{"id":222105,"date":"2026-09-09T22:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T03:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=222105"},"modified":"2026-09-09T21:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:48:23","slug":"free-podcast-9-9-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-fann-on-punks-early-aew-ratings-impact-nxt-rebranding-and-triple-hs-nxt-legacy-new-japan-frustrations-belair-becky-more-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/09\/09\/free-podcast-9-9-wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-fann-on-punks-early-aew-ratings-impact-nxt-rebranding-and-triple-hs-nxt-legacy-new-japan-frustrations-belair-becky-more-123\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 9\/9 \u2013 WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Fann on Punk&#8217;s early AEW ratings impact, NXT rebranding and Triple H&#8217;s NXT legacy, New Japan frustrations, Belair-Becky, more (123 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3559232787\" 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 (9-9-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by co-host Rich Fann from the \u201cEverything with Rich &amp; Wade\u201d VIP podcast. 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