{"id":220068,"date":"2026-07-30T23:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=220068"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:18:44","slug":"wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-reigns-vs-cena-made-official-for-summerslam-sasha-banks-returns-and-takes-out-bianca-belair-rollins-and-edge-story-progresses-more-ad-free-127","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-wwe-smackdown-post-show-5-yrs-ago-reigns-vs-cena-made-official-for-summerslam-sasha-banks-returns-and-takes-out-bianca-belair-rollins-and-edge-story-progresses-more-ad-free-127\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show \u2013 5 Yrs Ago: Reigns vs. Cena made official for Summerslam, Sasha Banks returns and takes out Bianca Belair, Rollins and Edge story progresses, more (Ad-Free &#8211; 127 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3601170323\" 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 (7-30-2021), PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosted for Wade Keller and was joined by ProWrestling.net&#8217;s Jake Barnett to break down WWE Smackdown with listener calls, emails, and Wade Keller as the on-site correspondent. 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