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VIP PODCAST 4/16 – WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago (AD-FREE): Keller & Martin talk McMahon choosing Cena over Batista, remembering Howard Finkle, WWE roster cuts during pandemic, most surprising WM main eventer (107 min.)

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SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-16-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch’s Todd Martin. They discussed these topics:

NEWS ANALYSIS:

  • Howard Finkel and what he represented as a great ring announcer but also how Vince McMahon treated him and what that says about McMahon.
  • Todd’s strong view on WWE’s decision to release so many wrestlers yesterday during a pandemic just days before the next investor’s conference call.
  • A review of that week’s AEW Dynamite (including the Jon Moxley vs. Jake Hager main event)
  • A review of NXT on USA
  • Thoughts on WWE Smackdown (including Braun Strowman vs. Shinsuke Nakamura)
  • Analysis of WWE Raw (including Drew McIntyre’s promo, Drew vs. Andrade, and Nia Jax squashing Kairi Sane).
  • The latest on UFC

    • MAILBAG TOPICS:

    • What was the reason Vince McMahon backed Chris Benoit enough to give him the title win at WrestleMania 20, and is he the most surprising WrestleMania main eventer ever?
    • Why did Vince McMahon ultimately choose John Cena over Batista?
    • Why does WWE have such unbalanced power over their independent contractors compared to how things work in Europe?
    • Is A.J. Styles a former WrestleMania headliners now that he closed out the first night of WrestleMania 36, or does that not count?
    • What is a list of Bret Hart’s best matches in WCW?
    • What was the deal with Hunter Hearst Helmsley and “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig in the fall of 1996?

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