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Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

  • 5 YRS AGO MAILBAG: Keller & Powell talk Vince hiring Bischoff and Heyman as executive directors, Reigns heel turn timing, Mailbag topics

    30 JUN 2024 · In this week's Mailbag Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-28-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast to discuss the following topics: - Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman returning to power in WWE as Executive Directors of Smackdown and Raw. - Seth Rollins going off on Twitter and what the strategy might be and analysis of whether it’s working. - Two-out-of-Three falls matches - Drew McIntyre’s push - The Evolve vs. AEW battle next month - Roman Reigns missing from Smackdown - Is now the time to turn Roman Reigns heel - Should AEW try to hire Vince McMahon to be a heel character on their show this fall - And more
    Played 2h 7m 40s
  • INTERVIEW CLASSIC (10 Yrs. Ago): One-legged wrestler Zack Gowen and ex-creative member Alex Greenfield discuss backstage Vince stories, more

    29 JUN 2024 · In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-27-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed one-legged ex-WWE wrestler Zach Gowen and ex-Creative Team member Alex Greenfield discussing Money in the Bank favorites, SummerSlam and WrestleMania 31 speculation, backstage Vince McMahon stories, the original shocking plan for the Brock Lesnar-Zach Gowen angle, and much more.
    Played 1h 45m 38s
  • NEW PPV PREVIEW: AEW Forbidden Door thorough preview with Keller & Krol + Tony Khan Media Q&A

    28 JUN 2024 · PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a thorough preview of the entire AEW Forbidden Door PPV line-up with an evaluation of the hype and a match-by-match preview and predictions with an initial focus at the start on Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay. Did AEW tip their hand on what the story of the outcome of that match will be? Did AEW do enough to sell this show to people on the fence? Should the IWGP Title match get short-changed or is there good reason to downplay it? Will the PPV buys total drop from the last two Forbidden Door events? Then Tony Khan's hour-long media Q&A from Thursday afternoon including addressing the return of MJF, the possibility of Forbidden Door taking place in Japan last year, the latest on the next TV deal, and much more.
    Played 2h 48m 59s
  • 5 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Keller & Powell talk Seth Rollins’ Twitter strategy this week, preview AEW Fyter Fest & ROH Best in the World, more

    28 JUN 2024 · In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-27-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast. They discuss Seth Rollins’ Twitter strategy this week, a preview of AEW Fyter Fest and ROH Best in the World, predictions for AEW debut viewership on TNT, NXT’s Breakout Tournament prospects, the breaking news of the Evolve vs. AEW head-to-head battle in July, Kenny Omega’s sharp response to the Evolve schedule, and more.
    Played 2h 5m 3s
  • 10 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Seth, Ambrose, and Reigns comparisons, ROH's Sunday night live PPV debut, MITB hype, Lashley's TNA Title win, callers

    27 JUN 2024 · In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-24-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discuss ROH's Sunday night live PPV debut, Raw's hype for Money in the Bank, Bobby Lashley's TNA Title win, and more with live phone calls and VIP Aftershow emails.
    Played 2h 2m 19s
  • NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller & Stephanie Chase look AEW's decline and why people aren't watching, Liv-Dom, Drew-Punk-Gunther, Wyatt Sicks, more

    26 JUN 2024 · PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Stephanie Chase from the Stephanie Chase YouTube Channel and Substack. They discuss these topics: - Should Forbidden Door even be an annual event given the decline of New Japan Pro Wrestling? Is this year's line-up essentially a one-match show in terms of big mainstream appeal to potential customers? - Why is AEW viewership in decline when WWE's viewership is increasing? What are PWTorch readers saying is the reason they're watching less often or not at all anymore compared to past years? - Should Swerve Strickland retain or should Will Ospreay unseat him as World Champion at Forbidden Door? - Evaluating this week's follow-up on the Wyatt Sicks massacre last week, and is this even a concept of presentation that fits with today's WWE given how well other, more ground storylines are going? - Just how compelling is the Drew McIntyre-C.M. Punk feud and is Punk aware of and endorsing how much his character resembles what critics say about him? - Reaction to the latest Judgment Day developments including Liv's acting, Rey Mysterio predicting Dominik will be a World Champion some day, Dom's acting, and more. - What is the course of the Raw-based World Hvt. Title this summer? Will Seth Rollins beat Damien Priest for the title? Will Priest lose to Gunther at Summerslam? What other paths are there?
    Played 2h 47m 29s
  • INTERVIEW CLASSIC (10 Yrs. Ago): Sean Waltman (pt. 2 of 2): His thoughts on his place in history, does he watch back his own matches, more

    24 JUN 2024 · In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-20-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller conducted a two-and-a-half-hour-plus interview with Sean "X-Pac" Waltman. This is part two of two. Topics included his thoughts on his place in history with is controversial past, TNA's future and ring, does he watch back his own matches, Punk's silence, does Ruthless Aggression actually exist behind the scenes, what did he see in Reigns early on and what was he like behind the scenes, and more.
    Played 1h 30m 31s
  • INTERVIEW CLASSIC (10 Yrs. Ago): Sean Waltman (pt. 1 of 2): When Cena might turn heel, reaction to Taker's Streak ending, more

    23 JUN 2024 · In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-20-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller conducted a two-and-a-half-hour-plus interview with Sean "X-Pac" Waltman. This is part one of two. Topics included his WWE career and what he's up to these days, plus current events such as when John Cena might turn heel, reaction to Undertaker's streak ending, why Waltman was first to pitch Reigns as top prospect, reaction to C.M. Punk's silence, and much much more. Live callers and email questions are in the mix.
    Played 1h 34m 48s
  • 5 YRS AGO PPV PREVIEW: Sam Roberts joins Wade to preview Stomping Grounds, what’s at stake, pros & cons of outcomes, roster split viability

    20 JUN 2024 · Today we flash back five years (6-21-2019) to a PPV Preview edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest Sam Roberts from the “Not Sam Wrestling Podcast” and a panelist on the WWE Kickoff Shows. They preview WWE Stomping Grounds. They discuss what’s at stake in each match, the pros and cons of outcomes, wide-ranging Baron Corbin special ref speculation, the viability of the roster split in this Wildcard Rules era, why 205 Live should be on your radar, and much more.
    Played 2h 6m 51s
  • 10 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: What did Roman do to earn Face of WWE status, Cody & Goldust team, Legends House, Rusev & Lana, Daniel Bryan, more

    19 JUN 2024 · In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (6-17-2014), Travis Bryant filled in for Wade and was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to talk about Raw from the night before and other hot topics in the news including these topics: What has Roman Reigns done to earn being the Face of WWE, the Cody Rhodes & Goldust team, Legends House, Rusev and Lana, the TV future of TNA, ideas for Daniel Bryan matches in WWE, Kevin Hart on Raw, and more.
    Played 2h 7m 18s

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30+ year veteran Hall of Fame pro wrestling journalist Wade Keller from Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter and PWTorch.com discusses the top stories of the week in pro wrestling with top-level...

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30+ year veteran Hall of Fame pro wrestling journalist Wade Keller from Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter and PWTorch.com discusses the top stories of the week in pro wrestling with top-level guest cohosts and interviews pro wrestling's newsmakers each week. 640160
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