{"id":217077,"date":"2026-05-27T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=217077"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:38:19","slug":"free-podcast-5-27-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-parks-discuss-whether-cm-punk-would-be-better-fit-in-aew-or-wwe-if-he-returned-pros-and-cons-of-ultimate-warrior-documentary-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/27\/free-podcast-5-27-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-parks-discuss-whether-cm-punk-would-be-better-fit-in-aew-or-wwe-if-he-returned-pros-and-cons-of-ultimate-warrior-documentary-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 5\/27 \u2013 WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Parks discuss whether CM Punk would be better fit in AEW or WWE if he returned, pros and cons of Ultimate Warrior documentary, fans returning (100 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4247362047\" 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 (5-25-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist and podcast host Greg Parks. 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