{"id":221576,"date":"2026-08-29T23:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=221576"},"modified":"2026-08-28T19:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T00:26:42","slug":"wkpwp-nxt-on-usa-post-show-5-yrs-ago-8-31-2021-wells-lindberg-cover-state-of-changes-in-nxt-ciampa-vs-holland-gargano-vs-knight-kay-lee-ray-ad-free-88-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-nxt-on-usa-post-show-5-yrs-ago-8-31-2021-wells-lindberg-cover-state-of-changes-in-nxt-ciampa-vs-holland-gargano-vs-knight-kay-lee-ray-ad-free-88-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP NXT on USA Post-Show \u2013 5 Yrs Ago: (8-31-2021) Wells &#038; Lindberg cover state of changes in NXT, Ciampa vs. Holland, Gargano vs. Knight, Kay Lee Ray (Ad-Free &#8211; 88 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1023297969\" 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 Post-show (8-31-2021), PWTorch&#8217;s Kelly Wells and Nate Lindberg talk about that night&#8217;s NXT on USA telecast including Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ridge Holland and Johnny Gargano vs. L.A. 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