VIP AUDIO 12/10 – 10 YRS AGO Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 of 2 (11-18-05): Evaluating fallout and lessons from Eddie Guerrero’s death (40 min)

December 10, 2015

SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, with host Wade Keller, discusses the Eddie Guerrero situation for well over an hour from a wide variety of perspectives including friends of his who stepped up to try to help Eddie, what lessons the industry needs to learn from his death and what led to it, evaluating the paternalistic tone WWE management takes with the wrestlers on display during the tribute show, and more.
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VIP AUDIO 12/09 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 2 of 2: TLC preview, NXT, UFC weekend mega-preview (41 min)

December 9, 2015

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2), they preview the TLC line-up, review top stories out of NXT’s latest show, touch on Lucha Underground, and a very enthusiastic preview of a big UFC weekend that Martin is present in Las Vegas to cover in person including the long-awaited Connor McGreggor vs. Jose Aldo fight. […]

VIP AUDIO 12/08 – PWTorch Livecast Tuesday: Keller & Powell vent with callers about decline of Raw (116 min)

December 8, 2015

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell take calls and vent with callers once again over the decline of Monday Night Raw, the wretched final segment with Sheamus and Roman Reigns, the ridiculous USA Network commercials with Reigns and Wyatt Family, and more with a ton of caller interaction and no shortage of passionate rants.
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VIP AUDIO 12/05 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller, pt. 3 of 3: Orientation to a half dozen new shows on WWE Network from 70s to 90s (42 min)

December 5, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 3 of 3, Bruce talks with PWTorch editor Wade Keller about other vintage pro wrestling shows on WWE Network including several new additions such as the acclaimed Mid-South Wrestling along with the faltering AWA from the 1980s, the 1990s Global Wrestling Federation and Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and a vintage Stampede Wrestling selection from the late 1970s. Where did these wrestling territories fit into the industry landscape at the time of these featured shows, which big name wrestlers to look for early in their careers, some background on who was booking and running each territory and what the politics were of the day regarding which wrestlers were getting pushed, and more. It’s a fascinating, informative orientation to put in better perspective these recent additions to WWE Network. […]

VIP AUDIO 12/05 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller, pt. 2 of 3: In-depth orientation to mid-’80s NWA World Championship Wrestling shows just added to WWE Network (59 min)

December 5, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 3, Bruce talks with PWTorch editor Wade Keller about the roughly hundred episodes of NWA World Championship Wrestling from the 1985-1987 era of the top rated pro wrestling cable show of the 1980s, broadcast every Saturday at 6:05 ET on TBS. It’s the show that begat WCW Nitro a decade later. […]

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