{"id":221872,"date":"2026-09-04T00:34:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=221872"},"modified":"2026-09-04T00:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:34:04","slug":"wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-keller-mcneill-talk-pros-and-cons-of-a-john-cena-heel-turn-cm-punks-criticism-of-the-rock-would-steve-austin-return-on-same-show-as-the-rock-ad-free-100-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-keller-mcneill-talk-pros-and-cons-of-a-john-cena-heel-turn-cm-punks-criticism-of-the-rock-would-steve-austin-return-on-same-show-as-the-rock-ad-free-100-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Keller &#038; McNeill talk pros and cons of a John Cena heel turn, CM Punk&#8217;s criticism of The Rock, would Steve Austin return on same show as The Rock (Ad-Free &#8211; 100 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2450729060\" 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 the Aug. 10, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller (and James Caldwell at the very start) and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill where they discussed Summerslam, pros and cons on the timing of a John Cena heel turn, C.M. 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