{"id":194738,"date":"2025-03-19T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=194738"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:18:38","slug":"free-podcast-3-19-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-sam-roberts-discuss-wrestlemania-at-the-pc-pros-and-cons-raw-and-smackdown-without-fans-key-hype-for-wm36s-top-storylines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/03\/19\/free-podcast-3-19-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-sam-roberts-discuss-wrestlemania-at-the-pc-pros-and-cons-raw-and-smackdown-without-fans-key-hype-for-wm36s-top-storylines\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 3\/19 \u2013 WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Sam Roberts discuss WrestleMania at the PC pros and cons, Raw and Smackdown without fans, key hype for WM36\u2019s top storylines (101 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3269907612\" 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:\u00a0<\/strong>In this week\u2019s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-17-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Sam Roberts from the WWE Kickoff Shows, Not Sam Wrestling podcasts, and his show on Sirius XM radio show with Jim Norton. 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