{"id":210765,"date":"2026-01-22T23:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=210765"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:02:30","slug":"wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-decoding-rumble-clues-plus-reigns-heyman-owens-pearce-charlotte-big-e-dominic-billie-kaye-live-callers-emails-134-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-ad-free-decoding-rumble-clues-plus-reigns-heyman-owens-pearce-charlotte-big-e-dominic-billie-kaye-live-callers-emails-134-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show \u2013 5 Yrs Ago (AD-FREE): Decoding Rumble clues, plus Reigns, Heyman, Owens, Pearce, Charlotte, Big E, Dominic, Billie Kaye, live callers, emails (134 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3237857509\" 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 episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (1-22-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Tom Stoup, cohost of the \u201cPWT Talks NXT\u201d PWTorch Dailycast and VIP podcast \u201c8 Years Back\u201d to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown including the latest with Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, Adam Pearce, and Kevin Owens, plus Charlotte &amp; Asuka vs. Riott Squad with the latest Billie Kay development, Royal Rumble talk including a lot of potential winners on and off the current TV roster, Sasha Banks vs. Reginald, Big E vs. Apollo Crews for the IC Title, Dominic Mysterio vs. King Corbin, and more. 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