Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-shows

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (6-27-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller takes calls (when the switchboard wasn't broken) and answers many emails from listeners about Smackdown headlined by the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match re-do, plus Naomi defending against Lana, The Hype Bros. getting a chance at regaining a title shot they had already earned, and more. Plus a correspondent calls late in the show who attended in San Diego and provided the in-person perspective.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Robert Vallejos from the “MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans” PWTorch Dailycast to review WWE Monday Night Raw with live calls and emails. They discuss John Cena's speech, his interaction with Theory, and his lack of shared screen time with Vince McMahon amidst the rape allegation from decades ago resurfacing this week. Also, will Cody Rhodes somehow end up winning Money in the Bank despite his injury? Cody addressed Seth Rollins' and the MITB match this Saturday at the PLE. Also, Becky Lynch's victory framed as heroic and worthy of celebrating, so is she turning babyface? All that and more.

In today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show flashback, we jump back five years to the June 26, 2017 episode where PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill discuss Raw including Jax-Banks, Lesnar-Joe, Cass-Enzo, Braun-Roman, on-site reports from Staples Center, and more with callers & emails.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Brandon LeClair from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers including the heavy-handed Rousey-Natalya segment, Sheamus & Drew re-earn MITB slot against the Usos, Ricochet's rematch against Gunther, and more.Then in a bonus segment, the Wade Keller Hotline from 10 years ago this week reviewing Smackdown including a Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler main event, Mick Foley and Zack Ryder, Santino kissed by super-fan, Kane-Daniel Bryan, Alberto Del Rio-Christian, and more.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (6-20-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Friday PWTorch Livecast cohost Rich Fann to break down WWE Smackdown. They read emails and take calls discussing the show, with an early extended focus on the Daniel Bryan decision regarding the controversial outcome of Money in the Bank. They discuss various aspects of Sunday's outlandish finish to the Women's MITB match including whether WWE anticipated the reaction they got and whether the fan reaction is what WWE was looking for or something else entirely, and whether that all changed plans. They also discuss the Dolph Ziggler vs. Shinsuke Nakamura match, the latest with Jinder Mahal, the latest in the tag division, Becky Lynch's standout backstage promo, and more.Then in a bonus flashback, we jump back to the Impact Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (6-22-17) with PWTorch.com's Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek talking about Thursday's Impact Wrestling with callers. Mike and Andrew begin the show discussing Impact's build to Slammiversary with several of their feuds. They also talk about the social media aspect of Impact promoting Slammiversary and more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Javier Machado from PWTorch.com who talk with callers about the final hype for this Sunday's Forbidden Door PPV including Okada being added, Jay White's opponents being established, Bryan Danielson's update on missing the PPV and Blood & Guts, Toni Storm vs. Marina Shaffir, and more including live callers and emails. Also, on-site correspondents detail happenings off-TV in the arena. A central theme throughout the episode is pointing out business-limiting shortcomings in Tony Khan's approach to hyping the New Japan talent and overall AEW wrestlers.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Kelly Wells from PWTorch to review WWE Monday Night Raw with live calls and emails. They begin with speculation on what Vince McMahon's goal was in going on WWE TV again on Raw in an unannounced segment. Also, Money in the Bank developments with the Women's Division and the U.S. Title. Also, an on-site correspondent details happenings in the arena and off-live TV.

In today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show flashback, we jump back five years to the June 19, 2017 episode where PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell discuss Raw including the Roman Reigns opening promo, the angle with Reigns and Joe, and the match with Reigns and Joe, the angle with Reigns and Braun Strowman, the video package with Joe and Brock Lesnar, a look at what this all meant to Great Balls of Fire and Summerslam, the Enzo-Cass break-up, the women's clustermess, and more with live callers (including two who attended Raw in person) and emails.

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by Mike Meyers from PWTorch.com to discuss WWE Smackdown with callers and emailers. Discussion points include the main event world title match between Riddle and Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar's return, Reigns future as champion, Vince McMahon's odd appearance to open the show, conversation on WWE situation with McMahon stepping aside, Drew McIntyre's journey, and more

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by former PWTorch contributor Tyler Sage to discuss with live callers AEW shifting into heavy hype for Forbidden Door with a Jon Moxley-Tanahashi face to face segment, a hair match between Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz, ladder match for tag titles between Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus vs. Young Bucks, Miro vs. Ethan Page, Wardlow beats up a ton of security guards, and much more with live callers and emails.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (6-13-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller discusses with live callers and replies to emails on the following topics: Randy Orton hits RKO out of nowhere on Jinder, grading Jinder's role as a top heel so far and ideas on how to improve it, where WWE came up short making viewers care about the MITB match, Mojo & Zack reunite, where is Lana push headed, Women's MITB hype, and more.Then in a bonus flashback, we jump back to the Impact Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (6-15-17) with PWTorch.com's Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek talk about Thursday's Impact Wrestling with callers. They break down Sonjay Dutt winning the X-Division Title, the build to Slammiversary being too positive, as well as giving a top-3 list of the most under-pushed wrestlers in TNA history.

In today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show flashback, we jump back five years to the June 12, 2017 episode where PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks discuss Raw including the Samoa Joe-Brock Lesnar pull apart brawl, the John Cena “free agent” teaser, Roman Reigns's big Summerslam announcement, Bayley's first interview since Extreme Rules, and much more from tonight's episode of Raw. They also talk with three callers who were at Raw in person in Louisiana giving their live perspective plus notes on the Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt dark match. They also talk to Jason from Australia and answer email questions.

In today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show flashback, we jump back five years to the June 12, 2017 episode where PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks discuss Raw including the Samoa Joe-Brock Lesnar pull apart brawl, the John Cena “free agent” teaser, Roman Reigns's big Summerslam announcement, Bayley's first interview since Extreme Rules, and much more from tonight's episode of Raw. They also talk with three callers who were at Raw in person in Louisiana giving their live perspective plus notes on the Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt dark match. They also talk to Jason from Australia and answer email questions.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Kelly Wells from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers including the announced Roman Reigns vs. Riddle match for the title next week, Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre going to a double countout, Ronda Rousey vs. Shotzi, Roman Reigns's schedule in general lately, Gunther capturing the IC Title from Ricochet, and more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jake Barnett from ProWrestling.net who talk with callers about the AEW Interim Title battle royal and subsequent Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O'Reilly main event, Wardlow speaks, Hangman Page speaks, an impromptu title defense by Thunder Rosa vs. Marina Shafir, a new AEW title introduced, and more. Lots of consternation of AEW's booking including too many titles and the way the C.M. Punk news was conveyed. Also, an on-site correspondent and Javier Machado at the end.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (6-6-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks discuss the Kevin Owens vs. Shinsuke Nakamura main event, A.J. Styles getting even with Dolph Ziggler, the Women's MITB segment and the return of Lana, the latest with Jinder Mahal, and more with live callers and emails contributing to the discussion.Then in a bonus flashback, we jump back to the Impact Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (6-8-17) with PWTorch.com's Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek who talk about Thursday's Impact Wrestling with callers. Mike and Andrew begin the show discussing Impact's taping in India, and how the new crowd and setting changed the feeling of the show. After that, they break down Alberto El Patron vs. Chris Adonis and Lashley vs. Moose for the world titles. They also discuss Sonjay Dutt vs. Low Ki, which was set up for next week, and more ahead of Slammiversary.

PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by Bruce Hazelwood from PWTorch.com to discuss WWE Monday Night Raw with callers and emailers. Discussion points include the Cody Rhodes promo and angle with Seth Rollins, the state of Raw with Cody on the shelf, Becky Lynch getting pinned by Dana Brooke, Finn Balor as a heel faction leader, Damian Priest progress, whether or not it's too early for Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair, Riddle's ceiling without Randy Orton, and more. Enjoy!

In today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show flashback, we jump back five years to the June 5, 2017 episode where PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ex-WWE Creative Team member and current Sporting News wrestling columnist Kevin Eck discussed Monday Night Raw with follow up to Extreme Rules including the “grand slam” segment with Samoa Joe and Paul Heyman, the mystery with Enzo and Big Cass, the Miz-Dean Ambrose angle, what's going on with Alexa Bliss, Bayley, and Nia Jax, and much more. Eck is a former WWE Creative Team member who adds behind the scenes insights on WWE's creative operations with some fascinating details on how Vince McMahon operates that put more perspective onto what happened on this episode of Raw. Calls and emails are a big part of the show, also.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Alex McDonald from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers including Ronda Rousey's next opponent established, Madcap Moss gets serious, Riddle shows main event personality, Drew McIntyre off course, Racquel Rodriguez's upside, Max Dupri's new client speculation, and much more with live calls and emails.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (5-30-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Ring Rust Radio's Mike Chiari discuss tonight's Smackdown including the latest with Jinder Mahal's WWE Title reign, Randy Orton's promo, the push of Shinsuke Nakamura so far, the set-up and announcement of the MITB Women's match, Dolph Ziggler's surprise win over A.J. Styles and what it might mean, and more with caller and email contributions.Then in a bonus flashback, we jump back to the Impact Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (6-2-17) with PWTorch.com's Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek who talk about that Thursday's Impact Wrestling which included Alberto El Patron becoming no. 1 contender for the Impact Title, Low Ki retaining the X Division Title over Andrew Everett, Moose retaining the Grand Championship against Eli Drake, and more. They also discuss Impact going back on the road, and what could be in store for Slammiversary the next month.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by former Pro Wrestling Torch columnist Eric Krol to discuss with live callers AEW's debut in Los Angeles which will not be remembered for Wardlow being elevated after his big win at the PPV over MJF or C.M. Punk's first week as champion or Tanahashi showing up and his match being revealed for Forbidden Door. It will be remembered for MJF's version of a "pipe bomb" promo venting about all the things he's been griping about off-TV for months. They examine that promo from tons of perspectives and ask where it goes from here and was it count-productive even if it was a great performance. They also talk with two on-site correspondents from Los Angeles, Calif. talking about what happened off-air after they cut away from MJF in the midst of swearing about Tony Khan.

In today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show flashback, we jump back five years to the May 29, 2017 episode where PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill discuss Monday Night Raw and the final hype for Extreme Rules including who seems to be in the lead to win the Fatal Five-way on Sunday, a reaction to the debacle that was “This Is Your Life, Bayley,” what's going on with Enzo and Cass and whether Kurt Angle is headed toward another match in WWE (and who it shouldn't be against), plus much more with live callers throughout.Then in a bonus segment, that night's VIP Wade Keller Hotline featuring Wade's start to finish review of that night's Raw including the latest Extreme Rules developments, the odd text message Corey Graves got regarding Kurt Angle, the latest in the Cass-Enzo storyline, the Bayley This Is Your Life debacle, Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins, Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe vs. Bray Wyatt, Goldust-Truth promos, and more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch Dailycast host Robert Vallejos to review WWE Monday Night Raw with live calls and emails. They discuss the hype for Hell in a Cell including Cody Rhodes-Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch-Asuka-Bianca Belair, MVP-Omos-Lashley, and more. They talk with an on-site correspondent who details crowd reactions, off-air happenings including what Liv Morgan did for 20 minutes in the ring during commercials, and the dark match between Cody and Seth. They include live callers and emails.

PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by Javier Machado from PWTorch.com to discuss WWE Smackdown with callers. Discussion points include The Usos' first night as unified tag team champions, Raquel Rodriguez smiling, Ronda Rousey's momentum since winning the Smackdown Women's Championship, the lack of depth hurting the show, what becomes of Roman Reigns as unified world champion while he's away, and more. Enjoy!

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (5-26-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill discuss tonight's episode featuring the Backlash follow-up and a pivot to Money in the Bank news including Jinder Mahal's celebration, the six competitors in the MITB match with Shane McMahon, and Shinsuke Nakamura's in-ring TV debut. Callers throughout contribute their thoughts, including on-site reports from SD tonight.Then in a bonus flashback, we jump back to the Impact Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (5-26-17) with PWTorch.com's Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek. They talk about Thursday's Impact Wrestling with callers. They start the show with a lengthy discussion on Ed Nordholm releasing portions of Matt Hardy's contract earlier this week. Then, the conversation shifts to ECIII as No. 1 contender, Scott Steiner's return, and more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Kelly Wells from PWTorch.com and the PWTorch Dailycast's "PWT Talks NXT" podcast with live callers and emails to discuss tonight's AEW Dynamite. They evaluate the largely disappointing hype for Sunday's AEW Double or Nothing PPV with live callers and emails throughout including a lot of thoughts on the Hangman Page vs. C.M. Punk hype. They are also joined Javier Machado late in the show to talk PPV hype and also New Japan-AEW talk.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Brandon LeClair from PWTorch.com to review WWE Monday Night Raw with live calls and emails. They discussed the ramifications of Becky Lynch vs. Asuka, Riddle's emotional promo about Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes vs. Miz, Bobby Lashley's weak promo, Judgment Day, and more with callers and emails.

In today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show flashback, we jump back five years to the May 22, 2017 episode where PWTorch editor Wade Keller discussed with callers Raw as soon as it went off the air including the latest developments with the Fatal Five-way, who should face Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman's promo, and more, plus some off-Raw topics including Jinder Mahal's WWE Title win and Shinsuke Nakamura's main roster debut.Then in a bonus flashback show from the previous Friday (5-19-17), PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell & guest co-host Jason Australia host the Prime Time Friday PWTorch Livecast. They and an array of callers discuss WWE Backlash, the WWE UK tournament, NXT Takeover, Jinder Mahal's chances to win the WWE, what's going on with Charlotte and the Smackdown women, and various chances of candidates to challenge Brock Lesnar.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Mike Meyers from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers including the announcement by Michael Cole about Sasha Banks and Naomi being suspended, the stellar hype for the RK-Bro vs. Usos unification tag match, the introduction of Max Dupree (Eli Drake / L.A. Knight) and his close-talking with Adam Pearce, the edits of the name of Racquel Rodriguez's finisher, Butch vs. Xavier, and more.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (5-16-2017), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks discuss that night's episode featuring the final WWE Backlash hype including A.J. Styles vs. Jinder Mahal, Randy Orton vs. Baron Corbin, the Fashion Files, the women's contract signing, and more with callers. They also discuss what happened on Smackdown ten years ago this week.