Wade Keller Hotline

VIP AUDIO 4/17 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Big MITB format announcement, Big E wins tag titles for New Day, Tamina scores big upset win, Braun celebrates on Moment of Bliss, everyone gets close to Cole, more (27 min)

April 18, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews WWE Friday Night Smackdown start to finish including WWE’s attempts to make Michael Cole a top candidate to contract the COVID-19 […]

VIP AUDIO 4/16 – WKH – The News: Colleagues remember Howard Finkel including Justin Roberts and Lilian Garcia, another NXT win over AEW in total same night viewers, WWE as Essential makes headlines, Revival future, more (20 min)

April 16, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at a ton of news including colleagues remember Howard Finkel including Justin Roberts and Lilian Garcia, another NXT win […]

VIP AUDIO 4/15 – WKH – Moxley vs. Hager in No Holds Barred empty arena match with Ross calling action, Archer vs. Colt, Baker segment, Jericho & Schiavone chemistry, Guevara, Spears, Bubbly Bunch (23 min)

April 16, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews AEW Dynamite start to finish including Jon Moxley vs. Jake Hager in a No Holds Barred empty arena match for the AEW […]

VIP AUDIO 4/14 – WKH – The News: McMahon named an advisor to President Trump to “restart economy,” clarification regarding Florida “essential” classification and WWE ownership in XFL, Moxley-Hager hype, Raw ratings (25 min)

April 15, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at a ton of news including Vince McMahon being named an advisor to President Trump to help “restart economy,” […]

VIP AUDIO 4/13 – WKH – Raw Review: Full show rundown and analysis including Drew-Seth angle, Drew vs. Andrade, Charlotte, Becky, Viking Raiders, Baszler, more (27 min)

April 14, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a full show rundown of WWE Monday Night Raw including a Drew McIntyre-Seth Rollins angle after Drew vs. Andrade, Zelina Vega’s crew very […]

VIP AUDIO 4/12 – WKH – The News: WWE planning to run live TV shows, WWE comments to ESPN on continuing shows and a COVID-19 positive test, how officials say pro wrestling differs from pro sports, details of precautions taken and not taken (24 min)

April 12, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an in-depth look at how WWE and AEW are dealing with COVID-19 based on the latest breaking news that WWE is […]

VIP AUDIO 4/11 – WKH – News & 10 & 15 Yrs Ago Hotlines: Hogan establishes where his legacy is compared to Michaels, Draft Lottery news, WWE cuts, review of strong Impact, review of Raw where Triple H was jerk to Lilian (110 min)

April 11, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, we present two Hotlines from 15 years ago this week featuring a ton of insider news and then two Hotlines from 10 years ago this […]

VIP AUDIO 4/10 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Post-Mania landscape set with Braun vs. Bray, Jeff Hardy push, Money in the Bank qualifiers, Sheamus, Fogotten Sons, Tucker vs. Ziggler, Bayley and Sasha gloat (27 min)

April 11, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews WWE Friday Night Smackdown start to finish including a post-WrestleMania reset with a Braun Strowman-Bray Wyatt feud set-up, a Jeff Hardy […]

VIP AUDIO 4/9 – WKH – The News: WWE moving forward with tapings tomorrow while UFC goes on hiatus, safety precautions, NXT scores narrow win over AEW, Dark Side of the Ring viewership for Brawl for All, latest WWE Fan Survey on WM36, more (17 min)

April 10, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the following news topics: WWE moving forward with TV tapings tomorrow while UFC goes on hiatus, safety […]

VIP AUDIO 4/8 – WKH – AEW Review: Jericho on commentary, Cody vs. Spears in TNT Title Tournament, Omega & Nakazawa go all zany in tag match, Jake Roberts, Broken Matt, Archer, Brodie Lee, Moxley-Hager hype (34 min)

April 9, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews AEW Dynamite start to finish including Chris Jericho on commentary, the Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa zaniness before and during their tag […]

VIP AUDIO 4/7 – WKH – Wednesday Preview & Ask the Editor: Announced matches for Dynamite and NXT on USA, then Mailbag questions on Liv Morgan’s weekend, which WM matches fared best without a crowd, more (23 min)

April 8, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller first covers some news including the Raw rating and the announced matches for AEW Dynamite and NXT on USA. Then he […]

VIP AUDIO 4/6 – WKH – Raw Review: Full show rundown and analysis including WrestleMania 36 follow-up, Drew’s victory interview and surprise interruption by Big Show, promos from KO, Baszler, Becky, Charlotte, more (33 min)

April 7, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a full show rundown of the “Raw After Mania” episode including the surprising Drew McIntyre title defense against Big Show […]

VIP AUDIO 4/5 – WKH – WrestleMania 36 Nights 1 & 2 Review: Big Picture macro analysis of whether WWE pulled it off under difficult circumstances, who were the MVPs, what matches worked and didn’t, star ratings, cinematic experimentation (45 min)

April 5, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews WrestleMania 36, both nights one and night two including Big Picture macro analysis of whether WWE pulled it off under difficult […]

VIP AUDIO 4/4 – WKH – News & 10 & 15 Yrs Ago Hotlines: Viewership for Smackdown, plus 2005 Hall of Fame insider details and more news, 2010 Raw vs. Impact TV reviews (112 min)

April 4, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, first some news on Smackdown viewership last night, and then we flash back to two Wade Keller Hotlines from 15 years ago in early April […]

VIP AUDIO 4/3 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Final WrestleMania hype, Cena vows not to collapse from panic and fear, Cole briefly mentions Reigns won’t be facing Goldberg, big Otis-Mandy-Ziggler development (23 min)

April 4, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews Friday Night Smackdown start to finish including the final WrestleMania hype, John Cena vows not to collapse from panic and fear […]

VIP AUDIO 4/2 – WKH – The News: AEW tapes several weeks of matches before stay-at-home mandates kick in, AEW and NXT viewership down, Triple H says things might never be the same, MLW postpones (26 min)

April 3, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the following news topics: AEW tapes several weeks of matches before stay-at-home mandates kick in, AEW and […]

VIP AUDIO 4/1 – WKH – Jericho yells at Vanguard 1 the drone and then tries to recruit Matt Hardy, Cody on color with Tony, Moe-Hager angle, Kenny vs. Sammy, Brodie Lee wrestles (29 min)

April 2, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews AEW Dynamite start to finish. The show took place in a mystery location outside of Florida including the announcement of the TNT Championship brackets, a video […]

VIP AUDIO 3/31 – WKH – The News: WWE considers big change to Raw and Smackdown presentation, Roman lashes out at “haters,” AEW introduces new singles title and reveals half of brackets, AEW and NXT previews, Raw ratings dip again, NWA, ROH (25 min)

March 31, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the following news topics: WWE considers big change to Raw and Smackdown presentation, Roman Reigns lashes out […]

VIP AUDIO 3/30 – WKH – Raw Review: Full show rundown and analysis including final stand-out promos for WrestleMania from Edge, Heyman, Becky, Owens, Undertaker, plus six-man tag, more (24 min)

March 31, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a full show rundown and analysis including several stand-out promos for WrestleMania from Edge, Paul Heyman, Becky Lynch, Kevin Owens, and Undertaker, […]

VIP AUDIO 3/29 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Is AEW hiring too many wrestlers in their 40s? Isn’t Broken Matt a step too far for AEW trying to differentiate from WWE? Is the Hall of Fame ceremony happening? Plus Triple H reacts to crowd-free shows (20 min)

March 30, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers VIP member questions (askwadekeller@gmail.com) on the following topics: Is AEW hiring too many wrestlers in their 40s? Isn’t Broken Matt […]

VIP AUDIO 3/28 – WKH – News & 10 Yrs Ago Hotlines: Jericho’s announcement, Bret comments on Michaels, a newsworthy Smackdown including Swagger’s image makeover, TNA’s icky tawdry counter-productive awful episode (75 min)

March 28, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, we flash back to three Wade Keller Hotlines from ten years ago looking at the latest news, a review of Smackdown, and a long rant […]

VIP AUDIO 3/27 – WKH – Smackdown Review: Usos vs. New Day with Miz & Morrison on color, Gulak vs. Nakamura with Sami on color, Asuka vs. Alexa with Nikki on color, Firefly Funhouse, Triple H analyzes Reigns-Goldberg (23 min)

March 28, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews Friday Night Smackdown start to finish including The Usos vs. New Day with Miz & Morrison on color, Drew Gulak vs. […]

VIP AUDIO 3/26 – WKH – The News: Reigns-Goldberg off WrestleMania, WrestleMania non-spoiler taping notes, Stephanie talks coronavirus precautions, Vince’s $80 million WWE stock move, AEW-NXT ratings (17 min)

March 27, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the following news topics: Roman Reigns-Goldberg off WrestleMania, WrestleMania non-spoiler taping notes, Stephanie McMahon talks coronavirus precautions, […]

VIP AUDIO 3/25 – WKH – AEW Review: Jericho yells at Vanguard 1 the drone and then tries to recruit Matt Hardy, Cody on color with Tony, Moe-Hager angle, Kenny vs. Sammy, Brodie Lee wrestles (26 min)

March 26, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews AEW Dynamite start to finish. The show included these highlights: Jericho yells at Vanguard 1 the drone and then tries to recruit […]