Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

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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. 640160Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

Episodes(40 episodes)

15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan Twitter war, Miz-Cena-Rock, NXT 4 & 5, reason for Dark Matches, TNA TV format compared to WWE
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Mar. 2 and 3, 2011.On the Mar. 2, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they discuss with live callers the top stories from Monday's Raw and Tuesday's NXT, why the Cena-Miz build-up has more issues than the promo content, referee for Cole-Lawler at WrestleMania (Austin?!), potential WrestleMania 27 announcers, where Brodus Clay could fit in on the main WWE roster, Johnny Curtis or Kaval on TV longer?, potential NXT 5 concepts (serious and not-so-serious), Dixie Carter as the face of TNA, McNeill's Weekly Live...
Published: Mar 7, 2026Duration: 2h 58m 14s
15 YRS AGO: Keller & Powell talk about Raw, Triple H speaks, Rock appears from across the country, Cena makes more gay jokes, Raw rating
Today we jump back 15 years to the Mar. 1, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast featuring host PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell. They discussed Raw from the night before, Triple H speaking, Rock appearing from across the country, John Cena making more gay jokes, Chris Jericho congratulating himself in third person, Raw's rating, and more with live callers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.
Published: Mar 6, 2026Duration: 1h 43m 53s
5 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Cody Media Q&A on Revolution, NXT moving, Shaq, more plus Keller & McCarthy talk AEW huge new signing, Lashley’s win
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (3-4-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest co-host Matt McCarthy from the “We Watch Wrestling” podcast. The professional stand-up comedian and two-time former WWE Creative Team member gives his thoughts on the various possibilities for AEW’s “huge, huge” signing that will be revealed on Sunday at the PPV. They also talk about Bobby Lashley’s WWE Title win and where he fits into WrestleMania now, what Matt would like to see Roman Reigns do differently, how Matt feels about the NXT...
Published: Mar 5, 2026Duration: 3h 6m 5s
NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller & Powell on Rhea-Jade online spat, Drew vs. Cody on Smackdown and WWE Title situation going into WM42, Reigns-Punk
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:Assessing the state of the WWE Title path to WrestleMania from Randy Orton winning the Chamber to Drew McIntyre vs. Orton this Friday to Cody Rhodes' role and what match (or matches) will involve the WWE Title going into WrestleMania?Is some of the "chaos" in the lead-up to WrestleMania being amplified by WWE to create footage for the next season of "WWE Unreal"?Does...
Published: Mar 4, 2026Duration: 2h 11m 16s
15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: Jericho's comments on Benoit, Rock-Cena promo dynamic, Sting, WWE HOF candidates who might not make due to politics
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 25 and 28, 2011.On the Feb. 25, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell discussed with live callers Sting, Sting, and more Sting related to WWE and TNA, the previous night's Impact and breaking news analysis of Impact ratings, potential new opponents for Sting in TNA, WrestleMania 27 and 28, where Mistico could fit in WWE long-term and where he might be one year from now, Chris Jericho's recent comments that he believes Chris Benoit nearly tore down the wrestling business, and more.Then on the Feb. 28, 2011...
Published: Mar 3, 2026Duration: 2h 12m 52s
10 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Undertaker's promo with Vince McMahon, Stephanie's follow-up to Shane, Y2AJ, Lucha Underground, ROH's roster depth
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (3-1-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly live discussion with caller, email, and Twitter contributions looking at last night’s Raw, the addition of WWE Roadblock to the schedule, Undertaker’s promo with Vince McMahon, Stephanie’s follow-up to Shane, Y2AJ, and more.Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason discussed Dean Ambrose, ROH’s PPV and roster depth, Lucha Underground’s new distribution deal, TNA Impact and the EC3-Matt Hard...
Published: Mar 2, 2026Duration: 1h 50m 1s
INTERVIEW CLASSIC - Jim Ross talks with Wade about Shane McMahon, WM32, Reigns, McMahon Family Dynamic, his New Japan and boxing projects
In this week’s Interview Classic podcast, we jump back to ten years ago this week (2-25-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller welcomed Jim Ross back to the show for well over two hours of in-depth discussion on Shane McMahon’s return and the McMahon family dynamic, Steve Austin’s potential role at WM32, the WM32 line-up in general, the conundrum with Roman Reigns and whether he should turn heel, Jim Ross’s latest projects coming up with New Japan and CBS Sports boxing events, and much more including live callers and email topics.Become a supporter of this...
Published: Mar 1, 2026Duration: 2h 34m 8s
15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: WrestleMania Rock-Cena build, TNA shocking surprise, Undertaker vs. Triple H, Hall of Fame, Jericho's future
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 23 and 24, 2011.On the Feb. 23, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Pat McNeill, they take a record number of calls most of the hour on the current events this week including WrestleMania, The Rock, Triple H-Undertaker, TNA's big surprise, WWE Hall of Fame, Seth Rollins call-up timeline, and more.In the VIP Aftershow, besides the McNeill Event Center update, they answer email and VIP Forum questions on other topics including whether the McMahons will ever be inducted in the WWE Hall of...
Published: Feb 28, 2026Duration: 3h 3m 10s
15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: Cena's response to Rock, Chamber PPV fall-out, Rock historical perspective, Edge-Christian-Del Rio, concussions
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 21 and 22, 2011.On the Feb. 21, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, they discussed with live callers John Cena's potential response to The Rock on Monday's Raw, a full preview of Raw, Rock's role in WrestleMania build-up, vintage Rock interview for VIP members and historical perspective on Rock's career, a potential Michael Cole-Jerry Lawler WrestleMania match, how Christian could fit in the Edge-Del Rio WrestleMania build-up, concussion and steroid issues, wrestler health discussed in-depth, and more.Then on the...
Published: Feb 27, 2026Duration: 2h 45m 11s
5 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Keller & Martin talk “Big Show” Paul Wight joining AEW, Sasha’s interview with Steve Austin, Lewis UFC upset, more
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-25-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They discussed the following topics:The signing of Paul Wight by AEW, whether it’s a worthwhile signing, how it could go right or go wrong, and more aspects of the story.A full review of AEW Dynamite including revisiting the Matt Hardy-Hangman Page angle last week in light of Hardy posting a video rebuttal of Wade’s criticism last week.A full review of NXT on USA in...
Published: Feb 26, 2026Duration: 2h 10m 36s
NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller & Heydorn on lack of clear WrestleMania line-up, messed up WWE Women's Division, MJF-Hangman, Lesnar, Styles, Chamber
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They cover these topics:The Bronson Reed injury and how it shakes out for Logan Paul and Austin Theory as a resultThe MJF-"Hangan" Adam Page "stipulation" angle being overly complex and poorly explainedMailbag Topic: Blake Monroe/Mariah May overrated?Mailbag Topic: Is Johnny Gargano's gimmick basically he is distraught he's not in AEW?Becky Lynch-A.J. Lee story and what's just off about itPaul Levesque's booking of women based around...
Published: Feb 25, 2026Duration: 1h 51m 53s
15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: The Rock and what might happen from here, Vince, Mystery G.M., Undertaker video, McNeill Mailbag on bad ring outfits
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 16 and 17, 2011.On the Feb. 16, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they discuss a variety of topics including The Rock and what might happen from here, Vince McMahon, the Mystery G.M., Undertaker video, and A.J. Styles, plus in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, the McNeill Mailbag includes a question on bad ring outfits.Then on the Feb. 17, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell took live phone calls for 60 minutes discussing The Rock's role at WrestleMania 27, whether Rock...
Published: Feb 24, 2026Duration: 2h 43m 33s
10 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: On-air and off-air ramificiation of Shane McMahon’s return, Reigns-Triple H angle, WM32 spec, Raw & Fastlane talk
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-23-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly live discussion with caller, email, and Twitter contributions looking at Shane McMahon’s return, the Roman Reigns-Hunter angle, WrestleMania 32 speculation, Raw & Fastlane talk with callers, and more.Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason answered a range of email topics largely centered around Shane McMahon, Undertaker, and other Fastlane, Raw, and WrestleMania 32 topics. A look at the on-air and behind-the-scenes an...
Published: Feb 23, 2026Duration: 2h 23m 32s
INTERVIEW CLASSIC - EC3 talks with Wade about Impact’s improvements, working with Hardy, Daniel Bryan, Billy Corgan, live battle rap, more
In this week’s Interview Classic podcast, we jump back to ten years ago this week (2-18-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Ethan Carter III (EC3) for a full hour live interview with live callers discussing his time in WWE Developmental, his experiences around Daniel Bryan, the TNA creative process this year, how worried he was about TNA’s future, how much of his character is improvised by him, his picks for new TNA talent acquisitions, and more.Then, a bonus flashback (2-13-2016), PWTorch contributor Jim Valley presented episode #4 of the “Saturday Morning Wrestling” edition of the P...
Published: Feb 22, 2026Duration: 2h 56m 28s
15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: The Rock's return and potential roles at WrestleMania, PPV pricing, guest host predictions, 2011 HOF, Triple H, more
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 14 and 15, 2011.On the Feb. 14, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussed with live callers tonight's Raw, predictions on the WrestleMania 27 guest host (The Rock, Barker, Bieber, someone bigger), plus why The Rock won't wrestle again, Triple H's potential return, Hunter's career on the line vs. Taker at WM27?, TNA's Against All Odds PPV and the incompetent things they do, putting the TNA Title back on Jeff Hardy, Jerry Lawler's family situation and how WWE will address it on...
Published: Feb 21, 2026Duration: 2h 46m 40s
15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: WWE Financials, WrestleMania 27 weak prospects, TNA Impact's big angles, Styles turning babyface, Sting's best matches
Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 10 and 11, 2011.On the Feb. 10, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell, discussed the WWE Financials just released today, then take live calls with a lot of people chipping in on how WWE could improve business, plus WrestleMania predictions and speculation. In the VIP Aftershow they discuss TNA Impact's big angles last week.Then on the Feb. 11, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell took phone calls for 66 minutes on the previous night's TNA Impact, the Impact ratings, Eric Bischoff's...
Published: Feb 20, 2026Duration: 2h 34m 6s
5 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Keller & Powell talk Omega compared to Reigns, Elimination Chamber, Adam Cole's turn, Takeover, more
In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-18-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss potential winners for both Elimination Chamber matches, NXT Takeover and Adam Cole’s turn, Seth Rollins’ return, Kenny Omega’s presentation compared to Roman Reigns lately, the new Exploding Barbed Wire stipulation for Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley, the Lacey Evans pregnancy, Sting taking a big powerbomb from Brian Cage, and much more.Become a supporter of this podcast...
Published: Feb 19, 2026Duration: 2h 36m 43s
NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller & Parks on concern over WrestleMania line-up, Mystery Box, MJF-Brody King, Kit Wilson, Thekla, Yuta, Toni Storm, TNA
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host PWTorch columnist and PWTorch podcast host Greg Parks. They discuss these topics:Can C.M. Punk and Finn Balor both benefit from their Elimination Chamber match?Mailbag Topic: Can a stipulation elevate the potential Drew McIntyre vs. Cody Rhodes match at WrestleMania?Does WWE have any other match to offer as the WWE Title match than a rerun of Drew vs. Cody? What options exist? Should they swing wildly and have Je'Von Evans win the Chamber to shake up the...
Published: Feb 18, 2026Duration: 1h 33m 52s
15 YRS AGO: The Rock 2012 Hall of Fame, WM27 & WM28, Tough Enough vs. TUF, TNA PPV, Taker, Sting, Raw mysteries, Cole
Today we jump back 15 years to the Feb. 9, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast featuring host PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill, they discuss with live callers WrestleMania 28 announced for Miami and whether The Rock is the leading candidate as the 2012 Hall of Fame inductee, WrestleMania 27 match possibilities involving Undertaker, theories on why the 2/21/11 video could be Sting, where Sting could fit in in TNA, the WrestleMania guest host mystery likely being Rock, The Ultimate Fighter (Brock Lesnar) vs. Tough Enough (Steve Austin) this spring, TNA's PPV this weekend, McNeill's Live Events Center, and more. In the...
Published: Feb 17, 2026Duration: 1h 44m 43s
10 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Keller & Powell discuss why Vince picked Reigns over Ambrose, Big Show vs. Braun Strowman, WrestleMania 32 speculation
In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-16-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell talked about Monday Night Raw, the Big Show vs. Braun Strowman main event, latest developments in Fastlane hype including the Roman Reigns-Dean Ambrose dynamic, WrestleMania 32 speculation, WWE financials, and more.Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason answered a range of email topics and other big subjects including WWE Financials, why Vince McMahon has picked Roman Reigns over Dean Ambrose, the resurgence of TNA Impact Wrestling...
Published: Feb 16, 2026Duration: 1h 56m 52s