{"id":216084,"date":"2026-05-06T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=216084"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:48:22","slug":"wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-heydorn-talk-blood-guts-reigns-vs-bryan-nxt-needing-a-spark-kennys-top-contenders-more-ad-free-117-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-heydorn-talk-blood-guts-reigns-vs-bryan-nxt-needing-a-spark-kennys-top-contenders-more-ad-free-117-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Heydorn talk Blood &#038; Guts, Reigns vs. Bryan, NXT needing a spark, Kenny\u2019s top contenders, more (Ad-Free &#8211; 117 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2318638210\" 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 (5-6-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch&#8217;s Zack Heydorn. 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