{"id":221458,"date":"2026-08-28T22:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T03:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=221458"},"modified":"2026-08-26T20:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T01:59:49","slug":"wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-wwe-roster-cuts-what-goes-into-deciding-who-wins-between-cena-and-punk-netflixs-potential-future-role-in-pro-wrestling-zach-ryder-tna-comedy-bret-hbk-ad-free-155","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-wwe-roster-cuts-what-goes-into-deciding-who-wins-between-cena-and-punk-netflixs-potential-future-role-in-pro-wrestling-zach-ryder-tna-comedy-bret-hbk-ad-free-155\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: WWE Roster Cuts, what goes into deciding who wins between Cena and Punk, Netflix&#8217;s potential future role in pro wrestling, Zach Ryder, TNA comedy, Bret-HBK (Ad-Free &#8211; 155 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2165811208\" 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>Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Aug. 5 and 8, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>On the Aug. 5, 2011 episode, PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost Brian Hoops, the PWTorch Nostalgia Specialist, took calls for over an hour on the topics of the day including the WWE roster cuts, the previous night&#8217;s TNA Impact, Sunday&#8217;s TNA Hardcore Justice, Summerslam developments, C.M. 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