SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the November 26, 2004 episode of The Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller. The following topics are covered:

• Extensive time is spent breaking down the content of the ECW DVD including what was left out, who looked good, who looked bad, where the truth was shaded a little or a lot, and much more.
• Bob Holly’s attack of Rene Dupree at least Sunday’s house show and whether the punishment is fair and adequate.
• Bruce has watched every booking run of Dusty Rhodes and he explains his strengths and weaknesses, the last time he had a good run as booker, and what to expect from his TNA run.
• What Vince McMahon’s dividend raise might mean. And more…

This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. We will continue to present VIP Podcasts from 18 years ago exclusively for PWTorch VIP members on our VIP Podcast Feed.

SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover NXT from December 4, 2014 including go-home hype for NXT R-Evolution, a strong Sami Zayn-Adrian Neville talk segment, movies Tom wishes he’d directed, and more.

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Nov. 9, 2004 Wade Keller Hotline podcast featuring these topics: Insight into what the reaction is within WWE to the Kurt Angle-Daniel Puder incident and how it affects Puder’s future in WWE… Why wrestlers who were cut were cut… Praise for the upside of Batista… What Debra was doing backstage at Raw last night… Details on the verbal exchange between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage at the TNA PPV Sunday night… The backstage demeanors of Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Roddy Piper… Major news on Sean “X-Pac” Waltman and Joanie “Chyna” Laurer sex tape… A health update on Carlito Colon… A health update on Elix Skipper… More backstage notes from TNA’s PPV… Analysis of the approach WWE is taking with the Raw main event at Survivor Series including pros and cons of the added tension to the heel foursome…

This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. We will continue to present VIP Podcasts from 18 years ago exclusively for PWTorch VIP members on our VIP Podcast Feed.

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s early two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:

- Why was Mr. T welcomed by WWF fans in the mid-1980s while other celebrities such as Logan Paul aren’t? Could Logan learn from Mr. T?
- Did “Dr. D” David Schulz get fired because he threatened or slapped Mr. T, not just John Stossel?
- Revisiting the NXT draft between Wade and Todd.
- Did Brandon Cutler being back portend the return of the Young Bucks?
- Is there any chance Paul Levesque, Stephanie McMahon, and Nick Khan make it easier to root for WWE’s success by exiting the Saudi Arabia partnership now that Vince McMahon is gone?
- How do contract tampering laws work?
- Is MJF following in the footsteps of Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, and Ric Flair?
- Is WWE asking for trouble if they hire MJF?
- What is the influence going to be of Kenny Omega and the Bucks?
- Should Hangman Page join The Elite or should he be kept away from them?
- What does Todd think MJF’s contract status is?
- Wasn’t C.M. Punk mostly right about what he said at the All Out media Q&A?
- Has Tony Khan learning anything from the controversies he’s faced lately?
- Why do people keep talking about 26 year old MJF as if he’s super-young?
- Is it just a coincidence that the people Wade does impressions of end up doomed?
- Is it better to have no character like Mustafa Ali or a goober like Johnny Gargano?
- Who are the contenders and who is the best option to beat Roman Reigns?
- How does the lead-in help wrestling shows’ ratings?
- Should a Baron Corbin-type wrestler who has “go-away heat” be the top heel champion since he’d get genuine heat?
- Would MJF take the beating from The Firm to throw everyone off and still be a heel?
- Would it have made sense, or still make sense, for The Fiend to become Windham Rotunda to move away from the supernatural aspects of his act?

This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to a special VIP Roundtable podcast discussing current events. PWTorch columnists Pat McNeill and Bruce Mitchell join PWTorch editor Wade Keller to cover these topics: Kurt Angle overrates himself, Heidenreich turns to poetry, State of TNA Address, Smackdown anniversary celebration with Hulk Hogan and Steve Austin, Undertaker is Andre the Giant of his era, was the Raw Divas Search worth it, and more.

This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. The VIP podcasts from March, April, May, and most of June 2004 were lost due to hard drive failure, but we’re back now with the summer 2004 podcasts. We will continue to present VIP Podcasts from 18 years ago exclusively for PWTorch VIP members on our VIP Podcast Feed.

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:

- Has Triple H been a wolf in sheep’s clothing with his early booking decisions versus what he’s presenting now?
- Why wouldn’t Sammy Guevara keep getting in fights considering he pay no apparent consequences? Is Sammy inducing channel-changing for fans?
- A listener wants to know why he enjoys Wade critiquing AEW so much. Is he a WWE loyalist indoctrinated to Vince McMahon’s propaganda machine?
- Who are Michael Cole’s best “husbands” (color commentators) over the years?
- Did wrestling territories have specific booking approaches that were unusual?
- What happened to updates on the Vince McMahon investigation?
- Why are so many released wrestlers now being brought back? Is Triple H overruling Nick Khan? Is McMahon’s salary covering these new wrestler salaries?
- Isn’t the biggest sign Triple H has taken over for Vince McMahon the fact that they had an out of shape referee in a big match at Extreme Rules?
- Are we supposed to feel like Daniel Garcia was planning to side with Chris Jericho all along?
- Does Jon Moxley have actual animosity toward C.M. Punk since he’s taken digs at him on TV?
- Where does Antonio Inoki rank compared to other pro wrestlers of his generation? (Also, a sidebar discussion on top workers of the 1970s and an Inoki-Jerry Lawler comparison.)
- Plucking new wrestler names for NXT from U.S. senators from the 46th Congress.
- Where is all the ROH content on AEW TV leading?

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:

- A follow-up on the lack of history of pro wrestling in the pre-1900s era.
- What is the history of big name boxers benefiting pro wrestling’s business?
- When are wrestlers typically told the finish of their matches?
- Is Steve Austin right when he says if you’re not in pro wrestling to be world champion, you shouldn’t be in the business?
- Aren’t a lot of AEW’s issues behind the scenes more typical pro wrestling locker room stuff than an actual indictment of Tony Khan’s promoting style?
- Thoughts on the pros and cons of MJF’s approach in his promo last week on Dynamite.
- Isn’t there a happy medium between defending the WWE Title every month and doing it as infrequently as Roman Reigns is?
- Has WWE explained what Damage CTRL means?
- What is Jungle Boy meant to be?
- Why did WWE show a close-up of a fan wearing a t-shirt with a reference to Chris Benoit?
- Shouldn’t Drew McIntyre be more hung up on how he was cheated out of a chance to win his match against Roman Reigns at Clash at the Castle and actually demand a rematch rather than just talk about Solo Sikoa?
- Where are the best sources of AWA wrestling history?
- Point by point legal analysis of leverage C.M. Punk might have on AEW given the nature of what went down after his media Q&A with the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega.
- Did Punk plan to trigger everything that happened after All Out or was it based on genuine emotions and it led to things he didn’t anticipate?
- Is AEW at risk of turning away fans now that the most interesting story is behind the scenes turmoil that they aren’t even addressing on TV?
- What is Tony Khan’s end game with Jade Cargill and has he likely picked out who will eventually beat her?
- Has any pro wrestling company lost more momentum in a year than AEW has in terms of its relative perception to its primary competitor, WWE?
- Who should finally beat Roman Reigns?
- Isn’t it already clear a mistake was made by Paul Levesque not having Drew McIntyre beat Roman Reigns now that Reigns is moving on to a match with Logan Paul?

SHOW SUMMARY: Tom Stoup covers WWE Performance Center Strength & Conditioning Director Sean Hayes’ departure from WWE to become the XFL Director of Player Performance, D-Von Dudley’s new role behind the scenes of NXT, the SummerSlam tryout including Big E’s presence and the fourteen resulting WWE Next In Line signings, notables of the seventeen further signings announced by WWE, and Bellator fighter Valerie Loureda’s first month at the Performance Center including a live event introduction and her first practice match, along with other observations. Stoup also provides thoughts on the debut of Bronco Nima and Lucien Price as a tag team, as well as character tweaks for NXT Level Up talent Damaris Griffin, Bryson Montana, Amari Miller, Myles Borne, Arianna Grace, Javier Bernal, Hank Walker, Sol Ruca, Quincy Elliot, and Kelly Kincaid. Finally, Stoup speculates as to Parker Boudreaux’s potential WWE future after Boudreaux was released and has since been seen all over AEW programming. Most shockingly, however: no obligatory Steph de Lander mention this month! The streak… is over. Unless episode descriptions count.

Bonus Point is PWTorch’s monthly VIP supplement tracking and analyzing WWE’s developmental system as primarily filtered through NXT Level Up.

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure, Nick Barbati and Tom Colohue write an awkward love letter to Triple H that involves less bondage talk than usual, we promise. They each present their list of wishes for the Levesque Era of WWE.

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:

- Tony Khan’s Tweet about being longest-tenured CEO and general AEW bragging
- What’s the story of Ahmed Johnson in the WWF in the ’90s?
- Would it be a good move for Paul Levesque to change Raw and Smackdown announcers?
- Is Roman Reigns in general and the Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar match specifically being overhyped and over-praised?
- What’s the history behind men and women being in separate companies in Japanese wrestling? Should New Japan have women on their shows in 2022?
- When was Vince McMahon good at the creative role? What eras were his strengths on display?
- Pushback on criticism of Jungle Boy’s promos lately and showing arrogance that’s not in step with his presentation and character.
- Thoughts on C.M. Punk’s comments about Sasha Banks and Naomi with some added historical perspective on Brock Lesnar and Steve Austin.
- Will Tony Khan calm down and let Dynamite breath a little bit once he presumably has a new bigger TV deal in place?
- Should AEW be worried about the Warner Media-Discover merger?
- While Raw is already better thanks to “an absence of irritations,” what big picture changes would still benefit the product?
- Shouldn’t Akira Taue get more acclaim as one of the four key names of the 1990s and ’90s All Japan classic era?
- Who would be Wade and who would be Todd in various famous tag teams and pop culture pairings over the decades from a list offered by a listener?
- Which wrestlers did they think would become big stars who didn’t and which stars became big stars they didn’t think would?
- Who is their tip to win the English Premier League this year?
- What are their favorite and least favorite wrestling belts over the decades?
- In defense of Nick Khan.
- Thoughts on wrestlers lying or working people outside of the confines of pro wrestling shows.
- Is Edge accurately depicting the tone of The Brood these days?
- Is it safe to say Paul Levesque is already showing he will do a better job promoting women wrestlers?
- Should Dax and Cash replaced Shawn and Marty as the go-to comparison of a standout personality and a secondary personality in a tag team?