{"id":217068,"date":"2026-05-26T23:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=217068"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:33:41","slug":"wkpwp-wwe-raw-post-show-5-yrs-ago-5-24-2021-ripleys-weaknesses-raws-womens-division-drew-vs-kofi-shaynas-new-character-who-is-bliss-targeting-more-ad-free-117-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-wwe-raw-post-show-5-yrs-ago-5-24-2021-ripleys-weaknesses-raws-womens-division-drew-vs-kofi-shaynas-new-character-who-is-bliss-targeting-more-ad-free-117-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show \u2013 5 Yrs Ago: (5-24-2021) Ripley&#8217;s weaknesses, Raw&#8217;s women&#8217;s division, Drew vs. Kofi, Shayna&#8217;s new character, who is Bliss targeting, more (Ad-Free &#8211; 117 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-503200696\" 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 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (5-24-2021), PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosted for Wade Keller and was joined by PWTorch contributor Bruce Hazelwood to break down Monday Night Raw with listener calls and emails. 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