{"id":220766,"date":"2026-08-12T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=220766"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T22:08:41","slug":"wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-powell-discuss-the-risks-and-potential-of-aew-rampage-cm-punk-bray-nxt-cuts-summerslam-line-up-cody-malakai-black-ad-free-134-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-powell-discuss-the-risks-and-potential-of-aew-rampage-cm-punk-bray-nxt-cuts-summerslam-line-up-cody-malakai-black-ad-free-134-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Powell discuss the risks and potential of AEW Rampage, CM Punk, Bray, NXT cuts, Summerslam line-up, Cody-Malakai Black (Ad-Free &#8211; 134 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-409774060\" 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 Podcast &#8220;Flagship&#8221; episode (8-10-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast discussed the upcoming debut of AEW Rampage (announce team overexposure risks, format ideas), C.M. 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