VIP Podcasts - Flashbacks & HIstory
This podcast feed features all flashback podcasts that are being republished 5, 10, and 18 years later, plus any new podcasts that are focused on historical topics.
Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: “What’s on the Telly?” Tag team excellence in NXT and WCCW, 2016 and 1983. The Revival, American Alpha, Von Erichs, Freebirds, and more (158 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Suit Williams for the August edition of “What’s on the Telly?” In this monthly series, Alan and his guest [...]
WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: WWE Roster Cuts, what goes into deciding who wins between Cena and Punk, Netflix’s potential future role in pro wrestling, Zach Ryder, TNA comedy, Bret-HBK (Ad-Free – 155 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Aug. 5 and 8, 2011. On the Aug. 5, 2011 episode, PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago (8-1-2008): Mitchell & Keller discuss whether Flair would have been better off spending all of the 1990s in the WWF or WCW, favorite vignettes, Tony Atlas, Adamle & Grisham (134 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Aug. 1 and 2, 2008 episodes of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with guest host Wade Keller. They discussed these topics: WWE [...]
WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Vince comments on UFC & Dana, Triple H-Punk-Cena-Rey and how no one looked good, risk/benefit of Rock on multiple WWE PPVs (Ad-Free – 88 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the Aug. 4, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks. They [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines including Triple H’s stance on exposing pro wrestling’s secrets, a review of a ridiculously poorly booked Raw, Gail Kim situation, Samoa Joe’s physique, Foley (111 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from Aug. 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, 2008. The following are the updates and the [...]
WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Triple H centerpiece of Raw with Punk and Cena in supporting roles, Raw’s commentary woes, Teddy Long’s longevity, more (Ad-Free – 94 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the Aug. 3, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. They [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines including Heyman commenting on Lesnar’s post-UFC win taunting, Nash-TNA controversy, WWE releases, TV reviews (79 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from Aug. 14, 15, 16, and 17, 2008. The following are the updates and the theme [...]
WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (8-23-2021) Who is Logan Paul, RKBro with Orton and Riddle, Charlotte-Bliss set-up, Priest’s move up the roster, shirtless guy at end of 24/7 skit, on-site report (Ad-Free – 106 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (8-23-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch contributor Robert Vallejos to review WWE Monday Night Raw [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines including what wasn’t clicking with John Cena’s attempt to find his voice, Sting rep among wrestlers in TNA, Mick Foley TNA-bound, Raw review, Ask the Editor (104 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: 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 [...]
WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Keller & Powell talk Cena-Punk follow-up, Triple H in control, Ross back in the booth, Summerslam taking shape, more (Ad-Free – 115 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the Aug. 2, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net discuss last night’s Raw from [...]
PWTorch Dailycast – Worse or Better (An Unexpected Tourney): Josh & Adam discuss wrestling tournaments, focused on King of the Ring and Owen Cup (Ad-Free – 99 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled “Worse or Better,” Josh White & Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today’s pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines including in-person report on Brock Lesnar’s 2nd UFC fight and post-fight Q&A + TNA Impact, ECW, and Smackdown reviews (93 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: 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 [...]
WKPWP AEW Dynamite Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: CM Punk’s Dynamite debut with on-site report, Punk-Darby prospects, Jericho announcement, All Out hype (Ad-Free – 98 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (8-25-2021), PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosted for Wade Keller and was joined by Jake Barnett from [...]
WKPWP Flagship from 10 Yrs Ago: Keller & Radican talk Bryan-Miz promo on Talking Smack gets personal, SD roster depth issue, future stars, Joe-Nakamura, Cody Rhodes’s Evolve debut (Ad-Free – 94 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-24-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Sean Radican covering these topics: Daniel [...]
PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: 10 Yrs Ago – WWE Summerslam Post-Game Show analyzing Lesnar vs. Orton, Cena vs. Styles, Balor vs. Seth, Dean vs. Ziggler, Charlotte vs. Sasha, Jericho & KO vs. Enzo & Cass (Ad-Free – 121 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back ten years to the Aug. 21, 2016 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast’s PPV post-show. PWTorch’s James Caldwell and Greg Parks hosted the WWE Summerslam Post-Game Show analyzing Brock Lesnar [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines including Mike Adamle’s debut as Raw GM, how Tazz seemed to react to Todd Grisham, Summerslam developments, Raw reviews (90 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from July 24, 25, 26, and 27, 2008. The following are the updates and the theme [...]
WKPWP NXT on USA Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (8-24-2021) Wells, Lindberg, and Stoup cover Hit Row vs. Legado del Fantasma, Breakout Tournament finals, Kay Lee Ray’s debut in NXT, more (Ad-Free – 87 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (8-24-2021), PWTorch’s Kelly Wells, Nate Lindberg, and Tom Stoup cover Hit Row vs. Legado del Fantasma, Breakout Tournament [...]
WKPWP Interview Classic: (8-25-2016) Keller talks with “X-Pac” Sean Waltman about Nakamura-Joe at NXT Takeover, Orton-Lesnar finish, Triple H’s NXT leadership, Miz-Bryan on Talking Smack, death of Chyna (Ad-Free – 110 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Interview Classic from ten years ago (8-25-2016), Wade Keller talks with “X-Pac” Sean Waltman about the Miz-Daniel Bryan segment on Talking Smackdown, NXT Takeover with a focus on Shinsuke Nakamura [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines: Follow-up on Edge-Vickie wedding shines, TV match of the year candidate ECW TV analysis, Ask the Editor (83 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from July 24, 25, 26, and 27, 2008. The following are the updates and the theme [...]
WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Keller & Mitchell & Caldwell with live callers talk Undertaker’s impact on WWE, CM Punk, Zach Ryder, Ratings, more (Ad-Free – 120 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from July 29, and August 1, 2011. On the July 29, 2011 episode, PWTorch Livecast, PWTorch assistant editor James [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines: Why Sting Why? Defending CM Punk’s WWE push, WWE Raw Analysis, WWE Bash PPV Review, Ratings, more (91 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from July 19, 20, 21, and 23, 2008. The following are the updates and the theme [...]
PWTorch Dailycast – PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast: Moynahan & McDonald discuss PWTorch Newsletter #401 (8-17-96) including Hog Wild, Hogan christens the NWO World Title, WWF injuries, more (Ad-Free – 163 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #401 of the PWTorch including thoughts on Hog Wild ‘96, seeing Hogan spray paint “NWO” on the Big Gold Belt, [...]
WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Barbati live-watch CM Punk’s return on AEW Rampage, plus Reigns-Cena, Edge’s emotions, on-site report, live callers (Ad-Free – 137 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (8-20-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch’s Nick Barbati live-watch CM Punk’s return on AEW Rampage and react [...]
WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Analysis of CM Punk’s return with Parks & Radican & Caldwell plus Ziggler analysis, Truth-Hunter, Taker’s future, TNA, more (Ad-Free – 95 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the July 28, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell features PWTorch columnist Sean Radican in the first-half and PWTorch [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines including CM Punk’s early WWE Title reign analysis, Sting’s legacy, JBL-Cena, Edge-Vickie wedding review, more (67 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from July 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2008. The following are the updates and the theme [...]
WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Heydorn talk CM Punk AEW hype, possible matches, long-term AEW fit, more, plus Summerslam preview, Takeover preview (Ad-Free – 144 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast “Flagship” episode (8-19-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch’s Zack Heydorn discussed C.M. Punk extensively from a variety [...]
VIP PODCAST 8/19 – VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago: Keller Hotlines including Ask the Editor on Vickie Guerrero, Big Rant After Raw, TNA Impact analysis, more (157 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines from July 7. 9, 10, 11, and 14, 2008. The following are the updates and the [...]
WKPWP WWE Raw Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (8-16-2021) Keller & Hawkins talk Summerslam ’21 hype, Goldberg-Lashley face-off, R-K-Bro reunites, live callers, emails (Ad-Free – 112 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (8-16-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch contributor Cameron Hawkins to review WWE Monday Night Raw [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago (7-26-2008): Mitchell & Keller answer email questions on Ric Flair-Shawn Michaels comparison, comparing CM Punk to other underdog champions, Team Canada Pop Quiz, more (55 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the July 26, 2008 episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with guest host Wade Keller. They discussed these topics: A comparison of [...]
WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Keller & McNeill talk Summerslam ’91, Jim Ross’s return, clean match finishes, Raw ratings, live callers (Ad-Free – 107 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the July 27, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they discuss the Raw ratings and [...]
VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago (7-25-2008): Mitchell & Keller discuss early pushes of Cody and DiBiase, CM Punk, JBL-Cena attempted homicide angle, Hacksaw Duggan’s place in history (55 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the July 25, 2008 episodes of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with guest host Wade Keller. They discussed these topics: The push of [...]
WKPWP AEW Dynamite Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: MJF tapping out Jericho, Sting returns to ring, CM Punk teasers, TK’s popularity, on-site report (Ad-Free – 168 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (8-18-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch contributor Patrick Moynahan to discuss AEW Dynamite with live [...]
WKPWP Flagship from 10 Yrs Ago: Keller & Powell talk Moxley calling Lesnar lazy, Damien Sandow’s transition to Impact, Corgan as TNA Prez, Cody Rhodes, weekend previews, more (Ad-Free – 154 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (8-17-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net discuss with live callers and talk [...]
PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: 10 Yrs Ago – WWE Raw & Smackdown post-shows including final hype for Summerslam 2021 including Lesnar-Orton, Cena-Styles, Sasha-Charlotte (Ad-Free – 141 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back ten years to a pair of PWTorch Livecast interviews from ten years ago. First, the Aug. 15, 2016 episode features PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell hosts the Raw Post-Game [...]
WKPWP NXT on USA Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: (8-17-2021) NXT Takeover 36 build analysis for Samoa Joe vs. Karrion Cross, Kyle O’Reilly vs. Adam Cole (Ad-Free – 119 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (8-17-2021), PWTorch’s Nate Lindberg and Tom Stoup discuss the go-home show for NXT Takeover 36 including MSK vs. [...]
WKPWP Interview Classic: 1991 Jim Ross interview on WWF Summerslam and Flair-WCW fallout + 2016 Matt Morgan interview on Summerslam, Ambrose on Stone Cold Podcast, Reigns push, more (Ad-Free – 167 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we first present PWTorch editor Wade Keller talking live with Matt Morgan about Summerslam, NXT Takeover, Ambrose on Stone Cold Podcast, Roman Reigns’s push, life after wrestling, [...]
PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: WWE Summerslam Post-show with on-site reports on Reigns vs. Cena, Goldberg vs. Lashley, Rhea vs. Charlotte, Becky vs. Bianca, Usos vs. Mysterios (Ad-Free – 119 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back five years to the Aug. 21, 2021 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks breaks down, with callers and e-mailers, the WWE Summerslam PPV headlined by John [...]
WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Keller & Powell discuss whether CM Punk’s return was rushed, WWE announcing situation, Bryan, Tag Team Division, more (Ad-Free – 91 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to the July 26, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net where they discussed with live callers [...]
PWTorch Dailycast – PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast: Moynahan & McDonald discuss PWTorch Newsletter #400 (8-10-96) including Riki Choshu wins G1, Rey Mysterio becomes a lawn dart, Mark Henry signs WWF deal, more (Ad-Free – 104 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #400 of the PWTorch including Riki Choshu winning his final G1 tournament and how the tournament has changed over [...]
WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & LeClair analyze Cena-Reigns exchange, off-air details on Heyman and Reigns during commercial break, Sasha, Nakamura, Seth on Edge, more (Ad-Free – 159 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (8-13-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch’s Brandon LeClair discussed WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers and [...]
