{"id":213394,"date":"2026-03-23T22:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=213394"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:40:25","slug":"free-podcast-3-23-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-fascinating-look-at-whether-a-new-no-2-could-emerge-in-10-15-years-and-did-aew-check-the-predicted-boxes-plus-wm27-talk-rock-jericho-140-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/03\/23\/free-podcast-3-23-wkpwp-15-yrs-ago-livecasts-fascinating-look-at-whether-a-new-no-2-could-emerge-in-10-15-years-and-did-aew-check-the-predicted-boxes-plus-wm27-talk-rock-jericho-140-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 3\/23 \u2013 WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Fascinating look at whether a new no. 2 could emerge in 10-15 years and did AEW check the predicted boxes, plus WM27 talk Rock, Jericho (140 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1788911754\" 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 Mar. 18 and 21, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>On the Mar. 18, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell took live phone calls for 60 minutes discussing a variety of macro and micro topics for a very expansive episode, including breaking news analysis of Impact ratings, Impact last night, WWE&#8217;s reactive response to GLAAD, the potential for Jim Ross to call a match or matches at WrestleMania 27, The Rock appearing on Raw before Mania, how WWE is using the mid-card roster at WrestleMania, Superstars&#8217;s future or non-future, whether the wrestling business has benefited 30 years removed from WrestleMania by going national with Pros &amp; Cons discussed, the future of wrestling 10-15 years from now and how much a shallow talent pool could affect that, whether a new big player will step up to be a #2 competing against WWE, the four keys to a big player competing vs. WWE, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Then on the Mar. 21, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussed with live callers that night&#8217;s Raw, live comments on Chris Jericho on &#8220;Dancing with the Stars,&#8221; who calls WrestleMania 27, whether Shawn Michaels will have a role at WrestleMania, Triple H&#8217;s conditioning, live report from a caller who attended Saturday&#8217;s Raw house show at MSG, history of masked wrestlers and why Abdullah the Butcher never went to WWE, and much more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE VERSION: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/15-yrs-ago-livecasts-fascinating-look-at-whether-a-new-no-2-could-emerge-in-10-15-years-and-did-aew-check-predicted-boxes-plus-wm27-talk--70615843\">AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>AD-FREE VIP VERSION:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2026\/03\/20260323WKPWP-15YrsAgo-VIP.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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