{"id":222258,"date":"2026-09-13T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T03:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=222258"},"modified":"2026-09-13T18:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T23:02:19","slug":"wkpwp-flagship-from-10-yrs-ago-keller-mcneill-discuss-aj-styless-first-show-as-champ-sinking-raw-rating-cruiserweight-classic-ad-free-144-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-flagship-from-10-yrs-ago-keller-mcneill-discuss-aj-styless-first-show-as-champ-sinking-raw-rating-cruiserweight-classic-ad-free-144-min\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Flagship from 10 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; McNeill discuss AJ Styles\u2019s first show as champ, sinking Raw rating, Cruiserweight Classic (Ad-Free &#8211; 144 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2056996185\" 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 Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (9-14-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and veteran PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill discuss A.J. 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