{"id":216011,"date":"2026-05-05T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=216011"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:45:50","slug":"free-podcast-5-5-wkpwp-flagship-keller-powell-ask-if-tko-are-villains-roman-fatu-pros-and-cons-the-oba-femi-problem-club-wwe-darbys-aew-title-reign-roster-cuts-137-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/05\/free-podcast-5-5-wkpwp-flagship-keller-powell-ask-if-tko-are-villains-roman-fatu-pros-and-cons-the-oba-femi-problem-club-wwe-darbys-aew-title-reign-roster-cuts-137-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 5\/5 \u2013 WKPWP Flagship: Keller &#038; Powell ask if TKO are villains, Roman-Fatu pros and cons, the Oba Femi problem, Club WWE, Darby&#8217;s AEW Title reign, roster cuts (137 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2365135324\" 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>PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the weekly Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Listener emails are sprinkled in related to listed topics<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: The time stamps are roughly accurate for the commercial-free VIP version of the show.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Roman Reigns-Jacob Fatu story and whether it&#8217;s one face-versus-face match-up too many or if it will all work out after the fallout from Backlash? (0:00-32:00)<\/li>\n<li>The Oba Femi problem and whether WWE is preparing for it (32:00)<\/li>\n<li>Is TKO a villainous shameless gluttonous corporation turning off fans and burning through years of earned goodwill? (41:00)<\/li>\n<li>Darby Allin&#8217;s AEW World Title reign so far including whether there should be a better reason for his challengers getting title shots and should more of them be heels? 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