{"id":221319,"date":"2026-08-24T11:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=221319"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:31:11","slug":"vip-podcast-8-24-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-keller-hotlines-including-in-person-report-on-brock-lesnars-2nd-ufc-fight-and-post-fight-qa-tna-impact-ecw-and-smackdown-reviews-93-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/24\/vip-podcast-8-24-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-keller-hotlines-including-in-person-report-on-brock-lesnars-2nd-ufc-fight-and-post-fight-qa-tna-impact-ecw-and-smackdown-reviews-93-m\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/24 \u2013 VIP Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines including in-person report on Brock Lesnar&#8217;s 2nd UFC fight and post-fight Q&#038;A + TNA Impact, ECW, and Smackdown reviews (93 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2269798002\" 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>This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from Aug. 5, 7, 8, and 9, 2008. The following are the updates and the theme of each:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022AUG. 5: Analysis of the just-in Raw ratings, a few perspectives on the announcing shuffle that week, and a rundown and analysis of that night&#8217;s ECW show on Sci-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022AUG. 7: Analysis of the Thursday night edition of TNA Impact with the pros and cons of the eight-man gauntlet weapons main event presentation, then a rundown and analysis of the entire show.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022AUG. 8: Thoughts on the Brock Lesnar UFC fight this weekend, plus analysis of the complete Friday episode of Smackdown, plus thinking outloud about whether Edge could again be the runaway MVP of 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022AUG. 9: Analysis Brock Lesnar&#8217;s second UFC fight from an in-person perspective from Octagon-side in Minneapolis, Minn. at Target Center. Also, details of Keller&#8217;s questions to Brock and Dana White after the event at the post-fight press conference including Keller asking Brock whether he felt he was too much of a showboat after his win. 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