{"id":210024,"date":"2026-01-07T22:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=210024"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:55:03","slug":"wkpwp-flagship-from-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-powell-discuss-vinces-royal-rumble-announcement-odd-lack-of-mentions-of-john-cena-roh-tna-on-pop-expectations-118-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-flagship-from-10-yrs-ago-ad-free-keller-powell-discuss-vinces-royal-rumble-announcement-odd-lack-of-mentions-of-john-cena-roh-tna-on-pop-expectations-118-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Flagship from 10 Yrs Ago (AD-FREE): Keller &#038; Powell discuss Vince&#8217;s Royal Rumble announcement, odd lack of mentions of John Cena, ROH, TNA on Pop expectations (118 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-802796614\" 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&#8217;s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-5-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell focused on the big Royal Rumble announcement at the end of Raw by Vince McMahon, plus the New Japan acquisitions by WWE, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discussed the strange absence of John Cena mentions on Raw, TNA on Pop expectations, ROH\u2019s roster salary cap flexibility, lack of stronger Smackdown hype, Social Outcasts, and more including email topics from listeners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2026\/01\/20260107WKPWP-10YrsAgo-FS-VIP.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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