing, prospects of Sting signing with WWE and how to use him, and more with live calls and email questions. Plus, a half dozen Valentine's Day Fails from PWTorch Livecast listeners.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-8-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Rich Fann from the “Deep Dive with Rich Fann” weekly podcast on the PWTorch Dailycast line-up. They answered questions on these topics: Charlotte-Becky Lynch-Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35, Ronda Rousey-Becky Lynch social media battles, Kurt Angle and Jason Jordan, John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan prospects for WM, justifying Triple H’s multiple personalities on TV, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-7-2014), Wade Keller interviews former WWE Creative Team Member Court Bauer featuring his take on C.M. Punk's future with WWE, Daniel Bryan's push, prospective WrestleMania 30 line-ups, WWE Network chances, and more including live callers and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-4-2014), guest host PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net discuss the first Raw since C.M. Punk's walkout, will Vince McMahon fly out to Chicago to talk Punk into returning, lame sounding WrestleMania 30 line-up and what are the odds of it changing, prospects of Sting signing with WWE and how to use him, and more with live calls and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss the fan rebellion against The Rock and analyze why WWE is likely playing into it, how Cody Rhodes is dealing with it and evaluating his public comments and body language, and where Paul Heyman, Roman, Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Drew McIntyre do or don't fit into the eventual WrestleMania world title main events. Could The Rock and Brian Gewirtz succeed in a powerplay to take out Paul Levesque? Also, Tony Khan's big announcement, a detailed preview of Dynamite, the AEW World Title situation, Sting's retirement match, The Young Bucks new characters, CMLL vs. Blackpool, Toni Storm, Chris Jericho, and more. Finally, some talk about the Vince McMahon sex trafficking lawsuit, how it affects Vince's legacy ultimately, and more on that situation.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-31-2014), Wade Keller interviews John Piermarini, a former WWE Creative Team Member (2009-2010), who gives his take on the C.M. Punk-WWE departure, Daniel Bryan fan support, WrestleMania 30 line-up, Batista's return, and more with live callers questions. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, John gives his take on the potential return of Brock Lesnar to UFC, will Bryan be better off because of last five months, is Batista's drawing power overrated, and more including email questions from VIP members.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-28-2014), guest host PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net discuss with live callers and emailers the previous night's Raw, the ongoing Daniel Bryan saga, WrestleMania line-up, an interesting time for the pro wrestling industry, will angry WWE fans wait out WWE's booking after the controversial Royal Rumble 2014 outcome, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch's and ProWrestling.net's Tony Donofrio to discuss the bombshell conclusion to Smackdown with The Rock showing up and Cody Rhodes announcing he is ceding his WrestleMania match against Roman Reigns to The Rock. Wade and Tony talk with callers primarily about the Cody-Reigns-Rock situation, pro and con. The conversation includes thoughts on whether The Rock is hurting his reputation by returning to WWE at a time of scandal with Vince McMahon. They also discuss Logan Paul, Bobby Lashley, and other topics from Smackdown including an on-site report on crowd reactions and some emails at the end.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This post-show ran nearly three hours, so it was broken into two installments so the file size wasn't enormous. As a result, part two is presented here. Part one was featured Friday night on our Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show "red logo" podcast feed.
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In this week's second Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-1-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast for the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow. They speculate on what could be the top WrestleMania 35 matches, where WWE might be headed with Undertaker, Triple H, John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, Drew McIntyre, The Rock, and more.
Then in the Mailbag session, they answer questions on whether WWE should take Dean Ambrose off road now, Asuka ignored on Smackdown after retaining her title, the growing length of WWE PPVs, Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Abyss in WWE, Finn Balor vs. Daniel Bryan potential, could Bayley have been a red-hot Stone Cold-style character like Becky Lynch, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Greg Parks, host of the PWTorch Dailycast's "Wrestling Night in America" and PWTorch Newsletter columnist. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-31-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss Dean Ambrose departing WWE and his potential in AEW and its impact on WWE locker room, the new look of ROH in 2019, and many other topics including Daniel Bryan, Ronda Rousey, A.J. Styles, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-24-2014), Wade Keller interviews "Hardcore" Bob Holly who expressed a passionate reaction to Daniel Bryan's poor push, provided insight into his Royal Rumble match against Lesnar ten years ago, shared his thoughts on Batista as a rookie, reacts to the state of Hardcore Wrestling today, and much more including live caller questions and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-24-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Bruce Mitchell from PWTorch. They presented their in-depth predictions on the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches, dark horses this year, pros and cons of various outcomes, the origination of the Royal Rumble, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a Wednesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann from PWTorch. They discuss these topics:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann from PWTorch. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago this week (1-21-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss the disappointing final hype for the Royal Rumble on Raw, critiquing Batista's attempts to dress like a cool high school kid, WM30 speculation, and much more including in-depth on the VIP Aftershow the latest on Jeff Jarrett's potential start-up and the prospects for it working out.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-17-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP Analyst from "The Fix" weekly podcast. They discuss the top talking points from Raw and Smackdown including the Jimmy Uso-Mandy Rose-Naomi hotel room segment, Finn Balor replacing Braun Strowman against Brock Lesnar and whether Balor fans should be hopeful for a win, John Cena’s endorsement of Balor, Ronda Rousey-Nikki Bella, and much more. Also, thoughts on the Nigel special on WWE Network, a review of NXT UK Takeover, NXT TV, and Impact’s debut on Pursuit, plus a preview of UFC’s event this weekend.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-18-2014), Wade Keller interviews A.J. Styles who tells all about his future, what went wrong in TNA negotiations, whether Magnus is ready to be top guy, thoughts on Hogan & Bischoff, TNA's missed opportunities, his favorite opponents so far and his dream opponents for the future, and so much. This interview spans his entire career from his decision to not sign with WWE Developmental 12 years ago to the odds he returns to TNA. This is another must-listen, newsmaking interview in our series of PWTorch Livecast "Interview Fridays."
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago this week (1-14-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss Daniel Bryan's split with Wyatts, Ultimate Warrior's Hall of Fame worthiness, John Cena-Randy Orton hype, Brock Lesnar and Undertaker possible WrestleMania 30 opponents, and much more including live phone calls early in the show and email questions in the VIP Aftershow.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-10-2014), Wade Keller was joined by Jake "The Snake" Roberts who gave his thoughts on his return to WWE the previous Monday on Raw, which top wrestler he thinks he could help, a Royal Rumble update, latest on his sobriety, his relationship with Vince McMahon, old WWF, Mid-South, and Stampede memories, and much more including live phone calls and email questions.
Then in a bonus interview conducted by Pat McNeill, Joel Gertner from ECW talks about that weekend's Extreme Rising return, ECW stories, and more from the mailbag.
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In this week's Mailbag Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-11-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They discuss these topics: AEW’s future, Tony Khan-Dixie Carter comparisons, Undertaker’s in-ring future, Hulk Hogan on Raw, Braun Strowman’s downward spiral, unscripted promos in WWE, Kushida’s future, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-10-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They discuss AEW Rally and the latest rumors and facts on their future, thoughts on the WWE Women’s Division headed into the Royal Rumble and beyond, Smackdown and Raw highs and lows, Impact Homecoming, Hulk Hogan’s return to Raw, the hype for the NXT call-ups, the continued WWE ratings woes, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-7-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss the previous night's Old School Raw, the return of Jake Roberts, did Roman Reigns pass his latest big test, Daniel Bryan's debut as Wyatt member, and much more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (1-4-2019), Wade Keller interviews Ken Resnick. Ken was Gene’s understudy in the AWA who eventually would replace him as the main interviewer when Gene left for the WWF. Resnick would later follow Okerlund to the WWF. Resnick talks about learning from Gene by observing him and receiving advice. He also talks about what it was like in the AWA when Okerlund left, and how Okerlund received Ken when he arrived in the WWF a few years later. Ken also tells what is known as The Vince McMahon Mustache Story.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist and podcaster Rich Fann. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-3-2014), Wade Keller was joined by ex-WWE Creative Team members Matt McCarthy and Andrew Goldstein and Justin Credible reviewing 2013 and looking ahead to 2014 including bold predictions, WM30 line-up options, 2013 busts, WWE Network thoughts, TNA's future, and more. This is part two of two and was originally VIP-exclusive.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-3-2014), Wade Keller was joined by ex-WWE Creative Team members Matt McCarthy and Andrew Goldstein and Justin Credible reviewing 2013 and looking ahead to 2014 including bold predictions, WM30 line-up options, 2013 busts, WWE Network thoughts, TNA's future, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-31-2013), PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell filled in for Wade Keller and was joined by former PWTorch columnist Mark Madden for a "Rockin' New Year's Eve" special. They discussed with live callers what more Daniel Bryan has to do to get in favor with WWE management, last night's Raw, the Rumble, radio and announcing stories, reality TV, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-3-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Greg Parks, a longtime PWTorch Newsletter columnist and host of Wrestling Night in America. They present their respective Top Ten Stories of 2018 Lists and compare their similarities and differences, discussing in-depth each story and why it ranked as high as it did including these topics: Saudi Arabia, Fox TV deal, Ronda Rousey, All In & AEW, Roman Reigns cancer announcement, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago today (12-27-2013), Wade Keller interviews former WCW World Champion Diamond Dallas Page. In this interview DDP talks about the progress of DDP Yoga and new technologies he's working with, the backstage politics of WCW when he won Battle Bowl, the prospects and interest level he has had over the years in matches against Randy Orton or Undertaker at a WrestleMania, an update on the lives of former housemates Jake Roberts and Scott Hall, a review of Mick Foley's stand-up show, the difference between the WCW Power Plant during the 1990s and the new WWE Performance Center, the origins of the Diamond Cutter and what made it special compared to similar finishers, how he dealt with backstabbers in WCW during his rise, and more including live calls.
NOTE: Some of the language in this episode may be NSFW.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-21-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They begin with their predictions and choices for the four major singles matches (men’s & women’s) at WrestleMania 35, is Seth Rollins really a top top act after latest performances on mic and in the ring, are the McMahons going to be on TV every week now, did Smackdown really need changes, can Rusev have an important U.S. Title run, how about Jim Cornette and Paul Heyman taking control of Raw and Smackdown, Baron Corbin forgetting his lines on Raw this week, could Raw and Smackdown go back to original Raw format with squash matches, the stupidity of the TLC rumors, wrestlers assembling together on TV in front of authority figures in heel and face factions, could WWE have signaled real change by calling wrestlers “wrestlers” instead of the groan-inducing “Superstars” corporate-speak euphemism, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (12-20-2013), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Seth Mates who discusses in great depth and detail the original plans for the revamped World Hvt. Title in 2002, who was originally supposed to get the title, and how it ended up around the waist of Triple H, and what was supposed to happen then that didn't. Plus early Brock Lesnar stories and speculation on whether had he stuck around it would have affected John Cena's and Batista's pushes. Also, Michael Hayes, WrestleMania 30, the booking of Daniel Bryan, and so much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-20-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They begin with a discussion on Vince McMahon’s “shake-up” and why so many are so let down by it, and then discuss the announced NXT call-ups, the ROH roster changes headed into 2019, and more current topics including Daniel Bryan, Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey, WrestleMania, Brock Lesnar, and more.ll ROH Final Battle PPV line-up.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-17-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss WWE Raw from the night before including the Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton main event, the C.M. Punk-Shawn Michaels segment, the rise of tag teams, and A.J. Styles's future, plus an in-depth on the WWE Network and TV deals and how TNA could be affected.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (12-13-2013), Wade Keller interviews Sean "X-Pac" Waltman. This is part two of two. The following topics were covered in part two:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (12-13-2013), Wade Keller interviews Sean "X-Pac" Waltman. This is part one of two. The following topics were covered in part one:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (12-14-2018), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy with a preview of that Sunday’s WWE TLC event including Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte vs. Asuka, Daniel Bryan vs. A.J. Styles, Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose, and more including backstage insights and anecdotes on the WWE creative process and Vince McMahon in particular.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-13-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Rich Fann from the PWTorch Livecast “Deep Dive with Rich Fann.” They begin with a discussion on industry reaction to record low Raw and Smackdown ratings including how fans who are critical are sometimes getting blamed for speaking out and not understanding the process, then a full preview of the WWE TLC PPV line-up and then a preview of the full ROH Final Battle PPV line-up.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-10-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss Raw with a focus on the final hype for TLC, the crowd reaction for Daniel Bryan, A.J. Styles's TNA future, WWE Network plans, and more with live callers and email topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. They discuss these topics:
This Interview Classic episode from five years ago (12-8-2018) features an interview with former WWE Creative Team member Dave Lagana who looks ahead to 2019 changes with All Elite Wrestling, the latest on the NWA, ROH signings, declining WWE ratings, Dynamite Kid memories, more.
Then in a bonus segment from five years ago (12-8-2018), Rich Fann's "Deep Dive" features Zack Heydorn as they delve into the world of entrances for wrestlers. In addition to the skeleton of an entrance, Zack and Rich discuss modern entrances, wrestlers who do “a bit too much” with their entrances, and what could take a good entrance and make it great – particularly wrestlers who can show more personality outside of wrestling than they can en route to the ring.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (12-6-2013), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team Member Chris DeJoseph discussing WWE Network plans, WrestleMania 30 line-up, Chris Benoit conspiracies, Stephanie McMahon's new title, how Triple H differs from Vince McMahon creatively, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-5-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosted solo talking with live calls and answering email questions on a wide range of topics including TLC's main event and whether Triple H could walk out of TLC as the Unified Champion, WWE Network, could Magnus (Nick Aldis) be a good heel for TNA, Stephanie McMahon's new corporate title, could AAA be a big success in the U.S., and more.
Then a bonus episode of the PWTorch Livecast from ten years ago (12-9-2013), PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Travis Bryant of the PWTorch East Coast Cast discuss with live callers Raw, the Slammys, TLC, WrestleCade, hot topics from WWE and TNA, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-3-2013), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell guest hosted for Wade Keller with usual cohost Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. They discuss with live callers that week's Raw, TLC main event scenarios, Undisputed vs. Unified, TNA's Thanksgiving Impact "offering," and much more. Plus, in bonus time with live calls & emails, Jason provides an update on TNA's for-sale situation, plus more discussion of WWE and TNA topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Mailbag Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-30-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to answer Mailbag questions including these topics: Becky-Charlotte-Rousey options, can Cody Rhodes be centerpiece star of a national company, can Asuka be embraced by Vince McMahon as a top star, ROH post-Elite departures, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-29-2013), Wade Keller interviews first Matt Hardy who previews his main event match at WrestleCade tomorrow night in Winston-Salem, N.C. against Carlito in the main event, with a phone call run-in from Carlito’s manager, Johnny Fairplay. Hardy also discusses the merits of WWE Writers as part of the current TV writing process. Ex-WWE Creative Team member (2009-2010) John Piermarini then joins the show to speak about the value WWE writers provide to the WWE Creative process and why writers sometimes get a bad rap. He and Keller discuss how a transition could take place to less scripted promos from wrestlers, and the pros and cons of such a decision.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-29-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to discuss the new All Elite Wrestling’s prospects and how it’ll affect ROH, Impact, NJPW, NXT, plus ROH’s Final Battle PPV line-up and how ROH is set-up for 2019 with so many top stars departing and additions that could make up some of the losses.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they talk about WWE’s new UK policy, Jesse Ventura’s talk about a presidential run, Starrcade thoughts and if there should be future glorified WWE house shows on WWE Network, Women of Wrestling debuting on AXS this January, and thoughts on WWE’s TLC line-up and some Royal Rumble and WrestleMania speculation.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-26-2013), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell guest hosting with Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. They discuss with live callers all of the angles from John Cena vs. Randy Orton at TLC - to unify or not unify, screwy finish or clean finish, will it do business or flop, how will it affect the Rumble, WM30, more? Plus, more discussion from Monday's Raw, including the aggravating "variety show" skits, and which part-timers will be part of WM30? In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Caldwell and Powell discuss TNA in-depth and finish with NFL talk.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-22-2013), Wade Keller interviews former “Stone Cold” Steve Austin including live callers during the first hour with a wide range of topics on current events and his career, then a full hour of a VIP Aftershow with email topics and a long discussion walking through the six months after his famous Austin 3:16 King of Ring promo and the roller coaster ride when he really began to take off. Topics include a potential John Cena heel turn, thoughts on today’s scene, Jim Ross’s treatment on WWE TV, concussions concerns, chair shots to the head, his no-showing in Atlanta, where his career would have gone had he stayed in WCW, did the Attitude Era get too violence, does he regret the Stunner on Stacy Keibler, what he thinks when he watches today’s wrestlers, will he return at WrestleMania 30 and is it inevitable he has a return match, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-19-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discussed the following topics: WWE Raw with live callers including discussing the final hype for Survivor Series and whether that was an actual honest effort to promote the PPV or further evidence WWE is tanking PPVs on purpose at this point. Will Big E. be a breakout star? What’s next for Miz, Ryback, and Paul Heyman? Is Big Show even coming across as a babyface? Plus some NFL, NHL, NBA, and UFC talk at the very end in the VIP Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-22-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest cohost Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling Podcast and WWE Kickoff Show panelist discuss the major happenings with Ronda Rousey-Charlotte-Becky Lynch this last week, Daniel Bryan’s heel turn, and their picks for the top matches at WrestleMania 35 for the major titles with a look at various realistic and wildcard options, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. They discuss these topics:
This week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-18-2013) features Wade Keller's interview with former ECW World Champion Justin Credible who provided a wrestler’s perspective comparing Ryback to Goldberg, how were rookies different then compared to the early 1990s, details on working with Terry Funk the prior week, WWE analysis, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-12-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discussed the following topics: WWE Raw with live callers including discussing the direction of Punk and Bryan, The Shield, The Wyatts, Survivor Series, Shawn Michaels, plus a VIP Aftershow with a wide array of email topics.
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This week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (11-16-2018) features ex-WWE Creative Team member Kevin Eck who previews Survivor Series, reacts to Becky Lynch injury, Charlotte-Rousey, Bryan’s heel turn, Lesnar-Bryan prospects, and backstage insights.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-15-2013), Wade Keller interviewed ESPN’s Grantland.com wrestling columnist and new book author David Shoemaker discussing evolution of mainstream coverage of wrestling, Triple H interview, Unionizing, racism in wrestling, writing his book, the lack of a Vince McMahon biography, Chris Benoit, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's special Mailbag double-header episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-3-2018 and 11-9-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was first joined by PWTorch Livecast host Rich Fann on Nov. 3, 2018 answering Mailbag questions including these topics: Crown Jewel controversy, being embarrassed to be a wrestling fan, WWE exploiting Roman Reigns' diagnosis, Charlotte’s moonsault, Beer Money in WWE, Becky Lynch, Braun-Brock, Women’s Tag Division, Luke Harper, and more.
Then in the second part from Nov. 9, 2018, ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell joined Wade in answering Mailbag questions for a previously VIP-exclusive Mailbag episode including these topics: If not Triple H who should Batista wrestle, who is a candidate to be a black WWE World Champ, Drew on verge of championship, is Triple H hurt by Crown Jewel, Hulk Hogan, Merge Title or More Titles, Becky upside, Kairi Sane, could Kenny Omega fill Reigns's slot.
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This week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (11-2-2018) features ex-WWE Creative Team member John Piermarini with a 100 percent focus on women’s wrestling in WWE. First, he provides behind the scenes insights on the time he worked behind the scenes in WWE for a couple years in the 2009-2010 area which included Mickie James, Alicia Fox, the Bellas, Beth Phoenix, Eve, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim, among others. He talks about the attitude towards women’s wrestling then and how women felt about how they were utilized. Then we review each match at Evolution and look at match order, what’s next for Ronda Rousey, his take on the booking of Becky Lynch, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-8-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by cohost Jason Powell from the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast and ProWrestling.net. They talk Survivor Series line-up taking shape, should A.J. Styles beat Brock Lesnar, a reshuffled Raw roster without Roman Reigns and with several turns, the futures of the Young Bucks, Cody, and Kenny Omega and whether there’s room for a new number two in the U.S., and more.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discuss the U.S. landscape in 2019, specifically which companies were poised to grow and who were doomed to fade including NJPW, ROH, Impact, and the NWA.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-5-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discussed the following topics: Raw analysis including Big Show-Triple H/Steph legal summit, Bryan written out of WWE Title picture, worst John Cena promo ever on SD, TNA, Hogan, and more including email questions and live caller questions.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-1-2013), Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell interview Pat Laprade and Bertrand Hebert, authors of “Mad Dogs, Midgets, and Screwjobs,” who discuss Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, Rougeau-Dynamite Kid fight, Bret Hart Screwjob, the process of writing their book, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-1-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Rich Fann of the “Deep Dive” edition of the PWTorch Livecast and VIP East Coast Cast. They discuss the breaking Hulk Hogan Crown Jewel news, how much praise do John Cena and Daniel Bryan deserve this week, will Becky Lynch be hurt by the Ronda Rousey match, Cody’s future, Brand Supremacy nonsense headed into Survivor Series, Evolution thoughts, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-25-2013), ex-WWE Creative Team member John Piermarini examines the hype for Hell in a Cell, Orton vs. Bryan, looking ahead to WrestleMania 30 and Royal Rumble, Undertaker’s opponent, behind the scenes stores on working with Vince McMahon, Triple H, and Michael Hayes, and much more including live callers and email questions. This includes the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow with bonus topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Wednesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-29-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss the following topics: What’s next for Bryan? For Punk? Survivor Series predictions, Raw ratings analysis, TNA’s potential suitors, and more with live calls and a lot of email topics in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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This week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-18-2013) features Jerry Lynn talking with live callers about Lynn's recent retirement, life after wrestling, how he plans to remain involved in the wrestling business, the art of wrestling he learned over two decades, classic matches with RVD and Sean Waltman, and much more.
Then in a bonus segment from five years ago (10-27-2018), PWTorch columnist Rich Fann interviews current PWTorch columnist and podcaster Alan Counihan (a/k/a Alan4L) to talk WWE Evolution including his impassioned defense of Alicia Foxx, thoughts on Becky Lynch’s attitude change, as well as women’s matches outside the WWE fans should pay attention to if they need their fix, as well as matches least/most excited for Sunday. Additionally, Alan gives his thoughts on newer New Japan additions and two wrestlers from WXW fans should pay attention to – including the world’s longest battle chant in a wrestling match. Finally, Rich and Alan posit a listener question regarding a potential WWE Women’s G1 and how that could play out.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-22-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell begin with an in-depth critique of final segment of Raw hyping HIAC and TNA's Bound for Glory PPV, and then take live caller questions. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they answer around a dozen email questions on a wide range of topics.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (10-26-2018) features ex-WWE Creative Team member Jason Allen previewing Evolution, reaction to Saudi Arabia news, thoughts on Roman Reigns leukemia announcement and how that affects the Raw babyface roster, and more. Then in the Mailbag section, they discuss the prospects of Undisputed Era getting involved with DX, the upside of Ricochet compared to Velveteeen Dream on the main roster, could Brock Lesnar beat Braun Strowman to set up a Seth Rollins WWE Title win, any chance Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch closes out Evolution, examining Roman Reigns’s fan reaction compared to backstage personality, might WWE have women tone down action to protect Rousey-Nikki Bella and is that done in other circumstances, plus Smackdown 1000 video package choices.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics: TNA name returning, WWE Women's Division, Crown Jewel line-up, Dynamite preview, MJF title reign, AEW EVPs, rising AEW stars, Drew vs. Roman eventually, and much more including some unbridled Vikings enthusiasm.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (10-18-2018) features the author of “TrumpMania,” Lavie Margolin, covering the entire Vince McMahon-Donald Trump relationship over the decades all the way through election night fallout with WWE talent and Linda McMahon being appointed to President Trump’s cabinet. Topics include the history of their relationship dating back to the Trump Plaza hosted WrestleManias, the current Crown Jewel controversy that intertwines them again, their pro football ventures and how the USFL and XFL are the same and different, their personal commonalities and differences in terms of their family backgrounds and what motivates and drives them, the Jesse Ventura factor, and more.Then in a bonus Mailbag show, Wade is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to cover these topics: How damaged is ROH if Cody & Bucks leave? Why aren’t Trish & Lita getting big crowd pops? Can fans make a difference by not watching Crown Jewel? Did Edge help turn fans against Becky? Renee-Dean dynamic?
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-11-2013), Matt Morgan discusses these topics: Why did he leave TNA? Will he land in WWE or TNA? Who is his dream opponent? Plus backstage stories on Undertaker's leadership backstage, and much. Live calls and email questions throughout.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-15-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell tackle these topics: Examining what it means that Goldust & Cody Rhodes won tag titles, is Big Show stealing spotlight from Bryan, did Shawn Michaels help sell HIAC main event, and much more with live callers and email questions on the live show and VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-18-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast and ProWrestling.net. They start by addressing the very latest with the WWE Crown Jewel controversy regarding Saudi Arabia, the future of Impact after big drops in viewership lately and the change to a later timeslot on Pop, a preview of the NWA 70th Anniversary Show, Nick Aldis’s future, and more.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, topics included the potential twist in the story on the futures of Cody, Young Bucks, Adam Page, Kenny Omega, plus exploring how each would be used in WWE if they were to sign there, how could it affect New Japan, and more including Tyler Breeze’s noteworthy Tweet expressing apparent frustration.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-8-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell tackle these topics: Did WWE fix or repair the problems resulting from awful conclusion to Battleground? What does it mean that John Cena is back and facing Del Rio for World Title? And more, including live callers and, in the VIP Aftershow, answer email questions.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (10-11-2018), veteran wrestler and current Impact World Hvt. Champion Austin Aries talks about Johnny Impact controversy on Twitter, when does a promo get too personal, guarding his vegan catering section, what makes a match good, his time in WWE and NXT, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Wednesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-11-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Jonny Fairplay from the Survivor NSFW podcast discussing Johnny Impact-Austin Aries Bound for Glory main event hype including the social media battle and TV promo, John Morrison on CBS Survivor so far, ideal Ronda Rousey booking, the Bobby Lashley-Kevin Owens match on Raw, whether WrestleMania’s prestige is taking a hit because Saudi Arabia is luring big stars to return for their shows instead, and much more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-8-2013), ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy (2011-2012) talks about what Vince McMahon is like to work for, life as a WWE writer, Daniel Bryan's rise, The Rock backstage's demeanor, tons more in this wide-spanning nearly three hour exclusive interview with live phone calls and email questions. PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell participates for part of the show including a discussion on comic books relation to pro wrestling culturally and in terms of heroes and villains and plot lines. McCarthy had not done any other interviews with any pro wrestling reporter or podcast since leaving WWE a year ago.
This is the second of two installments. This portion was originally the VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-8-2013), ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy (2011-2012) talks about what Vince McMahon is like to work for, life as a WWE writer, Daniel Bryan's rise, The Rock backstage's demeanor, tons more in this wide-spanning nearly three hour exclusive interview with live phone calls and email questions. PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell participates for part of the show including a discussion on comic books relation to pro wrestling culturally and in terms of heroes and villains and plot lines. McCarthy had not done any other interviews with any pro wrestling reporter or podcast since leaving WWE a year ago.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (10-5-2018) with veteran wrestler “Hurricane” Shane Helms. They hit a wide range of topics including All In’s impact on the industry, details on wrestler-agent/producer dynamic behind the scenes, fan and social media interaction, Impact, ROH, 3 Count, Tank Abbott, how today’s wrestlers breaking in differ from those 25 years ago, his impression of the WWE Performance Center after his recent visit there, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-4-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling podcast. This week they stick to a single theme – an in-depth preview of Saturday’s Super Showdown including evaluating the hype going in, match predictions, and where things go from there including Undertaker vs. Triple H, A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe, The Shield vs. Braun Strowman & Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler, Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics: Adam Copeland (Edge) signing with AEW, a preview of WWE Fastlane, Jade Cargill hype, WrestleDream reflections, State of AEW, John Cena's impact, Nick Wayne the next Dominik Mysterio, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-1-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch's Travis Bryant cover a range of topics from Raw including did Raw's final angle help or hurt Bryan? How about Orton? Did Triple H & Steph have best night yet? What about Heyman-Ryback and El Torito? Live calls and emails on Raw and much more.
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This week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-28-2018) features veteran wrestler Al Snow who has worked just about everywhere including most recently behind the scenes and on TV for Impact Wrestling. He talks about the ups and downs of Impact in recent years and Bruce Prichard’s influence on the company. He also discusses purchasing OVW and what his plans are for that promotion. Also, how are young wrestlers entering the business different today than when he started. And more.
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In this week's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast's Weekly Flagship episode, PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-27-2013) with ex-WWE Creative Team member Alex Greenfield, Alex provides backstage insight into Stephanie-Triple H dynamic, what's Randy Orton really like, why did Vince McMahon pick on Jim Ross, thoughts on today's WWE storylines, what TNA needs to do to get ahead, what he would do next with the Wyatt Family, is Kevin Dunn good or bad for Vince McMahon, how is a WWE script written, and so much more. Live phone calls and email questions throughout.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-24-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discussed the 11-on-3 Raw main event, the latest in Triple H & Stephanie's Power Trip, Big Show punching The Miz, Hulk Hogan's future, Stephanie's character, Mickie James's future, and more. As always, live callers and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-20-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast and ProWrestling.net. They discussed the frustrating push of Roman Reigns and speculate on the long-term impact of All In. There’s also some MLW conversation and other topics. In a previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss whether ROH and Impact are primed to grow and reach new heights because of All In’s success and example.
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This week's Interview Classic episode is from ten years ago (9-20-2013), with Jerry Jarrett as the special guest. The discussion was, in effect, a companion conversation to the Mid-South and Mid-Atlantic documentaries - historical insight into transition from territories to national promotions plus in the VIP exclusive Aftershow, insight on Dixie Carter and the state of TNA, how would Vince McMahon have been affected if Hulk Hogan had not been available to him, what kind of a difference would a healthy Magnum T.A. have made, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-17-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell including WWE Raw and Night of Champions fallout, will Bryan's eventual title win mean much, will TNA go back to Impact Zone, will there be a new Heyman Guy featuring live calls and emails.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann from the "Everything with Rich & Wade" podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-14-2018) with ex-WWE Creative Team member Kevin Eck, he previews Hell in a Cell from top to bottom including extended discussions on Becky Lynch’s character, Braun Strowman’s heel turn, the prospects of Roman Reigns as a babyface, Asuka’s portrayal, the pros and cons of a long title reign for Samoa Joe or A.J. Styles after HIAC, insight into Vince McMahon's approach to booking certain characters, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-13-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jonny Fairplay. They discussed WWE’s overwhelming number of events they’re promoting at once, the latest on Becky Lynch’s character and whether she’s an anti-hero, whether Samoa Joe’s storytime worked, Roman Reigns’s possible WrestleMania opponents, All In and what lessons it offers the larger wrestling industry, where NXT fits into the landscape, Renee Young on commentary, Hell in a Cell speculation, and more including Mailbag questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-10-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net with live callers and email questions the previous night's Raw including the final Night of Champions hype, the return of Goldust, viewership analysis, Triple H's digs at Edge not drawing a dime, Bryan vs. Ambrose, live calls, emails, and even a little NFL talk at the end.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (9-7-2018), Justin Roberts talks to Keller about what made All In and Starrcast weekend his favorite weekend as a fan or ring announcer in the wrestling business. What was different from WWE in terms of the mood among wrestlers and the buzz among fans? What did he think at ringside as time was running out on the main event? What is next for everyone involved in All In? How did Starrcast compare to WWE Fan Axxess events he was part of? And much more.
Then, in a bonus Mailbag session, Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net joined Wade to answer email questions on these topics: Becky-Charlotte storyline, Strowman-Wyatt-Harper, Survivor Series brand vs. brand, what if All In disappointed, Trish Stratus return hype compared to Triple H-Undertaker match hype, Trish or the Bella Twins a bigger deal in WWE history, and more. NOTE: This show was originally scheduled to be posted on Aug. 31, but due to a technical issue wasn’t recovered from a failed hard drive until this week.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-8-2013), former ECW Champ Justin Credible gives his thoughts on Triple H Power Trip angle, why he was a Clique pledge for a while, revamping TNA, which ECW originals he'd like to wrestle, and more with live phone calls and emails questions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-6-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presented a special “Thursday Roundtable” edition of the WKPWP Flagship with guest analysts Zack Heydorn from PWTorch.com and Chris Harrington from WrestleNomics radio. They delve into the Business side and Artistic side of the All In and Starrcast weekend, evaluating the success of the show in both categories, including some considerable overlapping. What’s next for Cody and The Young Bucks? Is the WGN rating a good sign or not? Did the production values send a certain message? What did the crowd say about pro wrestling today outside of WWE? And much more.
In the previously VIP-exclusive portion of the show, they continued their conversation from the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast delving into the Business side and Artistic side of the All In and Starrcast weekend, evaluating the success of the show in both categories, including some considerable overlapping. Topics include what Starrcast did well and could improve on, how ROH and the NWA can take advantage of their participation in the weekend events, who the biggest winners and losers were, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-5-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill to discuss the Triple H Power Trip angle dominating Raw & Smackdown, where do Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, Big Show, and others go from here, and live calls and emails on a range of topics.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-30-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss the top stories of the week including big developments with Kevin Owens and Braun Strowman, what are the odds of Cody, The Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega ending up on WrestleMania next year, thoughts on what’s at stake at All In on Saturday night, is Brie Bella hurting Daniel Bryan’s popularity, Hell in a Cell developments including Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy, and much more.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason, they discussed these topics: Wade Barrett, Triple H’s NXT media call, Impact angle with kid hit by car, Neville’s future, Hulk Hogan’s reaction to the pushback by black wrestler in WWE to his locker room speech, and more including some Teddy Bridgewater talk and the top cop TV series of all time.
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This week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-30-2013) features Canadian wrestling historian Greg Oliver who discusses Bret Hart's pettiness, the historical art of being a heel, recollections of interviewing many wrestling greats, Chris Benoit tragedy impact, Canada wrestling over the years, the evolution of wrestling media coverage, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Nick Hausman of the Haus of Wrestling. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-23-2013), with Sean "X-Pac" Waltman, hosted by Wade Keller, they tackle these topics: WWE without John Cena, Jericho sandbagging Ryback, his biggest paydays and years, Curtis Axel progress, Triple H-Wade Keller controversy, Scott Hall, Steve Austin, A.J. Styles dilemma, Samoa Joe, the state of industry, and much much more. It's always a great show full of insight when Waltman is a guest on the Livecast, one of the listeners' favorite guests.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-20-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net as they discuss Summerslam and Raw fallout including babyface depth without John Cena, the RVD & Ricardo pairing, too much of the McMahons, Darren Young's push, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents part two of the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. In this episode, they focus on various WWE topics including the WrestleMania 40 ticket sales, WWE factions headed into fall, Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, L.A. Knight, Dominik compared to Chad Gable, and more. Then they also talk Impact, the Frasier reboot, the Dexter reboot, and more.
In the VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Edge, Sammy Guevara, Shinsuke Nakamura, Brian Pillman. Jr., Dominik, Jim Cornette, and more.
As a bonus, added onto the end is the full Tony Khan Media Conference Call from Tuesday discussing the Cash Wheeler legal situation, All In, cryptic talk about having to reshuffle the line-up this week, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics in part one today: All In preview and mystery late All In card shuffling TK alluded to on his media call earlier today, more reaction to the Tony Khan media call, AEW announcing as it pertains to Ian Riccaboni finding a weekly slot, and more.
In part two tomorrow, they focus on WWE, Impact, the Frasier reboot, the Dexter reboot, and more, plus we'll include the full Tony Khan Media Q&A about All In.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-16-2013), with Tommy Young, a top NWA referee in the 1970s and '80s, shares stories about Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Jim Crockett, Blackjack Mulligan, Buddy Rogers, Bruno Sammartino, getting kicked out of a WWE event, art of refereeing, and more. He also details the career-ending spinal injury and how he coped with the premature end of his refereeing career.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-21-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by cohost Zack Heydorn, a PWTorch contributor, to discuss an eventful Summerslam fallout edition of Raw including Roman Reigns as champion, Reigns vs. Finn Balor for the Universal Title, the latest Shield reunion, the Stephanie McMahon-Ronda Rousey angle, Triple H’s promo for Undertaker, and much more including live callers, on-site correspondents, and the mailbag.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-9-2013), "Hardcore" Bob Holly, author of "The Hardcore Truth," who joined the show for a second time, took live caller and email questions on a range of topics including:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-30-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net with live callers and email questions about Total Divas including what came off as staged and orchestrated and what worked, plus thoughts on Raw, Sid-Warrior, Sabin, TNA, Daniel Bryan, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-2-2013), Wade Keller talks with John Piermarini including deconstructing the Total Divas premiere from someone who has worked on reality TV shows and in pro wrestling, more insight in working with Vince McMahon on creative including advice on presenting ideas, how WWE has changed from his perspective since he was there in 2009-2010, WrestleMania 29 buyrate reaction, looking ahead to WM30, and much more including live calls and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-9-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Jason Powell from the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast and ProWrestling.net. They discuss the All In line-up and distribution channels, does it matter to fans how involved ROH is, where might the Brock Lesnar-Roman Reigns-Paul Heyman saga be headed, early thoughts on the Summerslam and Takeover line-ups, Miz & Mrs thoughts, and the Mailbag including Asuka’s push, Mae Young Classic, NXT’s strengths, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Greg Parks, a Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist and host of the PWTorch Dailycasts's "Wrestling Night in America." They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-2-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Greg Parks, host of the PWTorch Livecast “Wrestling Night in America” and PWTorch Newsletter columnist. They discuss these topics: Brock Lesnar-Roman Reigns scenarios at Summerslam, NXT Takeover taking shape, New Japan G1 analysis, “Nitro” book review, Cedric Alexander & Tye Dillinger apologies for old tasteless Tweets, and finally the Mailbag including Becky Lynch, First-Time Match Obsession, Randy Orton, Automatic Rematches, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (7-27-2018), Wade talked with “Diamond” Dallas Page about his WWE Performance Center visit the prior week including Cain Velasquez, Shawn Michaels, William Regal, and more. He also compares the Performance Center to the 1990s WCW Power Plant and how young wrestlers today are different and similar to young wrestlers in the 1990s.
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This week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-26-2013) features Dan Madigan, a former WWE Creative Team member in 2004 and 2005 who was around for WrestleMania 20. He talks about his first time meeting Vince McMahon, odd McMahon quirks, the crazy Vince "burrito story," what Triple H's interpersonal skills were like, how Vince reacted to his pitch for a Nazi character for John Heidenreich, the process of writing "See No Evil" for WWE Films, what he thinks WWE did wrong in their approach to entering the movie industry and what Vince said his goal was initially, thoughts on the Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar debacle at WM20, backstage impressions of John Cena, Undertaker, JBL, and Randy Orton, and much more. He also talks about a Kickstarter project based around a graphic novel series starring Ultimo Dragon.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-23-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. They discuss with live callers and email questions Monday Night Raw, Daniel Bryan's showcase, a ton of TNA discussion including Chris Sabin, a commentary against Ultimate Warrior headlining the WWE Hall of Fame, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-19-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net as guest co-host. They discuss these topics: Hulk Hogan’s return to WWE and locker room visit, MSG hosting ROH/New Japan Show WrestleMania weekend, SummerSlam Universal Title situation, and more. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer Mailbag questions and discuss Daniel Bryan’s future in or out of WWE, the ROH/New Japan MSG show, the potential impact of C.M. Punk headlining MSG show, are there any compelling John Cena matches left, WrestleMania look-ahead, early New Japan G1 thoughts, Slammiversary preview, ROH TV, MLW, and the live vs pre-taped format.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-16-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell with live callers and email questions about Monday Night Raw, Daniel Bryan awarded WWE Title match at SummerSlam, MITB fallout, and much more including a VIP Exclusive Aftershow with a variety of topics.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-14-2013), with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, hosted by Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell, DiBiase covers these topics: Why he decided to join the WWF initially, a detailed account of the Million Dollar Man character creation, his regrets, Eric Bischoff, Andre the Giant, the NWA World Title, switching from a babyface to a heel, what WWF could learn from Mid-South, and much more. This is part two of a three hour interview. This portion was previously VIP-exclusive.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-14-2013), with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, hosted by Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell, DiBiase honestly but harshly says what Ultimate Warrior's place in history is and why he wasn't respected by his peers, great Mid-South stories in The Gorilla Story and The Greatest Stipulation Match ever, his son's lack of WWE push and how the family is reacting, Bill Watts stories, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-12-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Rich Fann from “The Deep Dive” PWTorch Livecast and East Coast Cast VIP edition. In this episode, they discuss these topics: Brock Lesnar’s Universal Title reign and UFC/WWE situation, Jim Ross’s New Japan injury controversy, NJPW Cow Palace special on AXS, Cody’s potential return to WWE, the scary Takahashi injury, and more.
Then in the Mailbag section, they answer mailbag questions on a range of topics including Extreme Rules, the Brock Lesnar situation, Cruiserweights vs. Junior Heavyweights, G1 Tourney predictions, should there be another WWE Women’s Title, the new Dojo Pro TV series, Tyler Breeze, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann from PWTorch and the "Everything with Rich & Wade" podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-9-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell filling in for Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net. They discuss with live callers last night's WWE Raw in-depth, the pros & cons of how the Wyatts debuted, whether Mark Henry "deserves" a WWE Title run, the McMahons being perhaps the least likable TV stars on any TV program right now, Ultimate Warrior, Rhett Titus at Raw, Ryback with Vickie?, and more topics. In the VIP Aftershow, Keller & Caldwell tackle VIP reader questions on The Shield's future now that they've been cooled off, Daniel Bryan's up and down character, ideas for Matt Morgan if he were to join WWE, and more topics.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (7-6-2018), Cody Rhodes discusses facing Kenny Omega this Saturday night live on New Japan’s event in San Francisco at the Cow Palace airing live on AXS TV, will there be an All In 2, will he return to WWE, how has he adjusted to being a promoter, his thoughts on Vince McMahon and Triple H, the blunt thing he told the Young Bucks about their ring style, building a fan base outside of WWE, and much more.
Then in a bonus segment from five years ago (7-12-2018), PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Greg Parks talk about Thursday’s Impact Wrestling with callers! They begin the show talking about the build to Slammiversary, including the low use of Moose and Austin Aries on the show. DeAngelo Williams return to Impact this week and there was a fantastic main event between OVE, Rich Swann, Pentagon, and Fenix. Mike and Greg break it all down this week while Andrew Soucek is off getting some well-earned R&R.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-12-2013), with J.J. Dillon, the Four Horsemen manager, WWF '90s V.P. of Talent Relations, WCW exec in WCW's final days provides insight all stages of his vast spanning career on and off camera, in and out of the ring.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-28-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interview WWE Raw TV announcer Jerry Lawler about Jackie Fargo and Memphis wrestling for the first hour, then Memphis wrestling expert Scott Bowden joins for the second-half of the show. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, VIP members get access to PWTorch reader Scotty Campbell discussing his backstage perspective from Monday's Raw TV episode.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-5-2013), historian and author George Schire joined host Wade Keller and guest cohost Bruce Mitchell to go in-depth on the history of various World Titles with a fascinating march through title politics of 1950s-2010s inspired by Raw's World Champ vs. WWE Champ main event.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-21-2013), with ex-WWE Creative Team member Chris DeJoseph (a/k/a Big Dick Johnson) who talked about current events in WWE including Daniel Bryan's push, Mark Henry behind the scenes, the Prime Time Players, Miz's awful persona right now, the weird McMahon family drama on TV, the USA Network-WWE dynamic, Daniel Bryan, and much more. Also, insight into the planning and execution of the Rated R Superstar sex show with Edge and Lita.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-2-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss with live callers and email questions discussing Monday Night Raw including World Champ vs. WWE Champ hype, TNA thoughts, MITB hype, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-14-2013), with longtime wrestling announcer Mick Karch who covers these subjects: The Hennig family legacy, how close he came to getting an announcing job in the WWF, his stint with the AWA, Buck Zumhoffe's meltdown, and much more including callers and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-28-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net as guest co-host. They evaluate WWE’s list of their Pop-Culture Icons in their press releases on the new TV deals this week. Does Triple H belong? How about the Bellas? Who was left off? Plus Extreme Rules developments and a look at the line-up, plus a preview of ROH’s PPV this Friday.
Then, in the Mailbag segment, they discuss the 20th anniversary of the Hell in a Cell Undertaker vs. Mick Foley match, Brock Lesnar’s inactivity, Roman Reigns’s vest, Rey Mysterio’s WWE dream match potential, pro wrestling’s creepiest smile, women’s division problems, Smackdown’s move to Friday, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Javier Machado from PWTorch. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-26-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch Newsletter columnist and PWTorch Livecast host Greg Parks. They dive into the topic of Greg’s feature column in this week’s PWTorch Newsletter looking at the path to Summerslam for the top two men’s titles on Raw and Smackdown. They begin looking at the surprise Rusev vs. A.J. Styles title match at Extreme Rules and then what the options are after that for Summerslam. Then they look at the various candidates to enter and win the multi-man match at Extreme Rules and where Braun Strowman’s MITB briefcase fits in. Then they answer some Mailbag questions from listeners including the prospects of the All In crew working with WWE, should Takeovers move away from the same weekend as WWE PPVs, should WWE talk more about NXT Title reigns when wrestlers move to Raw and Smackdown, Sanity’s Smackdown debut, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive bonus segment, they answer more listener questions on Daniel Bryan, is there potential that Rusev beats Styles, a potential Triple Threat at Summerslam for Ronda Rousey, and the general direction of the women’s division in WWE.
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In this special edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, it's a Forbidden Door special episode. First, the Tony Khan Media Q&A from earlier today discussing this year's Forbidden Door and other various topics. Then last year's 90-plus minute Forbidden Door Post-PPV Roundtable, previously VIP-exclusive, featuring Wade Keller, Todd Martin, and Sean Radican. Go VIP to hear this Sunday night's Roundtable Podcast reviewing this year's Forbidden Door.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-11-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to evaluate WWE Raw's final hype for Payback PPV on Sunday, Rampage Jackson signing with TNA, Daniel Bryan's rise, the McMahon family skits, and much more. This includes the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow with the Mailbag segment.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-7-2013), with "Diamond" Dallas Page featuring updates on Jake Roberts and Scott Hall, WCW memories, wrestling Hardcore Holly, Austin wrestling the Invisible Man, Jericho on DDP Yoga, and much more including live callers and email questions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-31-2013), with "Hardcore" Bob Holly. Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell covered hot topics from his autobiography including Clique criticism, steroids, Vince McMahon as boss, Cody Rhodes denying a story he told in his book, and much much more, including live caller questions and emails.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (6-1-2018 & 6-8-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed ex-WWE Creative Team Member Jason Allen on the tenth anniversary of his time with WWE in 2008 talking about these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-24-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Sean "X-Pac" Waltman. Sean was a great friend of late "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig and he gave his thoughts on introduction of Curtis Axel, plus The Shield, Daniel Bryan, his team with Kane, concussions, WWE schedule, Austin Aries-Christy Hemme controversy, and more including live callers and email questions. This includes the Livecast and a 30 minutes previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago, PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Mick Foley. This features both parts that ran a week apart originally.
In the first segment, Foley discussed the parallels between how he approaches his current career doing one-man stand-up shows and pro wrestling in terms of pacing and playing to the crowd. Also, he talks about the Women’s Revolution, Ronda Rousey compared to Bill Goldberg, Kurt Angle’s drive, how he’s feeling better physically after surgery, the challenge of fitting into your place on the card even if it means cutting back on the quality of a match earlier in the card, how he built his reputation early, Kane, and more.
In the second segment, Keller begins with a review of Mick Foley’s one man stand-up show at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. earlier this week, then the interview picks up with Foley discussing any regrets he has over bumps or moves he took in his career, advice for indy wrestlers and how they define success, what’s not working with Roman Reigns and if it’s fixable, the delicate balance he struck with asserting himself creatively on promos while also working with writers who presented hm with scripts as G.M., why Terry Funk would mess up moves on purpose, memories of Bruno Sammartino and what Bruno thought of him, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-31-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net as guest co-host to discuss the impact of the Fox-WWE Smackdown deal on WWE, Impact, Indy Scene, plus Roman Reigns taking the week off, Roseanne controversy affected WWE’s scripted promos and social media, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive bonus segment, the VIP Aftershow, they discuss these topics: How likely is it C.M. Punk returns at an All In event in Chicago? Has Cody changed how Vince perceives him? How has Bobby Lashley’s push gone since his return? Who could WWE least afford to lose to injury? Does WWE need to a designated Top Star? Plus Nakamura, Elias, Nia Jax-Ronda Rousey reaction, All In early thoughts including whether Rey Mysterio vs. Kenny Omega would be an attraction match.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-28-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to review the previous night's WWE Raw including Curtis Axel week two assessment, Jericho challenges Punk but is Punk really coming back, is this new talent initiative the start of a new boom, and much more with live calls during the Livecast and great email topics covered during the VIP Aftershow including Adam Pearce, Dixie Carter, the WWE App, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-21-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to review the previous night's WWE Raw including thoughts on the introduction of Curtis Axel by Paul Heyman, Ryback's promo on ambulance, the Triple H health angle, the huge pop for Bryan, and much more. There were live calls throughout and then email questions in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this special two-segment episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, first up is Tony Khan's complete media Q&A from earlier today talking about AEW Double or Nothing, the latest with Collision, and more.
Then, an Interview Classic from five years ago (5-17-2023) with Conrad Thompson discussing All In's sellout in Chicago, his Starrcast convention, the rise of Pro Wrestling Podcasts and will they last, is anything really wrong with Roman Reigns, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-17-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Andrew Goldstein. They discussed Extreme Rules predictions, Fandango, WWE cutbacks, Gimmick Matches, Squash Matches, John Cena, road stories, WWE's top brawlers list, Vince McMahon, and more including live calls and email questions.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-10-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Mickie James, former WWE Diva and current TNA Knockout whose country music album "Somebody's Gonna Pay" just dropped this month in iTunes and CD stores, among other places. She begins by talking about her burgeoning country music career, her history in WWE, her thoughts on TNA, and many other topics relating to her experiences as a woman in wrestling including the John Cena angle, the "Piggy James" angle, and the Trish Stratus angle. Live calls and email questions throughout.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-10-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net as guest co-host to discuss whether Daniel Bryan’s push is going well since his return, what stood out about latest WWE financials and ratings, New Japan, whether Shinsuke Nakamura-A.J. Styles will ever reach original high expectations, various concerns with the WWE Women’s Division, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive bonus segment, the VIP Aftershow where they first try to figure out Vince McMahon’s strategy for Roman Reigns lately, discuss the quality of the latest ROH TV shows, is Cody proving WWE under-pushed him, Hulk Hogan potentially returning to WWE, will A.J. Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura ever live up to expectations stemming from their NJPW days, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-3-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Scott Hall (a/k/a Razor Ramon). The first 90 minutes consists largely of phone calls from all around the world on a wide array of subjects and an update on Hall's surgery and sobriety. Then, in the 65 minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow he gives his thoughts on WrestleMania 29, should Rock and Undertaker return for WM30, The Clique's controversial reputation, Ziggler's future, why Triple H was accepted into the Clique, if Triple H has people telling him what he needs to hear, who those people were for Vince McMahon, which ex-wrestler was the only one who could smoke in Vince McMahon's presence, Bob Holly's complaints about the Clique in his new autobiography, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-9-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to review the previous night's WWE Raw including thoughts on the Brock Lesnar/Paul Heyman invasion of WWE headquarters, the latest hype for Extreme Rules, a notable John Cena promo, and more. Also, several callers and topics related to the latest in TNA. In the VIP Aftershow, email questions on a wide range of topics.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-20-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an interview with ex-WWE Creative Team Member Court Bauer who compared Vince McMahon to Triple H behind the scenes, WWE Superstar Shake-up reaction, details on his new MLW TV premiere tonight and his vision for the upstart company, plus a VIP Exclusive bonus section with his take on the Wrestling Podcast boom period we’re in and the new Bruce Prichard show on WWE Network with Conrad Thompson.
Then in a bonus segment, the previous VIP-exclusive Flagship Mailbag with Wade Keller and Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They first discuss the details on the second season of GLOW released today, then answer more Mailbag questions including Carmella and the Iconics, Naomi and Jimmy Uso, could WWE wrestlers benefit from call-downs to NXT, an 8 year old’s reasons for abandoning Roman Reigns in recent months, does Smackdown have too much talent now, Daniel Bryan vs. A.J. Styles at WrestleMania 35, how is Braun Strowman positioned after the Shakeup, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-27-2018 and 5-4-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a show dedicated to remembering Bruno Sammartino with guests photographer and magazine writer Bill Apter and historian and book author George Schire looking at Bruno’s first title reign for the WWWF from his victory to become champion to the stunning title loss to Ivan Koloff. Bill Apter was there for all of Brunos’ big career moments, and George puts them all perspective including what Bruno meant to fans outside of the Northeast WWWF region. Then, a look at Bruno’s second reign for the WWWF in the 1970s, what happened in his final years as an active wrestler including the Larry Zbyszko feud, and his relationships with both Vince McMahon Sr. and Jr., his Hall of Fame resistance and eventual acceptance, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch columnist Greg Parks, who also hosts the PWTorch Dailycast's "Wrestling Night in America" podcasts, to preview WWE Backlash. They look at how the WWE Draft affects who is likely to win certain matches, whether certain match outcomes or match content could portend what's coming at Night of Champions and beyond, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-30-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to review the previous night's WWE Raw including praise for the John Cena segment with kids, frustration with show otherwise, will WWE have a wrestler come out soon as the NBA did, does Vince McMahon watch TNA at all, and many more subjects brought up by callers and emailers.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-19-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews The Blue Meanie (Brian Heffron) for two hours and forty-five minutes with a wide of subjects spanning from his thoughts on new ECW documentary "Barbed Wire City," reminiscing about ECW, New Jack-Erich Kulas incident, Blue World Order, his WWF stint, his roles in various indy movies, his future, and much more. Live calls throughout the first hour and then emails and other discussions in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-19-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net as guest co-host to discuss the Superstar Shake-up including how it sets up Raw and Smackdown for rest of year, plus Bruno Sammartino, a preview of Sunday’s Impact PPV, and Mailbag on Chad Gable, execution of Shake-up, Finn Balor’s “all inclusive” character, women’s scene on Raw, the future of the Universal Title, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive bonus segment, the Wade Keller Hotline from the next day (4-20-2018) with PWTorch editor Wade Keller's full in-depth assessment of Raw and Smackdown after the Superstar Shake-up with all possible feuds, depth of heels, faces, tag teams, women and men, with some X-factors regarding who is on the bubble of a small push or no push and how that can be indicative of who is on the list of potential turns (Rusev, Bobby Roode, Dean Ambrose, Jason Jordan, Natalya), and how the Raw Tag Division isn’t that shallow as long as some singles wrestlers pair up.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-23-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to review the previous night's WWE Raw including Undertaker's return, John Cena's potential replacements, R-Truth's renewed push, Mick Foley-Ryback, and more, along with other topics such as Chikara and TNA Impact.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-13-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ex-WWE Creative Team Member Kevin Eck who reacts to WrestleMania 34, Daniel Bryan’s return, Roman Reigns’s future, John Cena-Undertaker storyline and match, behind the scenes on Undertaker streak ending, Braun Strowman’s upside, Shinsuke Nakamura’s turn, and more. Then in a VIP Extra segment, Eck reviews Ronda Rousey’s debut and analyzes how to present her going forward, plus ROH Supercard of Honor, Cody Rhodes’s strides, and whether he thinks Vince would push Cody differently now after his run outside of WWE.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-12-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason from Australia as guest co-host to discuss WrestleMania 34 fallout including what’s next for Roman Reigns, match-ups for heel Shinsuke Nakamura, Superstar Shake-up ideas, Ronda Rousey’s week, Saudi Arabia show controversy, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, additional emails and topics including how Johnny Gargano-Tomasso Ciampa should be a template for Vince McMahon, Daniel Bryan vs. Miz being a path of Miz as a babyface, the Women’s Rumble with Bayley-Sasha saga, a different take on Undertaker-John Cena, more on Bobby Lashley’s return, and has John Cena essentially clocked out.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-19-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell interview Nikita Koloff featuring great stories and insight from late 1980s top WCW star in Jim Crockett Promotions, opponents of Ric Flair, Magnum T.A., the Road Warriors, Rick Steamboat, and Dusty Rhodes. He talks about his new reality series on Lifetime titled "Preachers Daughters," his steroid use, his turn to religion after his wrestling career, why Vader apologized to him last year, a hilarious story of how he dealt with a fan who actually spoke Russian and approached him outside of the ring, and so much more. The first hour features live calls and the second hour is VIP-exclusive feature VIP member email questions and many other topics, including what it was like working with Ric Flair and if he knew how special the Best of Seven Series for the U.S. Title with Magnum T.A. was at the time it took place.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-16-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss with live callers WrestleMania 29 and Raw the previous night with a particular focus on the crazy crowd. Did the raucous crowd help or hurt WWE's mission? Also, what's next for C.M. Punk, The Rock, Dolph Ziggler, Undertaker, and all other angles of WrestleMania 29 fallout. Tons of live calls and email topics in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-12-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by former WWE creative team member John Piermarini discussing WrestleMania 29 and the raucous crowd at Raw, plus a look back Legacy, a look ahead to WM30, and more with live calls and emails.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Greg Parks, host of the PWTorch Dailycast's "Wrestling Night in America" and columnist for the PWTorch Newsletter. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-5-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by two former WWE creative team members Court Bauer and Alex Greenfield with a wide-ranging in-depth discussion of WrestleMania 29 hype, WM29 predictions, WM29 aftermath, and who is the real Mr. WrestleMania.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-6-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ex-WWE Creative Team Member Matt McCarthy who talked about that year’s line-up, his weekend plans, and stories from his time working with Vince McMahon. They discussed the mysterious John Cena-Undertaker situation, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns, Charlotte vs. Asuka, the return of Daniel Bryan, and everything else on Sunday’s big event.
Then in a bonus segment, we follow that with that week's episode of Pat McNeil's “Making The List” where Pat welcomed PWTorch contributor Shawn Valentino and ProWrestling.net writer Rich Twilling, and they compiled their list of the Top 7 Moments of WrestleMania Weekend. Shawn and Rich were in New Orleans, hitting everywhere from Bruce Prichard’s live show to the WrestleMania hotel bar. They discuss Shawn & Rich witnessing the altercation between Alicia Fox and Travis Browne, attending the WWE Hall of Fame and WrestleMania afterparty, plus the live atmosphere at the Superdome for WrestleMania 34.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-5-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell for an Official WrestleMania 34 Preview including every announced match from Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar to Charlotte vs. Asuka to Daniel Bryan’s return with Shane McMahon, the Ronda Rousey mixed tag with Kurt Angle against Stephanie McMahon & Triple H, and the rest.
Then in a bonus segment, we follow that with that week's episode of Pat McNeil's “Making The List” where Pat welcomed SHIMMER Wrestling CEO Dave Prazak. They compiled their list of the 7 Baddest Women In Pro Wrestling, discussing the merits of everyone from Charlotte Flair to Aja Kong. Pat & Dave also discuss Saturday’s Shimmer 100 show on FITE TV, the Mae Young Classic, the other shows Dave will be watching this weekend, bringing Toni Storm back to America, their picks for the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal, and which women they’d like to see Ronda Rousey fight in a Shimmer ring.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-9-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell discussing with live callers WrestleMania 29 and Raw last night with a particular focus on the crazy crowd. Did the raucous crowd help or hurt WWE's mission last night? Also, what's next for Punk, Rock, Dolph, Taker, and all other angles of WrestleMania 29 fallout. Tons of live calls, plus tons of email topics in the VIP Aftershow.
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In this week’s Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to Wade and Sam Roberts from WWE’s Kickoff Shows and the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast discussing WrestleManias 18 through 33, one at a time, looking at the final match on each card and deciding if it was the right match to conclude each show or if there were other better or viable candidates. The first installment of this conversation covering WrestleManias 1-17 was posted on March 30 on this podcast feed.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-2-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss with live callers the final WrestleMania 29 hype on Raw, the final WM29 line-up, predictions for PPV matches, could the C.M.Punk-Undertaker angle turn people off, might John Cena turn heel, and much more. Besides live calls, there are a variety of email questions tackled in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years (3-22-2013) to part two of Wade Keller's interview with Scott Hall and Sean Waltman. In this 142-minute second portion of the interview, they talk about:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years (3-22-2013) to part one of Wade Keller's interview with Scott Hall. The interview lasted four-and-a-half hours live. An hour in, Sean Waltman joined the conversation and was around for more than three-and-a-half hours. During this Livecast portion of the program, Hall takes live phone calls and email questions including an explanation for the fund raising for his surgeries, his thoughts on today's WWE, comparing Eric Bischoff to Vince McMahon, thoughts on the 2013 scene, memories of wrestling Steve Austin at WrestleMania, what could he contribute to wrestling in the future, remembering the 1-2-3 Kid upset of Razor Ramon on Raw, thoughts on Ric Flair's claim that Randy Savage didn't like Scott Hall, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-26-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss with live callers the Jerry Lynn Retirement Show, Sean Waltman's scary injury, analysis of Rock-Cena Q&A on Raw, WrestleMania 29 undercard developments, Bully Ray's performance on Impact, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back to two interviews from five years ago. First up is Wade's discussion with Sam Roberts from WWE’s Kickoff Shows and the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast and then Robbie E from Impact Wrestling and the new “Why It Ended” podcast.
Wade and Sam talk about WrestleManias 1 through 17, one at a time, looking at the final match on each card and deciding if it was the right match to conclude each show or if there were other better or viable candidates. In a future installment, they cover WrestleManias 18-33.
Then Robbie E joins Wade to talk about his departure from Impact Wrestling after many years as a mainstay there, the ups and downs of morale in that company, and why he left, plus his future in pro wrestling and his new podcast called “Why It Ended.”
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special WrestleMania 29 PPV Preview edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. They preview WrestleMania 39 with a look at each match, evaluating the hype, looking at pros and cons of various directions they could go with the booking, and other thoughts on the event this year.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. They discuss Jon Moxley revealing he worked without contract this past summer and then analyze the C.M. Punk-AEW drama reigniting and Tony Khan's leadership role in all of it. It's a single-topic deep dive into the locker room turmoil and public statements from last summer through today.
Tomorrow, a special episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast will feature a 90-plus minute preview of WrestleMania and an evaluation of the latest hype for the event on Smackdown and Raw.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-22-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell to discuss these topics: Daniel Bryan’s possible opponents, WrestleMania match order, New Japan Cup, Reigns, Fabulous Moolah, Ultimate Deletion, and much more including Mailbag questions plus some NFL quarterback talk.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss these topics: Which match should and will close WrestleMania this year? Crowd reaction for Brock Lesnar-Roman Reigns? Could Daniel Bryan still go to indy scene? Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn returning under a mask? Who wins Styles-Nak? Women’s MITB at WM? And more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-19-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss with live callers the previous night's flat WWE Raw episode including Paul Bearer's death integrated more, Triple H beats down Paul Heyman, the boorish length and cadence of Triple H's talking segment, plus Bully Ray caught spewing anti-gay epithets and how DIxie Carter should and will likely hanlde it, Raw ratings, WrestleMania 29's undercard, Rock vs. John Cena predictions, and more. This includes our previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years (3-15-2013) to Wade Keller's interview with Ed Ferrara, a former WWE, WCW, TNA creative team member. Ferrara discusses the Attitude Era, WrestleMania 29 hype, TNA experience and growth, WCW frustrations, the Oklahoma character, and more. They take live calls and answer emails for 65 minutes. Then Keller reacts more to last night's TNA Impact episode and the absence of Jeff Hardy from the Lockdown PPV fallout episode.
Then in a bonus interview from 10 years ago (3-8-2013), PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill interviews former TNA wrestler Shark Boy with live callers and emailers on TNA memories, working under a mask, his current projects, thoughts on current events in wrestling, and other topics. This includes the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow with Shark Boy.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back to two interviews from ten years ago (3-1-2013). First up is Wade Keller's interview with Jake "The Snake" Roberts and then Wade's interview with ex-WWE Creative Team member John Piermarini.
Jake detailed his road to recovery at DDP's house, detailed how Scott Hall was doing in his recovery, and reflected on his bad choices and his dreams for the future. A remarkably frank telling of his road to DDP's "accountability house" including why DDP made him get rid of his t-shirts when he first arrived. Live caller questions and emails, too.
Then Piermarini discussed hot topics including the Vince McMahon to Triple H power transition behind scenes, Swagger/Zeb controversy, WM29 hype, Miz's babyface turn, WM30 speculation, Undertaker's streak, and more including live calls and emails.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-12-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss with live callers mostly last night's Raw and TNA Lockdown including these topics: Did WWE handle Paul Bearer's death well or did they cross a line? What was going in that Miz/Jericho segment? Plus much more on both WWE and TNA with live caller questions and a VIP Aftershow with email questions and more on Triple H-Brock, The Shield, and other topics.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-15-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch Livecast host Greg Parks for the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast “Thursday Flagship” to discuss these topics:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back to two interviews from ten years ago (2-6-2013 and 3-6-2013). First up is Wade Keller's interview with TNA President Dixie Carter. Then a bonus interview conducted by PWTorch's Pat McNeill with Gene Snitsky.
Carter took live caller questions and email questions about changes in Impact Wrestling, PPV schedule, Jeff Hardy's turnaround, how close TNA has come to going out of business, is it profitable, does she stand by her comment about wrestling fans being like the "40 Year Old Virgin" character, and much more.
Snitsky discussed WWE stories, why he left WWE over creative differences, not liking how Tensai is being used, whether he's been asked to be part of Aces & Eights, his big new movie project & personal training career, and much more! In the second-half, PWTorch columnist Sean Radican discusses the latest news with McNeill. And, in the VIP Aftershow, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell discusses news, Live Events, National Signing Day, and other topics.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-5-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to talk with live callers mostly about the previous night's WWE Raw and all of the big happenings including in-depth analysis and conversation on the confirmation of many long-suspected top matches on the WrestleMania 29 line-up, plus big angles with C.M. Punk, John Cena-Rock, Mark Henry-Ryback, The Shield, and more. Also, will Bully Ray turn heel on Sunday, who did Kurt Angle discover was part of Aces & Eights, which big main event star is rumored to be in talks to return after WrestleMania, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (3-2-2018 and 3-9-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews former WWE Creative Team member Kristian Harloff who talks about these topics:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn, PWTorch assistant editor and YouTuber for the PWTorch channel. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-1-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell for the Thursday Flagship edition of Podcast One’s Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (2-22-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Sean "X-Pac" Waltman, one of the favorite repeat guests on the Livecast. This interview includes Waltman reacting to Jack Swagger arrest, Scott Hall-DDP, Undertaker's future at WM29, Rock's return to the ring, DX/NWO memories, , and much much more including over ten live calls and a bunch of email questions. This includes a previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-22-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Sean Radican as they cover these topics: Seth Rollins’ stellar Gauntlet performance, ROH’s new streaming service, comparing the paths of Cody and Dolph Ziggler, the ROH-NJPW relationship and whether it’s become a crutch for ROH, Jeff Jarrett back with WWE for Hall of Fame and could his involvement expand on air or behind the scenes, ROH roster depth including up-and-coming prospects such as Punishment Martinez and Flip Gordon, and more.
Then in a bonus flashback, the "PWT Talks NXT" Dailycast episode from Feb. 21, 2018. In this episode, Kelly Wells, Harley Pageot, Tom Stoup, and Justin James present a Roundtable Review of tonight’s show including the Gargano vs. Almas title vs. NXT Career Match, Nikki Cross’s curious position, Mailbag on the Cruiserweight title moving to TakeOver, plus more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-26-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell discussing with live callers mostly the prior night's Raw and all of the big happenings including the John Cena vs. C.M. Punk classic, the latest on Zeb Colter and Glenn Beck, an Undertaker teaser, WM29 predictions, and more. Also, some TNA discussion at the start of the VIP Aftershow along with email questions on a range of topics.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-19-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell. They discussed a wide of topics with live calls including: Should John Cena have put his WM29 title shot on the line? How is WM line-up shaping up? Is Zeb Colter going too far? Shield's future? They take live calls for 90 minutes and answer email questions in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow for over 30 more minutes.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (February 2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Matt Hardy. They discuss the health of the indy scene, what is being done well and not so well these days, plus his reaction to immersing himself in ROH and the indy scene in recent months. Also, live caller questions on a range of topics including people who have been inspired by Matt through online messages and interaction. In the VIP Aftershow, Hardy answers email questions including backstage stories on Curt Hennig (Hennig's final match before his death was against Matt), the Royal Rumble, and WrestleMania. He also reacts to the breaking news that his brother Jeff has signed a long-term deal with TNA. Why did Jeff sign with TNA? Does this mean he won't go back to WWE? Great insight into Jeff's decision from his brother, plus Matt's thoughts on Jeff's lifestyle changes.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-12-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell discussing a a wide of topics with live calls including: Wrestling dropped from Olympics, Raw ratings, Elimination Chamber hype, Rock-Punk, Zeb & Swagger, Taz's announcing on Impact, and more. Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they respond to emails on even more topics.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-15-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Bruce Mitchell who talked about New Day’s pancakes gimmick and its racist history, Ric Flair’s latest bad judgment, keys to WWE Network growth, why WWF hated Dusty Rhodes in 1980s and a look at other former competing promoters/bookers and how they fared including Jerry Lawler, Harley Race, Paul Heyman, and Eric Bischoff, plus some Smackdown reaction including the U.S. Title and Top Ten Rankings.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (February 2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews NWA World Hvt. Champion Nick Aldis, formerly Magnus in TNA Impact Wrestling. This features all three installments that originally were released in February 2018. The topics include:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-8-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell discussing the Booker T-Corey Graves controversy, 205 Live changes, Smackdown’s new Top Ten, Elimination Chamber developments, the Women’s Elimination Chamber, ROH’s announced Streaming Service launch, Rusev Day, and more.Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer Mailbag questions on these topics:
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann from the PWTorch VIP podcast "Everything with Rich & Wade." They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episodes from ten years ago (2-6-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Dustin Rhodes (a/k/a Goldust) who talks about battling brother Cody at Sunday's Royal Rumble, how did it come about, the evolution of the Goldust character over the years, his favorite matches dating back to Steve Austin pre-WWF days in WCW, he gives his picks future main event stars, and much more including live calls and email questions. Also, Sean "X-Pac" Waltman does run-in at end of the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow. Sit back and listen to two long-time friends discuss future stars, their past, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-5-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell discussing Raw with live callers, TNA going on the road, Elimination Chamber developments, Mark Henry's return, Paul Heyman-C.M. Punk, plus VIP Aftershow emails on a variety of other topics including Bruno Sammartino.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-25-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews former WWE Creative Team members Court Bauer and Andrew Goldstein. They discuss these topics: Royal Rumble preview, backstage stories about past Royal Rumble, Vince McMahon, TNA ratings, and much more with live calls throughout the show. This is a fascinating show with tons of insight into the inner-workings of WWE and how the Royal Rumble is put together and executed.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they continue their discussion including the Paul Heyman-Stephanie McMahon dynamic with backstage stories and predictions on Heyman's future with WWE, how Brian Gewirtz got into power and behind the scenes stories on how he could hold court among dignitaries at meetings, and email questions including how meticulously the Rumble is booked in terms of elimination order, how pre-scripted are John Cena's promos and who has helped him with them over the years, why are some wrestlers on Smackdown instead of Raw, and the best "saves" when things went wrong.
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PWTorch columnist Greg Parks presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episodes from five years ago (1-26-2018 and 2-2-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews two former WWE Creative Team members.
First, Wade's interview with ex-WWE Creative Kevin Eck who gives behind the scenes details on Royal Rumble production and the 2012-2014 events including management and Vince McMahon attitudes toward various wrestlers who were pushed at the time including Sheamus, C.M. Punk, Batista, Daniel Bryan, Ryback, and Drew McIntyre, and then a preview of this weekend’s Rumble.
Then, Wade's interview with ex-WWE Creative Team Member John Piermarini who talks about stars he worked with eight years ago and evaluates their progress, plus he reacts to Ronda Rousey signing, this year’s Royal Rumble results, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-29-2013), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell with lots of Royal Rumble and Raw fallout discussion, plus looking ahead to WrestleMania 29 plans and beyond. Tons of calls, tons of good and bad from the previous night's Raw, and the Rumble dissected and debated.
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In this week's 5 Years Ago Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, Wade was joined by Sam Roberts from Sirius XM satellite radio and the Sam Robert Wrestling Podcast to analyze a list of potential WWE Royal Rumble winners, preview NXT Takeover, react to Raw 25, and more on the Thursday Flagship. VIP members get a bonus 23 minutes of Mailbag with Wade and Sam answering email questions! And now the WKPWP has ads and plugs removed for VIP members.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-19-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Justin Roberts headed into Raw’s 25th Anniversary with backstage stories on his years in WWE, insights into what Vince McMahon is like behind the scenes, the Nexus angle he was part of, the rise of Daniel Bryan, and more Raw memories including the Biggest Names in Raw History and a look at WWE’s fan-voted list. Also, an update on what’s he up to these days in wrestling.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow. Justin talks about why Vince McMahon is fascinating, top WWE memories including Daniel Bryan’s rise, surprising rules for women wrestlers, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-17-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They covered these topics: WWE-Fox rumors, Mixed Match Challenge, Lashley future, Paige, Impact and ROH changes, and of course some Vikings talk.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss these topics including Mailbag questions from listeners: Ronda Rousey’s potential WM role, Rockstar Spud’s WWE potential, should WWE announce no. 30 in Rumble, short list of likely Rumble winners, WrestleMania opponent wish list for A.J. Styles, what’s wrong with Smackdown, Curb Stomp, is Daniel Bryan-Shane McMahon the worst storyline of the year at this point, the stupidity of the Jinder Mahal-Bobby Roode idiocy, the dying New Day act, and a look at WWE’s fan-voted list of the Top 25 Raw Moments.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (1-5-2018 & 1-12-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a double-header. First, the second part of his two-part interview with Diamond Dallas Page who provides insights on Triple H, Chris Jericho, Eric Bischoff, Jake Roberts, Scott Hall, Dusty Rhodes, Michael Hayes, and Tom Zenk. This show dropped originally on Jan. 5, 2018.
Then in part two, Wade presents his latest interview with ex-WWE Creative Team member Andrew Goldstein who discusses his time with WWE in the mid-2000s with insights on Vince McMahon, The Miz, the original brand split, John Cena, Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe’s injury, the Women’s Revolution compared to the women’s scene in 2006, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, we present a 10 years ago call-in episode guest hosted by PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net, they discuss with live callers last night's Raw from all angles, the completely lackluster hype for this year's Royal Rumble match, whether The Rock's "concert" promo was offensive, mismanaged expectations on Legends returning to Raw, and more items from Raw. Plus, in the VIP Aftershow, they discuss TNA topics, having to change the way they present PPVs post-Genesis, and other WWE topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with co-host Rich Fann. Wade and Rich discuss Stephanie McMahon announcing her resignation days after Vince McMahon puts himself back in power, what's actually going on, decoding Stephanie's Tweet, and why her resignation isn't likely related to a sale or indicative of a sale being imminent. They discuss that top breaking story from many angles including how it affects AEW. Also, some rapid-fire reactions from AEW and WWE over the past week.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, we present a 10 years ago call-in episode guest hosted by PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell with Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net from Jan. 8, 2013. With live callers and emails, they break down the previous night's Raw from all angles, including the first Rock-C.M. Punk exchange, John Cena's carefree attitude, The Shield's latest attack on Ryback, plus talk some TNA to start 2013, and much more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (12-22-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team members Chris DeJoseph and Andrew Goldstein who review the year 2012 including their picks for year-end awards, provide fascinating and funny backstage stories about Vince McMahon and Michael Hayes, make their WrestleMania 29 predictions, and take live phone calls on a range of other topics including whether Ryback should have been booked to end C.M. Punk's title reign. Really good stuff here that helps you understand what goes on behind the scenes in WWE.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-4-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch columnist Greg Parks to discuss the latest developments regarding the Royal Rumble line-up, but first they constructed the most likely top few matches at WrestleMania and then an alternate line-up if it turned out differently from the default line-up that seemed to be most likely. The Rumble developments included talk about the Men’s Rumble, Women’s Rumble, WWE Title match with A.J. Styles, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens, and then some WrestleKingdom talk. They also answered Mailbag questions from listeners.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss Sami Zayn's 2023 and the various timelines for him to break from The Bloodline, some WrestleMania line-up speculation including Roman Reigns's list of realistic possible WM opponents, AEW's makeover, Ricky Starks's upside, Charlotte Flair's return, Ronda Rousey's role, a wish-list for Tony Khan and AEW in 2023, the return of NWA Power as a free weekly series, why Impact is recommended programming, WrestleKingdom thoughts, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-28-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss these topics with live callers.
In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (12-28-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Diamond Dallas Page taking calls and answering email questions including these topics: Taking Jake Roberts into his home to change his life and improve his health, WCW memories including a scary moment when he and Sting were pulled to the rafters from ringside on a cable, the growing success of DDP Yoga and an update on more wrestlers endorsing or showing interest in the exercise program, his connection to Ryback, limes with Coors Light, and much more.
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In this special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, there are two distinct sections. First, PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn is joined by PWTorch's Tyler Sage for a special 2022 Retrospective. This is a simulcast of their PWTorch YouTube Channel "Fireside Chat" that they do each week.
In the second half of today's Flagship, we jump back to a four-part Wade Keller Hotline series reviewing the year 2020 with a march through each of the cover story headlines of the Pro Wrestling Torch Weekly newsletter that year which includes the pre-pandemic happenings and then coverage of all the changes during the pandemic that year.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, we present a 10 years ago call-in episode hosted by Wade discussing the slapstick episode of Raw on Monday & why it undercut WWE's booking, viewership sinking for WWE's Tribute to the Troops show, year-end awards, and more. Then a 31 years ago vintage radio show hosted by Wade doing trivia with callers along with 1991 year-end awards discussions.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (12-22-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Paul Bearer in what might have been the final interview of his life as he died less than three months later. This more than two-and-a-half hours live with Paul Bearer includes a 45-minute segment that was previously a VIP-exclusive portion with great backstage stories of life on the road with The Freebirds and what it's like to be on the road for the holidays. Lots of caller questions on a wide array of topics including WrestleMania, Undertaker's future, the Hall of Fame, and much much more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (12-22-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Lance Storm from the “Killing the Town” podcast. This second of two installments. Storm talks about the hype for Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega for WrestleKingdom, the rise of Braun Strowman and why it’s working and what could slow it down, the moment Vince McMahon loved something Lance did that he felt doomed him, who would he choose to be his booker if he ran a wrestling company between Paul Heyman and Jim Cornette, thoughts on the career paths Heyman and Cornette have taken, his reaction to Jericho’s career arc and now becoming a big podcast host, does Storm have another in-ring run in him, what is Bret Hart’s legacy, what is John Cena’s legacy likely to be, how big of an opportunity WCW lost with the mismanagement of Sting, Bret Hart, and Goldberg, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn. They start with a discussion about the big tag match on Smackdown next week of John Cena & Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns & Sami Zayn, whether Cena's next match will be set up there, and more. Throughout the show they talk about Wrestlers to Watch in 2023 in various contexts including some rising stars who will be tested. Other topics include Ricky Starks, MJF, Chris Jericho, Action Andretti, and much more.In the VIP-exclusive Aftershow, these topics are covered:
In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (12-15-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Lance Storm from the “Killing the Town” podcast and former partner of Chris Jericho and Justin Credible. He talks about Vince McMahon, Roman Reigns, Dusty Rhodes, Charlotte, the State of Wrestling Promos, Ring Entrance Routines, gripes about today’s product, the internal issues in WWE with the writing process, and more. This is part one of two.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-18-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss these topics with live callers.
In this week's Interview Classic and Flagship hybrid episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost James Caldwell discuss TNA's announcing undercutting heel heat and WWE's failure to promote TLC's new six-man, take live calls well past the one hour mark, and then replay a classic Eric Bischoff Torch Talk excerpt from 2009 with Bischoff talking about firing Steve Austin if he didn't see his potential, Vince McMahon, Monday Night War, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-14-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Travis Bryant from the PWTorch East Coast Cast. They discuss the new WWE Facebook show starting next month, the Kenny Omega-Chris Jericho angle, an ROH Final Battle preview including thoughts on the final hype with Cody and Dalton Castle, Triple H beating Jinder Mahal in India and a verdict on the Jinder push, the state of NXT, and then the Mailbag on a wide array of topics including the state of New Day, Roman Reigns, Broken Matt so far, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss Vince McMahon wanting to return, NXT Deadline special, MJF as AEW Champ and a preview of Dynamite, the state of WWE TV content as the year closes, ROH Honor Club announcement, early Eric Bischoff book excerpts, ROH's PPV, the Young Bucks, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-27-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss these topics with live callers.
- In-depth Raw analysis including hype for TLC
- Early Shield
- Which TNA wrestlers might jump
- The Rock at Rumble
- WrestleMania 29 predictions.
And in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer email questions along with Jason Powell's endorsement of the 2012 ROH product and upcoming PPV.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
- Review of WWE Smackdown including the Santos Escobar vs. Ricochet tournament final
- Review of WWE Raw including Dolph Ziggler's interference in Austin Theory vs. Mustafa Ali
- Reaction to Raw, Rampage, and Dynamite TV ratings this week all being down
- Review of AEW Rampage including analysis of the state of the show overall
- Review of AEW Dynamite including the standout Ricky Starks-MJF segment
- Preview of the ROH Final Battle PPV
- Review of NXT on USA
- Preview of NXT Deadline
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (12-1-2017 and 12-8-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews "Cowboy" James Storm. This originally ran in two parts, but it's combined into one long show today. Topics include: His earliest memories of pro wrestling, his WCW jobber experience, early advice from Curt Hennig and Dusty Rhodes, the early years of TNA, Jerry Jarrett’s leadership style, America’s Most Wanted tag team stint, the Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff era, watching A.J. Styles mature into greatness and what makes him so respected among his peers, and more. It’s a great free-flowing conversation with the affable, enthusiastic, and passionate former TNA veteran ready to start phase two of his career, connecting with fans on promos, frustration with the creative process in TNA over the years including going all-in with his Southern Cowboy act, some hilarious road story pranks from his days in TNA, which TNA wrestler would be the best subject of an uncensored reality TV show, which wrestler made him think “I didn’t know God made people that stupid,” who was most interesting to walk with through airports, the arrival of Kurt Angle and what he most learned working in the ring with Angle, Dixie Carter’s strengths and weaknesses, the lack of knowledge of some of today’s pro wrestlers on the history of their business, what happened with his short NXT stint, thoughts on Bobby Roode, A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe, and Eric Young having success in WWE, his favorite memory from TNA, the biggest missed opportunity for TNA, Jeff Jarrett today versus 15 years ago, and more. It’s a great free-flowing conversation with the affable, enthusiastic, and passionate former TNA veteran ready to start phase two of his career.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-7-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell. They dissected the Roman Reigns interview on WWE Network’s new “Straight to the Source” program, 205 Live live events, the Daniel Bryan-Shane McMahon storyline, ROH Final Battle and whether Cody Rhodes vs. Dalton Castle was a worthy PPV main event, some Impact talk, and more including Mailbag questions.
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In the first segment of this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-30-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents part two of his two-and-a-half hour interview with former WWE Creative Team member John Carle. This is the previously VIP-exclusive segment covering these topics:
- Behind the scenes stories on Vince McMahon pranks on private jet.
- What surprised him most about dealing with McMahon.
- What were Triple H and Cena like to work with.
- Paul Heyman during the WWE-ECW era, and much more.
Then in a bonus second interview from five years ago (12-3-2017), then-independent star Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) talks about his upcoming match on Thursday’s MLW PPV against Joey Ryan. MJF breaks down the other MLW matches and his upcoming appearance for Combat Zone & Beyond Wrestling. Plus, Pat & Greg go over the weekend’s wrestling news and results, including the matches added to WWE Clash of Champions, whether Roman Reigns will win the Royal Rumble, whether we’ll get a women’s Rumble this year, and whether Matt Hardy’s broken gimmick can be effective in WWE.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-27-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss these topics:
- Evaluating the debut promo for The Shield
- Ryback latest promo, Dolph Ziggler jobbing to John Cena
- Titus O'Neil sacrificed to Ryback
- The latest on A.J. Lee-Cena
- Much more with live callers
And in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer email questions along with an extended look at several segments from Impact last week including Brooke Hogan-Bully Ray, and random other topics.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-30-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents part one of his two-and-a-half hour interview with former WWE Creative Team member John Carle. This is the Livecast portion of the two-and-a-half hour interview including live phone calls and email questions on a wide range of topics including creative booking decisions during his run from mid-2006 through early-2009 and also thoughts on current pro wrestling happenings.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. Wade and Rich discuss "A Tale of Two Press Conferences," a comparison of Paul Levesque's WWE Survivor Series Q&A to Tony Khan's AEW Full Gear Q&A, including contrasting the philosophies on display in terms of the tone and breaking from storyline and on-air characters. Plus what news came out of the press conferences including the future of WarGames at Survivor Series, how Sami Zayn became a part of Bloodline instead of a brief guest star, how Saraya felt being back in a match, and much more. Plus, of course, some sidebars because it's Rich and Wade.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-20-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss the previous night's WWE Monday Night Raw including grading the Survivor Series follow-up with Punk and Heyman, Ryback's promo, John Cena-A.J. Lee-Vickie Guerrero segment, plus live calls on a variety of topics including looking ahead to The Rock at Royal Rumble and WrestleMania. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer email questions on even more topics related to Raw.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-23-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Sam Roberts from the “Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast” as they discuss Survivor Series, NXT Takeover, Raw, and Smackdown including Roman Reigns beating The Miz for the IC Title, Miz’s improvement, details of Sam’s recent interview with Miz, the future of The Shield, Andrade Cien Almas beating Drew McIntyre for the NXT Title, what is the main roster potential of both Drew and Almas, War Games, John Cena’s role at Survivor Series, the match order and scoring spoiling Styles vs. Lesnar outcome, Heyman’s promo about Styles, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer Mailbag topics including some Impact Wrestling and Bound for Glory talk, should Jinder Mahal and Singh Brothers cost A.J. Styles his match to save him from jobbing to Brock Lesnar, would you pick Finn Balor over Styles, Adam Cole’s upside and potential WWE limitations, Austin Aries on Chris Jericho Podcast, is ROH positioned to become a stronger no. 2 in the U.S., Ric Flair 30 for 30, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss the road ahead for MJF, WWE Survivor Series hype, WarGames matches, Full Gear, AEW's booking, Dominik Mysterio, and more with some Mailbag questions weaved throughout.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (11/17/2017 and 11/24/2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents his two-plus hour interview with “X-Pac” Sean Waltman. They talk about a wide range of topics including:
- The wrestling hosted podcast boom and what it’s been like him to dive head first into that venture with some memories of his early career radio interviews
- How he doesn’t feel he has to hold back in criticizing WWE and other pro wrestling products on his show
- Why he’s still wrestling today
- How he looks at the wrestling industry now compared to 10 or 15 years ago
- How the in-ring style has changed to cut back on concussion risks is concerns about how wrestlers are trained now
- What “WWE Style” was back in the late 1990s and how WWE style is different today
- Which wrestler he most likes to watch now
- What a key is to a good match other than the variety of athletic moves
- The power balance between pro wrestling promoters and wrestlers today compared to ten or twenty years ago
- How have fans changed and are they more critical than years ago
- Does Sean stand by his conspriracy theory from years ago that the so-called "Montreal Screwjob" was maybe, just maybe Bret Hart and Vince McMahon working on it together
- The merits of squash matches in 2017
- Triple H’s addition to the Clique back in the 1990s and whether he’s surprised he’s risen to the position he has in WWE
- Braun Strowman’s rise in the last year
- The future of Undertaker and potential opponents for him at WrestleMania next year
- What makes A.J. Styles so special
- What is John Cena’s legacy or can’t we tell yet
- The work-shoot approach to various promos such as Miz-Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns-John Cena, Rock-John Cena, and his favorite podcast interviews he’s conducted so far.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-16-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Jerry Jarrett who has strong feelings about the Jerry Lawler heart attack mockery angle by C.M. Punk and Paul Heyman on Raw, his thoughts on last night's TNA Impact, how he's taking to Twitter now that he's signed up, how the industry has changed over the years, whether wrestlers today are better than 30 years ago, his rationale for how he distributed his pay to wrestlers, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
- Reaction to the AEW Dynamite viewership sinking
- Thoughts on the Jon Moxley-MJF build for the PPV
- A review of Rampage with analysis of key matches and segments
- A review of Dynamite including Britt Baker's promo, The Elite announcement
- A full preview with predictions for AEW Full Gear
- A review of WWE Smackdown including The Usos vs. New Day
- A review of WWE Raw including an attempt to reframe Austin Theory
Then, in a bonus segment, the Tony Khan media conference call from earlier today discussing Britt Baker, FTR, the C.M. Punk incident at the last media scrum, and more related to AEW Full Gear.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-16-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net covering these topics: They preview Survivor Series for nearly a full hour with a breakdown of the latest developments including speculation on different directions the booking might go in terms of outcomes and angles. They also answer Mailbag questions and a few other topics including James Ellsworth, Ric Flair "30 for 30," the Tim Storm vs. Nick Aldis match, ROH’s move away from PPV to a WWE Network OTT model, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer Mailbag topics including some Impact Wrestling and Bound for Glory talk, should Jinder Mahal and Singh Brothers cost A.J. Styles his match to save him from jobbing to Brock Lesnar, would you pick Finn Balor over Styles, Adam Cole’s upside and potential WWE limitations, Austin Aries on Chris Jericho Podcast, is ROH positioned to become a stronger no. 2 in the U.S., Ric Flair 30 for 30, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (11-3-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller talks TNA with live callers for the first 30 minutes, then is joined by Shane Douglas for the next 90-plus minutes to discuss Extreme Rising's next show, the legacy of ECW, not being able to use so many former colleagues on the E.R. shows because of deaths and disabilities, chairshots to the head in wrestling, the dangerous ECW style, whether he regrets throwing the belt down, Paul Heyman, current national TV wrestling, what the pro wrestling industry will be like after Vince McMahon, and much more in this insightful interview.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-6-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell to discuss major changes to Survivor Series, looking ahead to WrestleMania, Ryback-Cena staredown, Brad Maddox's speech, Jerry Lawler, Rey Mysterio touting a WWE Cruiserweight Division, Tensai, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-9-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by senior columnist Bruce Mitchell covering these topics: A review of the Ric Flair ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, the John Cena-Team Smackdown news, Roman Reign returning, A.J. Styles beating Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title and was anything gained from Mahal’s title reign and was Styles damaged and is the WWE Title just a prop, and the Flagship Mailbag with questions about Cena, Jinder, Bray, Survivor Series, the UK scene, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics: AEW Full Gear so far including assessing options for MJF going face or heel against Jon Moxley, the Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter match, the four-way for the ROH Title, the Eliminator tournament, and additional overall thoughts on the state of AEW. Then they shift to WWE topics including Crown Jewel, Logan Paul's selfie movie during match, Bray Wyatt's latest promo, and more including emails sprinkled in throughout.
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In the first part of this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (11-3-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Dave Lagana, a former WWE Creative Team member for five years and a former TNA Creative Team member for five years who also worked behind the scenes during ECW and the ROH stint on HD Net. He now is Vice President of the NWA, recently purchased by Smashing Pumpkin frontman William Corgan. He talked about his journey behind the scenes in pro wrestling including a long stint in WWE in the mid-2000s, and then discusses the lay of the land of the industry as he sees it and what the gameplay is for the NWA under Corgan’s ownership.
In the second interview, from ten years ago (11-7-2012), PWTorch columnists Pat McNeill and Sean Radican interview ROH wrestler Michael Elgin on his ROH run, current non-ROH work, his break-through 2012, what's in store for the future, and more topics with live callers sprinkled in.
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This week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (11-2-2012) features Wade Keller interviewing Sean "X-Pac" Waltman, one of the most popular guests, who is back with insight on Attitude Era, Hogan sex tape, Linda McMahon campaign, Rick Rude as a potential top centerpiece star for Vince McMahon, Scott Hall's son, Billy Graham, Brad Armstrong, concussions, steroids, the new WWE '13 video game, voting, and more. These are always Must-listen interviews. This includes the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
Then, a 20-years ago flashback to Paul Heyman appearing on Wade's "Pro Wrestling Focus" radio show on KFAN in 1992 predicting Steve Austin's rise as the top star to lead wrestling into the next century, discussing how he became a pro wrestling fan, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn. They discuss these topics: WWE Q3 financials, Vince McMahon investigation ending, Paul Levesque's weakness with finishes and rationale for slow pace of changes, Mike Tyson-AEW, Bray Wyatt's prospects, The Acclaimed's popularity, Jeff Jarrett in AEW, Colt Cabana's AEW return, Crown Jewel preview including how Logan Paul has done under this spotlight, and more.
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This week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-26-2012) is a special double-header. First, PWTorch editor Wade Keller Keller's guests were wrestling author Irv Muchnick and political reporter Daniela Altimari from the Hartford Courant discussing Linda McMahon's Senate campaign just days before the election.
Then, a 20-years ago flashback to Paul Heyman appearing on Wade's "Pro Wrestling Focus" radio show on KFAN in 1992 predicting Steve Austin's rise as the top star to lead wrestling into the next century, discussing how he became a pro wrestling fan, and much more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (10-27-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents his interview with “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase discussing the ups and downs of his career and his son’s Ted Jr. in the WWF and elsewhere, including how he chronicled his career and post-pro wrestling life in his new autobiographical documentary. The conversation includes talk about WWE’s schedule and whether it’s “family friendly” and some talk about Bill Watts’s approach to presenting pro wrestling compared to Vince McMahon.
Then in a bonus segment, Jim Valley's interview with former wrestler and current president of the Cauliflower Alley Club B. Brian Blair from five years ago (11-1-2017). He tells stories about driving with Jerry Lawler, having to stretch a fan of Dusty Rhodes, and his new comic book project. Plus he announces – for the first time anywhere – three of the 2018 honorees at the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion in Las Vegas.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-26-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell and they discuss a wide range of topics in pro wrestling including WWE TLC, Raw’s Under Siege angle and the fan psychology of disliking or liking the angle, Keller’s exchanges with Dolph Ziggler about the Under Siege angle, hype for Brock Lesnar vs. Jinder Mahal, the Jeff Jarrett-Impact Wrestling breakup, the latest on the new Billy Corgan NWA, Ultimate Warrior, and more, plus answers to listener emails.
In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer Mailbag topics including Sami Zayn’s heel run, could Vince McMahon lose faith in Roman Reigns in part because he missed TLC, Dolph Ziggler and Bobby Roode’s feud and gimmicks, the continued glorification of the vile hate-filled bigot Ultimate Warrior, Survivor Series captains, and more. Plus some non-wrestling talk on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Walking Dead, Minnesota Vikings quarterback talk, and Aaron Rogers talk.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-30-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell analyzing the fallout from WWE Hell in a Cell on Raw, the John Cena-A.J. Styles soap opera, Survivor Series, Ryback's promo, a heel ref, and more with live calls. Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they answer listener emails regarding Raw, TNA, the NWA Title, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist and PWTorch VIP podcaster. They discuss these topics:
- Grading Paul Levesque's so far, including whether he should be judged on a different criteria than other promoter/bookers who have preceded him due to changes in WWE's business.
- Discussion on C.M. Punk's likely departure from AEW, reassessing the All Out meltdown, evaluating his influence on AEW on and off camera, looking at how things could have been different, and more angles and aspects of his AEW stint and meltdown.
- Bray Wyatt's return to TV and march through Greg Parks's feature column in this week's upcoming newsletter looking at six key questions about this chapter in Bray's WWE stint.
Emails on the above topics are sprinkled in to help guide the discussion and provide perspectives from listeners.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (10-20-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents part two of his new interview with Jim Ross followed by a vintage interview from 25 years ago this weekend with Road Warrior Hawk. In the hour-long Ross interview, he discusses how fans have changed over the decades and if that affects his approach to announcing, key historical turning points including what if Bill Watts and not Jim Crockett was Vince McMahon’s early primary competitors, could a more sports-like presentation of pro wrestling have taken over the country instead of “sports entertainment” promoted by Vince, the challenge of getting over a babyface in 2017, and more.
In the vintage Hawk interview from John Arezzi’s “Pro Wrestling Spotlight” radio show in October 1992, Hawk talks about his decision to leave the WWF, compares working for Jim Crockett vs. Vince McMahon, the possibility of a union forming for wrestlers, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discuss these topics:
- Reaction to the legit KO of "Hangman" Page during his AEW Title match against Jon Moxley and the subsequent angle and how it was all handled with extra time to fill.
- Full review of AEW Dynamite from Tuesday including the major MJF-William Regal segment and the ROH Title match between Chris Jericho and Dalton Castle.
- A review of NXT including a debate about how the NXT regulars were treated against WWE main roster wrestlers, in particular Roxanne Perez.
- A preview of NXT Halloween Havoc coming up on on Saturday.
- Full reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the return of Bray Wyatt to live TV.
- A review of AAA's TripleMania III including the crazy production values.
- A review of the latest New Japan live events.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (10-19-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and columnist Bruce Mitchell interviewed Booker T including these topics: Ryback's elevation, racism in wrestling, his autobiography detailing prison time and start in wrestling, Mark Henry's push last year, Mike Graham's death, the worst advice he ever got, and more in this wide-spanning interview with live calls and email questions.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-19-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by two special guests on a special double-header edition of the WKPWP Flagship. First, Jonny Fairplay of Survivor and TNA fame talks about attending Raw on Monday night in the front row, a review of his first Fozzy concert a week ago, his recent autograph show with Bully Ray (Bubba Ray Dudley), Sting, and Lex Luger, his analysis of the latest NXT happenings, and Flagship Mailbag questions. Then PWTorch staff contributor Sean Radican joins the show to talk about ROH Global Wars, the Jimmy Jacobs controversy, Cody’s claim to be pro wrestling top draw and an evaluation of how he’s doing so far outside of WWE, the upside of Johnny Gargano and the Undisputed Era, the Flagship Mailbag, and more. It’s a jam-packed record-length show.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (10-13-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller's guest is Jim Ross, who discusses his career and his new autobiography chronicling his career, “Slobberknocker.” He discusses the process of writing the book, developing his announcing style, and how difficult it has been finishing book after the death of his wife Jan and how he’s coping with the loss.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (10-12-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team members Seth Mates and Andrew Goldstein. They react to news of Brian Gewirtz stepping down from his role as head writer and top deputy to Vince McMahon with insights into Gewirtz's contributions and how he presented himself behind the scenes as a leader, including pushing Vince McMahon to push fresh names. They also share a lot of Vince McMahon stories and other stories from their time working behind the scenes in WWE.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-9-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell discuss the news of the week including an eyewitness details Punk punching fan, WWE Creative shake-up, Raw ratings up, and a variety of topics brought up by live callers. In the VIP Aftershow, they list the likely candidates for Aces & Eights, discuss whether Ryback could be the next big thing, look ahead to WWE's top tier of heels and babyfaces a few years from now, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-12-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Sam Roberts from the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast including in-depth conversations on hot topics in WWE including breaking news on Neville walking out on WWE this week, pros and cons of the Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens HIAC match, how much A.J. Styles might be hurt by losing to Baron Corbin, and much more including mailbag topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics: Bray Wyatt's return, the latest fun with The Bloodline, Seth Rollins saying he and Roman Reigns are top of industry, MJF, AEW Dynamite anniversary show pros and cons, The Acclaimed, Brock Lesnar return, Saraya, and more.
In the VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they talk Raw ratings for the season premiere and then respond to email questions from listeners on a variety of AEW and WWE topics including Gunther's upside, War Games, MJF's face turn, future of WWE roster split, women's division, a sense of AEW losing momentum, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (10-6-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents his vintage 1991 interview with Memphis wrestling announcing legend Lance Russell, who died earlier that week at the age of 91. Lance talks about working with Jerry Lawler, a young Paul Heyman, Curt Hennig, the Rock & Roll Express, and many other big names. He also talks about the art of pro wrestling and what it takes to be a good wrestling announcer. The one-hour interview is preceded by a new introduction from Randy Hales, a longtime friend of Lance who currently is the manager of Jerry Lawler’s restaurant in Memphis. Hales spent many years working behind the scenes and sometimes on air in Memphis wrestling.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago, PWTorch editor Wade Keller's guest is Victoria/Tara, who discusses her departure from WWE, her Knockouts title match at Bound for Glory, her advice for younger women wrestlers, and more.
Then in a bonus interview from ten years ago (9-27-2012), PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell interview Ernest "the Cat" Miller on topics including Brodus Clay using his act in WWE, how it was arranged for him to work with James Brown in WCW, the back-story on Cat-Bo, whether he would like to return to WWE, Garett Bischoff in TNA, his current MMA work (WCL.com), and more topics! In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, McNeill & Caldwell look at the upcoming Live Events schedule and touch on NFL topics.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-2-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss Raw ratings analysis, Ryback's odd match with Tensai, and take live calls on a variety of WWE topics. Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they dissect Aces & Eights developments, Austin Aries as TNA Champion, and more including several email questions.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (10-5-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell. They discuss the hot topics of the week out of WWE including the reunion of The Shield, Hell in a Cell hype, the latest thoughts on Jinder Mahal’s push, the latest with Enzo, Billy Corgan purchasing the NWA and what their plans are as of now, and then mailbag questions. Mailbag topics included an indy faction idea for WWE, will A.J. Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura ever happen in WWE, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss the latest state of Impact Wrestling, Miz’s push, Strowman against either Goldberg or Kane, how about keeping Shield together as a faction like the Horsemen for years, the Shane McMahon marijuana company controversy with Linda McMahon, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann. They discuss these topics:
- The eclectic life and career of Antonio Inoki
- The Sammy Guevara-Andrade bickering
- Tony Khan's leadership
- The PWTorch Twitter poll showing better grades for WWE's 2022 than AEW's 2022
- The increasingly apparent gap left by absence of C.M. Punk, Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Cody
- Some sloppy booking in AEW lately with some of the mid-card filler
- QR code easter eggs everywhere
- Who will join Bray Wyatt's new group
- Full WWE Extreme Rules preview
- War Games speculation
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (9-29-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller's guest is WWE ex-Creative Team writer Kevin Eck (circa 2011-2014) who gives his insights from working behind the scenes in WWE for years, with a focus on Roman Reigns-John Cena, the prospects of a Shield reunion, Enzo’s bizarre push this week, the prospects of a Shield reunion, did Cena really have a rep for being a career-killer, and much more including email questions.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-21-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller's guest is wrestling historian/author George Schire discussing the history of promotions trying to replace top stars, why some promotions were successful and others failed, whether WWE is prepared for the day when John Cena has to be replaced as the top star in the company, stories from the territory era, and more wrestling knowledge!
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-19-2012), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch editor Wade Keller host a "Super Main Event Livecast" edition with Wednesday host Pat McNeill on vacation. Caldwell & Keller discuss with live callers the day's big news on Jerry Lawler and John Cena, how WWE will handle the vacant announce seat while Lawler is out, could Cena fill Lawler's slot while injured, why didn't WWE run an injury angle with Cena before the injury, whether WWE might hold off Cena-Punk for Survivor Series for Cena to prevent one full year for Punk, random vs. natural tag teams in wrestling, WWE's rumored alliance with All-Japan Pro Wrestling, TNA angles including Aces & Eights, and much more. In bonus time, Keller registers the name Enis Park as the potential third personality of Abyss for the record, Caldwell breaks down the Live Events Center, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from PWTorch.com. They discuss these topics:
- Is Sami Zayn becoming a ratings draw? Did he help pop Smackdown's big viewership last Friday?
- How Solo Sikoa is already shining and adding another dimension to the superb Bloodline faction storylines.
- Review of two-hour AEW Rampage special including thoughts on AEW not doing enough to make Sting matches feel special, are too many dangerous bumps taking place in AEW, what's up with the Ricky Starks-Will Hobbs feud, and Hangman Page earning an AEW Title match in the battle royal.
- Thoughts on Tony Khan promising video packages for some of his newer wrestlers in big matches on Dynamite this week.
- The Extreme Rules line-up so far.
- Liv Morgan's job performance in the role she's been given lately.
- Ric Flair saying he isn't retired.
- Is Kevin Owens a possible perennial main eventer again and is he off to a good start under Paul Levesque's booking?
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-21-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell to discuss Ric Flair’s People Magazine interview vowing to give up drinking and be an inspiration, Charlotte’s return to Raw to talk about her father, the return of Starrcade this Thanksgiving weekend, the WWE Bobby Heenan tribute, Roman Reigns’s solo promo, Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman hype, Jinder Mahal’s promo, Dolph Ziggler’s ring entrances, Shane’s promo, and more including Mailbag questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-18-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss Jim Ross & JBL joining a newly de-tooled Michael Cole in Jerry Lawler's absence, the third hour of Raw badly drags again, Jason's obsession with Jared from Subway and Wade introduces Jason to the Quizno's kitchen alien rat mascot, Hell in a Cell forecasts, and more with live calls and emails. In the VIP Aftershow they answer more email questions and discuss why Mike Tenay never seems to age.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back to a segment of Wade's 2005 interview with Jeff Hardy talking about his career including WWE and TNA. Then they shift to 75 minutes of live calls with Wade and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussing the latest on Jerry Lawler and more current events.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
- AEW Grand Slam preview
- AEW turmoil behind the scenes including who will survive into next year - Young Bucks or C.M. Punk?
- MJF strengths and weaknesses since his return
- Bray Wyatt
- Logan Paul vs. Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel
- WarGames at Survivor Series
PLUS A VIP-EXCLUSIVE AFTERSHOW feature listener email topics:
- Sami Zayn as 24/7 Champion?
- WWE TV Title pros and cons?
- FTR's status.
- Bucks conduct as EVPs more serious than Punk's Media Q&A conduct?
- More.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (9-7-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell interview John Philapavage, a documentary maker raising funds to finish his ECW documentary featuring an unprecedented number of interviews with ECW wrestlers, promoters, behind-the-scenes workers, and reporters shortly after ECW folded over ten years ago and in recent months catching up with where key people are today. He talks about the journey he's been on for the past dozen years and where he wants to go with the project including hopes it'll be the type of documentary to get widespread attention outside of the wrestling fan audience.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (8-18-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy. He tells some Vince McMahon stories, talks about the writing process and the dynamic between creative team and producers, reaction to John Cena-Roman Reigns segments the last three weeks and an update on Reigns’s progress trying to establish himself as the top star, Dolph Ziggler talk, Indy Streaming potential, and much more including emails.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with cohost Rich Fann, a Pro Wrestling Torch columnist.
The latest expectations on the C.M. Punk, Young Bucks, Tony Khan controversy including what has gone right and wrong with Punk's year stint with AEW on and off camera.
Reaction to Dynamite's ratings surge this week.
Analysis of key Dynamite segments including AEW Title Tournament semi-finals, Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland vs. The Lucha Bros., whether The Acclaimed are likely to win belts next week, MJF's promo and whether the "contract dispute" saga has hurt his act, Stokely Hathaway's promo and new faction, and more.
Reaction to Paul Levesque's interview on Aerial Helwani podcast, what questions weren't asked, what Levesque revealed about his perspective taking over WWE Creative, and more.
Thoughts on the possibility of Raw getting its WWE Title back and rumors on how it might happen.
Key talking points from WWE TV over the last week including Solo Sikoa, Sami Zayn and The Bloodline, Johnny Gargano-Austin Theory-Kevin Owens, and more.This is the first half of the show, the first two hours. The second half of the show, the second two hours, is posted at the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show feed. Search "Wade Keller" on your podcast app to also subscribe free to that or find it at our Wade Keller Post-show home page here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/wkpwps
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-11-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss the on-air heart attack of Jerry Lawler. They are joined for 20 minutes by a cardiologist who explains what brings on heart attacks and how WWE was prepared for and handled this emergency on Monday night. Then they take live calls discussing Lawler. In the VIP Aftershow they talk about other elements of Raw and more about the Lawler situation.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (8-24-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interview former pro wrestling manager Randy Hales on Memphis wrestling, memories of working with Jerry Lawler, the territory era of pro wrestling, road stories, whether Jerry Lawler is the best pro wrestling interview ever, and much more! Live callers participate in the show throughout. Plus, the VIP Aftershow includes a clip from Wade Keller interviewing Jerry Lawler on his KFAN radio show in 1992. Hear some interesting thoughts from Lawler at that time in his career including how being an artist opened the door to becoming a pro wrestler, the Andy Kauffman-David Letterman story, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (7-6-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with a new lengthy introduction by Mick Karch discussing the three generations of Hennigs – Larry, Curt, and Joe (a/k/a Curtis Axel) – with a journey through their careers. Then we present an all-star panel discussion from this summer’s George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame with Jim Ross, J.J. Dillon, Stan Hansen, Baron Von Raschke, and Larry “The Axe” Hennig himself.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (9-7-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch staff member Sean Radican for the weekly Thursday Flagship. They delve into the GFW Impact situation regarding Jeff Jarrett and their viability going forward, plus what they’ve meant to pro wrestling and why they come up short of ever being the “cool brand.” Also, in-depth analysis of the Mae Young Tournament so far, then a fascinating look at WWE’s relationships with various indy promotions and a review of all of the various pro wrestling streaming services that are out there.
Then in a bonus segment, PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek talk about Thursday’s Impact Wrestling with callers. They start the show talking the breaking news this week that Jeff Jarrett was placed on an indefinite leave from GFW. They also talk about the SI story, where it’s being reported Anthem Sports is looking to sell GFW. Towards the end of the show, they get to this week’s episode of Impact, which included Eli Drake vs. Matt Sydal for the GFW Title.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-4-2012), host Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discuss with live callers the previous night's Raw, focusing on the Paul Heyman and C.M. Punk alliance - how will they co-exist on TV with Punk seemingly a lone wolf-type, will this lead to a Punk & Brock tag match, and more questions explored. Plus, calls on other items from Raw. In the VIP Aftershow, Wade & Bruce take email questions on a variety of topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-hosts Nick Hausman from WrestlingInc and Eric Krol from PWTorch. They streamed the show live and talked with callers for four hours almost exclusively about the C.M. Punk, Young Bucks, Tony Khan, Hangman Page, Kenny Omega turmoil, the media Q&A comments from Punk that sparked a backstage fight afterward, the possible ramifications, and so much more from so many angles.
This is the first half of the show, the first two hours. The second half of the show, the second two hours, is posted at the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show feed. Search "Wade Keller" on your podcast app to also subscribe free to that or find it at our Wade Keller Post-show home page here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/wkpwps
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (9-4-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Alex Greenfield who breaks down his interpretation of the Roman Reigns-John Cena segment, the McMahon family quirks behind the scenes, how he got his WWE gig, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-24-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Gabe Sapolsky, the co-creator and longtime booker of ROH and now DGUSA and Evolve, about changing style due to concussions, what C.M. Punk, Samoa Joe, Daniel Bryan, and Austin Aries were like "before they were stars" outside of ROH, how he is adjusting the in-ring style of DGUSA because of concussions, thoughts on the current WWE, TNA, and ROH products, the transition from DVD to iPPV, the importance of babyfaces and heels and how he approaches it differently than WWE does, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-28-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer email questions on a wide variety of topics including last night's Raw headlined by C.M. Punk vs. Jerry Lawler. Also, the three hour format begins to wear on viewers, in-depth on Triple H's retirement speech, plus live calls and emails on a wide range of other subjects.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
- A march through AEW All Out line-up and evaluating the hype and the pacing of the card taking shape.
- The Jon Moxley-C.M. Punk situation.
- Can Kenny Omega be AEW's top star ever, or should that even still be a goal?
- Paul Levesque's booking aesthetic revealing itself over the last four weeks, including specifics from last night's Raw.
- A preview of the Clash at the Castle line-up, including whether Drew McIntyre might beat Roman Reigns and whether that's a good idea at this point.
- Riddle showing more of an edge, and is Levesque playing with fire at all with his new demeanor?
- Thoughts on Dexter Lumis-Miz storyline and where it might go?
- More!
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-17-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Undertaker's longtime manager Paul Bearer who answers more than a dozen email questions plus Keller's questions on a wide range of topics including:
- Which new main eventer Undertaker gave an ultimate endorsement to.
- Which wrestler did Taker say is the "last of the old school wrestlers."
- Which WrestleMania opponent was Taker unhappy with
- Does Bearer want Taker to make another comeback?
- Which wrestler would he like to manage.
- The origination of the Kane gimmick
- Thoughts on working with Kane behind the scenes.
- Which wrestler babysat Bearer's kids?
- Early memories of Steve Austin and Ultimate Warrior in World Class Wrestling in Dallas.
- The demise of the Von Erich family.
- The fall of World Class Championship Wrestling.
- What he hated most about his on-air role with WWE.
- And more, including stories he said he has never revealed before.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-24-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Sam Roberts from the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast and also a panelist on the WWE Kickoff Shows. They talk about the fallout from a busy four days in WWE from NXT Takeover and the debut of Adam Cole to Robert Roode’s title loss and subsequent Smackdown debut. Also, what the heck was up with the John Cena and Roman Reigns dynamic, the Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman match, and more. They also answer mailbag questions from listeners on Jinder Mahal, Beach Balls, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They discuss these topics:
- The Jon Moxley vs. C.M. Punk title match and forecast what's likely next and what various options really exist.
- A full Dynamite review including All Out line-up taking shape.
- A full review of the latest Rampage and some thoughts on the direction of the show overall.
- A review of WWE Smackdown including the Drew McIntyre-Roman Reigns face-to-face and the thoroughly enjoyable Sami Zayn.
- A review of WWE Raw including Johnny Gargano's surprise debut, Dexter Lumis abducting Miz, Edge vs. Damain Priest, and more.
- During the Raw review, a sidebar discussion on Charlotte's interview with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin with a discussion about authenticity on sit-down interviews compared to on-air characters, and how the difference wouldn't be great with pro wrestling's historical top draws in those two situations like it is today with some acts.
- A review of NXT including Dexter Lumis showing up there.
- A review of UFC 278 with an amazing main event and other newsworthy happenings.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (8-18-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews 15 year veteran WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia. She talked about her new show on Podcast One and interviews with Samoa Joe and Batista in her first two shows, plus her unlikely journey to WWE, being a pro wrestling fan and a Ric Flair fan in particular, a strange WWE audition, getting acclimated to the unwritten rules of trying to be accepted despite being seen as an outsider using WWE as a stepping stone, her decision to leave WWE, why she returned, whether management ever treated her poorly, advice to people arriving in WWE in various positions, highs and lows of her WWE career, her thoughts on Vince McMahon, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-21-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell they take live phone calls and answer email questions on a wide variety of topics including last night's Raw with Summerslam fallout including Triple H teasing retirement, Brock quitting WWE, Punk attacking Lawler, Chris Jericho's departure, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-17-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for the Thursday Flagship episode. They presented an in-depth Summerslam Preview, talked about the controversial crowd response to Jinder Mahal’s India Independence celebration, plus the Listener Mailbag on War Games, Miz, NXT’s future, Jason Jordan, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-17-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Undertaker's longtime manager Paul Bearer, who talks about his entire career including his days as Percy Pringle III in Florida and Texas. The interview is three hours total, and this is the first half of the interview featuring live caller questions on a variety of other topics including Undertaker, the Hall of Fame, Jimmy Hart, Vince McMahon, Kane, Isaac Yankem, and Boy Tony.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-14-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer email questions on a wide variety of topics including last night's Raw with the final hype for Summerslam with a big angle at the end with Triple H, Brock Lesnar, and Shawn Michaels. Also, A.W. continues to speak out about his firing. Does he have a valid gripe with how WWE handled it? Live calls throughout the show, plus in the VIP Aftershow a dozen email questions on other topics including WWE, TNA, and ROH.
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In this special "Interview Thursday" episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, Wade talks with former Head Writer at WWE Brian Gewirtz about his 15 years writing WWE alongside Vince McMahon, his new book titled “There’s Just One Problem…: True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in WWE” chronicling those 15 years. This discuss a wide range of topics including the departure of Vince McMahon and his thoughts on Paul Levesque as his replacement, what has he noticed so far from watching WWE TV the last two weeks, insights into the process off writing and formatting Raw and Smackdown, how the subtitle of his book came from a Pro Wrestling Torch Yearbook article, Pro Wrestling’s Most Influential List, and much more.Gewirtz's book was just released this week.
You can order it from a small independent book store we recommend, Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais, Minn., at this link: https://drurylanebooks.indielite.org/book/9781538710531
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann. They discuss these topics:
- WWE 2022 Q2 Financials analysis including how Vince McMahon was and wasn't spoken of, the dynamic between Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan, what numbers jumped out as meaningful and which ones didn't, and more.
- The changing landscape of streaming and how it might affect WWE.
- Continuing thoughts on Paul Levesque's booking so far including what the top themes are for his style compared to Vince McMahon.
- Is Drew McIntyre reasserting himself successfully as an alpha top-top star in WWE, plus expanded thoughts on the Kevin Owens-Drew segment last night on Raw.
- Reaction to the adjustment to Riddle's character, and should RVD join him?
- Early evaluation of Bayley after her return from injury hiatus.
- Thoughts on the return of Hit Row.
- Will Tony Khan adjust to having essentially new competition and in what ways should he adjust.
- A preview of the House of Dragon's themed Dynamite tomorrow night, a weaker line-up of matches than is typical for a themed episode of AEW TV.
- Which wrestlers should AEW focus on going into fall.
- And more topics scattered throughout.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (July 2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interviewed J.J. Dillon and Stan Hanse in Waterloo, Iowa at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center as part of the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend in front of a live studio audience. It’s an engaging, entertaining, laugh-out-loud, fascinating hour with two legends, including Hansen who has done very few interviews since his retirement. Dillon managed the Four Horsemen, worked closely with Vince McMahon as a front office worker, and has been around so many big moments and big stars in pro wrestling with so many stories to share. Hansen is one of the all-time greats in the ring and on the mic, with a legendary feud with Bruno Sammartino, a great run in Japan as a tag team with Bruiser Brody, a run as AWA Champion including a famous incident with the title belt when he quit, and time in WCW. They each share great stories and answer questions from the hosts and the live studio audience.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (8-10-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Robbie E., now Robert Stone in NXT, about the biggest match of his career on Sunday's Hardcore Justice PPV with Jeff Hardy, James Storm, and Bully Ray. First, though, a show dedicated to TNA with live callers and email questions along with Keller's preview of Hardcore Justice, thoughts on last night's Impact, Aces & Eights speculation, and ratings analysis.
Then in a bonus Interview Classic from ten years ago (6-27-2012), we present PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill interviewing former WWE/ECW wrestler "Nova" Mike Bucci a/k/a Simon Dean about career highlights, his Simon Dean run, working behind-the-scenes in WWE, his future in wrestling, and much more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-10-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell for the Thursday Flagship episode. They discuss an infuriating shortcoming of basic storytelling and presentation of characters by WWE including putting the brand above the wrestlers and having announcers react inconsistently to key facets of the stories they tell. They also dissect the John Cena promo responding to losing to Shinsuke Nakamura and tearing down Baron Corbin, the magic of this Fatal Four-way Summerslam main event, NXT Takeover talk, new NXT arrivals, the finish of Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman and what WWE got wrong with the Samoa Joe interference, and mailbag topics including WWE announcing, Joey Ryan and Mick Foley doing comedy in Dublin, Renee Young being on both Raw and Smackdown, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
- Evaluating early indications of what Paul Levesque is going to do differently than Vince McMahon
- Will Riddle be a changed character next week on Raw?
- Karrion Kross's arrival and how he can be best utilized.
- Is it likely Sasha Banks and Naomi return?
- Will Tony Khan change AEW in response to Levesque's changes in WWE?
- Concern about the marketplace for AEW's next TV deal
- Has AEW created or overseen the rise of any true top tier stars besides MJF?
- Why Tony Khan deserves a break when it comes to criticism of AEW booking and ratings lately.
- Who might be the next breakout star from AEW's roster of rising wrestlers?
- Thoughts on Ric Flair's Last Match event.
- Will Wade and Jason miss analyzing Vince McMahon?
- And more including some Mailbag questions.
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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-7-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer email questions on a wide variety of topics including has C.M. Punk’s heel turn worked, new Raw intro song, Shawn Michaels appearance, Summerslam hype, three-hour format week three, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-20-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Sean "X-Pac" Waltman who provides extensive insight from being backstage and on camera at Raw #1,000 including Rock, Punk, Undertaker, Vince McMahon, DX, and many other subjects. Sean talks about Scott Hall saying in a Torch Talk that he and Kevin Nash checked out on trying to help WCW succeed after Eric Bischoff treated Sean poorly and fired him to get back at them. Live calls and email questions answered from listeners on a variety of subjects including why wasn't Kevin Nash at Raw #1,000, top prospects in WWE, why doesn't Waltman wrestle for WWE, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They discuss these topics:
- A review of AEW Rampage
- Rampage's declining viewership
- A review of Dynamite
- Comparing Dynamite and NXT ratings lately
- Thoughts on the announced AEW support staff under Tony Khan
- A review of WWE Smackdown
- A review of WWE Raw including what stood out as different
- NXT 2.0 review
- The latest from the New Japan G1 tournament
- The latest from UFC - a review and a preview
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (8-3-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell to cover the top stories of the week in pro wrestling including Shinsuke Nakamura’s big win, Chad Gable vs. Rusev, Jason Jordan on Miz TV, Brock Lesnar-Jon Jones, Summerslam, Broken Matt-GFW battle, Alberto and Paige, plus a dip into the WKPWP Mailbag on Bray, Shield, WWE Financials, and much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-31-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss and dissect Raw #1,001 including why the ratings plummeted after last week's huge success, analysis of A.W.'s endorsement of his wrestler by comparing his ring style to a man committing rape, did it work against C.M. Punk that his first heel promo included arguing with another top heel, plus much more. Live calls throughout the first 80 minutes, then another 80 minutes of email questions and VIP exclusive analysis including speculation on whether Cody Rhodes, Cesaro, or Dolph Ziggler had a better chance to have a run with the WWE Title.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-20-2012), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews former WWE wrestler John Morrison. He talks about his upcoming JCW live event next month, his backstage issues with JBL, his favorite in-ring wrestling moments, the psychology of being a babyface or a heel, how he feels about Dolph Zigger's success, his reaction to Joey Mercury's face being bashed in by the ladder, the opponent he most wishes he could have wrestled that he never did, the pros and cons of being a babyface or a heel, whether he could consider going to TNA, and much more.
Then in a bonus Interview Classic from ten years ago (6-27-2012), we present PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, Bardre Prunell of the East Coast Cast, AND PWTorch columnist Sean Radican interviewing Violent J from the ICP group. They discuss with live callers various ICP stories, the Gathering of the Juggalos next month, his run in WCW with Shaggy 2 Dope, a brief stint in WWE, and much more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (7-6-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member John Piermarini and former WWE World Champion Jack Swagger. The focus of the interview is on the dynamic and creative process between a WWE Creative Team member and a wrestler. Do the same writers usually work with the same wrestlers? How did John and Jack become friend and how did that help the creative process? What was it like working with Vince McMahon as part of the overall process? What were some of their favorite storylines including the Real American gimmick? They go behind the scenes on the process of creating ideas, pitching ideas to management and Vince McMahon, and how it then makes it onto the air. Insight into Pat Patterson, Dutch Mantel, and others.
Then in a bonus Interview Classic from five years ago (6-27-2012), we present Jim Valley's interview with former NWA Champion and birthday boy Tommy “Wildfire” Rich. He talked about his new wrestling school, his controversial thoughts on Jerry Lawler, his time in ECW, why his NWA title reign was so brief, and his time as the hottest star on cable TV.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-24-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss and dissect Raw #1,000 from many angles, including breaking news during the show regarding the great TV ratings for the show. They focus on C.M. Punk's apparent heel turn and future opponents and A.J. being appointed Raw G.M., along with taking live calls and answering email questions on the show. In the VIP Aftershow, they talk about a huge aspect of the TV ratings in the demographic small print, a story bigger than the overall rating itself. They also delve into insider news from WWE and TNA related to recent events.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from PWTorch.com. They discuss primarily the retirement of Vince McMahon and the appointment of Paul Levesque to Head of Talent relations. They discuss what to expect and what not to expect in terms of changes in the on-air product, the behind-the-scenes traps that could derail them but also the positive changes that could make WWE fans feel better about supporting the product, and much more including Mailbag questions sprinkled throughout related to the changes including a listener wondering if pro wrestling will suffer more than people realize without Vince at the helm.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-20-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell for the debut episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast on the Podcast One network. They discuss the top stories of the week including...
- Brock Lesnar’s potential return to UFC next year
- Shane McMahon’s close call in a helicopter emergency landing on Wednesday and the history of plane crashes in pro wrestling
- Early New Japan G1 thoughts, and the new Bruiser Brody documentary and the impact of his career on the industry.
Then they answer mailbag questions (wadekellerpodcast@pwtorch.com) on hot topics including the cancellation of Talking Smack, an evaluation of the wisdom and execution of Jinder Mahal’s push, and the pros and cons of WWE’s USA-centric angles including John Cena’s flag-waving promo this week as it relates to the international expansion. They close with a preview of the big Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend Bruce and Wade will be part of this weekend in Waterloo, Iowa. with big names including Stan Hansen, Jim Ross, Magnum T.A., Gerald Briscoe, Chad Gable, Jason Jordan, Charlie Thesz, J.J. Dillon, Sabu, Larry Hennig, Shelton Benjamin, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (7-23-2017), Wade Keller interviewed Sean Mooney, ex-WWF announcer from late ‘80s to early ‘90s talking Vince McMahon, Bobby Heenan, Jesse Ventura, Gorilla Monsoon, Prime Time Wrestling, Lord Alfred Hayes, the feeling backstage after the very first episode of Monday Night Raw, the opening of the WWF Headquarters in Stamford, Conn., interviewing Donald Trump, his worst memory in WWE, and much more with live caller and email questions. He answers the question if there is another Vince McMahon walking the planet. This provides many insights and anecdotes into Vince McMahon.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-17-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer email questions on a wide variety of topics including Raw ratings analysis, Money in the Bank fallout, Summerslam line-up, Impact analysis, Raw #1,000 rating predictions, and much more including some talk about the "Breaking Bad" season opener.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents part one of a two part Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
- Does this year's WWE Summerslam line-up and hype live up to Summerslam standards?
- A full preview of the announced matches and analysis of the hype so far
- Jeff Jarrett special referee announcement
- How to better utilize Omos than having him dominate the Street Profits
- A mailbag question about Becky Lynch's year since turning heel
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-13-2012), Bruce Mitchell guest-hosted and interviewed former WWE star and current AEW wrestler "Goldust" Dustin Runnels discussing what he was up to post-WWE, addiction recovery and being sober for four years, why his Brother vs. Brother match idea with Cody Rhodes was shot down, whether he wants to return to WWE, his relationship with father Dusty Rhodes, whether he's been contacted for Raw #1,000, wanting to capture the NWA World Title, working with top stars in history from Stone Cold to Ricky Steamboat, and much more!
Then in a bonus interview from ten years ago (7-18-12), Pat McNeill interviews former TNA/WCW women's wrestler Daffney talking with live callers about her role in the new women's wrestling promotion SHINE, the SHINE 1 card this weekend, what she can comment on regarding her TNA lawsuit, various gimmicks she's undertaken during her career, her current health and prospects to wrestle again, and much more! In the VIP Aftershow, McNeill and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell review the latest news of the week and break down the Live Events Center.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (7-6-2017), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy, who discusses top WWE storylines such as Brock Lesnar vs. Samoa Joe, the Hype Bros., Randy Orton-Aiden English, and Big Cass and Enzo. He also rants about some of the fans at New Japan’s Long Beach, Calif. events this weekend, which he attended. Plus, what match or moment stood out the most from the NJ shows? Also, he discusses moments from his time in WWE that Vince McMahon totally saw a wrestler in a new light based on a performance and that changed the trajectory of their push. And he talks about the writing process.
Then in a bonus Interview Classic from ten years ago (6-27-2012), PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill and PWTorch columnist Sean Radican interview with live callers ROH wrestler Kyle O'Reilly on ROH latest, his candid assessment of ROH, the Best in the World iPPV over the weekend, his rise up the ranks, his wrestling background, and much more!
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They discuss these topics:
- The impact of the latest reporting by the Wall Street Journal regarding Vince McMahon's payments to women not previously reported, plus the new details on the paralegal who was part of the original WSJ reporting. Will Vince McMahon pay a big price for this? How has WWE handled this so far from a public relations standpoint? Will Fox of NBCU care? How creepy and sleazy was the whole Diva Search Era? Should Vince McMahon still be in charge of Creative considering that includes being in charge of the fortunes of women on the roster? And more angles on this developing story.
- Big E's update on his broken neck and the distinct possibility he won't be cleared to wrestle ever again.
- Reviews of WWE Smackdown, WWE Raw, and NXT 2.0 including the Brock Lesnar-Roman Reigns hype, Dolph Ziggler-Theory, Miz and Logan Paul, and more.
- Reviews of AEW Rampage and AEW Dynamite including how the AEW Tag Team Titles changed hands, Chris Jericho's promo, the continue strong performances of Eddie Kingston, and more.
- A review of UFC Fight Night and a preview of this weekend's event including Todd's overview of the current top stars in UFC and how their depth chart of draws compares to past eras, plus are ardent UFC fans currently happy with the state of UFC compared to past eras.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-12-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell answer calls about Lesnar, Samoa Joe, Enzo-Cass, Alberto, SMW, Cena, Styles, Battleground, Jinder, and more with callers. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they ponder possible changes to the Roster Split set-up, social media prudence for wrestlers, the GFW Alberto suspension, and reflecting on the top stories of the Livecast years (2010-2017).
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (7-6-2012), Wade Keller interviewed former WWE and TNA headliner and MMA fighter Bobby Lashley. They covered a wide, wide array of topics including: What was Donald Trump like behind the scenes? Does he believe steroids are dangerous? Did Ivanka Trump think pro wrestling was real? Who does he think will win between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen? Can anyone solve the Jon Jones riddle? Who was his favorite WWE opponent? Which wrestlers does he most want to wrestle whom he hasn't yet? How does he feel about criticism of his promos in WWE? Does he believe steroids are stigmatized more than they should be? And much much more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-5-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks preview Great Balls of Fire and also discuss WSJ’s new article on WWE’s demographic targeting, GLOW, and more with callers and emails.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from PWTorch.com. They discuss these topics:
- The decision, execution, and fallout from Liv Morgan and Theory winning the Money in the Bank matches.
- Should WWE split the men's world titles or unify the women's world titles?
- Would it make sense for WWE to swap Theory for Wardlow? How about for AEW to swap Wardlow for Theory?
- What is the actual fan interest in a Brock Lesnar rematch against Roman Reigns?
- A look at the state of the top tier women in both WWE and AEW including
- Is AEW's men's roster depth really as great as people say?
- Is ROH's integration into AEW TV doing harm, plus a specific idea on how to frame ROH within AEW.
- Logan Paul's potential in WWE.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (7-3-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer email questions on a wide variety of topics including lots of thoughts on the previous night's Raw, Money in the Bank speculation, TNA, Doink, C.M. Punk-John Cena, Vince McMahon's digs at Hulk Hogan, protecting wrestlers' heel characters, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-29-2012), Wade Keller interviews former WWE Creative Team member John Piermarini (2009-2010), who returned to the show for the first time this year. He reacted to major stories this week and biggest stories so far this year including the John Cena-Rock dynamic, the push of Brock Lesnar, the Cena divorce, Cena's nine year old fan's comment this week, his reaction to last night's Impact, and much more all from the perspective of someone who worked closely behind the scenes with Vince McMahon and current top stars.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-28-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell discuss GLOW, Impact-GFW merger, Slammiversary, Jinder Mahal, Post-Shake-up Smackdown blues, the Great Balls of Fire name, Jinder Mahal’s progress, and more with callers and emails in the mix. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discuss the Women’s Money in the Bank redo, Miz TV with Ball Family, Lana’s loss, John Cena’s announcement, Summerslam speculation, ROH’s future, Cody’s chances against Okada, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-26-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer email questions on a wide variety of topics including lots of thoughts on a newsworthy Raw including unnecessary digs at Roddy Piper and Mick Foley, John Cena's asinine nine year old comment, Chris Jericho's return, Money in the Bank developments, and much more on Raw. Plus reaction to the A.J. Styles-Dixie Carter reveal on Impact and other random topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a Pro Wrestling Torch columnist. They discuss these topics:
- In-person at AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door
- Claudio's upside in AEW
- Tony Khan media scrum highlights
- John Cena's return at Raw and the awkwardness of McMahon leaving the ring
- WWE Money in the Bank preview and picks
- Vince McMahon scandal
- More
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-24-2012), Wade Keller interviews former WWE and TNA wrestler Matt Hardy. He talks about his path to recovery from addiction, his regrets including some public internet stunts and videos he'd like to take back, how he approaches his current phase in life, what changes he thinks the leading promotions should take to improve the welfare of wrestlers, and much more. Live callers and email questions add to the mix of topics that include career highlights, Jeff Hardy's maturing and life changes, his future in wrestling, and the upcoming Extreme Rising event where he faces Jerry Lynn for the first time ever.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They discuss these topics:
- Vince McMahon's TV appearances and media coverage
- AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door preview
- Review of AEW Rampage
- Review of AEW Dynamite including Bryan Danielson's announcement and PPV hype
- WWE Smackdown TV review including Vince McMahon's segment
- NXT 2.0 TV review
- WWE Raw review including Vince McMahon's segment
- Impact Wrestling's Slammiversary PPV review
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-21-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Travis Bryant discuss the Women’s Money in the Bank re-do and how Daniel Bryan handled it last night, the Enzo and Cass angle on Monday, various potential Summerslam line-ups, Jinder Mahal’s progress, and more with callers and emails in the mix.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we present two interviews. First, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's June 8, 2012 interview with former WWE Creative Team Member ('04-'10) Chris DeJoseph with fascinating insight into Vince McMahon's creative process and writing Raw. Also, specific details on pitching creating ideas to Chris Jericho, The Big Show, Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, the Divas, and more. Who was easy to work with? Who was unpredictable? Also, does Vince McMahon really not care about consistency with storylines? What was the story with Mike Adamle, anyway? Why didn't Colt Cabana catch on with WWE? And why doesn't Kofi Kingston get a push? Tons of significant authoritative insight into a lot of questions on fans' minds. The VIP Aftershow includes these topics: Ric Flair, TNA's Big Fat Oily Guy, Spirit Squad, Christian & Edge vs. The Hardys, building and protecting tomorrow's stars today, and Vince McMahon's seeming disregard for consistency with his big storylines.
The second interview features PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill's interview with former WWE/TNA wrestler Lance Hoyt (Lance Archer) discussing a variety of topics including how he got started in TNA, being one of Andrew "Test" Martin's opponents & comparisons to Test, the Hoytamaniacs & whether he got a push in TNA because of those fans, stories from WWE and TNA runs, his thoughts on Vince Russo & Russo's thoughts on "Fire Russo" chants, TNA needing to find a direction and going with it, working with Christy Hemme in TNA, Hoyt running interference for Kelly Kelly at a WrestleMania party, the wrestling business needing new stars and fans not giving new stars a chance, whether U.S. wrestling fans would accept Japanese wrestling, working with Lord Tensai (Albert) in New Japan, whether he would have liked to have feuded with Diamond Dallas Page over the "Dallas" name, working with Ahmed Johnson in Texas, whether he will be at Slammiversary in his hometown this weekend, Whataburger vs. In-N-Out Burger, and more!
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-12-2012), guest host Bruce Mitchell and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell tackle last night's three hour episode of WWE Raw including breaking news during the show regarding the ratings, plus Vince's bullying nature on display, Big Show's heel turn further explained, Vader's return and the longevity of fans embracing him, and much more. Bruce even allows a couple callers to grace the show and interrupt his stream of unmatched precious analysis! In the VIP Aftershow, they talk about Ric Flair's status and timeline for a return to TV, Vince McMahon's hypocrisy when it comes to bullying, No Way Out, and more.
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This week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5/11/2012) features "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan as the "Interview Friday" guest for the second straight week. The interview, conducted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller and columnist Bruce Mitchell, begins with his thoughts on the news of John Cena filing for divorce and how he managed to keep his marriage strong throughout his years as a pro wrestler. He talks about the availability of one night stands and how many wrestlers took advantage of those opportunities as they were presented. Also, what was Andre the Giant like off-camera and when was he happiest, what were the highlights of his Mid-South and WWF careers, what was WCW like, how much money did he make during his peak years, his dispute with Steve Austin, and much more. This includes the live 60 minute show and a 30 minute VIP-exclusive Aftershow with Duggan, Keller, and Mitchell.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn. They discuss these topics:
- The Jeff Hardy DUI arrest, AEW’s statement today, and Hardy’s future
- The State of AEW booking after C.M. Punk injury throws things into disarray
- How AEW can focus their booking in way that can expand their audience
- Jay White’s IWGP Title win at NJPW Dominion
- Early Money in the Bank picks for men’s and women’s matches
- Riddle challenging Roman Reigns on Friday’s Smackdown – is there a chance Riddle wins?
- Theory’s increased push and how John Cena could give him a boost
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's June 1, 2012 interview with Sean "X-Pac" Waltman including his evaluation of WWE Developmental, FCW, from his in-person scouting and coaching. What stars stand out as strong prospects, who is ready, and what does he think of the changing of head trainer from Tom Prichard to Bill DeMott. Also, live calls and email questions on TNA's future, Gut Check, Matt Morgan, C.M. Punk, Brock Lesnar, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-5-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls on a variety of topics including Cena-Cole BBQ Underwear match, Raw ratings analysis, Vince McMahon's return to TV, No Way Out, Sin Cara, Wellness Program, Kane's match quality, the next generation of WWE stars, the TNA Hall of Fame announcement, top TNA HOF candidates, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-7-2017), Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell discuss the Samoa Joe-Paul Heyman segment, Roman Reigns, Jinder Mahal, Bayley-Alexa Bliss, Hardys-Sheamus/Cesaro, Lana, and more with callers & email input throughout.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discuss Jinder Mahal and grade his performance so far as a top heel act, would Vince McMahon rather Raw be one hour, what’s going on with the NWA and Billy Corgan, the current NXT announce team, could Samoa Joe be launched to top tier level because of Brock, the latest 50/50 booking with A.J. Styles and Dolph Ziggler, what’s up with Rusev, a review of GLOW coming to Netflix this month, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
- C.M. Punk's injury, the resulting convoluted AEW Interim Title tournament, the explanation for Jon Moxley's placement in the tournament, who might have been part of the Summer of Punk in AEW, whether Punk was going heel or should go heel, and more about that situation.
- MJF controversy, theories on what was a shoot and what was a work, whether the work aspects have more collateral damage than the resulting buzz is worth, and more.
- Cody's injury, his performance against Seth Rollins at HIAC, his promo, the Seth swerve angle on Raw, and more about Cody.
- Edge's babyface turn after being ousted by the new Finn Balor-led Judgment Day, how it could been handled better but why it probably wasn't, reaction to Finn Balor choosing to re-sign with WWE, and who will lead the new faction among the three members.
- The Stephanie McMahon departure from WWE, reports that she was nudged out of her position by her dad Vince McMahon, and the overall drama of the McMahon family over time.
- Thoughts on NXT In Your House and the progress of certain wrestlers on the NXT roster.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's May 22, 2012 interview with long-time WWF and WCW manager Jimmy Hart who, with guest cohost Bruce Mitchell, take live calls and discuss a variety of topics from his career including breaking into wrestling in Memphis, Andy Kaufmann, Memphis Heat documentary, Nasty Boys, Hart Foundation, Honky Tonk Man, Tyson Kidd, and more. Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, he tells the real story on his break-up with Hogan and recent reconciliation, Randy Savage and Elizabeth memories, why he's a fan of C.M. Punk, the rise of Bret and HBK and whether their main event success surprised him, working with The Miz, who was left out of Memphis Heat who belonged in it, memories of Sputnick Monroe, working as a manager opposite Sensation Sherri, his personal career highlights, and much much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They discuss these topics:
- Lengthy analysis of the MJF promo on Dynamite, what is a work and what was a shoot, who was helped and who was hurt, and how this all affects other wrestlers in AEW.
- Full review of Dynamite.
- Full review of Rampage.
- Full review of WWE Smackdown
- Full review of WWE Raw
- Full preview of the WWE Hell in a Cell PLE
- Full review of NXT and a preview of NXT In Your House
- The latest on the New Japan Best of the Super Juniors
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-17-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jonny Fairplay of Survivor fame and TNA preview in-depth that coming Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules line-up, then hit on some hot topics in pro wrestling including Jinder Mahal’s push, Roman Reigns’s fan reception, Kurt Angle’s potential matches if he makes an in-ring comeback, Sasha Banks integrating into 205 Live, Randy Orton’s promo this week, Dolph Ziggler beating A.J. Styles on Smackdown, and more with caller and email contributions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-29-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer emails on Brock Lesnar's appearance at the UFC PPV and talk of him returning to MMA, Chris Jericho's suspension, C.M. Punk in WWE, Big Show explaining his heel turn, Hulk Hogan's role in TNA, TNA suing WWE, repetitiveness on WWE TV, and much more with live callers and emails.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's May 25, 2017 interview with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin getting his thoughts on NXT Takeover with a focus on the DIY breakup and the ladder match that preceded it with some compliments and constructive critiques, the Robert Roode vs. Hideo Itami NXT Title match, the Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne UK Title match, and more about the general vibe of NXT compared to WWE. They also talk about the 20 Years Ago This Week episode of Monday Night Raw featuring Steve Austin & Shawn Michaels capturing the WWE Tag Team Titles from Owen Hart & British Bulldog. Steve talks about working with Shawn at the time and the real-life legit tension between them that made its way onto the air and fueled the realism. They also talk about the progress of Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, some specific tips for both on how to improve, and the art of selling and showing vulnerability as a kick ass babyface.
Then in the previously VIP Exclusive Aftershow from five years ago (5-25-17), Wade disusses with Steve other topics including Jinder Mahal’s WWE Title win, the progress of Baron Corbin as a main event big man and his match with Sami Zayn at Backlash, the Breezango vs. Usos and Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin matches at Backlash, his favorite Canada memories, the changes in leadership in WCW in 1991, and the importance of announcing.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-22-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take take live phone calls on a variety of topics including reaction to Raw and Over the Limit, the WWE Revolution teasers, expansion of Raw to three hours, and more. In the VIP Aftershow, they discuss and detail the Ric Flair-TNA situation, analyze the pros and cons of Impact going live, and evaluate Hulk Hogan's daughter's qualifications for her new job.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Wildcard Thursday episode beginning with the Tony Khan Media Q&A from earlier today on AEW Double or Nothing, ROH's future, Owen Hart, and more including PWTorch's own Sean Radican. Then the Mid-Week Flagship from five years ago this week featuring PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist & host of the East Coast Cast Travis Bryant. They discuss NXT Takeover, Backlash, Raw, and Smackdown, responding to email questions and caller topics. They discuss Jinder Mahal’s push at the top of the show, the intriguing Paul Heyman-Finn Balor segment on Raw, the Johnny Gargano-Tomasso Ciampa breakup angle compared to the Goldust-R-Truth breakup angle, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special AEW Double or Nothing PPV Preview edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch Newsletter columnist Rich Fann. They discuss the entire announced line-up of the PPV including the pros and cons of doing a title change from Hangman Page to C.M. Punk and predicting what is likely. Also, thoughts on the move of the PPVs from Saturdays to Sundays.
Then in a bonus, we present what was previously the VIP-exclusive AEW Double or Nothing 2021 Post-PPV Roundtable with Wade, Rich, and Todd Martin last year including the Stadium Stampede, Kenny Omega vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Pac, The Young Bucks vs. Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston, Hikaru Shida vs. Brit Baker, Sting & Darby vs. Scorpio Sky & Ethan Page, the Casino Battle Royal, Miro vs. Lance Archer, and Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage, plus the Mark Henry announcement.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch Newsletter columnist Rich Fann. They discuss at length the developments and ramification of the Sasha Banks & Naomi walkout and the reaction to it from WWE, Pat McAfee, Booker T, Corey Graves, and social media. They also compare the way WWE is handling Sasha and Naomi walking out to various TV shows over the decades that dealt with replacing stars. Then they hit some rapid-fire topics including the unification of the Raw and Smackdown tag titles, the emotional Riddle promo, the botches in the Miz vs. Cody Rhodes match, ticket sales for Clash at the Castle, and the chemistry between the Gunn Brothers and Max Caster.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's May 18, 2017 interview with former WWE Creative Team member Kevin Eck who discusses Randy Orton’s comments critical of Indy Style wrestling, a list of rejected storylines, details on the writing process, Roman Reigns’s current character, Sasha Banks losing to Alicia Fox, Adam Cole, the struggle of some wrestlers to win over Vince McMahon, Vince’s ability to create stars, Ring of Honor’s big angle last weekend, and more with live callers and emails.
Then in a bonus Interview Classic, we jump back ten years (5-9-2012) to an interview with Johnny Gargano. PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill & PWTorch columnist Sean Radican interview DGUSA champion Gargano on his title run, this weekend's Evolve iPPVs on WWNLive.com including Gargano's next title defense, how he started in the wrestling business, and much more. Plus, reality TV star/former TNA personality Jonny Fairplay makes an appearance to talk about his role on this weekend's Evolve iPPVs. In the VIP Aftershow, McNeill is joined by PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell for a review of the news of the week, Live Events Center, and a VIP Mailbag question.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-15-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer emails focused primarily on Raw the previous night including the final hype for Over the Limit, Brock Lesnar-Triple H hype, the heavy-handed promotion of John Cena's charity work, the early reports of NXT being revamped and taping TV shows at Full Sail University, ROH technical issues, Eric Bischoff, and more. In the VIP Aftershow they discuss the physical changes in A.J. Styles, the 40 year old stars peaking in TNA lately, early praise for Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian as a tag team, and more on Raw.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's May 18, 2012 interview with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan as the "Interview Friday" guest. Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell interview the former WWF, Mid-South, and WCW star about his new autobiography including a variety of subjects on a lack of wrestler pension, hazing and ribbing that went too far, Vince McMahon compared to Bill Watts as a boss, his evolution over the years as a wrester and character, and more. After the interview, Keller and Mitchell discuss Sting on WWE.com, Evolve's new concept, The Avengers, and more.
Then in a bonus interview from ten years ago (4-25-12), PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill interviews former ECW champion Jerry Lynn covering the ECW Reunion show this weekend, various stories from his WWE and ECW runs, where he fits in today's independent wrestling scene, his top all-time opponents, current physical condition, challenges of wrestling with a mask, the cradle piledriver, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics:
- Sasha Banks & Naomi walk out right before Raw
- Ric Flair training for an in-ring return at age 73 at Starrcast
- MJF disgruntled with AEW and looking toward a jump to WWE
- Who would Vince McMahon want from AEW's roster other than MJF?
- Ezekiel, Elias, Kevin Owens
- Cody's promo on Raw challenging Seth Rollins to a Hell in a Cell match
- Theory's potential to be a centerpiece main event act
- Roman Reigns's contract situation and where he stands as a legendary top WWE star
- AEW Dynamite's line-up for Wednesday night
- Mandy Rose's progress in NXT prospects to have impact on main roster
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-17-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell discuss the push of Jinder Mahal and his match against Randy Orton on Sunday, Jinder on Jericho’s podcast, NXT Takeover’s line-up and the state of NXT’s roster today compared to several months ago, Bayley’s push, Orton’s shots at indy style, and much more with callers. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss A.J. Styles’s status on roster after recent win-loss record, Kurt Angle’s performance as G.M., Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly’s NXT potential, Fashion Files, is Braun Strowman’s injury a setback, is the NWA nostalgia or history and what cache does it have for Billy Corgan at this point, and more including mailbag topics.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's May 11, 2017 interview with Sean “X-Pac” Waltman who talks about the prospects of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson running for president and if he thinks Rock showed traits consistent with a potential president during his time around him WWE, the upside for Shinsuke Nakamura, the current push of Roman Reigns, what Vince McMahon is like now compared to 20 years ago, his reaction to the hazing and bullying in WWE over the years, this days in the NWO and GWF, and more including phone calls and emails.
Then in a bonus Interview Classic, we jump back ten years to a May 2, 2012 interview with ROH announcer Kevin Kelly conducted by PWTorch columnists Pat McNeill & Sean Radican. They, along with live callers, cover a number of subjects including ROH's iPPV future (Kelly says an announcement is coming soon), current ROH storylines, the Border Wars show next weekend, calling the incredible Michael Elgin vs. Davey Richards match, background on how he came up with the Stephanie McMahon/Triple H marriage angle in WWF, various WWE stories, and much more. In the VIP Aftershow, McNeill and Radican go through the Live Events Center and review the latest news.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They begin by asking whether the Long Island bit is just distracting from what's important as AEW heads into Double or Nothing. Then full reviews of AEW Dynamite, WWE Smackdown, WWE Monday Night Raw, NXT 2.0, and UFC.
There is also a bonus segment featuring part of this week's Fix Mailbag including these topics:
- Has the AEW Women's Division overall helped or hurt the quality of the shows?
- If Tony Khan could only sign Will Ospreay or Zack Sabre Jr., who would be the best choice?
- Why are people into Hook? Where will he be in three years?
- What is wrong with distraction finishes considering they're been part of wrestling for decades?
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-8-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer emails focused primarily on Raw the previous night including the wisdom of advertising that John Cena would not appear in person in the arena, thoughts on Paul Heyman's return, reaction to the four-way for the World Title, thoughts on PPV match order, Keller's Outrage of the Week on Raw regarding the portrayal of top heels, thoughts on C.M. Punk suggesting a Twitter follower kill himself, what's wrong with TNA's Gut Check segments, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-10-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch contributor Andrew Soucek to discuss a wide array of topics on the Mid-Week Flagship edition including Chris Jericho’s self-assessment of his latest run in WWE and whether he engaged in his tendency to inflate his self-worth, reaction to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson saying he might run for President of the United States, does Billy Corgan’s purchase of the NWA mean anything in 2017, reaction to Batista’s latest statements on his desire to return to WWE and whom he’d like to wrestle, potential major changes in how WWE reaches fans on television, the states of Impact wrestling pro and con, the potential impact on ROH of the Sinclair-Tribune deal, and more on pro wrestlers utilizing social media in a counter-productive way. Live callers mix into the conversation on several of the above topics.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's Apr. 27, 2012 interview with "Dirty" Dutch Mantell, who has been almost everywhere and seen almost everything - be it wrestling in Memphis, managing in the WWF, commentating in WCW, booking in Puerto Rico and TNA, and many stops in between along the way. He tells stories and has opinions on a wide array of subjects in this interview. The first hour is the Livecast with live callers and email questions. The second hour is a one-on-one discussion with Dutch's thoughts on how fans have changed over the decades, the WWF writing team approach, Cena-Rock, booking match finishes, the anti-Southern bias in pro wrestling, mandatory time off for wrestlers, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-2-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take live phone calls and answer emails focused primarily on the strange follow-up to Extreme Rules, the even stranger Over the Limit set-up, and a look at what games might be being played regarding Lesnar's outburst backstage after the Cena match. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer more emails on Lesnar and various WWE topics, plus recent TNA news and Impact format changes.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Friday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Greg Parks, a PWTorch Newsletter columnist. They cover a wide range of topics:
- Looking at AEW's big men on the roster, should W Morrisey be protected or fed to Wardlow
- Will Tony Khan book MJF to beat Wardlow or Wardlow to beat MJF? The pros and cons of each evaluated
- Should C.M. Punk beat Hangman Page at Double or Nothing?
- A thorough look at the Owen Hart Tournament and handicapping various possible winners
- Thoughts on the Jericho Appreciation Society so far, including Angelo & Matt
- NXT cutbacks including a preview of Greg Parks's feature column on this topic in this week's PWTorch Newsletter including Dexter Lumis, Dakota Kai, Malcolm Bivens, and more
- Some ideas for discontinued WWE PPV titles that could also become new wrestling factions like Judgment Day.
- WWE Backlash PLE preview including which match should go on last, the flat Edge heel turn, the lack of change in Madcap Moss after his babyface turn, more.
- Evaluating Cody's first month back in WWE
- Ezekiel: Is it working?
- Impact Wrestling
- Mailbag questions on Jade Cargill and The Acclaimed
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's Apr. 27, 2017 interview with longtime pro wrestling announer Mick Karch regarding newly announced Vince McMahon biopic, the role Hulk Hogan played in McMahon’s journey, could the Verne & Greg Gagne have competed with the WWF if Hogan stayed, the place of Curt Hennig in the AWA history as one of the last big stars to headline as champion and whether he had the career he deserved in the WWF. Then an in-depth conversation about indy wrestling and how it’s changed over the decades, the attitudes of wrestlers today compared to the 1980s, how fans’ expectations at indy shows have changed, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-24-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss with live callers Monday's Raw episode in-depth with different POVs on specific items, the final hype for Brock Lesnar-John Cena not hitting a crescendo, the expected Lesnar-Cena Extreme Rules outcome, why Hulk Hogan isn't the right guy to determine how to address TNA's issues, whether MMA and pro wrestling should do more to acknowledge the other, Buff Bagwell news, and more.
Then in a bonus episode from two days later (4-26-2012), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Sean Radican (first-half of the show) discuss with live callers & emailers Rey Mysterio's suspension, lack of stars to build future WrestleManias around, Hologram Mania main events in the future?, alternative universe if Rock were not in one-year WM28 build-up, true FCW Draft, Linda McMahon, Bella Twins, potential WM28 & Summerslam main events, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-26-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell. They discuss the Raw-Smackdown balance after the Superstar Shake-up and the Shinsuke Nakamura call-up, the Vince McMahon movie project and who should be the leading man, House of Horrors, the Shinsuke-Dolph Ziggler segment on Smackdown, Braun Strowman, the AWA, and much more with callers. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason present a detailed Payback preview including Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns, the House of Horrors, and more, plus Charlotte’s apparent turn, the state of Impact Wrestling, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics: AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door, WWE Backlash line-up, Mustafa- Ali-Ciampa, Impact Wrestling carving out its place as no. 3 national company in U.S. with a high quality product lately, Walter, Tag Team Divisions, Young Bucks, AEW's choice of which five wrestlers to show in a graphic during an NBA playoff game, Keith Lee, Bron Breaker, Samoa Joe, and much more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's Apr. 22, 2017 interview with former WWE creative team writer Matt McCarthy. Topics are wide-ranging including how the Superstar Shake-up affects the creative process in WWE and how wrestlers are linked with writers and how that can change after roster changes, how stand-up comedy and pro wrestling both share a need to address political correctness and how each approach it differently because they serve different purposes, whether pro wrestlers should do a better job protecting their characters and how that compares to stand-up comedians on and off camera and in social media, reaction to the Big Show vs. Braun Strowman ring collapsing angle and the upside and potential opponents for Strowman, the Roman Reigns fan reaction on the Raw After Mania, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They record "The Fix" podcast every week and about once every three weeks present their weekly analysis on the WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door PPV announcement
A look at AEW's busy week of TV from Rampage to Battle of the Belts II to Dynamite
A review of New Japan's Windy City Riot event in Chicago
A look at WWE's week of TV including Smackdown, Raw, and NXT
A preview of Impact Rebellion
A look back at UFC Fight NIght and a preview of UFC and Bellator
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-17-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take a dozen phone calls on the previous night's Raw, Brock Lesnar's sitdown promo, Tensai's main event, C.M. Punk visits a bar, Robert Roode's TNA push, Mick Foley-Dean Ambrose, Tito Ortiz, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-19-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Travis Bryant. They talked with callers and responded to emails about the post-Superstar Shake-up landscape, Jinder Mahal’s unlikely push, the media coverage and potential fallout of the JBL bullying and the wider culture of demeaning people without power in WWE, the point and effectiveness of the Braun Strowman-Big Show ring collapse, American Alpha, New Day, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's Apr. 16, 2017 interview with former WWE ring announcer and best selling author Justin Roberts who discusses bullying in WWE, the JBL-Mauro Ranallo situation, the difficulty working under Kevin Dunn and Triple H as bosses, what Vince McMahon was like to deal with, being the ring announcer for the Brock Lesnar victory over Undertaker at WrestleMania, life after wrestling, and so much more including live caller and email questions.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-10-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take a dozen phone calls on Brock Lesnar on Raw, potential future Lesnar matches, UFC fans' reactions, John Cena's smile, Undertaker, and more. In the VIP Aftershow they answer emails on a wide array of topics including the future of the Diva's Division and Primo & Epico going on social media to complain about their lack of TV time.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-12-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell. They discussed WWE's Superstar Shake-up, anti-JBL chants in Boston, status of various WWE titles, the potential Braun Strowman, what Charlotte doesn't seem to get about the business, and much more with callers and emails.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch Newsletter columnist. They record the "Everything with Rich & Wade" podcast every week and about once every three or four weeks present their weekly analysis on the WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
A look at Cody Rhodes's second week on WWE TV, his Miz TV appearance, his match against Miz, and the different potential trajectories he might be on including some Money in the Bank speculation.
WWE's strong tag team division and how it compares style-wise to other companies around the world today.
Bobby Lashley-MVP storyline.
Details and thoughts on Tony Khan saying an army of bots are putting criticism of AEW on social media.
Thoughts on AEW Dynamite and Rampage including Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti being an example of wrestlers with too much freedom and not enough oversight, Jon Moxley vs. Wheeler Yuta, and more.
The horrific injury to Shinjiro Otani and the injury to Sanada.
Reaction to the new Lacey Evans and the Raw debut of Gunther.
And more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's April 6, 2017 interview with former WWE wrestler JTG of Cryme Tyme. He talks about his books on getting heat in the locker room and dealing with politics, tells stories in both categories including what preceded his being let go from WWE. Also his thoughts on John Cena as a locker room leader, Triple H as a boss, Chris Jericho and C.M. Punk as colleagues, and more stories from his days in WWE. He discusses draft day stress, WrestleMania weekend excitement, and European road ribs. He also talks about who he reunited with this weekend in Orlando.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-3-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take more than a dozen phone calls discussing the prospect named Jon Moxley in WWE Developmental, Brock Lesnar's return, WrestleMania 28, and looking at what's next for WWE on the path toward WrestleMania 29. Also, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer more than a dozen email questions and also address a backstage situation that could make the return of Brock even more interesting than people realize.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-5-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Sam Roberts of the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast as they delve into a huge five day stretch in the pro wrestling industry. Sam talks about his gig with WWE on the NXT Kickoff Show panel and WrestleMania Kickoff Show. Then they delve into the happenings WM weekend and post-Mania including the Roman Reigns fan response and what’s next for him, what qualifies as the Best Match at a WrestleMania without a single stand-out great match, what’s next for NXT Takeover, speculation on the Superstars Shake-up, and much more with live callers and email topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics: Cody Rhodes's first two nights back in WWE, WrestleMania 38 including Vince McMahon's Stunner bump and Jason's joy watching Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn, the ROH PPV and the return of Samoa Joe, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-29-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell as they discuss the last week of build for WrestleMania 33 with extended discussions on Triple H, Roman Reigns, John Cena, Miz, Bray Wyatt, A.J. Styles, and others. They also talk with callers and respond to emails about topics including NXT post-Mania, potential roster shuffling, and Raw and Smackdown post-Mania.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discuss a wide range of topics including a reaction to Goldberg’s comments on the “Edge & Christian” podcast about how miserable he is trying to look like the old Goldberg in time for WrestleMania 33, what Triple H revealed in his NXT media conference call last week about his outlook and attitude toward the brand, possible trades between Raw and Smackdown, the upside of Baron Corbin, the future of the WWE Title after Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's March 23, 2012 two-hour interview with Kevin Nash who talks about the WrestleMania 28 Rock-Cena dynamic, his WrestleMania appearances back at WM 10 and WM 11, his return ten years ago and his shoot comment on Rock live on TV that led to backstage heat, an exclusive scoop on his recent feud with Punk and why his match with him never took place, backstage stories, thoughts on John Cena and Dolph Ziggler, why Rock brings on some of the heat he gets backstage, does he think his good friend "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will return for another match, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Friday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Sean Radican, a PWTorch Newsletter columnist. They cover a wide range of topics:
A preview of ROH's Supercard of Honor tonight.
Assessing where ROH seems to be heading under Tony Khan's ownership and what the pros and cons are of various approaches.
Sean's thoughts on WrestleMania Weekend events so far including Sean Waltman's impressive performance on Thursday night.
A preview of the rest of WrestleMania Weekend including the WWE Hall of Fame, Impact's special event with big names and novel match-ups, WrestleMania itself, and more.
Final thoughts reflecting on the New Japan Cup semi-finals and finals, including the lack of crowd noise undercutting some of the great in-ring work by the wrestlers.
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In part two of this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-27-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell continue taking phone calls and answer emails on various subjects, mostly related to evaluating the final push for WrestleMania 28, Rock-Cena on Raw, Taker's streak, and where Rock vs. John Cena ranks among the biggest WrestleMania main events of the past.
NOTE: This is part two of two installments. The first installment was posted earlier this week.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special WrestleMania 38 preview with special guest Sam Roberts. They break down the entire card starting with The KO Show with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and where it might lead in terms of Austin returning for an official match and whether this will elevate KO after the Austin program. Then they discuss Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar and whether it qualifies as a potential biggest WrestleMania match ever and what finish to expect and who would be next for the winner. From there they march through night one and then night two in their entirety. They also talk about the pageantry of WrestleMania each week, with this being the return to a full stadium atmosphere.
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In part one of this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-27-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell take 19 phone calls over the course of the first 90 minutes plus many emails on various subjects, mostly related to evaluating the final push for WrestleMania 28, Rock-Cena on Raw, Taker's streak, Christian, Brock, post-WrestleMania ideas, and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of two installments. The second installment is scheduled to be posted later this week.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview with Sean "X-Pac" Waltman from March 16, 2012. Wade is also joined by guest cohost Bruce Mitchell. Waltman breaks down the Rock-Cena hype and what he senses has been a shoot so far, including insight into what Rock is like behind the scenes and whether he's changed since his Hollywood success. He also talks about the reasons behind Rock's dislike for Road Dogg and Shawn Michaels and whether he agrees with the attitude in the locker room that Rock is stealing someone's spot. Also, in-depth thoughts on the Triple H vs. Undertaker match with Michaels in the mix and whether Triple H should end his streak. Plus his heat with Jericho in 2000, the latest on Scott Hall, and first-person insight into WWE's developmental standouts after visiting FCW yesterday.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview with former WWE Creative Team member Kevin Eck who at the top of the show evaluates the WrestleMania 33 line-up with specific thoughts on the top several matches. Then they take calls and respond to emails regarding WM33 angles specifically and WWE’s creative process generally, including the writing process for Raw and Smackdown, the Bray Wyatt character’s creation and evolution, the 2014 Royal Rumble and the Daniel Bryan controversy, the pros and cons of various ways to present Roman Reigns, the ROH-WWE negotiations, and much more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-25-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Travis Bryant as they talk about the latest build up to WrestleMania 33, thoughts on how the line-up has shaped up, reaction to A.J. Styles and Shane McMahon the night before on Smackdown, the Randy Orton-Bray Wyatt segment, hot topics discussed on Bring It to the Table, a look back at the build to WrestleMania 22 and the reaction to Shawn Michaels vs. Vince McMahon on the lineup compared to Styles vs. Shane, reaction to Anthem/Impact and the Hardys-ROH, NXT Takeover, Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Balor, Tye Dillinger, and much more with callers and email topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They record "The Fix" podcast every week and about once every three weeks present their weekly analysis on the WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
The latest New Japan Cup developments and a preview the semi-finals
Reviews of AEW Rampage, AEW Dynamite, NXT, WWE Smackdown, and WWE Raw.
A discussion on whether WrestleMania is worthy this year of two nights and what matches and segments might still be added.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-20-2012), guest host Pat McNeill is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss with live callers the previous night's Raw, Triple H and The Undertaker not touching before Mania, was The Rock's Survivor Series match a mistake?, whether C.M. Punk's family becomes involved in the WWE Title feud, WWE responding to reports of FCW shutting down and their odd handling of the story, the lack of Hall of Fame promotion, Miz's potential WrestleMania role, Powell's thoughts on TNA's Sunday PPV, Shane Douglas's WWE TV run-in on Raw, and much more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, McNeill & Powell take listener questions on whether announcing Rock-Cena a year in advance has back-fired, and more topics.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview with ex-WWE Creative Team member Seth Mates (@sethmates) who worked behind the scenes in WWE for the WWE.com website and eventually in 2002 the creative team for an eventful half year where he worked with an emerging John Cena, Brock Lesnar, and Batista, plus Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Triple H and Steve Austin. He talks about Paul Heyman's creative team experience and volatile dynamic with Stephanie McMahon. He tells backstage stories on some big matches, Vince McMahon leadership, life on the creative team, and much more. Live calls and emails throughout.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview with Rob Van Dam of ECW and WWE fame. He discusses a wide array of topics including contributions from emails and callers. Topics include what he’s doing these days, ECW memories, Paul Heyman, WWE Hall of Fame aspirations, his dynamic with Triple H, his friendship with Sabu, the TLC concept and if he deserves more credit, Shane McMahon wrestling, would he answer a call to go to WWE again, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-15-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell as they talk about the latest build up to WrestleMania 33, thoughts on how the line-up has shaped up, reaction to A.J. Styles and Shane McMahon last night on Smackdown, the Randy Orton-Bray Wyatt segment, hot topics discussed on Bring It To The Table, a look back at the build to WrestleMania 22 and the reaction to Shawn Michaels vs. Vince McMahon on the lineup compared to Styles vs. Shane, reaction to Anthem/Impact and the Hardys-ROH, and much more with callers and email topics.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discuss a range of topics including Christopher Daniels winning the ROH World Title, Alberto El Patron winning the Impact Wrestling World Title, many WrestleMania 33 developments, reaction to various topics on Bring it to the Table on WWE Network including what the show is aiming to accomplish, Lucha Underground on Netflix, and much much more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-13-2012), host Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the Rock Concert vs. Thug-o-nomics, Shawn Michaels confronts Taker, Chris Jericho exposes C.M. Punk's father, plus Jeremy Borash-Eric Bischoff, Garett Bischoff's push, ratings, and much more with live calls and email questions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch Newsletter columnist. They record the "Everything with Rich & Wade" podcast every week and about once every three weeks present their weekly analysis on the WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
Scott Hall's career highlights, his place in wrestling history, his influence behind the scenes, what the New York Times left out of his bio that bothered Wade, his personal story that influenced his demeanor with friends and non-friends in wrestling.
The clues and Easter eggs about Cody Rhodes being sent by WWE on Raw and elsewhere, and whether we're crazy or they're dropping deliberate bread crumbs, plus what is the ideal way for Cody to debut and how high on the card can he go in WWE.
Listener email defending the Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens stipulation that put the KO Show interview with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin up for grabs.
Listener email asking whether advice to AEW to expand their audience is actually bad advice that could backfire.
Rich's take on the ROH line-up for their return show as AEW prepares to take over.
Quick thoughts on Big E's injury, how it happened, and the latest on his future.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview with ex-WWE Creative Team member Andrew Goldstein. This is part 2 of 2. He talks about unwritten rules in WWE including where not to stick your hands on a plane near Vince McMahon, the day Undertaker told him to take off his clothes to avoid upsetting Vince McMahon, insight into the Rock-John Cena dynamic and what he thinks was happening on Monday live on Raw in terms of what was unplanned, plus over an hour and a half of live phone call questions including TNA ratings insight from his experience at Spike TV, Vince's politics, working with Michael Hayes, how to get a job in WWE, dynamic in the writers' room, his proudest achievement, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview with ex-WWE Creative Team member Andrew Goldstein. He talks about unwritten rules in WWE including where not to stick your hands on a plane near Vince McMahon, the day Undertaker told him to take off his clothes to avoid upsetting Vince McMahon, insight into the Rock-John Cena dynamic and what he thinks was happening on Monday live on Raw in terms of what was unplanned, plus over an hour and a half of live phone call questions including TNA ratings insight from his experience at Spike TV, Vince's politics, working with Michael Hayes, how to get a job in WWE, dynamic in the writers' room, his proudest achievement, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview with Jim Ross, former WWE and WCW lead announcer and now play-by-play announcer for AXS TV’s New Japan series. They discuss WrestleMania hot topics including Lesnar vs. Goldberg, the use of A.J. Styles, Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns, should Reigns go heel and Styles go babyface, and a wide array of other topics including Josh Matthews, Ivan Koloff, George Steele, Bill Watts, Kurt Angle, and more with a lot of callers and email contributions.
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In part two of this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-9-2012), host Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They analyze the Raw ratings, plus answer a dozen email questions ranging from whether Shawn Michaels will come out of retirement, the fall of Miz and Alberto Del Rio compared to last year, Sting's future, and a lot more on all sides of the arguments regarding the promotional strategy for Rock vs. John Cena.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-6-2012), host Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They dive head first into an in-depth discussion of the John Cena-Rock angles and segments last night, including whether once again Cena went too far in undercutting Rock and was 100 percent of it planned with Rock. Also, praise for the Triple H-Shawn Michaels segment, thoughts on the middle of the show, and much more including over a dozen live calls.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss these topics: Tony Khan buying ROH, the latest on Cody Rhodes, Vince McMahon's interview with McAfee, Becky Lynch's injury, AEW signing "Lord" Regal, thoughts on AEW Revolution including top matches and whether the shows should be shorter, the Edge-A.J. Styles storyline, and how WrestleMania is shaping up in terms of match distribution over two nights.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-8-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Sam Roberts from the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast for the Mid-Week Flagship as they look at the major WrestleMania 33 developments coming out of Fastlane, Raw, and Smackdown including the pros and cons of A.J. Styles vs. Shane McMahon, the prospects of Triple H vs. Seth Rollins, the potential finishes of Roman Reigns vs. Undertaker and Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar, which match will end WrestleMania, and much more with a great mix of callers and email contributions.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview with 2017 WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page. DDP talks about how he received the news of being chosen for this year’s HOF, the story about how the Diamond Cutter almost was taken from him and which main event star he asked not to use it, the latest on DDP Yoga and wrestlers using it, updates on Jake Roberts and Scott Hall, how the decision will be made on who introduces him at the HOF ceremony, and more with caller and email contributions.
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In this "Wildcard Friday" special episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, there are three distinct segments.
First up is a special WKPWP Mailbag featuring Wade Keller answering listener questions about AEW-ROH from a number of angles and also whether Bryan Danielson has too much creative freedom so far in AEW.
Then a special free version of PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn's "On the Canvas" VIP podcast series which today features his artistic grades for the hype for AEW Revolution match by match.
Finally, the Tony Khan media Q&A from Wednesday afternoon including Tony commenting on how and why Cody Rhodes contract negotiations ended and why he didn't roll over his existing contract, which match will go on last on Sunday, the potential signings of Cesaro/Claudio and Jeff Hardy, the polarizing Orange Cassidy character and ring style, adding a Trios title, adding content to HBO Max or another streaming option, and a lot of Revolution talk.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They record "The Fix" podcast every week and about once every three weeks present their weekly analysis on the WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
What's good and what's bad about Tony Khan buying ROH.
A review of last night's Dynamite including C.M. Punk's response to MJF, the final angles to build the PPV.
A review of Rampage including Sammy Guevara vs. Andrade and Orange Cassidy vs. Anthony Bowens.
A review of WWE Smackdown including the Roman Reigns-Brock Lesnar contract signing, latest with Ronda Rousey, and more including whether Big E running over you with an ATV would likely kill you.
A review of WWE Raw including Sami Zayn's celebration, Edge turns heel on A.J. Styles, Finn Balor wins U.S Title over Damian Priest.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-1-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch Newsletter columnist and host of the PWTorch East Coast Cast Travis Bryant as they discuss with callers the Randy Orton-Bray Wyatt angle last night, debate the Bayley-Charlotte saga, discuss Roman Reigns getting different crowd responses in different regions, the WWE potential of latest TNA departures the Hardys and Drew Galloway, the Universal Title situation, and more.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Travis discuss the strategy with John Cena and The Miz bringing up Cena’s behind the scene influence and whether it goes over some fans’ heads and if it’s perhaps planting a seed for an eventual Roman Reigns vs. Cena match, plus some Dana-Charlotte-Nia Jax dynamic talk.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-28-2012), host Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They dissected the Rock-John Cena segment last night and delved into the various degrees of reality that might have been on display and how much was planned. Also, they looked at other key Raw happenings, plus looked ahead to WrestleMania's development line-up. In the VIP Aftershow, some new insider info on Mark Henry and TNA's creative team changes, plus the pros and cons of wrestlers stating their goal is to be "entertaining."
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview from Feb. 23, 2017 with ex-TNA Creative Team member and WCW wrestler Disco Inferno discussing these topics: A Roddy Piper-Nitro backstage story, assessing TNA’s future & Jeff Jarrett as a leader, WCW locker room morale and mood, WWE’s Cruiserweight Division problems, Breezango’s potential, Aron Rex’s new gimmick, and more with callers and emailers.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-14-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell provide an in-arena perspective on last night's Raw and field phone calls on Triple H-Taker, Jason's encounter with Vince McMahon and what he wished he did, John Cena's promo on The Rock, the Eve turn, WrestleMania 28 thoughts, Wade Barrett's injury, and more. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason present backstage notes from Raw, insider info on upcoming WrestleMania main events, more listener email questions, Elimination Chamber reaction, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-22-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell as they talk about WrestleMania developments, battle royal outcome the previous night, pros and cons of Roman Reigns, the projected Cena-Miz mixed tag, what’s wrong with the Cruiserweight Division, possible call-up of Shinsuke Nakamura, the Robert Roode Glorious gimmick, Naomi’s ring style, prospects of Kurt Angle wrestling, and more with a great mix of caller contributions.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discuss a range of topics including whether WWE is favoring Raw over Smackdown at WrestleMania, what are potential special attraction matches at future WrestleManias, Braun Strowman’s surprising rise and future upside, DDP’s Hall of Fame merits, Big Show’s future, Kevin Owens’ stellar promo, Apollo Crews, the Rock phone call to C.M. Punk, Samoa Joe’s WrestleMania options, the state of TNA and Jeff Jarrett, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch Newsletter columnist. They record the "Everything with Rich & Wade" podcast every week and about once every three weeks present their weekly analysis on the WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
WWE hyping the MSG house show and Brock Lesnar's title defense, and how it relates to the Bobby Lashley injury and potentially shaking up the Winner Takes All match at WrestleMania.
Can WWE sufficiently fill out two nights of WrestleMania with 3-4 top matches each night to justify splitting the show in two parts?
Where does Cody fit in the WWE landscape, including WrestleMania? Is he in a WWE Title match by then, challenging or even defending?
Reaction to Kenny Omega discussing his lack of rapport and lack of familiarity with Cody's mindset before he left AEW.
Elimination Chamber thoughts including Ronda Rousey-Charlotte dynamic, Goldberg's potential WWE finale.
Dominik's comments about "earning" his fast-track to the main roster on Raw.
WWE's assortment of celebrities for this year's WrestleMania.
Undertaker's Hall of Fame induction.
Brock Lesnar's interview with Pat McAfee and what it revealed about Lesnar's personal approach to his career and fame, plus his philosophy about how to be an effective pro wrestler in this era.
Dax Harwood's interview with Renee Pacquette, including a story about Shawn Michaels' character that will disappoint some HBK fans.
Jay White
Sanada
And more!
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-15-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill for the Mid-Week Flagship. They take calls and read emails regarding the Smackdown Battle Royal announcement by Daniel Bryan, the Kevin Owens-Triple H-Samoa Joe alliance, Orton-Bray-Harper scenarios, Bayley-Charlotte, Cena’s short 16th title reign, and much more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview from Feb. 16, 2017 with ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy for over and hour and a half discussing first in-depth the Randy Orton-Bray Wyatt saga including Orton’s Rumble win and Wyatt’s Chamber win. Matt tells a backstage story of interacting with Orton before a match with Daniel Bryan. Then they shift to a discussion about the Festival of Friendship and the performances and immediate futures for Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho. They also take calls and answer email topics and close the show with some talk about New Japan and other non-WWE shows of interest to Matt these days.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special two part episode. First up is a special appearance of Nick Barbati & Tom Colohue from the PWTorch VIP-exclusive podcast series "Nick & Tom's Intercontinental Adventure" with an hour-long preview of Saturday's WWE Elimination Chamber PPV.
Then a jump back to five years ago this week for the WWE Elimination Chamber Post-PPV Roundtable, previously VIP-exclusive, featuring Wade with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and PWTorch East Coast Cast host Travis Bryant. They discussed the entire event right after it concluded back on Feb. 12, 2017.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents part two of this week's Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss more on Cody leaving AEW and heading to WWE including listener emails, plus Steve Austin WrestleMania match speculation, evaluating final Elimination Chamber hype and predictions, praising Raw's improvements lately, Ronda Rousey's attitude turnaround, Hangman Page's run as AEW Champ so far, does WWE even try to create big stars anymore, notes on WWE's changing talent payscale now compared to just a few years ago, and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two part Flagship with Wade & Jason this week. VIP members got access to part two right away yesterday; everyone else is getting access today.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They focus on Cody Rhodes leaving AEW, Cody heading to WWE and the possibilities for him there, Cody listener mailbag, and various insights and speculation about the whole situation.
NOTE: This is part one of a two part Flagship with Wade & Jason this week. VIP members get part two right away; everyone else can download part two tomorrow.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-14-2012), host Wade Keller and PWTorch.com Specialist columnist Jon Cudo reflect on the previous night's Raw and look ahead to the Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 28, with a focus on the Cena-Kane and Rock-John Cena storylines, Shawn Michaels's return and Triple H's "smash mouth" commentary, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back ten years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview from Feb. 10, 2021 with current NXT wrestler Joaquin Wilde, who was then wrestling as Zema Ion. At that time, he was a new TNA X Division contender. He talked about his early years, how the TNA opportunity came along, his X Division aspirations, creating his character, his experience in India, his back-up plan if a pro wrestling career doesn't take off, how his mother was a mail order bride, how her dream was to be a designer, how he came up with his dream of being a male model, his passion for proofreading, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They record "The Fix" podcast every week and about once every three weeks present their weekly analysis on the WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
AEW's strong rating for a loaded show.
Full review of AEW Rampage including Sammy Guevara vs. Isiah Kassidy and Ricky Starks vs. Jay Lethal.
Full review of AEW Dynamite which included the AEW debut of Keith Lee, Lance Archer challenging "Hangman" Page for the AEW Title, the Inner Circle mandatory meeting, and more.
Full review of WWE Smackdown including Todd's issues with Paul Heyman's explanation for going back to Roman Reigns, plus Ronda Rousey pretends to want to be there.
Full review of WWE Raw including Lita-Becky Lynch and the Quiz Bowl.
Full review of NXT 2.0.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-7-2012), host Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the previous night's Raw in depth with live callers and email questions on these topics: Triple H turns down Undertaker, Chris Jericho gets silent treatment from Punk, Kane at WrestleMania, Daniel Bryan's future in WWE, the upside of Zack Ryder, and much more.
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In this flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, we jump back to the Feb. 1, 2017 episode where PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss the breaking news of Seth Rollins’s injury and how it could reshuffle plans for some WrestleMania matches, talk about Elimination Chamber, and more with live callers.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discuss a range of topics with a focus on options WWE has to replace Seth Rollins on WrestleMania and the babyface depth chart in general, if Seth is out for a long time. Also, who would be the best two or three wrestlers for WWE to build around as top babyfaces? Plus reaction to Roman Reigns and Undertaker in the Rumble, who can step up on the NXT roster to bring a buzz or at least some depth back to the roster, and more including various email topics.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from five years ago (2-2-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviews Drew McIntyre, then known as Drew Galloway. In this interview, he talks about his current contract status with TNA, the change in ownership, life outside of WWE as a pro wrestler working a regular schedule, his reaction to John Cena vs. A.J. Styles and whether it motivated him as a wrestler, does he want to return to WWE and does he think it’ll happen, his dream scenario for his return to WWE, thoughts on Aron Rex’s transformation and similar path he took from WWE developmental to the main roster to TNA, how crowds are different and whether he adjusts to the situation, thoughts on the Seth Rollins injury, injury scares he’s had, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-31-2012), host Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the Royal Rumble and Raw in depth including a dozen live calls, email questions, and looking ahead to WrestleMania 28. The VIP Aftershow is packed with email questions and some TNA talk near the end, plus why John Cena should just stay off social media.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist and podcast host. They record the "Everything with Rich & Wade" podcast every week and on occasion simulcast that show as the free WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
A thorough look at the Royal Rumble start to finish through the lens of what happened on Raw two nights later including...
The pros and cons of the finish of Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins
Thoughts on Seth's current character and if he's bound to be a heel or face going forward
Why the women's Rumble is getting widely different reviews from different viewers
Ronda Rousey already being ornery and odd, and could it manifest in fans rejecting her against Charlotte at WrestleMania?
What went wrong with Becky Lynch vs. Doudrop
The chaos backstage that could have led to some questionable sequences in the Rumble, Kofi Kingston's slip up reverberating later, Brock Lesnar eliminating fan favorites instead of heels en route to victory, and more.
Thoughts on the set-up for the Elimination Chamber on Raw
Alexa Bliss's character and future
WrestleMania line-up speculation
Mailbag topics on WWE's lack of clearly defined likable characters, plus an idea for changing the Royal Rumble to add more drama regarding possible winners
A preview of AEW Dynamite including C.M. Punk vs. MJF, Ruby Soho vs. Nyla Rose, and more.
Thoughts on Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevera last week on Dynamite including Cody's post-match promo
Some breaking Minnesota VIkings coaching news
Quick hits on the Stardom PPV last weekend
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview from Jan. 26, 2016 with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. For the first time, we present not only the first hour that aired to the general public free, but also the second hour which was previously VIP-exclusive.
In this first hour Steve talks about these topics:
That year’s Royal Rumble.
His reasons for thinking a heel run with Roman Reigns is still the best course.
Braun Strowman’s big push, the prospects of Reigns vs. Strowman.
How about Samoa Joe entering and winning the Royal Rumble.
A great Bobby Eaton battle royal story.
His thoughts on Eaton, his first WCW TV Title reign, what’s happening with the Broken Skull Challenge series.
More.
In the previously VIP-portion of the interview, these topics are covered:
Details on the botched finish where he was eliminated earlier than planned from a Rumble.
His thoughts on Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn, and A.J. Styles.
How orchestrated and preordained is everything that happens in a Rumble.
Why Rumble matches aren’t fun to work as a wrestler.
Pet peeves about the endings to some Royal Rumbles.
The babyface/heel dynamic and what the constitution was for his top babyface character during the Attitude Era.
Thoughts on scripted promos today versus the Wild West of his era.
Advice for Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns if that happens.
Why did he move to a feud with Owen Hart after his early feud with Bret.
How much did he know about his original plans for his 1997 Rumble win before Shawn Michaels got hurt.
How he looked out for himself and at what point he felt he could speak up on his behalf and not just go along with what he was told to do.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-24-2012), host Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the previous night's Raw, including grading the final Raw hype for the Royal Rumble. They take live calls and answer email questions throughout the show including many Raw-related topics, WrestleMania line-up developments, Hall of Fame, and more. In the VIP Aftershow they answer even more email questions and talk about Evan Bourne's questionable WWE future.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling Podcast and WWE Network programs to preview the Royal Rumble. They start with the Men's Rumble with an exploration of who might win among those announced, who might enter who is not announced, and the pros and cons on various winners. Then they talk about the Women's Rumble, the Edge & Beth Phoenix vs. Miz & Maryse tag, the three title matches, and then the match order. They finish with some GCW talk as Sam attended this past weekend's The Wrld event.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They cover these topics including some Mailbag questions.
Men's Royal Rumble preview including analysis of the hype and who the leading contenders are to win. Then a list of dark horse candidates or alternative scenarios with announced and unannounced names.
What happened to Big E since he lost the WWE Title and should he be considered a leading contender to win the Rumble.
Mailbag questions on whether WWE is hedging pushing anything or anyone too hard over COVID concerns, what's going on with Cody Rhodes, are people right to be up in arms of NXT taking place in the afternoon, is MJF a top tier player and thoughts on the Wardlow storyline, and more.
A series of AEW topics including the Pillars, Hangman Page so far, what is AEW's main storyline right now, the Moxley comment by Bully Ray, and the current trend of top tier wrestlers feuding with second tier wrestlers.
GCW's PPV including Jeff Jarrett, Matt Cardona, the Briscoes, X-Pac, Ruby Soho, Nick Gage, and more.
Picks for the Women's Royal Rumble, Charlotte's silly stipulation, the Ronda Rousey rumors, who several surprises could be who haven't been on TV lately, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-24-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. They discuss with callers an array of scenarios of Royal Rumble outcomes with wildcard possibilities and scenarios, plus many other topics provided by callers and emailers. Also, the latest "foot in his mouth" moment for Roman Reigns in a mainstream media interview.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-6-2012), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interviewed TNA World Hvt. champion Bobby Roode for the first 20 minutes. In the interview, Roode talks about his current run as World champion, turning heel, developing on the mic, his feud with Storm and how he'd like to see that play out, whose idea it was for his family to be involved in his storyline, some surprising names he'd like to work with as top heel champion, TNA needing to be out on the road more, where TNA is in 2012, and more. For the rest of the show, Caldwell & Mitchell take calls on WWE, TNA, and ROH topics. In the Aftershow, they spend half-an-hour looking at five year-end awards categories including MVP, Top Heel/Face, MOTY, and Rising Star. Also, a big-picture discussion of the wrestling industry, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They record "The Fix" podcast every week and about once every three weeks present their weekly analysis on the WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
AEW Dynamite finishing no. 1 in key demo among all cable shows for the first time.
Reaction to Jon Moxley's return to Dynamite.
Reaction to Cody Rhodes's interview segment on Dynamite.
Thoughts on the resolution of the Interim version of the TNT Title with a ladder unification match.
Full review of AEW Rampage
Full review of AEW Dynamite including Sting & Darby Allin vs. The Acclaimed, the House of Black, Adam Cole teaming with Britt Baker, MJF-Wardlow dynamic, and more.
A review of the latest impact of Impact including the worst wrestler name in pro wrestling.
A review of WWE Smackdown including the dynamic between Seth Rolins and Roman Reigns, and a warning about how things could go wrong with Reigns if WWE turns him babyface.
Thoughts on Mustafa Ali's request to be released not being granted by WWE.
A review of Raw including thoughts on Bobby Lashley vs. Seth Rollins, Doudrop being set up as Becky Lynch's challenger, and more.
Sidebars in the show on the great Popeye vs. Looney Tunes debate and a great Bob Backlund backstage clip after he lost his WWF Title to Iron Shiek.
Reaction to Bully Ray trending on Twitter after he said on his podcast that Jon Moxley should have said he was sorry in his promo for disappearing from TV for months.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-19-2012), host Wade Keller was joined by special guest cohost PWTorch Specialist Jon Cudo. They talked with live calls and answered email questions for an hour on these topics: Thoughts on Raw, Brodus Clay, Chris Jericho, Bruno Sammartino not being in WWE Hall of Fame, and more. Also, in the VIP Aftershow they review Keller's article from the latest newsletter mapping out a potential WrestleMania line-up.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-17-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Travis Bryant to discuss the week in pro wrestling and where things are headed into the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania season. They talk about the Vince McMahon MLK tribute tradition, the video on Superfly Snuka, the absurd finish to Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch, Mickie James’s return, Shinsuke Nakamura’s potential debut, and much more with a mix of callers and emails.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interview from Jan. 12, 2016 with former WWE Creative Team member and current wrestling columnist Kevin Eck. Kevin talked about a range of current events including WrestleMania potential line-ups, Roman Reigns’s potential heel turn, the relationship between Vince McMahon and Creative Team and how they communicate, the history of WM planning and how far in advance PPV line-ups are penciled in, what match will headline WM this year, bullying in WWE between JBL-types and newer wrestlers or creative team members, JBL’s berating of the woman wrestler on Raw this week and Rich Swann making fun of Neville’s ears on 205 Live this week could Miz win the Rumble this year, Hall of Fame formatting, the relationship between Creative Team members and wrestlers out of the workplace, and MCW-Hardys-Eck news.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-17-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss Chris Jericho's third week on Raw, Brodus Clay's second week on Raw, John Laurinaitis, R-Truth, and more plus a look ahead to the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania. Live caller questions throughout, plus email questions answered in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow including controversy over how Evan Bourne's suspension was handled by WWE.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and star of the PWTorch VIP podcast "Everything with Rich & Wade." They cover these topics...
Big E's trajectory after he lost clean to Seth Rollins on Raw on Monday and whether he earned a place alongside Brock Lesnar, Roman, Reigns, and Becky Lynch as protected top tier player in WWE.
Comparing the different approach AEW and WWE have taken regarding featuring their top stars.
Has the Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, and Roman Reigns storyline gotten sloppy?
Is Seth Rollins still a contender to be a top tier main eventer for WWE, especially if Brock and Roman aren't around a year or two from now?
Reaction to AEW Battle of the Belts, including the decision to put Dustin Rhodes in Cody's slot against Sammy Guevara. Plus a reaction to the rating and viewership.
NXT's latest step toward becoming more linked to the main roster creatively, and thoughts on crossover appearances like A.J. Styles's recenlty. Plus, Shawn Michaels's rise and previous comments about changes now looking dated.
The mix of women in the Royal Rumble this year, how WWE handled the announcement, and WWE repairing its relationship with Mickie James.
WrestleKingdom, the good and the bad, including a debacle of a third night experiment with NOAH and the inclusion of Stardom.
Social media segment on how Hook, Kenny Omega, Brian Pillman Jr. and MJF all fared in online dust-ups over the past week.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-11-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss potential WrestleMania line-ups, wonder if the Rumble winner will even get a title shot, WWE’s odd use of language and phrasing, review the first TNA Impact Wrestling show of 2017, and much more with live callers and emails contributions.
Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discuss a wide range of topics including answering email questions. Topics include: Rusev, Enzo & Cass, and New Day getting off-track, Bring it to the Table and what Paul Heyman was up to, ROH’s roster in 2017 and who might go where and who would replace them, Kyle O’Reilly’s potential, the buzz around Kenny Omega, potential NXT call-ups, a potential WWE draft or trades, is WWE hoarding talent to spite non-WWE wrestling groups, Undertaker, Rock Star Spud, why is Smackdown different and better than Raw, and more.
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In this week's Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to Wade's interview from Jan. 5, 2016 with former WWE and TNA wrestler Matt Morgan who evaluates bigger wrestlers today from Baron Corbin to Braun Strowman to Big Cass to Nia Jax, shares a story about having a match with A.J. Styles at their WWE tryout, working for TNA when Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan were there, plus Rumble & WM predictions with live caller and email contributions.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-3-2012), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss the previous night's Raw, including Chris Jericho's return to Raw and why no one should be mad and why it was brilliant, plus Cena-Kane, Punk-Ziggler, Lesnar-Taker, and more. Plus live callers, email questions, and more topics in the Livecast and hour-plus long VIP Aftershow.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They cover these topics including many prompted by listener questions in the mailbag and Twitter:
Evaluating WWE's decision to have Brock Lesnar beat Big E at Day 1.
Evaluating WWE's follow-up on Raw with Lesnar and Paul Heyman, and what was missing.
Could WWE move some talent around because of the health status of Drew McIntyre and the departure of Jeff Hardy, such as Big E to Smackdown?
What happens between Lesnar and Bobby Lashley at the Royal Rumble?
Thoughts on the "Hangman" Page vs. Bryan Danielson match on Dynamite tomorrow night, including predicting the length of the match and the pros and cons of each winning.
How big can GCW become while still keeping their identity?
Which NXT wrestlers might be in the Rumble this year? Could any NXT wrestler win either of them?
Is Fox or TNT more disappointed in the dropoff in viewership for Smackdown and Dynamite respectively since the first debut episodes peak level?
WWE renaming PPVs as PLEs.
AEW signing Jake Atlas.
Thoughts on Tony Khan's reaction on Twitter to Big Swole's comments.
Does Keith Lee stand to benefit from the Swole controversy?
Could the Rumble winner face on night two the winner of Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns on night 1 at WrestleMania this year if WWE plans to merge the titles?
Should WWE even consider merging the rosters?
Who in AEW might be frustrated with their pushes?
AEW having some storylines that never get resolves.
VIP-EXCLUSIVE AFTERSHOW
Is the window closing on striking with a big angle with Cody Rhodes?
Thoughts on Hook.
The lay of the land with the top six women in WWE heading into WrestleMania.
Impact's Hard to Kill PPV.
Some Minnesota Vikings talk.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-3-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch columnist Travis Bryant to discuss the WWE Network show from Monday night called “Bring it to the Table” where JBL and Paul Heyman whined about fans who are critical of WWE, should WWE rehire Hulk Hogan, plus conversations about Alexa Bliss, American Alpha, New Day, USA Network’s satisfaction with WWE, and more with live callers and emails throughout.
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In the first of a double-header Interview Classic episode, we jump back five years to Wade's interview from Dec. 29, 2016 with former Pro Wrestling Torch columnist and WCW Nitro cohost Mark Madden who talks about WWE women’s rise, Ronda Rousey-WWE, Cruiserweights, Nitro era and the demise of WCW, today’s announcing, Roman Reigns, and more.
Then in a bonus flashback from Dec. 28, 2011 with hosts PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill and PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell, McNeill interviews Big Vito with live callers and emails. Topics include his WWE & WCW & ECW runs, memories of the Mamalukes, wearing a dress in WWE, working in the ECW Arena, why Vito stopped wearing a dress in WWE, his stiffest opponent, wanting to work with Kurt Angle, his current standing with WWE & TNA, not being retired and still working, why TNA's angle with Angle fighting in a bar was unrealistic, WWE.com's "turkey" feature that he took offense to, and more. In the VIP Aftershow, Caldwell & McNeill dive into the McNeill Mailbag and break down the Live Events Center.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They record "The Fix" podcast every week and about once every three weeks present their weekly analysis on the WKPWP Flagship. This week they cover these topics:
Toni Storm's departure from WWE.
A full review of Smackdown last week including the Paul Heyman sitdown interview with Kayla Braxton.
A full review of Raw including the A.J. Styles-Grayson Waller segment, several key absences due to COVID, and the Miz and Maryze renewal of wedding vows.
A WWE Day 1 PPV preview.
A full review of NXT 2.0 from this week.
Full review of AEW Rampage including Hook's second match and Cody Rhodes defeating Sammy Guevara for the TNT Title.
Analysis of what's going on with Cody and whether he's playing three-dimensional chess and in total control of how fans are reacting to him - or the opposite.
Full review of AEW Dynamite including C.M. Punk-MJF-Wardlow developments, Jade Cargill vs. Thunder Rosa, Brandi Rhodes confronting Dan Lambert, and the flaw in the Adam Cole-Kyle O'Reilly storyline already.
Previews of nights 1 and 2 of New Japan's WrestleKingdom.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-27-2011), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss last night's Raw, Thursday's Impact, John Cena's potential heel turn, who would replace Rock if he got injured before WrestleMania, who would replace Cena if he got injured before WrestleMania, looking ahead to 2012, and much more wrestling talk, plus some pro sports talk at the end in the VIP Aftershow.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-27-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch columnist Sean Radican for the Mid-Week Flagship. They cover a wide array of topics from DIY’s 2016 rise to ROH roster changes to WrestleKingdom to Rumble to NXT Japan special and much much more with live callers and email topics.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from ten years ago (12-16-2011). Wade interviews Diamond Dallas Page about his WCW Nitro memories, favorite matches, what went wrong with Undertaker and the WWF, working Goldberg, DDPYoga, hosting the Best of WCW Nitro DVD set, and more in the Livecast, including live callers.
In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, he talks about Cody Rhodes before joining WWE with insight into his road to becoming a pro wrestler, reflections on Kanyon, does he stay in touch with Scott Hall, what's the deal with Mark Madden's hatred for him to this day, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-20-2011), host Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discuss last night's Raw, Sunday's TLC PPV, Zack Ryder's U.S. Title win, Daniel Bryan's World Title win, and more, plus at the end of the VIP Aftershow, some NFL playoff projections and Tim Tebow 101.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Greg Parks, a long-time PWTorch columnist and host of the "Wrestling Night in America" podcast on the PWTorch Dailycast line-up. They cover these topics:
The Vince McMahon-Austin Theory storyline
NXT's top female prospects for main roster
The current feuds with women on Raw and Smackdown with Toni Storm, Liv Morgan, Doudrop, and Shotzi paired with established main eventers
Dynamite Holiday Bash preview and the usage of Adam Cole so far
Is AEW really underperforming expectations after signings of C.M. Punk, Bryan Danielson, and Adam Cole?
"Hangman" Page so far as champion, and what's the best course for him going forward.
A mailbag question from a listener turned off by Tony Khan's reactions to criticism.
Tony Khan's reaction to Kevin Owens re-signing with WWE.
Kevin Owen commenting on extending his WWE deal and what he said about the ROH PPV.
WWE's overproduced segment with Liv Morgan and Becky Lynch
What's next for Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns?
A Mailbag question on Impact Wrestling's outlook for 2022.
A Mailbag questions on whether WWE's unclean finishes that are meant to protect wrestlers are actually backfiring because of the lack of proper follow-up.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-20-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by veteran pro wrestling radio voice John Arezzi to talk about the current pro wrestling scene including Roman Reigns analysis, what happens to WWE after Vince McMahon, Vince Russo’s fascinating start in wrestling that Arezzi facilitated, Paul Heyman teenager stories, A.J. Styles at WrestleMania 17, potential Shinsuke Nakamura and Samoa call-ups, and much more with callers & emails.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (12-16-2016). Wade interviews Jim Ross, who talks about the end of Jerry Lawler’s run on WWE TV, the prospects of a Shawn Michaels vs. A.J. Styles match, Hall of Fame candidates this year, New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV including WrestleKingdom 11 this January, and much more with live callers and email questions.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-14-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined once again by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net. They discuss a wide range of topics including how to spell Smackdown and refer to Smackdown Live, the Sami Zayn-Strowman angle, should The Shield reunite, a breakdown of the pros and cons of the big VICE article, A.J. Styles vs. James Ellsworth, New Day’s tag team legacy, the ROH departures to NXT/WWE and whether it’s good or bad for ROH, The Revival in WWE, the Young Bucks decision to sign with ROH and how they might have been utilized in WWE, and more. It’s a jam-packed show.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-13-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the previous night's Raw, the Slammy Awards, the Mystery Video, WrestleMania 28 taking shape, the WWE Network, and a lot more including lots of calls and email questions in 90 minutes of Livecast and 41 minutes of a VIP Aftershow.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Sean Radican, a long-time PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:
A look at ROH's future and what it actually means that they've shut down but are possibly relaunching in August. What would that relaunch look like and who would the top stars be?
ROH's peak eras and biggest stars through the years
ROH's contributions and legacies to the wrestling industry.
Could ROH have grown to a point that AEW wouldn't have happened, and would that have ultimately been successful compared to AEW?
ROH Final Battle thoughts including the video messages from ex-ROH wrestlers and the Jay Lethal substitution. Plus, where does Lethal rank on ROH's all-time list.
AEW's ratings since the big acquisitions.
The Cody problem, with a look back at early signs of issues with him in ROH and the origin of the relationship with The Young Bucks.
Some WWE talk to close things out including potential big matches for WrestleMania and the state of the women's division.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-14-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined once again by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net. They talk about Goldberg’s 2003 run in WWE and why a Steve Austin match didn’t happen, FloSlam and OTT, A.J. Styles’s prospects for 2017, WWE Hall of Fame speculation, the year-end Smackdown hype, John Cena on SNL, and much more with callers.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (12-8-2016). Wade interviews Al Snow, a veteran of many wrestling promotions from SMW to ECW to WWE to TNA, head trainer for Tough Enough, and still training wrestlers. We get an update on what he’s doing now and then shift into a long broad conversation about the state of the wrestling industry today, what kayfabe really is and why it matters, how wrestlers today are getting certain vital things wrong to their detriment, the way wrestlers are paid, what getting a pop really means, what it means to be “over,” and more including caller and email interaction. This includes a previously VIP-exclusive 33 minute portion not previously offered on our free podcast feed.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-9-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They react to the previous night's Raw, all the attention paid to John Cena being booed, the TLC main event set-up, what's next for Cena, Zack Ryder's push, Undertaker's streak, Chris Jericho's potential return, and more, including a lot of rapid-fire email questions in the VIP Aftershow on a wide range of topics including the WWE Network idea for a daily talk show.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-7-2016), Wade is joined by Jim Valley, host of Saturday Morning Wrestling on the PWTorch Livecast line-up. They discussed the remarkable recovery from what Maura Ranallo called last week “the mother of all Styles Clashes,” the great week Alexa Bliss has had, whether Sasha Banks is better off as a heel, the prospects of “205 Live” and how it’s been presented so far, what Noam Darr got right, the introduction of Jack Gallagher, New Day’s potential heel turn, the merit of the return of more squash matches, dissecting the Enzo and Lana hotel room angle, and more with various topics provided by callers and emails.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They cover these topics including some prompted by listener questions in the mailbag (and more):
Brock Lesnar's as a babyface and possible results of his match at Day One against Roman Reigns.
Kevin Owens' future and where he would fit in AEW
AEW's ensemble approach to featuring their top half of the roster, pro and con
The Edge-Miz feud so far and Edge's future after that.
Vince McMahon's strange relationship with Austin Theory.
AEW's remaining potential free agent signings including the format Bray Wyatt.
Johnny Gargano's decision and potential in both NXT/WWE and AEW.
A look at NXT WarGames and 2.0 overall, with thoughts on Triple H's status
The latest on ROH now and potential future if they restart in April.
Sammy Guevara's TNT Title reign and performance as a babyface.
The C.M. Punk-MJF dynamic
The Cody Rhodes conundrum including whether trying so hard is working for him
How the Hangman Page-Bryan Danielson feud is going so far
And more sprinkled throughout with various sidebars and other topics.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-30-2016), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss fans booing Roman Reigns, Vince's clear commitment to Reigns, and Wade's assessment why fans were booing Reigns and how to fix it with a heel turn. They also talk about the Revival on the main roster, New Day losing steam, Kevin Owens' Universal Title reign, the Enzo-Lana saga, Brock Lesnar-Goldberg pros and cons, Sasha Banks, Ric Flair, Austin Aries headlining 205 Live, Billy Corgan's comments about Dixie Carter, John Cena vs. Undertaker, rumors, ROH's 2017 prospects, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (12-1-2016). Wade interviews ex-WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy (@mccarthyredhead). They discuss whether WWE wrestlers could follow the lead of UFC fighters in aiming for a collective bargaining agreement with WWE to earn more money and benefits, plus they discuss Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar, evaluate the comedic success of Cesaro & Sheamus in The Bar and the Chris Jericho/Kevin Owens dynamic, the Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte feud, insights into Vince McMahon’s fetish about having wrestlers lose in their hometown, and more with live callers.
Then in a bonus flashback, we feature the Thanksgiving weekend episode of "Saturday Morning Wrestling." Thanksgiving used to be the biggest night of the year in pro wrestling. In this episode from Nov. 19, 2016, Jim Valley talks with David Chappell of midatlanticgateway.com about Starrcade, Survivor Series, and big cards around the country. They talk about the biggest moments and the low points of Starrcade and Survivor Series.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. This is a simulcast of part of this week's "The Fix with Todd & Wade" podcasts which are usually VIP-exclusive. Topics covered include:
Review of the post-Survivor Series episode of WWE Smackdown including Charlotte's interview
Review of this week's Raw including the returns of Edge and Miz, Big E vs. Kevin Owens
Todd's take on the latest round of WWE roster cuts
Todd's take on the New Japan-NOAH announcement
Review of last night's AEW Dynamite including the Cody Rhodes flaming table finish, C.M. Punk-MJF, Bryan Danielson leaning more into being a heel, and more.
A review of NXT 2.0 this week including Johnny Gargano vs. Bron Breaker in the main event and final War Games hype.
A preview of Sunday's NXT WarGames line-up.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-29-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the previous night's Raw including the Daniel Bryan vs. Mark Henry angle, the tacky Thanksgiving Impact, the mysterious vignettes on WWE TV and whether they were from Chris Jericho or Undertaker, John Morrison's promo progress, and VIP Aftershow rapid-fire questions.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-22-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the previous night's Raw including John Cena manipulating Miz and Truth into breaking up, fallout from Survivor Series, C.M. Punk's promo last night, the trend of top stars downgrading others in the company on TV, and looking ahead to the next four PPVs including WrestleMania including possible main events. They take live calls and email questions throughout.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-15-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss last night's Raw including the return of The Rock, the final hype for Survivor Series, the Michael Cole Challenge with Jim Ross, the return of Mick Foley with a This Is Your Life John Cena segment, and more from Raw, plus other topics, a lot of live callers, and a lot of email questions. The previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow includes a discussion comparing two rising stars - Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler - who ten years later are now teaming together in WWE.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-8-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the previous night's Raw and the possible reasons for the drastic drop in the rating this week. They take live calls, answer email questions, and then in the VIP Aftershow tackle last week's TNA Impact show, Chris Jericho's future, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Greg Parks, Pro Wrestling Torch columnist. They discuss:
Vince McMahon's odd return to TV and the ratings impact
Is Roman Reigns right that WWE is targeting a broader audience than AEW?
What are WWE's main weaknesses at this point?
AEW's main event roster depth with Kenny Omega and Adam Cole
What top stars should AEW sign from WWE next and if the top three should be women?
ROH hiatus and place in the landscape if they return
Impact's niche compared to NXT headed into 2022
What is Triple H's legacy and does he have a future running WWE anymore?
Reflecting on AEW vs. NXT battle and what turned it in AEW's favor
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (11-1-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss last night's Raw including the Rock's taped promo, The Muppets skits, the champions losing, the surprising finishes, Jim Ross being bumped, and more. Live callers, email questions answered, and a VIP Aftershow tackling a variety of Raw topics, TNA topics, and ROH. You can hear them talk about DVDs and iPod Touches, too, indicative of the tech era in 2011 compared to now.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (11-20-2016). Wade interviews Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, who talks about his new weekly talk show called “X-Pac 1-2-360” on Afterbuzz TV, plus callers chime in to get his thoughts on Stephanie McMahon as a central figure on WWE TV, Survivor Series, the influence behind the scenes of Road Dogg these days, his Mount Rushmore of pro wrestling, and more. Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive portion, Sean talks about the differing philosophies of Vince McMahon and Triple H, whether Roman Reigns should turn heel, how Seth Rollins’s babyface turn was bungled, the Zeb Colter WrestleMania promo that Donald Trump praised, have fans changed over the years, thoughts on TNA’s ownership battle including blunt comments regarding Dixie Carter, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss the big week in AEW from Full Gear to Dynamite with in-person notes from Target Center and the media Q&A. Then they discuss the state and future of ROH followed by a preview of Survivor Series, the Vince McMahon trajectory from here on out and is Triple H or someone else the heir apparent, and what Jimmy Fallon mentioning The Rock might mean. And more scattered throughout.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special WWE Survivor Series PPV Preview on this special Wednesday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest celebrity analyst Sam Roberts. They talk Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair, Roman Reigns vs. Big E, RK-Bro vs. Usos, the Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown matches, whether the Survivor Series format is worth keeping, the potential quality of this event overall, and some sidebars on Bron Breaker, Shinsuke Nakamura, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (11-13-2016). Wade interviews Nick Aldis, a/k/a Magnus, about a wide range of topics in this in-depth interview including his current career aspirations, why he’s not in WWE, the thriving UK wrestling scene, his wife Mickie James’s match against Asuka at NXT Takeover, thoughts on TNA’s current ownership situation and losing the Challenge TV clearance, turning points in TNA history, what Sting meant to him, any regrets he has, dream matches, and more with caller and email contributions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. This is a simulcast of part of this week's PWTorch VIP podcast, "The Fix with Todd & Wade," which they do roughly every three weeks.
They begin with a review of AEW Rampage including the stellar C.M. Punk-Eddie Kingston exchange with a lengthy discussion about whether Punk's tone and overall sanctimonious demeanor is detrimental in the big picture for his character or an example of why the face-heel dynamic should be seen on a spectrum. Also, did it take Adam Cole too long to beat John Silver? Then a full review of Dynamite including the contract signing between Kenny Omega and Hangman Page. Then a match-by-match preview of Full Gear with odds on some matches and analysis of the build. They move on to a review of this week's NXT 2.0 and the latest episodes of Smackdown and Raw. Then the show closes with Todd's review of New Japan Power Struggle.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special AEW Full Gear PPV Preview Roundtable on this Tuesday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-hosts Tyler Sage and Eric Krol. They march through the card beginning with the Kenny Omega vs. "Hangman" Adam Page main event for the AEW World Title and discuss the pros and cons of various outcomes. They discuss the hype for C.M. Punk vs. Eddie Kingston so far, and likely outcome and match quality of the rest of the match with predictions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (11-3-2016). He interviews Gabe Sapolsky for the first 30 minutes and then Steve Austin for the next 75 minutes. Sapolsky, VIP of Talent Relations and Creative for EVOLVE and WNN, discusses the FloSlam streaming affiliation and what it means to indy wrestling and the development of talent, WWE’s reaction, who his top stars are, what the marketing will be, and more. Then Steve Austin joins Wade to talk a lot of current events including evaluating the main event programs and wrestlers in WWE and what is working and not working, plus Goldberg’s return, Miz finding his way, the awkward Dean Ambrose interview on WWE Network, his Kurt Angle interview, the prospects of a Shawn Michaels vs. A.J. Styles, thoughts on Charlotte, and then some UFC talk about Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey at the end. Plus, he gets listeners ready for CMT’s “Broken Skull Challenge” that starts up again with new episodes on CMT on Nov. 13.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a new Interview with Pro Wrestling Spotlight radio host and book author John Arezzi. Both Wade and John covered the Vince McMahon Steroid Trial in person in New York in 1994. They discuss the "Dark Side of the Ring" documentary last week dedicated to the McMahon Trial, including what they thought of the editorial choices on how to tell the story and what to include and exclude. John talks about that frightening visit to his house covered in the documentary and another side of it not brought up on the documentary. They look at key figures in the documentary in their specific roles in the trial including expanding on what the documentary covered. They share many other fascinating first-hand stories from being in the courtroom and outside the courtroom for the media circus. This interview was originally featured on the PWTorch VIP podcast feed for VIP members earlier this week in its entirety.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, PWTorch columnist. They discuss these topics:
The improvement in Raw since the draft kicked in and what stood out this week.
Becky Lynch continues to strive to get booed while being cheered, is Seth the answer?
Cody Rhodes attempting to get cheered
Reflecting "Rhodes to the Top"
C.M. Punk "disappointed" in Eddie Kingston's behavior - is that cringy?
Bryan Danielson shining in AEW so far, where does Kingston match rank
The Halloween themed matches on AEW and WWE TV
ROH's announcement that they're going on hiatus after Final Battle
MLW changes and can they fill in gap left by ROH
T-Bar vs. Damien Priest on Raw in a hard-hitting match, can T-Bar be saved?
Paul Heyman's interview with Kayla Braxton on Smackdown about Brock-Reigns
Bron Breakker progress and upside based on NXT 2.0 work so far
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (10-27-2016) with Colt Cabana talking about his new documentary, “The Wrestling Road Diaries 3: Comedy Equals Money,” the making of it and the previous two including the filming process and editing progress, the rise of wrestler-hosted podcasts and his influence as a pioneer in that category, his finding of a balance between comedy and serious wrestling when he works indy shows, looking back at ROH and why his return to ROH has brought back something he missed about pro wrestling, what secrets wrestlers still like to keep, a funny WWE story regarding social media, the end of Vine, and more.
Then, in a bonus segment, Jim Valley interviews "The Ace of Belts" Dave Millican about all of his creations including ROH, NWA, WWE championships. We also talk historical belts like the AWA Southern championship, AWA World title and the NWA’s “Ten Pounds of Gold”. We even talk about the championship belts from the Spike TV show “Lip Sync Battle.”
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In this special Thursday Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, we jump back to two episodes from five years ago this week - one covering Raw and the other covering Smackdown.
In the first episode from Oct. 24, 2016, PWTorch editor Wade Keller went live right after WWE Monday Night Raw went off the air and was joined by Pat McNeill a lot of callers to talk about Monday Night Raw including the final push for Hell in a Cell with a memorable Mick Foley segment with Charlotte and Sasha Banks and a show-closing angle with Seth Rollins getting powerbombed into the ring apron. Also, a debacle of a segment with Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar, and more. They also discuss with a couple callers the announcement of the FloSlam pro wrestling streaming platform announcement today.
In the second episode from Oct. 25, 2016, Wade went live right after WWE Smackdown Live tonight and discussed what could be the among the lowest rated Smackdowns ever up against the NBA season starting on TNT and the start of the Cubs-Indians World Series. He talks with callers about A.J. Styles vs. Dean Ambrose with James Ellsworth at ringside, Becky Lynch’s return, prospects of a Shawn Michaels return to face Styles in San Antonio, Randy Orton’s apparent heel turn, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They dive into the season finale of "Rhodes to the Top" with thoughts on Cody coping with being booed, impressions of Brandi, and Arn Anderson seemingly thinking Aleister Black is some unknown upstart kid getting a big rub from Cody. They also cover the Charlotte-Becky Lynch dust-up with an attempt to understand Charlotte's perspective and whether she'd be a good signing for AEW. Then a look at the post-Draft roster alignment and the Roman Reigns-Paul Heyman-Brock Lesnar post-Crown Jewel angle. They answer a variety of listener questions from the Mailbag including Seth Rollins admitting he doesn't even know what his character is. They discuss Lance Archer's reaction to landing on his head, WWE scheduling a PPV on Labor Day weekend next year when AEW usually runs All Out, and Impact's Bound for Glory ending with two World Title changes, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-25-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the previous night's Raw including the fallout from Vengeance, Triple H vs. Kevin Nash feud, C.M. Punk standing up to Laurinaitis, John Cena's potential heel turn and signs of it, Hulk Hogan's babyface turn, James Storm's title win, ratings upticks for all three major shows, and live calls and email questions. Also, in the VIP Aftershow, a discussion on the flaws that could hold ROH back, TNA's announcing situation, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (10-20-2016) with Diamond Dallas Page, including his thoughts on Goldberg’s appearance on Raw on Monday, early Goldberg memories, the making of his new DDP DVD, Jake Roberts, his favorite two matches of his career, and more including live callers and email questions.
Then in a bonus segment, former WWF wrestler and ECW Champion Justin Credible joins Wade to discuss the Oct. 18, 2021 Smackdown with callers including the James Ellsworth vs. A.J. Styles main event, Curt Hawkins' debut, the Nikki Bella-Carmella segment, Baron Corbin’s crushing of Jack Swagger, and more. At the end of the show they also talk Goldberg’s debut on Raw and the challenge of syncing up social media activity with on-air characters and how WWE and wrestlers could serve fans by getting on the same page.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. This is a simulcast of the first part of this week's PWTorch VIP podcast, "The Fix with Todd & Wade," which they do roughly every three weeks. The following topics are covered in roughly this order:
A full review of WWE Crown Jewel including the gaping logic gap stemming from the finish of Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar that lingers heading into Smackdown.
A look at the last week of New Japan's G1 tournament including the unfortunate ending of the final match.
A review of last week's AEW Buy In, Rampage, and Dynamite, plus a discussion on the Tony Khan war of words with Eric Bischoff, Roman Reigns, and Booker T including whether Tony came out looking strong or made some p.r. missteps.
A review of NXT 2.0 from last week building up next week's Halloween Havoc.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-18-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the previous night's Raw including the final hype for Vengeance and the Mexico City setting with Jim Ross and Michael Cole in the main event. Also a lot of talk of the politics going into and coming out of Bound for Glory including Robert Roode, A.J. Styles, and Hulk Hogan. Plus live calls, email topics, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow more on Hogan's political games historically and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a Wildcard Tuesday episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with a mix of four formats - Mailbag, Live Callers, a PPV Preview, and a 10 Years Ago Flashback! First up is the WWE Crown Jewel preview with cohost Cameron Hawkins from the PWTorch East Coast Cast with a mix of Crown Jewel-related calls and emails. They discuss the pros and cons of various possible outcomes for all of the announced matches from Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar to Edge vs. Seth Rollins to the Queen and King tournament finals.
Then, in a 10 Years Ago Flashback, Wade was joined by columnist Bruce Mitchell to talk about TNA Bound for Glory fallout, Hulk Hogan's potential political games, locker room tension, plus Raw talk with live calls and emails in the mix. This episode live streamed originally on Oct. 17, 2011.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (10-13-2016) with Scott Hudson, former WCW announcer with stints with WWE and TNA also. He reminisces about the Monday Night War era, calling Nitros, the backstage atmosphere as the WCW era came to a close, his thoughts on the rise of Goldberg and predictions on the difference he’ll make in his return, the final Nitro, Mauro Ranallo's announcing and the art of wrestling announcing changing over the decades, and more, including live caller questions.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-11-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They tackle the previous night's odd Raw and field upset callers and emails reacting to the show. Many other subjects include TNA Bound for Glory, Brock Lesnar, the IC Title, Jim Ross's treatment, and much more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they break down the Raw quarter hour ratings, preview Bound for Glory, analyze ROH TV so far, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, PWTorch columnist. They open with a conversation about whether Tony Khan is setting himself and AEW fans up for disappointment by building up Friday's battle between Rampage and Smackdown, and also what's going on with Rampage viewership continuing to drop despite C.M. Punk wrestling last Friday. They assess the progress and predict the futures of WWE's King of the Ring and Queen's Crown Tournament matches, discuss Jon Moxley vs. Nick Gage and how Renee is dealing with Jon's violent matches, MLW's efforts to fit into the crowded U.S. pro wrestling landscape including reaction to the Fightland special, and more. They also answer Mailbag questions on an alternate scenario with Aleister Black in WWE, the women's tag match on Raw last night, and Rich's Justice League of Japanese wrestlers. Some non-wrestling topics include thoughts on Squid Game and how to cut a peanut butter & jelly sandwich creatively.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (10-5-2016) with long-time pro wrestling radio show host and book author John Arezzi about the reported Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar match set for Survivor Series and the prospects of Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks in a Hell in a Cell match. They also delve into the changes in how pro wrestling delivers its product to fans over the decades to put in perspective WWE Network in its early stages. They also take live calls on a range of current events stemming from Raw and Smackdown.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (10-4-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They present analysis of WWE Hell in a Cell fallout on Raw, the big Walk Out angle with Triple H, and much more including live calls and interactive emails. Also in the VIP Aftershow they debate whether Bobby Roode is a good top star for TNA going forward, is Hurricane Helms's charity event in bad taste, and more from Raw.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a Bonus Mailbag edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. Mailbag questions include: Could a billionaire start a third major promotion with the talent out there? Is AEW booking young rising stars to have enough wins? Will WWE pay a price for not being the promotion young wrestlers aspire to work for? Did AEW's wrestler EVPs earn their executive titles and do the EVPs even get along with each other anymore? Does Jason stand by his comments ten years ago about Cody Rhodes's potential? Is Cody avoiding trying to be a top wrestler in AEW for fear of failure given deep roster of top stars in AEW? Did USA Network overpay for WWE and does "Dark Side of the Ring" hurt their image to get a new TV deal? Were announcers too harsh on Dana Brooke before she took a beating on Raw from Shayna Baszler? And also reaction to the first episode of "Rhodes to the Top" including early impressions of Cody and Brandi and the behind the scenes look at AEW.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They thoroughly review the reshuffled WWE roster after the draft beginning with Raw's men's division, tag team division, and women's division, then Smackdown's mens, tag team, and women's division. They isolate key wrestlers and look at potential opponents including Becky Lynch, Big E, Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, and Bobby Lashley. Then they ask whether AEW Rampage's ratings indicate it's more of a burden already for Tony Khan than a success, and different ways to read the ratings so far with the additions of C.M. Punk, Bryan Danielson, and Adam Cole. Then some thoughts on Impact not benefiting greatly from AEW wrestlers crossing over, and AEW Dynamite in general.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (9-29-2016) with Kevin Eck, former WWE creative team member from 2011-2014 and also a long-time journalist who currently writes a popular blog on pro wrestling. Keller begins with an update on TNA’s ownership situation with developments ongoing during the show, then gets insights from Kevin on how WWE management is likely to evaluate TNA wrestlers should WWE acquire TNA or that talent become available to sign, including Bobby Lashley, EC3, Drew Galloway, Gail Kim, and Abyss. Also, in-depth discussions on the Cruiserweight Division, Dolph Ziggler, A.J. Styles, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. This is a simulcast of this week's PWTorch VIP podcast, "The Fix with Todd & Wade," which we do roughly every three weeks. The following topics are covered in roughly this order:
- A review of AEW Rampage and AEW Dynamite including thoughts on Sammy Guevara's TNT Title win and Miro's future, MJF's harsh promo on Darby Allin, C.M. Punk on commentary, and everything else on those shows.
- Reaction to the premiere episode of "Rhodes to the Top" including how Brandi Rhdoes came across, what felt real and what felt contrived, whether Darby showed too much of his real self, analysis of the Cody-Brandi dynamic, behind the scenes glimpses of AEW operations, and more.
- Reviews of Smackdown and Raw including the latest with Roman Reigns, Big E's push as WWE Champion, Doudrop's character, Drew McIntyre's appearance at the end of Raw, what's up with Shayna Baszler, and more.
- Review of NXT 2.0 and a reaction to the drop in viewership.
- Thoughts on the latest New Japan G1 tournament happenings
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-27-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They present analysis of what about C.M. Punk rubs people the wrong way behind the scenes and on camera, WWE Hell in a Cell hype on Raw, Ring of Honor's semi-national TV debut pros and cons, Cena, Miz-Truth, and more, plus in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, subjects subjects include Chris Jericho, Mick Foley, Undertaker, and Vince McMahon. Plus, some Minnesota VIking talk after an 0-3 start.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special WWE Draft Special edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Nick Barbati from the PWTorch VIP podcast "Nick & Tom's Intercontinental Adventure" and PWTorch.com's Smackdown Hits & Misses column. They predict how Raw and Smackdown men's and women's rosters will be redistributed in the draft and make their cases for some potential surprises in terms of heel/face turns and brand placement. Also, a jump back to Wade's 2011 Draft Analysis including the John Cena "psych!" angle where he switched brands twice, plus familiar names in the draft including Drew McIntyre, Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, and many others.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-20-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss Raw featuring the follow-up to the Night of Champions PPV and the announcement of two Hell in a Cell PPV main events. They take live calls on a range of subjects and then in the VIP Aftershow they talk Night of Champions top to bottom, ROH's new TV show and potential growth, Matt Hardy's latest headlines, and Sting vs. Flair last Thursday.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (9-22-2016) with Mick Karch, longtime wrestling ring announcer and play-by-play commentator, one-time fan club president of the Nick Bockwinkel Fan Club. They discuss a wide-ranging list of fascinating topics from the contributions and legacy of the late Nick Bockwinkel and how he is underappreciated by today’s fanbase, to Bobby Heenan’s continued active appearance schedule and what made him so great, to a discussion the state of wrestling announcing and how it could improve and why it’s faltered over the last 10-20 years, have crowds in past generations dating back to the 1970s ever rejected babyfaces and cheered heels at the rate they do today and is it a solvable problem, to the changes in the attitudes and approaches of indy wrestlers today compared to 30 years ago, and much more. The scope of this discussion is vast, and Karch brings insights and anecdotes few others today can provide based on his decades of experience active in pro wrestling, which includes a continued busy schedule in Minnesota and the East Coast, along with his current viewing of the WWE product weekly.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn, PWTorch assistant editor. They answer a lot of Mailbag questions on Dynamite last night, the dynamic with Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch so far, optimism about a best-case scenario for NXT 2.0, reaction to the AEW Dynamite ratings just as they came in during the recording session, the controversies coming out of Vice’s “Dark Side of the Ring” documentary on the 2002 “Plane Ride from Hell” including Ric Flair and Tommy Dreamer, whether AEW can overtake WWE and at what pace if so, will Raw end up on streaming network instead of USA, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a WWE Extreme Rules PPV preview with two-time former WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy. Matt and Wade discuss the full announced line-up, plus plenty of tangents including some great Vince McMahon behind the scenes stories, Michael Hayes, John Laurinaitis, Roman Reigns, Triple H, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (9-15-2016) with Kevin Nash, former WWE, WCW, and TNA main event wrestler and behind the scenes force. Topics include C.M. Punk in UFC, Baron Corbin, Raw rating, WWE’s PG rating problem, Shinsuke Nakamura’s upside on the main roster, updated thoughts on Kevin Owens, the rise of A.J. Styles in WWE, Raven, the new WWE belts, Donald Trump, and much more with live callers and email questions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. This is a simulcast of this week's PWTorch VIP podcast, "The Fix with Todd & Wade," which we do roughly every 3-4 weeks. The following topics are covered in roughly this order:
Todd's in--perspective perspective from the premiere of NXT 2.0 on Tuesday at the P.C.
Full review of NXT 2.0 including the NXT Title situation and the wedding
Full review of AEW Rampage and AEW Dynamite
Thoughts on next week's big line-up at Arthur Ashe Stadium
Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw
Reaction to Big E's WWE Title win and various scenarios for him going forward
A review of the ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV
A New Japan G1 Tournament Preview
Previews of UFC and Bellator cards this weekend
Reaction to Andrew Yang's stance against WWE classifying wrestlers as independent contractors
How might Tony Khan feel about Yang's campaign against independent contractor status
Reaction to WWE's sheepish announcement that Brock Lesnar will face Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-13-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. First, they dissect the Triple H-C.M. Punk segment on Raw including its strengths and some fatal flaws. Also, some talk about Miz and Morrison, WWE Network speculation, and New Day's questionable caricatures. They take live calls for an hour, then go into the VIP Aftershow with more thoughts on Raw, TNA, and the Raw ratings.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-7-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They break down the previous night's Raw. Jason gave it a big thumbs down. Find out why. They analyze the Kevin Nash text twist, the Triple H-C.M. Punk stips, and more. They take live calls for an hour mostly centered around Raw happenings and WWE network. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Kurt Angle's DUI and whether he should be treated differently than Matt Hardy, plus more on Raw. The final segment is dedicated to NFL talk including Powell's expert perspective on Fantasy Football.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago with ex-WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts who talks about his decade-plus experience in WWE, highs and lows, including insight into Kevin Dunn and Triple H and how they treat people behind the scenes, John Cena as a leader, C.M. Punk over the years, and much more with live callers and email questions.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann from the "Everything with Rich Fann" VIP podcast, the PWTorch Dailycasts's Deep Dive, and the PWTorch East Coast Cast VIP edition. They begin with a look at the AEW ratings this week and an overview of C.M. Punk's influence so far, they ask whether Adam Cole and Kenny Omega can or should coexist, is The Elite too big and how would it be best pruned, the prospects of Kevin Owens joining AEW, a look at AEW's babyface and heel depth chart, when should Roman Reigns fight Brock Lesnar, thoughts on the Becky Lynch-Bianca Belair exchange and their progress as a heel and a lead babyface respectively, Drew McIntyre current situation, an early look at WWE Extreme Rules, reaction to Triple H's health scare and reflecting on how his legacy for his pet project NXT is being demolished, what the NXT refresh could mean, the death of Daffney, frustration with New Japan this past weekend, MLW getting back up and running, Matt Cardona in contention as one of pro wrestling's most fascinating people of 2021 with his reinvention, and more.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-30-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss the fallout from a newsworthy Raw Supershow including Triple H's announced return to the ring. Also, live calls most of the hour covering more subjects including Smackdown going live, a major uncool moment for C.M. Punk with his gag promo, the NWO reforming, Dolph Ziggler's showing against Randy Orton, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they delve more into Raw and also last week's TNA Impact.
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In this Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-23-2011), Wade is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. First, they took over an hour of phone calls reacting to the previous night's Raw, plus Sin Cara, Five-Star Match Ratings, Rey Mysterio, Smackdown Going Live, and more. Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they react to the latest Matt Hardy happenings, Jeff Hardy's self-declared pending return to TNA Impact Wrestling, and a reaction to Raw's sub-3.0 rating this week.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents two Interview Classics from ten years ago. First, PWTorch editor Wade Keller talks with ex-WWE Creative Writer Matt McCarthy regarding a variety of current events on Miz-Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens, and more, plus some 2011-2012 Daniel Bryan backstage stories and memories of Mr. Fuji.
Then, in a bonus interview, PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill hosts the “Saturday Morning Wrestling” Livecast with special guest ROH announcer Ian Riccaboni discussing the Last Battle of Atlanta released on WWE Network, plus nostalgia wrestling and more topics with live callers.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special AEW All Out PPV Preview episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. First up is over an hour and a half of a thorough preview of AEW All Out with some sidebar discussions including the ratings performance of C.M. Punk so far and the impact of "Hangman" Page being subtracted from the line-up. They discuss the pros and cons of going with certain matches in a certain order including the final match of the night. They discuss each match and various possible finishes.
Then the full media Q&A Tony Khan held earlier today including PWTorch columnist Sean Radican. Tony talks about working with C.M. Punk, the logistics of the AEW Dark tapings moving to Universal Studios, deciding on the match order for this show, his thoughts on the revenue possibilities today compared to the 1990s and thoughts on Eric Bischoff's leadership of WCW, the possibility of a six-man championship in the near the future, is he head of his goals, international expansion, working with other companies, the state of the AEW Women's Division, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discuss Adam Cole's AEW prospects, Brock Lesnar's future opponents, promo ability, and role as a face or heel, Becky Lynch's character, AEW All Out preview, C.M. Punk's trajectory and AEW ratings since his debut, Happy Corbin, a weird Raw, the reboot of NXT, and more including listener emails.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents this weekend’s Interview Classics from ten years ago with “X-Pac” Sean Waltman who talks about the Miz-Daniel Bryan segment on Talking Smack, NXT Takeover with a focus on Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe, the Randy Orton-Brock Lesnar conclusion at Summerslam, fans booing Roman Reigns, the awkward Steve Austin interview with Dean Ambrose, the death of Chyna, and much more including live callers and email questions.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover the following topics: Extensive C.M. Punk discussion including thoughts on ratings for him so far and his first two promos... AEW Rampage episode two review including Jon Moxley vs. Danny Garcia... AEW Dynamite review including Chris Jericho's challenge to MJF and All Out developments... Review of final WWE Smackdown before Summerslam including Roman Reigns-John Cena segment... Review of WWE Monday Night Raw with Summerslam fallout... Additional thoughts on the fallout of the Bianca Belair-Becky Lynch match at Summerslam... NXT Takeover 36 review including Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly, Karrion Kross vs. Samoa Joe, Dragonov vs. Walter... NXT on USA review including Takeover fallout... UFC Fight Night review...
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In our Wildcard Tuesday episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, first PWTorch editor Wade Keller reads and responds to Mailbag topics including the Becky Lynch-Bianca Belair situation, reviewing AEW's commitment to tag team wrestling, C.M. Punk's impact, the contrast between Nick Khan and Tony Khan, how will R-K-Bro end, is Nikki A.S.H. a failure, and more.
Then in a 10 Years Ago Flagship Flashback from Aug. 16, 2011, Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discuss Raw, SummerSlam 2011, Impact, debate Christian's work as a heel, speculate on what's next for C.M. Punk and John Cena, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents two Interview Classics from ten years ago. The first is his interview with former WWE and TNA wrestler Matt Morgan who talks about Summerslam, NXT Takeover, Ambrose on Stone Cold Podcast, Roman Reigns’s push, life after wrestling, and more, including a mix of live callers and email questions. Then, in a bonus interview, we present Jim Valley's interview with Conrad Thompson talking about working with Ric Flair on his podcast, Flair’s career, Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest, and more!
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn, the PWTorch assistant editor. They discuss C.M. Punk extensively from a variety of angles including the pros and cons of the hype so far in the form of hints, possible matches for him, whether there are any reasons for concern about his long-term AEW fit, and more. Also, a variety of Mailbag topics, a Summerslam preview, and a Takeover preview.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special WWE Summerslam PPV Preview edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest Sam Roberts from the Not Sam Wrestling Podcast. They actually begin with some talk about the importance of passion, authenticity, and the joy of performance for anyone on air from wrestlers to WWE announcers, with Pat McAfee winning people over as particularly applicable example. Then they preview the Smackdown matches at Summerslam first beginning with an evaluation of the hype for Roman Reigns vs. John Cena with a dissection of the good and bad of Cena's promo on Raw last Friday night. They move on to previewing other matches including Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks, Bobby Lashley vs. Goldberg, A.J. Styles & Omos vs. R-K-Bro and the upside of Omos and Riddle, Nikki A.S.H. vs. Charlotte vs. Rhea Ripley, and the rest.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from ten years ago with former WWE creative team member John Piermarini. They discuss the final hype for Summerslam on Raw, the fact that only four matches have been announced, predictions for the show, and more related to Sunday's PPV, plus they take live calls for an hour. In the 30-minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they discuss whether there's any sense of real heat between WWE regulars (Punk, Orton, Cena) and The Rock based on latest comments aimed at one another, and analysis of Jim Ross's return and Alex Riley's babyface push.
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In our Wildcard Thursday episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, first PWTorch editor Wade Keller reads and responds to Mailbag topics including Karrion Kross's Raw appearances, Nikki A.S.H., Cody & Brandi's reality show, the AEW-Impact relationship, Damien Priest, Christian-Jungle Boy, and more.
Then in a 10 Years Ago Flagship Flashback from Aug. 10, 2011, Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill to discuss Summerslam, pros and cons on the timing of a John Cena heel turn, C.M. Punk's criticism of The Rock, whether Steve Austin would make a comeback on the same show as The Rock, Melina and John Morrison's potential in TNA, and much more. Plus the VIP Aftershow featuring the McNeill Mailbag.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss the upcoming debut of AEW Rampage (announce team overexposure risks, format ideas), C.M. Punk, Bray Wyatt, NXT cuts and the odd Vince McMahon treatment of NXT lately, Karrion Kross, Summerslam line-up, Drew McIntyre's current situation, Bianca Belair's upside as a centerpiece top star, Sasha Banks's return, Charlotte's improvements, John Cena's return, Cody-Malikay Black angle, and some fun mailbag topics including which AEW wrestlers would Vince McMahon most covet.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago. This Interview Classic features PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell interviewing Bob Backlund and Iron Sheik regarding their transition from amateur to professional wrestling, their relationships with Vincent J. McMahon and Vincent K. McMahon, and much more. This interview was conducted live in front of a studio audience at the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum in Waterloo, Iowa on July 23, 2016. The podcast originally aired on Aug. 4, 2016.
Then, in a bonus interview, PWTorch contributor Jim Valley hosts the “Saturday Morning Wrestling” Livecast with special interview guest Magnum T.A., which originally aired on July 30, 2016.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Todd Martin, a PWTorch VIP analyst. They cover the following topics: Remembering Bobby Eaton... Bray Wyatt's WWE departure and potential in AEW... Adam Cole in AEW and should he disrupt prior plans... Ric Flair's WWE departure and value to AEW... AEW United Center sellout... Reviews of last two AEW Dynamite episodes including Nick Gage, Juventud, Cody-Malakai angle... Review of Smackdown including Roman Reigns-Finn Balor contract signing with Baron Corbin and John Cena... Review of NXT including Dexter Lumis vs. Johnny Gargano with romance with Indi Hartwell at stake... And more...
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In our Wildcard Tuesday episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, first PWTorch editor Wade Keller reads and responds to Mailbag topics about Joe-Kross, Goldberg-Lashley, Triple H-Vince McMahon, Nikki Kross, and more. Then in a 10 Years Ago Flagship Flashback from Aug. 2, 2011, Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net to discuss the previous night's WWE Raw from dozens of angles along with taking live calls most of the hour centered mostly around Raw and where Summerslam is headed. In the VIP Aftershow, they talk about the three-man Raw announce booth, WWE Creative Team structure changes, Chris Jericho's hostile dig at C.M. Punk on social media, and last week's Impact.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (7-28-2016). This Interview Classic features PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s interview with Jim Ross discussing recent happenings in WWE including an evaluation of the roster split. He also addresses Jerry Lawler’s role being shifted from the main shows on color commentary to panel pre-shows. There are live callers throughout the show with a range of questions and topics dating back to his days announcing Mid-South Wrestling and Smoky Mountain Wrestling through his AXS TV show and One Man Shows.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Kelly Wells from PWTorch.com and the "PWT Talks NXT" PWTorch Dailycast and the VIP podcast "NXT Eight Years Back." They first discuss whether AEW is going too far with the blood and weapons gore fests including several emails from listeners about that topics. They also respond to other emails on various topics including Wade Barrett's announcing and the AEW-New Japan dynamic. They move on to talk about the pending arrivals of C.M. Punk and Bryan Danielson, various directions their characters could go and who they could face and what kind of a difference they'll make. Then Karrion Kross's treatment on Raw compared to NXT and the internal politics, the state of AEW in general these days, the call-ups of Shotzi Blackheart, Tegan Nox, Toni Storm, and the returns of Goldberg and John Cena, the upcoming promos battles between Cena and Roman Reigns, and some New Japan and MLW talk at the end.
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In our Flagship Flashback this week, we jump back to July 26, 2011 when Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell to discuss with live callers Monday's Raw episode in-depth including holes in the booking that were exposed by two title matches and rushing C.M. Punk back, where they go at Summerslam, the WWE announcing situation with Jim Ross apparently back, state of WWE tag division, Dave Lagana's blog on C.M. Punk 2006-2007, Daniel Bryan's WM28 tease, and much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (7-14-2016). This Interview Classic features PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s interview with former WWE Creative Team member (2009-2010) John Piermarini. They discuss the C.M. Punk-John Cena match at Money in the Bank, Daniel Bryan's surprise Money in the Bank win including who in particular in power likely pushed for his win, the Triple H-Vince McMahon angle on Raw and where it might lead, and more including live calls on a variety of subjects including what changes Triple H might make, R-Truth's push, and much more. In the VIP Aftershow, must-listen insight into life after TV tapings and the how the writers, producers, and wrestlers do and don't intermingle, and whether the mood is different after good or bad PPVs and TV. And finally, fascinating insight into the relationship former WWE booker Pat Patterson has with Raw's lead writer Brian Gewirtz and other WWE creative team members.
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In this "Wildcard Thursday" episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, there are three distinct segments:
-First up is the Flagship podcast from ten years ago (7-19-11) with PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell who discuss with live callers the fall-out from Money in the Bank on Raw, how McMahon, Punk, Hunter, and Cena all fit into the picture, some early predictions on where the top angle on Raw could go with Hunter in power and McMahon perhaps taking a reduced role, Raw ratings and what it says about the impact of the angle, Sin Cara's WWE status following his suspension, Keller & Powell preview the big Smackdown taping following MITB they attended right after the Livecast, and much more.
-Then a segment of this week's new VIP podcast series, "Pro Wres Paradise" hosted by Alan Counihan with a tribute to Paul Orndorff looking at key matches in his career with his cohost Lee Malone.
-And finally, the first-ever release of the audio of a vintage 1991 Torch Talk that Wade conducted with "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndoff discussing his shift from being a headline pro wrestler to running a bowling alley, how he was recruited by the McMahons to jump to the WWF, why he wouldn't become a pro wrestler again if he had it to do over again, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss the puzzling booking decisions made on Raw including Karrion Kross's loss to Jeff Hardy and Keith Lee losing decisively in his first match back. Then they read a bunch of emails about last night's newsworthy Raw including Nikki's MITB cash-in and Goldberg's return. They also discuss Charlotte's short title reigns, the return of crowds, AEW Dynamite's booking resurgence, AEW's women's division, Jay White showing up on Impact's Slammiversary PPV, who will Kenny Omega eventually lose the Impact Title to, ROH's PPV main event and weak title change booking, Smackdown, and more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (7-14-2016). This Interview Classic features PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s interview with “Dirty” Dutch Mantell, most recently known as Zeb Colter in WWE. In his first post-WWE interview, he explains the origins and intent of the Colter character, TNA memories, Final Deletion reaction, thoughts on Vince Russo, Memphis and Puerto Rico road stories, state of industry, and much more. Live caller questions and emails throughout.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Thursday PPV Preview episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. First up, Nick Barbati and Tom Colohue from "Nick & Tom's Intercontinental Adventure," a weekly VIP exclusive podcast, step in to preview this year's Money in the Bank card from top to bottom with their usual entertaining banter. Then a flashback to Wade Keller hosting the 2011 WWE Money in the Bank PPV Post-Show Roundtable which included a surprising and big Daniel Bryan win and the electric John Cena vs. C.M. Punk match.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Greg Parks, a long-time Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist and host of the PWTorch Dailycast's "Wrestling Night in America" Sunday show. They begin with thoughts on Bobby Lashley's angle at the end of Raw on Monday and what it means. Then they discuss Paul Orndorff's career. Other topics include AEW viewership last week when they returned to the road, the importance of WWE correcting course and sparking interest in upcoming weeks back on the road, ROH's PPV and the way the ROH Title changed hands, what could spark NXT, and a full Money in the Bank PPV preview.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (7-7-2016). This Interview Classic features PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s interview with former WWE Creative Team member Matt McCarthy, who is a professional standup comedian and massive pro wrestling fan who hosts the weekly "We Watch Wrestling" podcast. They go in-depth in examining The Final Deletion segments on Impact Wrestling this week from a wide array of angles, plus prospects of Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton, thoughts on the pros and cons of the WWE Roster Split, and much more including a funny story from McCarthy’s days as a WWE writer.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller reads and responds to new Mailbag questions on Hangman Page and Dark Order, the debut of Malakai Black, is it possible to have true heels in 2021, and more. Then, in a podcast from ten years ago (7-5-11), Wade was joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell to discuss the Vince McMahon-John Cena angle on Raw, the Cruiserweight Division, the prospects of Cena vs. Rock, R-Truth, The Miz, TNA Impact, Forgotten Storyline Cliffhangers, Eric Bischoff and Dixie Carter, and more including a running bit on Canada Day vs. The Fourth of July. They take live calls for most of the first hour, then go in-depth on Raw and Impact in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch columnist Rich Fann. They begin by talking about the eve of the end of the Pandemic Era of pro wrestling and what we're most looking forward to and what potential ominous feedback looms for some wrestlers and promoters once fans return. Also, a review of key segments on last night's Raw including Drew McIntyre's Loch Ness monster promo, New Day vs. Bobby Lashley & MVP, and more. Then a review of key segments from last Friday's Smackdown including Edge's promo, Zelina Vega's return and the weak Women's MITB storyline, Baron Corbin's despair, and more. From, they address the ramifications of the Jimmy Uso DUI - how WWE should handle it, how it will disrupt a key top storyline WWE is invested in. They also reflect on the career of "Patriot" Del Wilkes and discuss room for improvement on how wrestling companies handle mid-match injuries.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Classic from five years ago (6-30-2016). This Interview Classic features PWTorch editor Wade Keller’s interview with former WWE Creative Team member Kevin Eck (2011-2014) discussing hot topics in pro wrestling right now including Roster Split insights, backstage details on how Smackdown is written, Stephanie McMahon’s self-awareness and involvement in her own presentation on TV, Roman Reigns suspension, origins and evolution of The Shield’s perception by Vince McMahon including who was seen as a second-tier talent rather than a main eventer, Brock Lesnar’s UFC-WWE connection, Vince McMahon backstage stories, who sat to Vince's right and left at production meetings, and much much more.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They begin with a thorough review of AEW Dynamite from Saturday night headlined by Kenny Omega vs. Jungle Boy, then a review of last night's AEW Dynamite, followed by reviews of Smackdown, Raw, and NXT. In there is a discussion on Adam Cole not getting called up four years after signing with WWE, plus reaction to the roster cuts.
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