{"id":175493,"date":"2024-03-19T22:38:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T03:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=175493"},"modified":"2024-03-19T22:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T03:38:23","slug":"vip-audio-3-19-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-mercedes-mone-in-aew-and-weak-first-rating-cody-rock-dynamic-gunther-sami-okada-as-heel-becky-jax-tna-kirk-cousins","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-3-19-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-mercedes-mone-in-aew-and-weak-first-rating-cody-rock-dynamic-gunther-sami-okada-as-heel-becky-jax-tna-kirk-cousins\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 3\/19 \u2013 WKPWP Tuesday Flagship (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Powell talk Mercedes Mon\u00e9 in AEW and weak first rating, Cody-Rock dynamic, Gunther-Sami, Okada as heel, Becky-Jax, TNA, Kirk Cousins (135 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3380812388\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong>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. They discuss these topics:<\/p>\n<p>AEW FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE SHOW&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mercedes Mon\u00e9&#8217;s AEW debut, the weak first rating and what it means, the state of the AEW Women&#8217;s Division<\/li>\n<li>Kazuchika Okada as a heel with The Young Bucks and whether it&#8217;d have been better for Will Ospreay to be a heel and Okada the face<\/li>\n<li>Preview of this week&#8217;s Dynamite dissecting the Christian-Adam Copeland feud, the potential ramifications of the Chris Jericho vs. Hook match, and the rest of the announced line-up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WWE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cody Rhodes walks a line in his Raw promo that points toward lingering real-life tension with The Rock<\/li>\n<li>The Rock&#8217;s impact on WWE ratings so far including surprising minute-by-minute details just in from Friday&#8217;s Smackdown<\/li>\n<li>The WrestleMania main events and the key players involved including Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch, and more<\/li>\n<li>Gunther&#8217;s feud with Sami Zayn and the angle with Chad Gable<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch giving hints of possible turning on the fans because they turned on her<\/li>\n<li>More WWE stuff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>THEN IN THE VIP AFTERSHOW&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>MAILBAG<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Should Sami beat Gunther and then Gunther moves to World Title feud?<\/li>\n<li>Should Mercedes just beat Willow Nightingale and move on?<\/li>\n<li>The lack of attention given in many outlets to the state of AEW ratings compared to two years ago<\/li>\n<li>Does early ratings impact of Okada, Ospreay, and Mercedes indicate TK swung for the fences on boosting ratings for a new lucrative TV deal and it turns into a fly out already with money wasted?<\/li>\n<li>Plus assessing the start to TNA&#8217;s 2024 and some Kirk Cousins talk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ADDITIONAL LINKS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>PWTorch VIP membership&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704339261377000&amp;usg=AOvVaw346q_FAN-z3epBQPbDkcVi\">https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4208756243\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Or support us on Patreon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pwtorchvip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pwtorchvip&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704339261377000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3xpp5HcdKSJiuACQm6siW7\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/<wbr \/>pwtorchvip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our YouTube Channel&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pwtorch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pwtorch&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704339261377000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2FdpCiLvMmxzZ-LiMDHfd-\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/<wbr \/>pwtorch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2024\/03\/20240319WKPWP-FS-VIP.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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