{"id":218364,"date":"2026-06-25T23:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=218364"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:52:18","slug":"wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-edge-returns-to-ruin-the-universal-championship-address-by-roman-reigns-big-e-qualifies-for-money-in-the-bank-bayley-pins-bianca-belair-more-ad-f","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-edge-returns-to-ruin-the-universal-championship-address-by-roman-reigns-big-e-qualifies-for-money-in-the-bank-bayley-pins-bianca-belair-more-ad-f\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show \u2013 5 Yrs Ago: Edge returns to ruin the Universal Championship address by Roman Reigns, Big E qualifies for Money in the Bank, Bayley pins Bianca Belair, more (Ad-Free &#8211; 104 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1934146985\" 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 (6-25-2021), PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Brandon LeClair to break down WWE Smackdown with listener calls and emails. 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