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 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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