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 Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-22-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell take calls and review the Slammys edition of Monday Night Raw and react to the breaking ratings news.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason continued their discussion regarding Raw including the most surprising Slammy nominees and winners, evaluating John Cena’s return announcement and plans, more on Raw’s ratings, and other topics.
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In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we're jumping back to two interviews.
Ten years ago this week (12-17-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed “Stone Cold” Steve Austin with a great mix of topics including reviewing Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe through a main event wrestler’s lens, the prospects of both Balor and Joe on the main roster, the Roman Reigns angle with Stephanie and Vince on Raw on Monday, how close Reigns is to being a polished top main event act, Kevin Owens’ bodytype, and other current events. Also, who are on Steve Austin’s dream podcast interview subjects list – dead or alive – pro wrestling or otherwise. Some thoughts on Darth Vader and more!
Then, PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill welcomed an All-Star Panel of Kevin Kleinrock from Masked Republic lucha libre and wrestling interviewer Scott Fishman (12-9-2015) to break some news and talk about the news with live calls and emails.
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Today we jump back 15 years to the Dec. 14, 2010 episode of the PWTorch Livecast featuring Wade Keller and Jason Powell, they discussed the previous night's Raw for more than an hour, yet just scratch the surface of what was disappointing, awful, or counterproductive about the show. They take live calls throughout the live hour on Raw and other topics including what got us into wrestling originally and why the Raw and Smackdown travel schedules are what they are.
In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they went more in-depth into Raw including picking what they liked about the show, look ahead to WrestleMania, and disagreeing on Pee Wee Herman.
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In a special episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-15-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP contributor Javier Machado and former wrestling manager, reality star, and podcast entrepreneur Jonny Fairplay for an in-depth preview of TLC including The Fiend vs. Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre vs. A.J. Styles, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella, New Day vs. Hurt Business, and Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler vs. Asuka & a mystery partner. They discuss the ups and downs of the build-up to each match, the potential match quality, the pros and cons of various likely (and unlikely) outcome possibilities, and what could be next for key wrestlers on the card.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Mailbag 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 the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist. They discuss these topics:
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Dec. 10 and 13, 2010.
On the Dec. 10, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch Nostalgia columnist Brian Hoops, they discussed with live callers previous night's Impact & Reaction, breaking news on Impact viewership, Nostalgia topics on Brian Pillman in 2010 & Raven & origins of ring ropes & classic matches that stand the test of time, whether Sting would fit in a real Top 50 stars list, John Cena as the face of WWE, cage matches, and more.
In the previously-VIP exclusive Aftershow, they discuss cage matches in the AWA, "King" Curtis Iaukea, "Superstar" Billy Graham's career and whether he would have held the WWE Title without steroids, 20 years ago Flashback on news & results & the era of late 1990.
Then on the Dec. 13, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, they discussed with live callers tonight's three-hour Raw, better ways to use the three-hour format, whether WWE will tease Shawn Michaels for the Hall of Fame, whether giving away a big reunion on "Tribute to the Troops" counts, how WWE would use Goldberg and/or Sting in 2010/2011, TLC PPV hype, John Cena-Wade Barrett issue (with accurate predictions), Kurt Angle-Samoa Joe-Jeff Jarrett in TNA, and more.
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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-15-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell take calls and review the rebound week for WWE in terms of ratings, poll responses, and overall good vibes. They talk about Roman Reigns’s great week so far, look ahead to his Rumble and WrestleMania, and much more about TLC and Raw.
Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they continued their discussion on Raw including a review of Vince McMahon’s performance, what was off limits to Adam Rose on his Rosebush segments, Curtis Axel, things to look for on NXT Takeover and ROH’s Final Battle, and more including listener email topics.
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Ten years ago this week, PWTorch editor Wade Keller's interviewed longtime pro wrestling announcer Jim Ross including Ross’s point of view on today’s WWE struggles, how fans can make a difference, what would help Roman Reigns, and so much more. Live callers and email questions were weaved throughout the conversation.
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Today we jump back 15 years to the Dec. 9, 2010 episode of the PWTorch Livecast featuring PWTorch's James Caldwell and Greg Parks. They discussed with live callers the Nexus group and the future of the group, where John Cena fits into a potential Nexus split, John Cena as Kanye West at the Slammys?, why no one was discussing the Slammys on Raw, Raw GM, TNA's handling of Jeff Hardy at Final Resolution, Chris Jericho's future, TNA build for Jeff Jarrett, origins of ring ropes, and more.
In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, a question on Lay-Cool allowed back on Raw springs a discussion on logic holes and storyline gaps in pro wrestling, plus an in-depth discussion of Final Resolution and a vigorous debate on how to evaluate and rate a TNA PPV, especially when the company's product seems to be irrelevant.
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