{"id":219667,"date":"2026-07-22T22:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=219667"},"modified":"2026-07-22T23:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:39:26","slug":"free-podcast-7-22-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-powell-talk-kross-losing-on-raw-crowds-returning-ratings-omega-in-impact-nikkis-win-keith-lee-more-163-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/07\/22\/free-podcast-7-22-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-powell-talk-kross-losing-on-raw-crowds-returning-ratings-omega-in-impact-nikkis-win-keith-lee-more-163-min\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 7\/22 \u2013 WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Powell talk Kross losing on Raw, crowds returning, ratings, Omega in Impact, Nikki\u2019s win, Keith Lee, more (163 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1054899083\" 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&#8217;s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast &#8220;Flagship&#8221; episode (7-20-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. 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