{"id":207918,"date":"2025-11-26T22:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T04:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=207918"},"modified":"2025-11-26T13:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:35:26","slug":"wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-caldwell-talk-reigns-as-a-heel-mcmahons-future-aews-start-jericho-mjf-ski-more-81-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-caldwell-talk-reigns-as-a-heel-mcmahons-future-aews-start-jericho-mjf-ski-more-81-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Caldwell talk Reigns as a heel, McMahon&#8217;s future, AEW&#8217;s start, Jericho-MJF ski, more (81 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-505266622\" 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>In this week\u2019s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (11-26-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a very special Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Wade reunited with former longtime PWTorch assistant editor and PWTorch podcast host James Caldwell. They haven\u2019t done a podcast together in more than four years. James talks about his decision to leave the Torch, how he\u2019s kept up with pro wrestling since, and what it\u2019s like shopping for a job when your resume says your last job was working for a pro wrestling newsletter and podcast company. 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