Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 7 and 8, 2011.

On the Apr. 7, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell takes live phone calls for 60+ minutes covering WWE's announced business changes today, Triple H heading up talent recruitment, what kind of talent WWE might recruit under Hunter, the next WWE main-eventer and if he's currently on the roster, Superstars's finale and how it could affect the roster, the next 12 months with John Cena and The Rock, The Corre's unexplainable booking, why tag team & women's wrestling aren't featured in WWE, the chairshot controversy with...

In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-12-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by “Saturday Morning Wrestling’s” Jim Valley, also of the VIP Wayback Playback weekly audio show and the “Total Chaos” Attitude Era radio show available to VIP members. Valley is live on site at Cauliflower Alley Club for their annual banquet discussing who he had rubbed elbows with, and then we hand over topics to callers who discuss primarily all of the happenings on Raw the night before.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow...

In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (4-7-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WWE and TNA pro wrestler Matt Morgan who returns to talk about WrestleMania 32 and the Roman Reigns push, A.J. Styles’s hair and music, who he’d push as a lead babyface, challenges of being a big man in the industry that is leaning more toward smaller wrestlers, and more including live callers and email questions.

That is followed by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill that same week (4-6-2016) welcoming special guests PWTorc...

Today we jump back 15 years to the Apr. 6, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. They discussed with live callers WrestleMania, Monday's Raw, Rock-Cena hype for WrestleMania 28, whether Rock is being sabotaged, the overlooked aspect of the 2011 Royal Rumble winner Alberto Del Rio opening WrestleMania, concerns with current WWE product, fate of Superstars after Thursday, Sin Cara's debut reflective of WWE's lack of direction & planning, Lockdown line-up, the Lockdown Line-Up Guessing Game, Miz vs. Cena continuing, Jon Moxley in WWE, McNeill's Live Events Center, and a new weekly feature - Criteria...

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 4 and 5, 2011.

On the Apr. 4, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, they discussed WrestleMania 27 and look at the strengths and weaknesses, plus talked with callers for an hour focused primarily on WrestleMania and its fallout.

Then on the Apr. 5, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell, they discussed the previous night's Raw including whether Rock has lost steam, whether John Cena undercut Rock, how Cena definitely diminished the value of the WWE Title and heel...

In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-8-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They begin with a review of Smackdown including Edge’s follow-up promo to his turn, the Daniel Bryan vs. Jey Uso main event, and Logan Paul with Sami Zayn. Then a full review of the final Raw before WrestleMania including Drew McIntyre’s promo, Miz and Morrison spray-painting Bad Bunny’s car, Drew vs. King Corbin, and Braun Strowman and Shane McMahon in a verbal battle. And then a previe...

PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch's Chris Lansdell, making his long-awaited Flagship debut. They discuss these topics:
Reaction to the WrestleMania's night 1 and night 2 line-ups release: Did WWE load WrestleMania night 2 at expense of night 1? Did they make good choices for the ESPN
simulcast first hours?What key element is WrestleMania 42 missing and was it avoidable?AEW Dynasty line-up so far a good counter to WrestleMania's weaknessThoughts on the Pat McAfee debacleChris Jericho's return to AEW and how can he be useful for AEW this time...

Today we jump back 15 years to the Apr. 3, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks. They discussed with live callers the entire WrestleMania 27 PPV immediately after its conclusion looking at the PPV from a variety of perspectives and covering each of the matches that filled out the nearly five hour event with a brutal main event. Every possible angle macro & micro about Mania, WWE's product, where they go from here, etc. is broken down throughout the fast-moving Livecast.

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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (4-5-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly live discussion with caller, email, and Twitter contributions with an in-depth analysis of first Raw after WrestleMania 32 with callers including what WWE is up to with Roman Reigns, the loss and win for A.J. Styles on back-to-back nights, the influx of NXT wrestlers, and much more.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason react to a series of email questions and...

In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (3-31-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Pro Wrestling Spotlight radio show host (circa late 1980s to mid-’90s), former wrestling convention and promoter and wrestler, and now country music act manager John Arezzi discussing WM32 and a remarkable story regarding dealing with Ultimate Warrior in the 1990s. Live callers and email questions are sprinkled in.

That is followed by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill that same week (3-30-2016) welcoming special guests Lance Hoyt, Ian Ricaboni from ROH, David Fuller from the...

Today we jump back 15 years to the Apr. 1, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch Nostalgia columnist Brian Hoops. They discussed with live callers WrestleMania hype & build-up - both positives & negatives. Also, breaking news analysis of Impact ratings, The Rock's involvement in Mania, news of Sting claiming he was offered a WWE deal, Hulk Hogan's persona in 2011 vs. early 2010, whether Mania will draw 1.0 million buys, whether there will be blood in the Taker-Hunter Mania match, and much more.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they break down the entire WM27 line-up where emphasis...

Today we jump back 15 years to the Mar. 30, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. They discussed with live callers the WrestleMania 27 line-up, final hype on Monday's WWE Raw, announcers for WM27, what the main event could one should be, Brock Lesnar's wrestling talk promoting UFC's TUF, Bret Hart on the WrestleMania build-up, Best/Worst WrestleMania matches & PPVs & box office results, ROH and FCW talk, and more.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, hey took Listener Mail questions from the Pat McNeill Zone of the VIP Forum covering a wide...

In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-1-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net. They discussed WrestleMania 37’s build and potential to be great, reflections on AEW-NXT Wednesday War, AEW and NXT viewership this week, AEW Dark Elevation crossing the line into too much AEW content each week, NXT Takeover, and ROH 19th Anniversary PPV reflections.

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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch's Sean Radican. They discuss these topics:
WrestleMania 42's undercard taking shape finally, with some standout moments to look for that could be career-boosting.Thoughts on Oba Femi-Brock Lesnar build and what kind of match they should haveA look at the phases or chapters of ROH over the decades and comparing it to the opportunity Paul Levesque has with the new class of rising potential centerpiece or main event stars after this year's WrestleManiaAEW Dynasty's top three matches and thoughts in particular...

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 25 and 28, 2011.

On the Mar. 25, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell takes live phone calls for 60+ minutes discussing last night's TNA Impact trying to make sense of what TNA is doing, breaking news analysis of the Impact ratings, late in the show - breaking news story on Kurt Angle's arrest reported by TMZ, potential crowd reactions to John Cena-Rock-Miz on Monday's Raw and also at WrestleMania, whether WWE and TNA will change their PPV business model over time, and much more.

Then...

In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-29-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly live discussion with caller, email, and Twitter contributions with an in-depth analysis of final Raw hype for WrestleMania 32 with callers including an in-person report from someone who attended Raw in Brooklyn.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason react to a series of email questions and topics focused almost exclusively on last night’s WWE Raw and WrestleMania 32 expectations and predictions.

In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (3-24-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Gabe Sapolsky discussing the burgeoning Evolve-WWE relationship, Evolve live events WrestleMania Weekend, the breaking news of Daniel Bryan pulling out of his upcoming WWE appearances, and his experiences with three different generations of indy wrestlers and how they have changed the last couple decades, how he is changing the style of wrestling he promotes, and much more – all mixed with live callers.

That is followed by Wade's interview with University of East West Alabama Jour...

Today we jump back 15 years to the Mar. 24, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks took live calls for one hour on a variety of subject including the new WrestleMania box set Chyna vs. Glamazon in a shoot fight, Booker T or William Regal on color at WrestleMania, great heat for WrestleMania matches, Kevin Nash at WrestleMania, and more.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they compared Smackdown's WM hype to Raw's WM hype and also the more likely prospects now of The Rock returning to the ring and who his...

Today we jump back 15 years to the Mar. 22, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell who'd discussed the previous night's WWE Raw and took live calls for an hour including questions on the Hall of Fame, Mick Foley, Randy Orton's bus, Christian's future, ROH, and more.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed TNA Impact and Jeff Hardy in-depth, plus DGUSA's move to Internet PPVs.

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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-23-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to discuss Raw from the night before and take live calls for an hour including questions on the Hall of Fame, Vince McMahon’s attitude toward Eric Bischoff and WCW, Mick Foley, Randy Orton’s bus, Christian’s future, ROH, and more. In the VIP Aftershow, they discuss TNA Impact and Jeff Hardy in-depth, plus DGUSA’s move to Internet PPVs.

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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the weekly Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss these topics:
Analysis of Randy Orton's follow-up on turn against Cody Rhodes and whether he cemented himself being cheeredSwerve Strickland vs. Kenny Omega with no. 1 contendership stakesIs the Tony Khan "fictional character in charge of AEW" a truly awful human being (or just a non-confrontational forgiving person to a fault)?Who can step up in AEW Women's Division with Toni Storm out of action rest of yearThe...

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 18 and 21, 2011.

On the Mar. 18, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell took live phone calls for 60 minutes discussing a variety of macro and micro topics for a very expansive episode, including breaking news analysis of Impact ratings, Impact last night, WWE's reactive response to GLAAD, the potential for Jim Ross to call a match or matches at WrestleMania 27, The Rock appearing on Raw before Mania, how WWE is using the mid-card roster at WrestleMania, Superstars's future or non-future, whether the wrestling business has benefited 30...

In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-22-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly live discussion with caller, email, and Twitter contributions looking at the previous night’s puzzling and preposterous penultimate episode of Raw before WrestleMania 32.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discussed a range of topics suggested by emails from listeners including more on Raw and WrestleMania 32, plus some reaction to the departures of Eric Young and Robert Roode from TNA.

Be...

In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (3-17-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller talked with ex-WWE writer Matt McCarthy about these topics: WrestleMania 32 hype, Shane McMahon-Undertaker, Brock Lesnar-Dean Ambrose, Roderick Strong’s slur, PWG, Roman Reigns’s Tweet response to a critical fan, and more with live callers and email questions.

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Today we jump back 15 years to the Mar. 17, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast featuring PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks, they discuss with live callers the "True Story of WrestleMania" DVD after Parks viewed the documentary, Monday's Raw, potential Hall of Fame last-minute add-ins, who should induct current HOF inductees, a hypothetical WWE Roast and who would make good roast candidates, recent Chris Jericho & Rey Mysterio & John Cena Tweets of significance, Jeff Hardy-TNA situation, how TNA will handle it on Impact tonight, and much more.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss the quality...

Today we jump back 15 years to the Mar. 16, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast featuring host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they take live calls for an hour including early reviews for the WrestleMania DVD, the Jeff Hardy situation, the Miz-Rock-Cena developments, Sin Cara's potential debut, and more.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they answer McNeill Mailbag questions including a long discussion on greatest tag team eras, Randy Orton's future after WrestleMania, and more.

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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-11-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Pro Wrestling Torch columnist Greg Parks. They discuss the latest WrestleMania line-up and how few “special attractions” there are this year compared to prior years. They evaluate the tip matches so far including evaluating Drew McIntyre challenging Bobby Lashley and the pros and cons of the course they’ve taken so far with the title situation.

They also talk abo...

PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist.
Ronda Rousey's debut for AEW at Revolution on Sunday, the social media reaction, Rousey's baggage, and her potential to help AEW (and Toni Storm, in particular)More social media controversies regarding WWE assigning people to watch AEW, Ricochet's comment to a detractor regarding his MS, and Britt Baker on her AEW statusThe Randy Orton appearance on Raw and thoughts on his turn on Cody Rhodes and the story they're tellingThe latest with C.M. Punk...

Today we jump back 15 years to the Mar. 15, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast featuring host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Prowrestling.net's Jason Powell. They took live calls for an hour on a variety of subjects including a focus on Sunday night's TNA Victory Road main event mess with Jeff Hardy vs. Sting, the previous night's Raw including the latest WrestleMania hype, and a variety of other subjects brought up by callers.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed in-depth most segments of Raw.

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In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-15-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly live discussion with caller, email, and Twitter contributions looking at preview night’s Raw, Roadblock, the Vince-Shane-Undertaker summit, the Brock Lesnar-Dean Ambrose hype, Triple H’s chance of turning babyface soon, and much more.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discussed a range of topics suggested by emails from listeners including more on Raw, Roadblock, WrestleMania 32, and beyond WrestleMania 32, plus ROH and...

In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (3-10-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomes Brian Fritz, who interviewed Vince McMahon this week at the press conference announcing WrestleMania was coming back to Orlando, Fla. next week. He talks about his history in wrestling reporting, his approach to interviewing Vince McMahon, in person impressions of Vince at age 70, Roman Reigns’s push, the video game/pro wrestling connection, and speculation on the WM33 line-up and where various returning injured names might land, who among the new crop could be featured, and what...

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 11 and 14, 2011.

On the Mar. 11, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks discussed with live callers last night's TNA Impact, the hype for Victory Road, Mr. Anderson's promos on Impact vs. Before the Bell, Bully Ray's strong character definition, TNA overall lacking a foundation for their characters, a potential WrestleMania 27 line-up from top to bottom, the WM27 opening match, plus a good amount of ROH talk covering the State of ROH.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss...

PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents our AEW Revolution PPV Preview episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Wade is joined by independent pro wrestling reporter and analyst Stephanie Chase to preview the entire line-up. They begin with an assessment of AEW overall during the first ten weeks of 2026 and then march through the card starting with MJF vs. "Hangman" Adam Page and Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita. They also discuss the state of the Women's Division, Brody King's push, and more.

After that, we present the Tony Khan media Q&A from Thursday discussing primarily AEW Revolution.<...

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 8 and 9, 2011.

On the Mar. 8, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Prowrestling.net's Jason Powell took live calls for an hour on a variety of subjects including many aspects of last night's Raw plus last week's Impact.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed John Cena's latest rap response to The Rock, potential Cena heel turn, Dolph Zipper's move to Raw, and much more.

Then on the Mar. 9, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill...

In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-11-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss the NXT announcements including the pros and cons of a two-night Takeover, the latest on the transition from WWE Network to Peacock, the state of the WrestleMania line-up and whether it can come together as a WM-worthy show, evaluating the latest angles with Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan and Edge, the rise of Bobby Lashley to WWE Title holder in WM...

PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist and PWTorch podcast host Greg Parks. They discuss these topics:
The likelihood of Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, how the match could go and the pros and cons of different pathsWho will be a bigger star in 2-3 years - Bron Breaker and Oba FemiAEW Revolution preview including thoughts on PPV length and whether a shorter PPV this time or next time could win over some WWE fans looking for a happy medium between WWE's ESPN...

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 4 and 7, 2011.

On the Mar. 4, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch Nostalgia columnist Brian Hoops discussed with live callers last night's TNA Impact in-depth, breaking news analysis of Impact ratings & quarter-hour ratings, Impact looking big-league in an arena setting, Sting's return and evaluating him as TNA champion, Kurt Angle with an ax, the value of mid-card titles in 2011, plus tons of nostalgia topics including early '90s WWF scandals and Hulk Hogan in WCW. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they break down...

In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-8-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly live discussion with caller, email, and Twitter contributions looking at the previous night’s Raw, the hype for Roadblock, and how this all affects WrestleMania 32, plus some notes on WrestleMania 33’s host city announcement.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discussed a range of topics suggested by emails from listeners including the UFC women’s division, more on the hype for a poss...

In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (3-3-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomed Mick Foley back to the show to discuss his WrestleMania Dream Vacation content, stories from the road, his funnest matches pre-WWF and during his WWF run, in-depth on the WWE women’s division including Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, and Bayley, thoughts on Shane McMahon’s return, new developments in his relationship with Vince McMahon, thoughts on his run as a color commentator, what he’s going to volunteer to do for Vince McMahon right after the show, an...

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 2 and 3, 2011.

On the Mar. 2, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they discuss with live callers the top stories from Monday's Raw and Tuesday's NXT, why the Cena-Miz build-up has more issues than the promo content, referee for Cole-Lawler at WrestleMania (Austin?!), potential WrestleMania 27 announcers, where Brodus Clay could fit in on the main WWE roster, Johnny Curtis or Kaval on TV longer?, potential NXT 5 concepts (serious and not-so-serious), Dixie Carter as the face of TNA, McNeill's Weekly Live...