{"id":215684,"date":"2026-04-29T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=215684"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:45:43","slug":"wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-martin-talk-aew-and-nxt-viewership-drops-omega-as-impact-champ-pinnacle-inner-circle-backlash-hype-new-japan-ufc-261-ad-free-103-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-martin-talk-aew-and-nxt-viewership-drops-omega-as-impact-champ-pinnacle-inner-circle-backlash-hype-new-japan-ufc-261-ad-free-103-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Martin talk AEW and NXT viewership drops, Omega as Impact Champ, Pinnacle-Inner Circle, Backlash hype, New Japan, UFC 261 (Ad-Free &#8211; 103 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1150492627\" 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 (4-29-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. 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