FREE PODCAST 8/11 – WKPWP Tuesday Flagship: Keller & Powell talk AEW All In line-up so far including Ospreay’s progress, Owens-Punk tops to stay away from, Trick losing US Title, Lashley compared to Oba Femi (189 min.)

August 11, 2026

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the weekly Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast.

AEW ALL IN EARLY PREVIEW

A deep dive into AEW All In’s top three title matches and Casino Gauntlet match with an assessment of the growth of Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega, progress with Willow Nightingale’s work on promos, improvement lately with Mercedes Mone, and the framework and significance of Christian & Copeland vs. The Young Bucks

MAILBAG TOPICS

Match lengths in WWE following a predictable and sometimes frustrating pattern
Thoughts on WWE’s Luchador Tournament and the pros and considerable cons to how they’re featuring it so far and has the blending of WWE and AAA gone too far
CM Punk and Kevin Owens are wasting their time talking about ancient history and old grudges when there’s so much fresher material to work with from their time in WWE
Did Bobby Lashley deserve the push Oba Femi is getting
Does WWE taking the US Title off of Trick Williams so quickly hurt him or indicate they’re losing faith in him
Is Tony Khan’s success as a booker indicative of how easy it to actually book or is TK especially qualified with his background as a passionate fan
Should AEW cut back on the length of their so-called two-and-a-half hour Dynamites?

VIP-EXCLUSIVE AFTERSHOW (posted separately)

Thoughts on Jason and Wade on the Minnesota Vikings prospects and breaking news on the starting quarterback being named
Chad Gable over-the-head clap routine resembling the SKOL chant and a key part of Gable’s background WWE is entirely skipping and how it could help him as he struggles to get a strong crowd reaction these days
Big Cass’s presentation so far
What’s intriguing about the Bron Breakker-Oba Femi situation but a key aspect that is being downplayed and how it could benefit the story
Becky Lynch’s return and the continuation of face-face bickering and conflict with Stephanie Vaquer
Is WWE going to pay a bigger and bigger price if they stay on this course of booking their top acts lately
Thoughts on WWE Unreal including Paul Levesque vetoing John Cena’s idea to have boring, bad matches on purpose
Other thoughts on this season of WWE Unreal and will there be another given the lack of top ten rankings on Netflix this season
The Rock going into music now and whether it’s something to mock or applaud?
Closing thoughts on The Bloodline situation and the murky muddled interactions between all of the players
It’s time for WWE to go back to some of the fundamentals that make pro wrestling work rather than trying to produce “cinema” and ambiguous contradictory personalities bickering with bad finishes to key matches that seem more focused on “moments” and “merch” than pulling viewers into compelling stories and battles that they have a rooting interest in.
Could Cody Rhodes go back to AEW? A compelling case for why he might want to and how it has a possibility of happenings