{"id":221372,"date":"2026-08-25T16:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=221372"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:57:21","slug":"vip-podcast-8-25-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-keller-hotlines-including-what-wasnt-clicking-with-john-cenas-attempt-to-find-his-voice-sting-rep-among-wrestlers-in-tna-mick-foley-tna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/25\/vip-podcast-8-25-vip-vault-18-yrs-ago-keller-hotlines-including-what-wasnt-clicking-with-john-cenas-attempt-to-find-his-voice-sting-rep-among-wrestlers-in-tna-mick-foley-tna\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/25 \u2013 VIP Vault \u2013 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines including what wasn&#8217;t clicking with John Cena&#8217;s attempt to find his voice, Sting rep among wrestlers in TNA, Mick Foley TNA-bound, Raw review, Ask the Editor (104 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3418040680\" 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. 10, 11, 12, and 13, 2008. The following are the updates and the theme of each:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022AUG. 10: Analysis of the TNA Hard Justice PPV, speculation about where the major ongoing storyline is headed including the latest new information provided on PPV with Sting&#8217;s actions, what veteran wrestlers are saying about Sting, and the guitar showing up at the very end. Plus, whether the pending return of Jeff Jarrett should be feared or whether people should give it a chance. Plus a match-by-match rundown of the entire show including the boisterous, prickly crowd in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022AUG. 11: Analysis of WWE Raw including extended comments on what&#8217;s still not clicking with John Cena&#8217;s character and the spotlight that&#8217;s shining on it during this hype for his match with Batista. 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