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WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Bryan’s future, Reigns-Bryan-Cesaro, Bayley-Belair, McAfee, Sami’s dance, live callers, emails (Ad-Free – 112 min.)

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:21 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (4-23-2021), PWTorch.com editor Wade Keller was joined by Mike Chiari from Ring Rust Radio and Bleacher Report to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers and emails including the Roman Reigns-Daniel Bryan-Cesaro developments, Bayley interacting with Bianca Belair, Pat McAfee’s second week on commentary, Sami Zayn’s dance over Kevin Owens, Sonya Deville’s trajectory, Apollo Crews and Commander Aziz, and more with live callers and emails.

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WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Hogan’s comments on Edge, WWE talent depth issues from every angle, Impact ratings, Lockdown hype, Hogan, Jericho, Sin Cara (Ad-Free – 103 min.)

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:00:30 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the Apr. 15, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks, they discuss with live callers Edge’s retirement with Caldwell offering his first thoughts in audio form, Hulk Hogan’s comments on Edge this week, how WWE’s already-thin talent roster is going to have to be addressed, discussion of WWE can address their roster from every possible angle, TNA Impact ratings during the Livecast, Lockdown hype, the usual booking issues in TNA, whether Sin Cara can be a star without speaking or having anyone speak for him, Japanese wrestling culture via a phone call from Tokyo, Chris Jericho’s potential future in WWE and how to introduce him (heel or face?), and much more.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed what stars on the current WWE roster could be pushed up to fill main event slots & which stars can be repackaged, plus a preview of the Lockdown PPV, and Greg offered an exclusive preview of his new Gonzo & The Greg VIP Audio show this weekend.

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WKPWP after Dynamite: Darby’s first week as AEW Champion, new challenger for next week, MJF reacts to loss, Ospreay abducted by Death Riders – Keller & Zilem (Ad-Free – 139 min.)

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:12:51 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch contributor Brian Zilem to review AEW Dynamite with live caller and chat contributions throughout. They react to Darby Allin’s first week as AEW Champion and how AEW did a great job with the story of his first week including MJF ranting and complaining, a video package on Darby, a Darby promo, a title defense, and a new challenger for next week. Also, doctor stops Will Ospreay match due to “injury” and then Death Riders carry him away. There’s also a segment late in the show on the C.M. Punk fan hotel incident along with rapid-fire topics from Dynamite after that.

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WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Powell talk Omega vs. Swann on Impact PPV, Adnan Virk, Cesaro, Kross, Seth & Roman, Cesaro, AEW viewership (Ad-Free – 105 min.)

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:13 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-20-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss Kenny Omega vs. Rich Swann on Impact ‘s PPV this weekend and preview the key matches, evaluate Adnan Virk as the new Raw commentator, MLW’s Vice announcement, NXT not taking advantage of potential new viewers on Tuesdays, Cesaro’s push, Karrion Kross, Cesaro, and more, plus Mailbag questions on Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, the new Charlotte, AEW viewership, and more.

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WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (4-19-2021) Keller & Vallejos talk Charlotte vs. Asuka, Riddle vs. Orton, Alexa’s new message, Mace and T-Bar unmasked, live callers, emails (Ad-Free – 108 min.)

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:58 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (4-19-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and was joined by PWTorch’s Robert Vallejos from the “MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans” PWTorch Dailycast to review WWE Monday Night Raw with live callers and emails. They discuss Charlotte vs. Asuka, Riddle vs. Randy Orton, Alexa Bliss’s new message, Mace and T-Bar unmasked, Adnan Vink week two performance, Sheamus beating up poor Humberto Carrillo, and more with live callers and emails.

Then a bonus Wade Keller Hotline reviewing Raw one year ago this week including a Drew McIntyre vs. Angel Garza main event, several MITB qualifiers in first-time match-ups, Kairi Sane vs. Nia Jax in a rematch, Bobby Lashley tips over tires, the Viking Raiders inexplicably sing together on a car ride, Jerry Lawler calls on Street Profits to stop being so over-the-top, Charlotte, Shayna Baszler, Seth Rollins promo, more.

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WKPWP Flagship: Keller & Heydorn with in-person WrestleMania perspective, Raw After Mania, Punk-Fan incident, Cody’s character, Darby’s AEW Title win (Ad-Free – 99 min.)

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:12:15 +0000

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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 Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They cover these topics:

Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania with an in-person perspective from Zack
Roman Reigns vs. C.M. Punk: Thoughts on the match and the follow-up on Raw
Jacob Fatu stepping up to challenge Roman Reigns
What did the Cody-Punk interactions mean on Raw and when might they wrestle?
The C.M. Punk hotel incident with Zack’s perspective having seen lack of security for wrestlers in Las Vegas at their hotel
Darby Allin’s AEW Title win
More in-person observations from WM weekend including fan interactions and Stardom

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WKPWP after Raw: Keller & Cadet talk Raw After Mania, Punk-Hotel incident, Reigns-Jacob Fatu, Cody-Punk, Ethan Page, Street Profits, Sol Ruca, more (Ad-Free – 119 min.)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:01:11 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch’s Kurt Cadet. They discuss first whether this Raw After Mania lived up to fan expectations for a big show with some new elements and resets. Then they discussed the Roman Reigns-Usos reunion and Reigns-Jacob Fatu exchange, followed by analysis of whether C.M. Punk’s actions in the hotel lobby were out of bounds knocking the phone out of the fan’s hand. They also discussed Oba Femi, C.M. Punk-Cody, the NXT call-ups, and more with live chat and caller interactions.

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WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Keller & Bryant talk Miz, TNA, John Morrison, Edge, Mickie James, British Bulldog, Awesome Kong, Cole, plus VIP Aftershow on Tough Enough, TNA (Ad-Free – 87 min.)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:52:41 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the Apr. 14, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch’s Travis Bryant. They discussed Miz, TNA, John Morrison, Edge, Mickie James, British Bulldog, Awesome Kong, Cole, plus VIP Aftershow on Tough Enough, TNA, and more with live callers and emailers.

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WKPWP AEW Dynamite Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: How is AEW doing with newer viewers who used to watch NXT instead? Plus MJF-Jericho verbal sparring, more (Ad-Free – 172 min.)

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:08:00 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (4-21-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch.com contributor and host of the “PWT Talks NXT” PWTorch Dailycast, Kelly Wells, to discuss AEW Dynamite. They begin with conversation about what Kelly is thinking about AEW now that he’s watching it live on Wednesdays since NXT moved to Tuesdays. Then the first caller reviews only the second episode of Dynamite he’s seen. Then some of the regular callers chime in on the show’s content including Darby vs. Jungle Boy, Inner Circle and Pinnacle verbal sparring including Santana and Wardlow standing out, Hangman Page vs. Ricky Starks, Billy Gunn vs. Q.T. Marshall, Hikaru Shida vs. Tay Conti, Christian Cage vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, and more with live callers. Then in the VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Javier joins the conversation for his take and some new topics and they close with a rapid-fire Mailbag segment with additional topics and points of view.

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WKPWP Flagship from 10 Yrs Ago: Keller & Fairplay talk WWE-NXT call-ups, Nakamura, Bullet Club, Raw, Summerslam speculation, Brock Lesnar, more (Ad-Free – 83 min.)

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:00:39 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-19-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jonny Fairplay of TNA and “Survivor” fame as a guest cohost to talk about the previous night’s Raw, the WWE-NXT dynamic and analysis of the latest call-ups, looking ahead to Payback and Summerslam, Bullet Club, Brock Lesnar, Shinsuke Nakamura, and more. The mixed live calls and emails into the how. This includes the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow.

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WKPWP NXT on USA Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (4-14-2021): Wells and Stoup cover Kyle O’Reilly’s changing persona, Sarray’s debut against Zoey Stark, changes in women’s division, more (Ad-Free – 67 min.)

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:32:01 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (4-20-2021), Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover Kyle O’Reilly’s changing persona, Sarray’s debut against Zoey Stark, changes in the women’s division, and more.

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WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Drew McIntyre on being TNA Champ plus ex-WWE Creative Matt McCarthy talking WrestleMania 32 (Ad-Free – 132 min.)

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:00:42 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (4-14-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WWE writer and professional standup comedian and podcaster Matt McCarthy, who returned to the show to talk about NXT Takeover Dallas, WrestleMania 32, Payback, his in-person perspective on being at Raw in L.A. at Staples Center, and everything going on in the world of WWE from the perspective of a pro standup comedian and former WWE employee. Live callers are sprinkled in throughout.

That is followed by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill that same week (4-13-2016) welcoming special guest, TNA Heavyweight Champion Drew Galloway (Drew McIntyre) live from London discussing his TNA Title reign, wanting to defend the title across the world, WWNLive, WWE, and other hot topics with calls and emails.

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Wade Keller Post-Show – WWE Smackdown: Keller & White discuss show-closing hug with Cody and Punk, overview of WrestleMania 42 build (Ad-Free – 111 min.)

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:35:26 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch’s Joshua White to review WWE Smackdown with live chat and caller interactions throughout. They initially talk about the Cody Rhodes-C.M. Punk kumbaya moment to end the WrestleMania build and if it was inspired out of a defiance for the toxic Pat McAfee nonsense. Also, an overview of whether the build to WrestleMania was awful, really good, or mostly somewhere in between. Plus Royce Keys winning the Andre battle royal, and much more.

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WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Edge’s retirement, Angle re-signing with TNA, Sin Cara’s push, more with live callers, plus VIP Aftershow questions and more topics (Ad-Free – 88 min.)

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:31 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the Apr. 13, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill who discussed more aspects of Edge’s retirement, Sin Cara’s botched push so far, Kurt Angle re-signing with TNA, the potential of major TNA rebranding in the works, McNeill’s Event Center, McNeill’s weekly look at iPPV offerings, and the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow features questions from McNeill’s Mailbag.

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WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Barbati on WrestleMania 37 follow-up including Belair celebration, Reigns gloats, UFO sightings, live callers, emails (Ad-Free – 113 min.)

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:46 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (4-16-2021), PWTorch.com editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch.com’s Nick Barbati to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers and emails including WrestleMania follow-up with Bianca Belair’s celebration, Roman Reigns gloating, UFO sightings, and more with live callers.

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WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Predicting how Triple H would do as Head of Creative, Edge retirement, Scott Hall’s weekend health issues (Ad-Free – 149 min.)

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:00:32 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 11 and 12, 2011.

On the Apr. 11, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, they discuss with live callers Larry Sweeney’s death, Scott Hall’s weekend health issues, Raw tonight, Tough Enough Week 1, Sin Cara Week 1, potential WWE roster cuts, successor to McMahon, how Triple H would fare in charge of creative, Abdullah the Butcher & Billy Graham, and much more.

Then on the Apr. 12, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net, they discuss with live callers Edge’s retirement in-depth, his final two-year run in WWE, items from Monday’s Raw including the WWE Title picture and R-Truth’s inclusion, Keller’s clarifications on John Cena’s physical look and the Taker-Hunter chair shot from WrestleMania, Tough Enough Week 2, and more.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed the Trish-Morrison controversy last week, TNA’s inevitable re-branding changes, and more topics.

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WKPWP after Dynamite: Keller & Buhagiar on Darby winning AEW World Title in 2 minutes – what does it mean and was it a good idea? (Ad-Free – 131 min.)

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:30:01 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch contributor Jerud Buhagiar to review AEW Dynamite with live caller and chat contributions throughout. They start, of course, reacting to Darby Allin’s AEW World Title win and the way it was presented from the opening segment to the short length to the post-match celebration. They interact with live callers and the chat with a diverse mix of opinions and reactions to this booking decision. Also, a stellar Kenny Omega-Will Ospreay exchange, Thekla’s character work improving quickly, and much more.

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WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Fann react in real time to WWE cutbacks and AEW Dynamite rating, Karrion Kross, The Bucks, more (Ad-Free – 125 min.)

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:56:35 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-15-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch’s Rich Fann. They reacted in real time to news of WWE roster cutbacks, AEW Dynamite’s big ratings increase this week, plus they discuss WrestleMania 37, Karrion Kross’s promo, The Young Bucks heel turn, and more from NXT, AEW, Raw, and more.

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WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (4-12-2021): Raw After Mania with Charlotte’s return, debut of new commentator, Ripley vs. Asuka, more – Keller & Peteani (Ad-Free – 123 min.)

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:57 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (4-12-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and was joined by PWTorch contributor Frank Peteani of PWTorch.com to review WWE Monday Night Raw with live callers and emails. They discussed Charlotte’s return, WrestleMania fallout including a main event set for Backlash, the return of the Viking Raiders, the debut of Adnan Vink, Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka rematch, and more with live callers and emails.

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WKPWP Flagship: Keller & Powell talk WrestleMania build, Pat McAfee, Jericho, Dynasty, TNA Rebellion, NXT-AEW comparisons, ESPN free hours, more (Ad-Free – 125 min.)

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:00:32 +0000

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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. They discuss these topics:

The pros and cons of the free hours of WrestleMania on ESPN
Overall evaluation of the WrestleMania line-up
Comparisons between Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton and C.M. Punk vs. Roman Reigns in terms of build and interest
Pat McAfee
Chris Jericho
AEW Dynasty analysis
TNA Rebellion PPV analysis
NXT vs. AEW five years after NXT shifted from Wednesday head-to-head to Tuesdays.
Is there anything style-wise from NXT’s booking and presentation that would benefit the main roster?
Is there a wrestler from TNA that would fit in well and help AEW?

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A listener asks: Among five awful potential scenarios at WrestleMania, which one would make the fans most angry?
A listener asks: Why do others bring up Saudi Arabia as a dig at C.M. Punk when they know Punk has no agency to comment or seemingly any effective rebuttal?
WrestleMania weekend and the state of indy wrestling compared to pre-AEW, pre-COVID peak are for WM weekend shows

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WKPWP after Raw: Keller & Weigle on Oba Femi shining on mic, Punk apologizing and admitting envy in gracious twist, Liv music video, Gunther revealing his motivation (Ad-Free – 131 min.)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:38:31 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch’s Paul Weigle. They discuss first the strong closing segment with Roman Reigns and C.M. Punk, what worked and what might’ve enhanced it. Then some talk about Oba Femi’s breakout moment in his segment with Paul Heyman. Then Liv Morgan’s music video, Gunther-Seth Rollins, Ladder Match build, Lyra’s supposed “massive win” over Charlotte, and much more with chat and email interactions throughout.

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WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Is WWE running out of Hall of Fame candidates, Trish-Morrison, Rock-Cena one-year build, Hunter-Taker chairshot controversy, more (Ad-Free – 149 min.)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:00:27 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 7 and 8, 2011.

On the Apr. 7, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell takes live phone calls for 60+ minutes covering WWE’s announced business changes today, Triple H heading up talent recruitment, what kind of talent WWE might recruit under Hunter, the next WWE main-eventer and if he’s currently on the roster, Superstars’s finale and how it could affect the roster, the next 12 months with John Cena and The Rock, The Corre’s unexplainable booking, why tag team & women’s wrestling aren’t featured in WWE, the chairshot controversy with Triple H and The Undertaker, and more.

Then on the Apr. 8, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks, they discuss with live callers Smackdown, Impact ratings breaking news analysis, John Morrison and Trish Stratus story, way-too-early Money in the Bank predictions for June PPV, possible Sin Cara-Rey Mysterio match at WM28, outside-the-box storyline build for John Cena vs. Rock at WM28 e.g. 50-Week Challenge, Triple H’s TV future, Corre’s standing on Smackdown and why they’ll probably stick around for a while, and more.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Nexus’s future and potential ways to re-start the group, the upcoming three-hour Raws and potential themes and analysis of why WWE and USA continue to use three-hour Raws, and potential conclusions to the Raw GM storyline.

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WKPWP NXT on USA Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (4-14-2021) First Tuesday night show featuring a title change, pacing improving with no counter-programming, three women’s champions in surprise fan-service scene, more (Ad-Free – 113 min.)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:31 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (4-13-2021), Kelly Wells, Tom Stoup, and Nate Lindberg cover the first Tuesday night show featuring a title change, pacing improving with no counter-programming, three women’s champions in a surprise fan-service scene, and more.

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WKPWP Flagship from 10 Yrs Ago: Keller & Powell & Valley with reaction to Raw, live perspective from Valley at Cauliflower Alley, Styles, Bullet Club, Reigns, Shane (Ad-Free – 153 min.)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:00:55 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-12-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by “Saturday Morning Wrestling’s” Jim Valley, also of the VIP Wayback Playback weekly audio show and the “Total Chaos” Attitude Era radio show available to VIP members. Valley is live on site at Cauliflower Alley Club for their annual banquet discussing who he had rubbed elbows with, and then we hand over topics to callers who discuss primarily all of the happenings on Raw the night before.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They answered emails from listeners with topics coming out of Raw last night on A.J. Styles, Bullet Club, Roman Reigns, Shane McMahon, and much more, plus TNA’s future, ROH-EVOLVE-WWE and Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Gold.

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WKPWP AEW Dynamite Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Bucks explain choosing Omega, Tyson referees Jericho vs. Dax, Darby vs. Hardy, live callers, emails (Ad-Free – 161 min.)

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:50 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (4-14-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and former Pro Wrestling Torch columnist Eric Krol discussed AEW Dynamite. Topics included the Young Bucks explaining their decision to align with Kenny Omega and Don Callis, The Bucks vs. Pac & Rey Fenix, Darby defends the TNT Title against Matt Hardy, Jade Cargill vs. Red Velvet, the expectations for AEW’s increase in viewership without NXT as head-to-head competition, and much more with live callers and emails.

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WKPWP Interview Classic (10 Yrs Ago): Matt Morgan evaluates Roman Reigns as a babyface, AJ Styles’s hair, plus WrestleMania 32 live experience panel (Ad-Free – 110 min.)

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:00:09 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (4-7-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WWE and TNA pro wrestler Matt Morgan who returns to talk about WrestleMania 32 and the Roman Reigns push, A.J. Styles’s hair and music, who he’d push as a lead babyface, challenges of being a big man in the industry that is leaning more toward smaller wrestlers, and more including live callers and email questions.

That is followed by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill that same week (4-6-2016) welcoming special guests PWTorch specialist Shawn Valentino and former Prowrestling.net contributor Rich Twilling discussing their WrestleMania 32 weekend live experience. Plus, live calls, emails, and more fun on the Livecast!

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WKH – WWE Smackdown review: McAfee calls Punk a sloppy fat bag-of-bones and offers 25 percent discount for WM, Sky vs. Jade, fans turn on Sami, Danhausen vs. Kit (32 min.)

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:45:21 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews the Apr. 10 edition of WWE Smackdown including the doubling-down on the at McAfee angle last week with McAfee tearing down C.M. Punk as a fraud and a sloppy fat bag-of-bones and said Cody Rhodes is a Paul Levesque kiss-ass. He also offered a 25 percent discount on night one of WrestleMania to see him. Also, Iyo Sky vs. Jade Cargill, Kit Wilson vs. Danhausen, fans turn against Sami Zayn as he tries to get at least some cheers, and more.

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Wade Keller Post-Show – WWE Smackdown: Keller & Machado explain why McAfee angle is counter-productive hack nonsense, what’s going on with Sami, more (Ad-Free – 145 min.)

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:01:49 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch’s Javier Machado to review WWE Smackdown with live chat and caller interactions throughout. The show opens with a lengthy discussion on WWE doubling down on the Pat McAfee nonsense and explain why it’s counter-productive hack content usually reserved for dying pro wrestling companies, plus what not to get distracted by (such as whether McAfee landed some blows to C.M. Punk facade) and where to focus (top execs with conflicts of interest pushing this narrative nonsense). Also, what’s going on with Sami Zayn and was he really trying to get fans to cheer him and what does it say there were so few? Also, thoughts on other aspects of the show as WrestleMania 42 nears.

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WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: WrestleMania 27 fallout including phase two of Rock-Cena feud, was Rock being sabotaged, Sin Cara, Moxley in WWE, live callers (Ad-Free – 89 min.)

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:00:39 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the Apr. 6, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. They discussed with live callers WrestleMania, Monday’s Raw, Rock-Cena hype for WrestleMania 28, whether Rock is being sabotaged, the overlooked aspect of the 2011 Royal Rumble winner Alberto Del Rio opening WrestleMania, concerns with current WWE product, fate of Superstars after Thursday, Sin Cara’s debut reflective of WWE’s lack of direction & planning, Lockdown line-up, the Lockdown Line-Up Guessing Game, Miz vs. Cena continuing, Jon Moxley in WWE, McNeill’s Live Events Center, and a new weekly feature – Criteria To Determine Whether You Should You Have An Internet PPV. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they take McNeill Zone Thread questions on Miss USA on Tough Enough, a potential WM28 Stars vs. Legends theme, and the Austin-Miz confrontation on Raw.

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WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Meyers on Edge’s follow-up on turn prior week, Sami with Logan Paul, Bryan-Jey street fight, Seth-Cesaro exchange (Ad-Free – 137 min.)

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:41 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (4-9-2021), PWTorch.com editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch.com’s Javier Machado to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers and emails including the stellar pillar promos from Daniel Bryan, Edge, and Roman Reigns, plus strong hype for several other WrestleMania matches, the Andre the Giant battle royal is in the books, and much more with live callers and emails.

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WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: WrestleMania 27 analysis including how Rock appears to be on the losing end of the storyline progress so far, Tough Enough – Keller & Powell & Mitchell (Ad-Free – 148 min.)

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:44 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 4 and 5, 2011.

On the Apr. 4, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, they discussed WrestleMania 27 and look at the strengths and weaknesses, plus talked with callers for an hour focused primarily on WrestleMania and its fallout.

Then on the Apr. 5, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell, they discussed the previous night’s Raw including whether Rock has lost steam, whether John Cena undercut Rock, how Cena definitely diminished the value of the WWE Title and heel beatdowns, plus did the Dome take away from WrestleMania more than it helped, what comes next for WWE without the WM buzz, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they talk about the great debut episode of Tough Enough and more WrestleMania-related topics.

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WKPWP after Dynamite: Keller & Lilly react to Kenny Omega’s best promo ever, Jericho’s segment, United Empire, Darby, Thekla, Perry-Callis, more (Ad-Free – 102 min.)

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:17:12 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch contributor Darrin Lilly to review AEW Dynamite with live caller, chat, and email contributions throughout. They start with effusive praise for Kenny Omega’s best promo ever and an overall stellar show-closing segment with MJF that perfectly rebutted the Pat McAfee nonsense and general tone of WWE’s WrestleMania 42 build. They also reviewed Chris Jericho’s carefully crafted promo, Darby Allin’s promo on his title aspirations, Thekla’s weird promo, a strange hint of Jack Perry perhaps aligning with Don Callis Family, Willow Nightingale, Christian & Copeland, and more.

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WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Martin with WrestleMania 37 preview, NXT Takeover review, Young Bucks angle, Mike Tyson, Ratings, more (Ad-Free – 159 min.)

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:00:49 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-8-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They begin with a review of Smackdown including Edge’s follow-up promo to his turn, the Daniel Bryan vs. Jey Uso main event, and Logan Paul with Sami Zayn. Then a full review of the final Raw before WrestleMania including Drew McIntyre’s promo, Miz and Morrison spray-painting Bad Bunny’s car, Drew vs. King Corbin, and Braun Strowman and Shane McMahon in a verbal battle. And then a preview of all announced matches at both nights of WrestleMania. From there, they analyze the Wednesday ratings and how viewership patterns could change starting next week. Then they discuss NXT Takeover “Stand & Deliver: Night 1” headlined by Raquel Gonzalez beating Io Shirai for the NXT Title and a standout Tommaso Ciampa vs. Walter match. Then they review AEW Dynamite including the apparent heel turn of The Young Bucks on Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho’s featured promo about The Pinnacle, Christian’s latest promo with the Taz overture, and more. Also, is Lulu Lemon a store for yoga wear or a flavor of Girl Scout Cookie?

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WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (4-5-2021) Final push for WrestleMania 37 includes McIntyre vs. Corbin, Bad Bunny promo, live callers, emails (Ad-Free – 119 min.)

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:25 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (4-5-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and iswas joined by PWTorch contributor Brandon LeClair of PWTorch.com to review WWE Monday Night Raw with live callers and emails. They discussed the final push for WrestleMania 37 on Raw including a Bad Bunny promo and his match with Miz being turned into a tag team with Damien Priest and John Morrison being added, Drew McIntyre vs. King Corbin, Bobby Lashley vs. Cedric, Rhea Ripley turns on her partner Asuka, and more with live callers and emails.

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WKPWP Flagship with Keller & Lansdell: Did WWE load WrestleMania night 2 at expense of night 1, McAfee debacle, Jericho, New Japan resurgence, MJF, Punk, comedy (Ad-Free – 155 min.)

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:44:04 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch’s Chris Lansdell, making his long-awaited Flagship debut. They discuss these topics:

Reaction to the WrestleMania’s night 1 and night 2 line-ups release: Did WWE load WrestleMania night 2 at expense of night 1? Did they make good choices for the ESPN simulcast first hours?
What key element is WrestleMania 42 missing and was it avoidable?
AEW Dynasty line-up so far a good counter to WrestleMania’s weakness
Thoughts on the Pat McAfee debacle
Chris Jericho’s return to AEW and how can he be useful for AEW this time?
Mailbag topic: Is AEW building for the future and what does the state of their original Four Pillars say?
A preview of AEW Dynamite
New Japan’s resurgence
A Foodie discussion closes out the free portion of the show

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Mailbag topic: Is there too much comedy in WWE?
Mailbag: Should WWE fans have had more patience with the WM42 line-up taking shape and how did injuries change the likely line-up?

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WKPWP after Raw: Keller & Maitland analyze Oba-Lesnar, Punk’s counter-punch for McAfee debacle, WrestleMania card taking shape (Ad-Free – 141 min.)

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:40:42 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch’s Christopher Maitland. They discuss at length the build for Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar, where it ends up on the WrestleMania line-up, what the finish will be, and if Oba is a sure-fire top-top act. Then they discuss the C.M. Punk counter-punch to the Pat McAfee debacle of a segment last Friday including the pros and cons of what he chose to talk about. They covered just about everything else on the show, too, with the latest WrestleMania developments with live caller, chat, and email contributions throughout.

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WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: WrestleMania 27 Post-show with live calls discussing the nearly five hour length and Triple H-Reigns borefest, more (Ad-Free – 166 min.)

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:00:57 +0000

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SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the Apr. 3, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks. They discussed with live callers the entire WrestleMania 27 PPV immediately after its conclusion looking at the PPV from a variety of perspectives and covering each of the matches that filled out the nearly five hour event with a brutal main event. Every possible angle macro & micro about Mania, WWE’s product, where they go from here, etc. is broken down throughout the fast-moving Livecast.

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WKPWP NXT on USA Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (4-7-2021) Takeover Stand and Deliver night 1 with Io vs. Raquel, Walter (Gunther) vs. Ciampa, new tag team champions crowned, more (Ad-Free – 105 min.)

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (4-7-2021), Kelly Wells, Bruce Hazelwood, and Nate Lindberg cover Takeover Stand and Deliver night 1 featuring Io Shirai vs. Raquel Gonzalez, Walter vs. Tommaso Ciampa, new tag team champions crowned, and more.

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WKPWP AEW Dynamite Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Is Cody being fully utilized, Young Bucks turn on Moxley, Jericho’s Inner Circle promo, Hangman, Darby, more (Ad-Free – 122 min.)

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (4-7-2021), PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by Tyler Sage from the PWTorch VIP podcast “Podcast of Honor” to discuss AEW Dynamite with listener calls and emails. Discussion points include the success of The Young Bucks heel turn on Jon Moxley, was it actually a heel turn, The Bucks needing a consistency to their characters, where Moxley goes, and what’s next with Kenny Omega. Other topics include Chris Jericho’s babyface Inner Circle promo, is Cody being fully utilized, allowing angles to breathe during Dynamite, the shift in the announcer commentary narrative around Adam Page, Britt Baker’s babyface backstage promo, and more.

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