In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-16-2015), Wade Keller interviewed “Leaping” Lanny Poffo discussing his brother “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s Hall of Fame, details on how it finally happened, thoughts of Hogan giving the speech, some great Savage family stories, and much more with live callers and email questions. He also reads a poem in the VIP Aftershow and answers some email questions on Savage and his career including working with Mr. Perfect. Become a supporter of...
Jan 19, 2025•2 hr 17 min
Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 years ago (1-25-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Greg Parks to discuss the build to the Royal Rumble, Smackdown, the WWE brand split, Demolition, and more with live callers and chat room questions. The second episode in our double-header today is also from 15 years ago (1-26-2010) featuring PWTorch columnist Sean Radican discussing Ring of Honor, Dragon Gate, the prior night's Raw, and Sunday's upcoming...
Jan 18, 2025•2 hr 42 min
Today we bring you a double-header starting with PWTorch's Brian Zilem interviewing Matt & Jeff Hardy in person earlier this week in San Antonio, Tex. discussing TNA's PPV this weekend, the circumstances of their departure from AEW, aspirations for TNA, ice cold plunges, and more. Then we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-22-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell with a focus on the previous night's TNA Impact including the Sur...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 28 min
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-16-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast talking AEW’s TV extension and new hour of TV, Jon Moxley, Cody’s promo, Marty Scurll re-signing with ROH and becoming head booker, state of ROH in 2020, Tessa Blanchard title win and preceding controversy, Triple H-Paige comment and apology, Brian Cage potential in AEW, R...
Jan 16, 2025•2 hr 21 min
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Stephane Chase. They discuss these topics: The pros and cons of potential WrestleMania opponents for Cody Rhodes, John Cena, C.M. Punk, Gunther, Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, more The return of Kenny Omega and how it’s a good start but there’s more to do for him to be the difference-maker AEW needs in 2025 A general State of AEW address and whether there’s rea...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 53 min
Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-21-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch contributor Marc Warzecha to discuss a wide variety of topics during the 60 minute PWTorch Livecast and the 29 minute VIP Aftershow, including live calls and chat room interaction. Subjects covered include Sheamus's push, how TNA might better handle their Impact Zone audience prep, the missed opportunities of not pushing the tag team division, whether the DX act is...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 43 min
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-13-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who discuss Roman Reigns’s odd promos, Daniel Bryan’s declaration he’ll win Rumble, TNA’s live debut, WWE Network, Vince McMahon’s future as Head of Creative, and much more with a mix of live calls and email questions including the VIP Aftershow examining the Seth Rollins-Brock Lesnar-John Cena hype. Become a...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 56 min
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-9-2015), Wade Keller interviewed TNA President Dixie Carter, reacting to Impact’s move to Destination America, first ratings, changes in 2015, Hogan, Josh, Taz, and more including live callers and email questions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support ....
Jan 12, 2025•1 hr 35 min
Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-20-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. They talked with live callers for an hour on a wide variety of topics including the Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels-Undertaker, five-star matches, who's better between Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair overall, TNA referring to fans at TV tapings as "cast members," and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, more talk about TNA's Sunday PPV ...
Jan 11, 2025•1 hr 33 min
Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-18-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell take live calls for 60 minutes focused primarily on the signs coming out of TNA Genesis last night, but also a variety of other topics with 15 callers. The previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow includes a discussion about tonight's Raw, Randy Orton's temperament issues, the heavyweight depth chart in TNA, possible Styles opponents, titl...
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 39 min
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-9-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Todd Martin from "The Fix with Todd Martin" weekly VIP podcast. First, Todd gives his impressions of attending Wrestle Kingdom in person last weekend in Japan and reviews the matches, the finishes, and the big Kenta angle. Then they discuss Smackdown, Raw, NXT, and AEW followed by an in-depth overview and analysis of the new autobio...
Jan 09, 2025•2 hr 23 min
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday 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 Raw's debut on Netflix from a ton of angles driven primarily by listener emails who provided a mix of diverse takeaways and impressions. Did WWE pace the show in a way that will bring new viewers back? Did they focus way way too much on the Netflix partnership? Did the matches themselves de...
Jan 08, 2025•2 hr 32 min
Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-14-2009). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell take live calls throughout the one hour Livecast including talk about Vince Russo, WrestleMania's possibilities, Impact, C.M. Punk's push, and more. Also, in an 18 minute previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss Vince Russo's editing Keller's comments/questions off of his Facebook fan page within minutes of them being posted....
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 31 min
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (1-6-2015), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell who discuss the dreadful execution of WWERaw, Royal Rumble hype, New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 9 on PPV, TNA’s Wednesday relaunch, and more with a mix of live calls and email questions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support ....
Jan 06, 2025•2 hr 8 min
Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-13-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill talk about emerging stars in TNA and WWE, compare the efforts of TNA compared to WWE this past year, look at some future potential main eventers and their pros and cons as future stars, plus a variety of caller topics. Desmond Wolfe (Nigel McGuinness) and The Young Bucks are mentioned. The VIP Aftershow answers chat room questions from listene...
Jan 05, 2025•1 hr 36 min
Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-12-2009). Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net for the first-ever of what would become the "weekly flagship" episode of Wade Keller's PWTorch Livecasts. They talked about the previous night's Raw - which both attended in person - and reacted to Mike Tyson's role, the future of guest G.M.s, John Cena's popularity, TNA Impact on Monday, and much more. In the 24 minute previously VIP-exclu...
Jan 04, 2025•1 hr 38 min
Today we jump back to another early episode of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-11-2010). Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's James Caldwell for 60 minutes of live radio with phone calls on a variety of subjects including thoughts on Raw, Bret Hart, Impact, Vince Russo, TNA Impact, the hall of Fame, and more. We had a record number of callers packed into the 60 minute show, plus chat room interaction. Then in a bonus segment from just over 18 years ago, Nora Greenwald (a/k/a Molly Holly...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 31 min
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (1-2-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch's Bruce Mitchell to discuss these topics: The Lana-Bobby Lashley wedding from a variety of perspectives including whether it intended to be harmless ephemeral fun or promote a match and build the personalities involved for future storylines and matches A history of wrestling presenting silly skits and why the motivations to do so have...
Jan 02, 2025•2 hr 52 min
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. This is part one of their 2014 Year-in-Review series covering these major topics from early in the year... Vince McMahon sex trafficking headlines WWE Netflix deal Mercedes Moné, Will Ospreay, Kazuchika Okada signing with AEW Cody Rhodes out and back in the WrestleMania main event. WWE fans rejecting The Rock as a lead babyface...
Jan 01, 2025•2 hr 34 min
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (1-2-2015), Wade Keller interviewed Jeff Jarrett regarding Global Force Wrestling’s future, New Japan Tokyo Dome PPV with Jim Ross that upcoming weekend, and more with a mix of live calls and emails. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support ....
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 32 min
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-30-2014), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net, they discuss with live callers last night's Raw in-depth. Plus, in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, more WWE discussion, plus TNA, New Japan, and Global Force. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support ....
Dec 30, 2024•2 hr 16 min
In part one of a special Mailbag Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-26-2019) PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast answering emails on these topics: NWA Power’s future and what ideas could transfer to other companies to freshen them up Seth Rollins with AOP compared to Becky Lynch Comparing the main roster runs of Street Profits to Heavy Machinery so far and do any have single...
Dec 29, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Today we jump back to episode 6 of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-6-2010). Wade Keller and cohost Pat McNeill features 60 minutes of live conversation with phone calls discussing more angles coming out of Monday night's big Raw vs. Impact battle including more ratings info. Then comes the previously VIP-exclusive "Aftershow" with Pat and Wade talking about more subjects for another 11 minutes. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestli...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 25 min
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (12-26-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast to talk about WWE Monday Night Raw’s rebound in late 2019, potential Brock Lesnar opponents in 2020, our AEW wishlist for new year, a review of key points in the Christmas NXT episode, WWE Smackdown mediocrity since moving to Fox, and much more. Become a supporter of this...
Dec 26, 2024•2 hr 5 min
In this week's special Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-25-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller talked with a handful of live calls about WWE's heel/face decision-making for returning stars, Dolph Ziggler as a pure product of the WWE System, a TNA roster evaluation, and more. Then in the second part (12-26-2014), PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell discusses the top stories of the year with live callers. Plus, PWTorch columnist Sean Radican calls...
Dec 25, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Today we jump back to episode 4 of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (1-5-2009). Wade Keller and cohost Bruce Mitchell talked about with one caller after another with rapid-fire analysis of many of the key stories from the previous night's TNA Impact vs. WWE Raw battle kicking off including Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, the NWO, Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, and of course Jeff Hardy. Then the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Keller and Mitchell talk for another 25 minutes or so on what wasn't cover...
Dec 24, 2024•2 hr 11 min
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (12-23-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's head honcho Jason Powell discussed with callers C.M. Punk’s tense interview with TSN in Canada, Roman Reigns’s continued push, Christmas-themed Raw, Dolph Ziggler’s possible bigger push, and much more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support ....
Dec 23, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Today we jump back to episodes 2 and 3 of the PWTorch Livecast from 15 Years Ago (12-28-2009 & 1-4-2009). In the first episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill to discuss who deserves to win 2009 year-end awards. Then a few days later, Wade was joined by PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell to preview the first Monday night head-to-head battle of WWE Raw vs. TNA Nitro with all kinds of rumors and expectations and speculation. Become a supporter of this podc...
Dec 22, 2024•3 hr 14 min
In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (12-19-2014), Wade Keller interviewed Jim Ross about upcoming New Japan Tokyo Dome PPV, teaming with Matt Striker, was Vince McMahon right about Millennials, TLC, Ziggler, Neville, Triple H, NXT, and more with a mix of live callers and email questions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support ....
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 57 min
Today's special episode features three segments. PART 1: A 5 Yrs Ago Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast Mailbag hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller covering these topics: A potential Aleister Black & Buddy Murphy tag team, whether Bray Wyatt is the Face of WWE already and whether it’s a coincidence wrestlers who lose to him go back to their past, could Samoa Joe lead the charge against Seth Rollins & AOP, should Jim Ross be critical of AEW’s ring style on air, should AEW have a developme...
Dec 20, 2024•2 hr 24 min
