Stay Connected30+ year veteran Hall of Fame pro wrestling journalist Wade Keller from Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter and PWTorch.com discusses the top stories of the week in pro wrestling with top-level guest cohosts and interviews pro wrestling’s newsmakers each week. 640160
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In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to 15 years ago this week (9-15-2011) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller talk with WWE creative team member John Piermarini. They discussed the Triple H-C.M. Punk promo on Raw and the John Cena-Alberto Del Rio hype, plus answered live calls on a wide range of subjects for 90 minutes. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they talked more about Hunter-Punk and then insight into what happens with wrestlers once they walk backstage after their segment ends. Which wrestlers get one-on-one time with Vince McMahon and under what circumstances?
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Today we jump back 15 years to the Sept. 13, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell, they dissect the Triple H-C.M. Punk segment on Raw including its strengths and some fatal flaws. They take live calls for an hour, then go into the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow with more thoughts on Raw, TNA, and the Raw ratings.
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Today we jump back 15 years to the Sept. 7, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch's Pat McNeill discuss the news of the day and take live calls for an hour. Topics included Kurt Angle's TNA status, Paul Heyman, WWE Network, PPV pricing, NWO teases online, Kevin Nash, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they talk Republican Debate, NFL favorites, and answer McNeill Mailbag questions.
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In this week's 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast "Flagship" episode (9-23-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by co-host Zack Heydorn, then the 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 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 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (9-22-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Today we jump back 15 years to the Sept. 6, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They broke down the previous night's Raw. Jason gave it a big thumbs down. Find out why. They analyzed 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 VIP Aftershow, they discuss Kurt Angle's DUI and whether he should be treated differently than Matt Hardy, plus more on Raw. The final segment was dedicated to NFL talk including Powell's expert perspective on Fantasy Football.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-21-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and host the PWTorch East Coast Cast Travis Bryant talk Cruiserweights, New Day, John Cena, Jack Swagger, Trump/Clinton vs. Raw, and much more with callers and email topics.
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In this week’s Interview Classic from ten years ago (9-22-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller talks live with Mick Karch, one of the tenured pro wrestling announcers currently active. 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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Today we jump back 15 years to the Sept. 1, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and guest cohost John Piermarini, an ex-WWE Creative Team member. They discussed with live callers a wide range of topics including the WWE Raw Supershow from earlier that week, Triple H-CM Punk-Kevin Nash, and more with live callers. This includes the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.
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Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Aug. 29 and 30, 2011.
On the Aug. 29, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, they discuss with live callers expectations for Raw, whether this week's Raw pre-NFL Week 1 or live Super Smackdown is more important this week, more stories from Hulk Hogan live in front of 300 people Friday night, handling of Sin Cara, inconsistency in pro wrestling storytelling, fall of Drew McIntyre, Zack Ryder in the right role on TV or could WWE be doing more?, ideal role for Hogan and Ric Flair in wrestling in 2011, Daniel Bryan's push - above or below expectations?, why Jim Ross is mistreated today, Owen Hart in the WWE Hall of Fame with or without Martha's blessing?, and much more.
Then on the Aug. 30, 2011 episode, Wade was joined by ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discussed 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, the NWO reforming, Dolph Ziggler's showing against Randy Orton, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they delved more into Raw and also last week's TNA Impact.
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