{"id":201577,"date":"2025-07-23T22:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T03:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=201577"},"modified":"2025-07-23T13:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:16:41","slug":"vip-podcast-7-23-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-martin-review-a-stellar-dynamite-raws-redundancy-of-match-ups-impact-slammiversary-including-ratings-on-axs","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-7-23-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-martin-review-a-stellar-dynamite-raws-redundancy-of-match-ups-impact-slammiversary-including-ratings-on-axs\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 7\/23 \u2013 WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Martin review a stellar Dynamite, Raw\u2019s redundancy of match-ups, Impact &#038; Slammiversary including ratings on AXS + Mailbag (147 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1038954346\" 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: <\/strong>This is a two-part flashback beginning with a Wade Keller Podcast Mailbag special segment from five years ago (7-21-2000) including these topics: Ideas for Shayna Baszler and Aleister Black from two listeners, whether women\u2019s wrestling is driving away viewers, was the Horror Show Swamp Match obviously lower budget than prior cinematic matches, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Then the Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (7-23-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. 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