{"id":216451,"date":"2026-05-13T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=216451"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:37:19","slug":"free-podcast-5-13-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-powell-talk-open-challenge-concept-backlash-hype-jimmy-usos-return-nxt-impact-roh-changes-in-fans-over-decades-mailb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/13\/free-podcast-5-13-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-powell-talk-open-challenge-concept-backlash-hype-jimmy-usos-return-nxt-impact-roh-changes-in-fans-over-decades-mailb\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 5\/13 \u2013 WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Powell talk Open Challenge concept, Backlash hype, Jimmy Uso\u2019s return, NXT, Impact, ROH, changes in fans over decades, Mailbag (140 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1191121631\" 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\u2019s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-13-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. 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