PWTorch VIP Podcasts Wade Keller & PWTorch

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the May 14, 2006 episode of WWE Smackdown review with PWTorch columnist James Caldwell and PWTorch specialist Mike Roe. They discussed the May 12, 2006 edition of Smackdown including the booking of Rey Mysterio, the only logical reason behind Rey’s booking, why anyone would buy the Judgment Day PPV on May 21, who might make a special appearance on the May 19 edition of Smackdown as Rey’s mystery opponent, Paul Burchill the Pirate’s fall from grace, JBL’s anti-Hispanic promo, Bobby Lashley vs. Finlay and why the match wasn’t as good as it could have been, Kurt Angle’s return, and much 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: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-14-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by special correspondent Jason from Australia to review Raw with live callers, on-site correspondent details from London, and emails. In a fascinating break from the usual format for the post-show, the first caller spent nearly an hour sharing stories and insights on frustrations within WWE’s creative team based on his recent evening spent with three current WWE Creative Team members who were drinking and venting about Vince McMahon. Then they continued with more callers reacting to tonight’s Raw, Money in the Bank developments, the women’s contract signing segment, Sami Zayn vs. Braun Strowman, Miz TV with Roman Reigns, and more. Then Wade and Jason review on-site correspondent notes from London and finally answer mailbag questions.

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner cover these topics:

- Timberwolves Update
- Dynamite Rating
- Situation with WBD contract negotiation
- Review of May 8th AEW Dynamite
- News items including Sammy Guevara suspension, Jim Ross hip surgery recovery, & Chuck Taylor injury
- Emails and trivia

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-2-2014), we present the third and final installment of a four hour interview with Jim Ross conducted by Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell. In this third and final installment, he gives his thoughts on the finish of Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar including a big teaser about a bombshell Shawn Michaels will reveal next week about that match, plus did he always know the finishes of matches ahead of time when he called them. Also, these other big topics are covered: Should WWE give wrestlers systematic time off, how should WWE handle the changing revenue stream with PPVs and WWE Network when it comes to wrestler payoffs, stories about dealing with wrestlers upset with pay, how he handled payroll for wrestlers when he was in charge, what big change he’d make in the structure of WWE, and more.

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of NXT Eight Years Back, Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover NXT from May 11, 2016, including Samoa Joe and Finn Balor’s long feud continuing, Shinsuke Nakamura getting goofy in an interview, Planet of the Apes movies, and more.

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #277 of the PWTorch including the latest installment of Wade’s Torch Talk with Eric Bischoff, a Flair vs. Steamboat rematch on WCW Saturday Night, news and notes from WWF and WCW, listener trivia, and so much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.