{"id":220998,"date":"2026-08-19T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=220998"},"modified":"2026-08-17T18:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:34:04","slug":"wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-heydorn-talk-cm-punk-aew-hype-possible-matches-long-term-aew-fit-more-plus-summerslam-preview-takeover-preview-ad-free-144-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-heydorn-talk-cm-punk-aew-hype-possible-matches-long-term-aew-fit-more-plus-summerslam-preview-takeover-preview-ad-free-144-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Heydorn talk CM Punk AEW hype, possible matches, long-term AEW fit, more, plus Summerslam preview, Takeover preview (Ad-Free &#8211; 144 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2824289492\" 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 (8-19-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch&#8217;s Zack Heydorn discussed C.M. 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