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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-15-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn, PWTorch.com assistant editor. They discussed the wake-up call in store for WWE and Vince McMahon when crowds return, AEW Dynamite from last Friday and which wrestlers could get better or worse crowd responses in July, NXT Takeover and whether Karrion Kross keeping the title was a good call, the NXT and AEW women’s division, and Shingo’s IWGP Title win.
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SHOW SUMMARY: Nick Barbati dives into the latest developments in WWE as the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments race toward their finals. Who has the strongest path to victory, and what could the outcomes mean for Summerslam and beyond? Nick also explores the convergence of priorities surrounding Oba Femi’s continued rise, the possibility of Brock Lesnar nearing retirement, and why WWE may need a dominant Roman Reigns more than ever.
Plus, Nick breaks down the most compelling matchups for Rhea Ripley heading into Summerslam, and closes the show with a nostalgic look back at some of the most memorable King of the Ring winners in WWE history.
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SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells and Nate Lindberg discuss Nattie vs. Jaida Parker, Vice & Grey vs. Zaria & Jordan, Naraku inviting Tony D’Angelo to a meeting, and more.
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SHOW SUMMARY: 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:
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Nick Barbati’s interview with author Lizzy Flanagan discussing her new book, “I Am Your Champion: The Life and Death of Wrestler Gino Hernandez.” Together, they take a deep dive into the fascinating and often mysterious story of one of professional wrestling’s most charismatic stars. Nick and Lizzy explore the many conspiracies and lingering questions surrounding Gino’s life and death, while also celebrating the remarkable career that made him a legend despite its tragic brevity. Whether you’re a longtime fan of World Class Championship Wrestling or discovering Gino Hernandez for the first time, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss. This was first offered to VIP members a week ago on the VIP podcast feed, as Nicky’s Club is a weekly VIP-exclusive WWE-centric podcast.
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (6-14-2021), PWTorch’s Bruce Hazelwood to review WWE Monday Night Raw with live callers and emails. They discussed the episode featuring the final Raw-brand hype for Hell in a Cell, the follow-up to Alexa Bliss’s angle with Shayna Baszler, Eva Marie’s re-debut bait and switch, Charlotte vs. Nikki Cross, Drew McIntyre vs. A.J.Styles, Jimmy Smith’s third week evaluated, wrestlers being jerks to interviewers, Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax, how long with WWE honeymoon period be in front of fans in arenas again, and more.
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SHOW SUMMARY: In the debut episode of Destination Impact, Zac Clarke and Jerud Buhagiar (JB!) discuss the latest from TNA, including a focus on Mike Santana’s reign as TNA World Champion and developments regarding his contract status with the promotion, along with news of other wrestlers’ contract statuses. Also, the duo take a look at their wish-list signings TNA could make out of the recent WWE/NXT cutbacks, and a VIP-exclusive aftershow with a “Championship Check-in” where Zac and JB evaluate all of TNA’s current Champions, their reigns, and potential successors.
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews the June 15 edition of WWE Raw featuring Oba Femi vs. Dominik Mysterio in a King of the Ring semi-final, Iyo Sky vs. Raquel Rodriguez in a Queen of the Ring semi-final, Austin Theory vs. Je’Von Evans, a Seth Rollins-Bron Breakker cage match announcement, Chad Gable vs. Rusev, and a lot of Bloodline drama with Roman Reigns, The Usos, Jacob Fatu, and LA Knight.
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SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch’s Paul Weigle. They open with a discussion on another good week for Oba Femi, whether he is inevitably going to win KORT or could Brock Lesnar cost him the win. Also, The Bloodline drama and where things seem to be going with a breakdown of similarities and differences with this version of The Bloodline drama. Plus LA Knight, Charlotte, Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, Chad Gable, Rusev, and much more with live caller, email, and chat interactions throughout. Plus, at the very end, a note about WWE not even mentioning that Paul Levesque and Roman Reigns were shown at the UFC event at the White House 24 hours earlier.
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SHOW SUMMARY: Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from June 6 and 7, 2011.
On the June 6, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, they discussed with live callers Mick Foley’s departure from TNA, whether the end of WCW or current TNA is more dysfunctional, the Tough Enough season finale following the Livecast, the upcoming Raw episode, social media & wrestling in 2011, Eric Bischoff’s ratings comments, Beer Money’s potential futures as singles wrestlers, how to make Sin Cara stand out, and more topics.
Then on the June 7, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell take live calls for most of the live hour including a lot of discussion on the previous night’s Raw, Mick Foley’s TNA departure, TNA vs. WWE roster strength, Tommy Dreamer’s TNA departure, the value of the belt, Vince McMahon’s slap, Michael Cole, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow they discuss Raw in great detail segment by segment. It’s the longest VIP Aftershow ever.
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled “Worse or Better,” Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today’s pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is… worse or better. Stephanie and Josh started out acknowledging how difficult wrestling commentary can be before considering what makes for a good commentator. The discussion spanned four decades of commentary, highlighting key figures from the eighties through to the current crop of play-by-play and color guys. Josh and Steph recalled some classic wrestling calls and considered their favorite commentary teams before reaching a final decision on whether wrestling commentary in the present day is worse or better.
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