{"id":202363,"date":"2025-08-06T02:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=202363"},"modified":"2025-08-06T02:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:37:39","slug":"vip-podcast-8-5-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-lesnars-return-cenas-turn-so-called-ruse-of-century-wwe-unreal-aew-in-a-lull-more-152-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-8-5-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-lesnars-return-cenas-turn-so-called-ruse-of-century-wwe-unreal-aew-in-a-lull-more-152-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/5 \u2013 WKPWP Tuesday Flagship (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Powell talk Lesnar&#8217;s return, Cena&#8217;s turn, so-called Ruse of Century, WWE Unreal, AEW in a lull, more (152 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-160133969\" 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>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brock Lesnar&#8217;s return<\/li>\n<li>John Cena&#8217;s babyface turn<\/li>\n<li>The so-called &#8220;Ruse of the Century&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Summerslam&#8217;s key developments on both nights<\/li>\n<li>AEW&#8217;s post-All In lull<\/li>\n<li>Where will AEW get its next wave of star wrestlers<\/li>\n<li>WWE Unreal including a theory on Chris Park being a focus of episode one, the motivations for even doing the show, Randy Orton&#8217;s feelings about this exposing too much, and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IN THE VIP-EXCLUSIVE AFTERSHOW<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jason and Wade reminisce about Hulk Hogan&#8217;s first run as WWF Champion and who are person favorite opponents of his were during that time from Paul Orndorff to Big Bossman, plus some credit to Bobby Heenan for his role as Hogan&#8217;s main nemesis for so many years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>KEY LINKS&#8230;<\/strong><\/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=1751173881549000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3SlYVLDLDzMtOpPQ3iKvSw\">https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip<\/a><\/p>\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=1751173881549000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Q7ZrxqjTjmliv0ww4ly6q\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/<wbr \/>pwtorchvip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our YouTube Channel&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1513195000\" 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>&#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=1751173881549000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0UdLztcgHotVkox8U_nu8E\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/<wbr \/>pwtorch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Blue Sky&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/pwtorch.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/pwtorch.bsky.social&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1751173881549000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0srWkoArAQ4Gwtief8lXhc\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/<wbr \/>pwtorch.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2025\/08\/20250805WKPWP-FS-VIP.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorchvipinfo.com\">CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3739520204\"><div id=\"pwtor-1076863412\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>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: <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-8-5-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-lesnars-return-cenas-turn-so-called-ruse-of-century-wwe-unreal-aew-in-a-lull-more-152-min\/\" title=\"VIP PODCAST 8\/5 \u2013 WKPWP Tuesday Flagship (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Powell talk Lesnar&#8217;s return, Cena&#8217;s turn, so-called Ruse of Century, WWE Unreal, AEW in a lull, more (152 min.)\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135832,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcast\/2025\/08\/20250805WKPWP-FS-VIP.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"2:32:22","filesize":"70.19M","filesize_raw":"73601848","date_recorded":"2025-08-06 02:37:39","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":""},"tags":[],"series":[1037,1018,6929,1202,6938,1032,5889],"class_list":["post-202363","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","series-all-vip-audio-shows","series-analysis","series-pwtorch-vip-audio","series-all","series-viptoday","series-flagship","series-wkpwp"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2022\/03\/WKPWPPodcast2022_VIP.png","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/PWTorchVIPAudio2015_1400.png","download_link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast-download\/202363\/vip-podcast-8-5-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-lesnars-return-cenas-turn-so-called-ruse-of-century-wwe-unreal-aew-in-a-lull-more-152-min","player_link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast-player\/202363\/vip-podcast-8-5-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-lesnars-return-cenas-turn-so-called-ruse-of-century-wwe-unreal-aew-in-a-lull-more-152-min","audio_player":"<a class=\"wp-embedded-audio\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast-player\/202363\/vip-podcast-8-5-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-lesnars-return-cenas-turn-so-called-ruse-of-century-wwe-unreal-aew-in-a-lull-more-152-min\">https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast-player\/202363\/vip-podcast-8-5-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-lesnars-return-cenas-turn-so-called-ruse-of-century-wwe-unreal-aew-in-a-lull-more-152-min<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/feed\/podcast\/all-vip-audio-shows","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xuZnKekFeG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-8-5-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-lesnars-return-cenas-turn-so-called-ruse-of-century-wwe-unreal-aew-in-a-lull-more-152-min\/\">VIP PODCAST 8\/5 \u2013 WKPWP Tuesday Flagship (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Powell talk Lesnar&#8217;s return, Cena&#8217;s turn, so-called Ruse of Century, WWE Unreal, AEW in a lull, more (152 min.)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-8-5-wkpwp-tuesday-flagship-ad-free-keller-powell-talk-lesnars-return-cenas-turn-so-called-ruse-of-century-wwe-unreal-aew-in-a-lull-more-152-min\/embed\/#?secret=xuZnKekFeG\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;VIP PODCAST 8\/5 \u2013 WKPWP Tuesday Flagship (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Powell talk Lesnar&#8217;s return, Cena&#8217;s turn, so-called Ruse of Century, WWE Unreal, AEW in a lull, more (152 min.)&#8221; &#8212; \" data-secret=\"xuZnKekFeG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/202363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202363"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=202363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}