PWTorch VIP Podcasts Wade Keller & PWTorch

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer emails from VIP members on the following topics:

- More on the designation of “gatekeepers” in pro wrestling
- Todd’s rankings of the top areas where AEW dropped the ball over the last three years
- Is it feasible and advisable for AEW to split their TV shows to different suitors in the TV industry as WWE did?
- Should AEW go all-in with Will Ospreay as the centerpiece babyface World Champion?
- How often should top wrestlers beat lower tier wrestlers, and is a comparison to an NHL team be a good guide for how to do it?
- History of cage door slams being used in cage matches
- Will Rhea Ripley’s 380 day Women’s Title reign really go down as historic?
- Is Saturday Dustin Porter’s last chance at a UFC Title?
- Does seeing Sexyy Red on NXT this week make Todd feel old by watching pro wrestling and did Booker T’s comments about her during the show make Todd feel weirded out a little bit?
- Does it affect AEW that Mark Henry, Arn Anderson, and Jake Hagger are departing?
- Have there been good “face turns” in movies and TV shows that were as effective as Sami Zayn’s?
- May vs. Might in grammar
- Best and Worst liars in pro wrestling
- Why is Paul Levesque booking match finishers in such a cowardly way?
- Why haven’t British wrestlers won more World Titles in the U.S. over the decades?

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller looks at some of the latest headlines including the following:

- A DOJ investigation into Vince McMahon further confirmed by government request for Janel Clark to pause her lawsuit against him.
- Tony Khan makes flawed case for adding more to AEW’s five hours of weekly programming
- AEW Dynamite ratings and viewership up this week.
- WWE Raw viewership includes big first-to-third hour drop-off

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (5-29-2019), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch’s Rich Fann. They talked to on-site correspondents from Tulsa, Okla. and answered mailbag questions about Roman Reigns, Shane McMahon, Kevin Owens, Kofi Kingston, Charlotte, Lacey, 24/7 Title, Supercard hype, and more. Then they discuss Rich’s weekend in Las Vegas with thoughts on the in-person experience at Starrcast II and AEW Double or Nothing.

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch’s Eric Krol to discuss AEW Dynamite including Will Ospreay earning an AEW World Title shot against Swerve Strickland earlier than expected, Mercedes Mone’s unadvertised match, the TNT Title vacated with a ladder match to determine the new champion, Don Callis-Orange Cassidy, TV Time with Chris Jericho, and more. They also talked with an on-site correspondent who attended Dynamite in L.A.

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of new PWTorch Dailycast series “Acknowledging WWE,” Charlie Cate and Kevin Duncan cover these topics:

- The Missed kiss!
- What’s next for Bex?
- Do Seth and Becky use their catchphrases at home?
- Gunther’s stellar performance
- How good wrestling is like a mall Santa with a real beard
- Chad Gable is starting to win over Charlie
- J.D. McDonagh is chipping away at Kevin
- Cody versus Logan Paul
- When will we be made Bo-lievers?
- Who will Cody face at Summerslam?
- Who will be World Heavyweight Champion at Summerslam?
- Tama Tonga goes feral and viral at the same time
- When does SummerSlam officially become a two night event?
- Best and favorite WWE entrance themes and more

SHOW SUMMARY: In part one of this week’s two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss these topics:

- Becky Lynch’s last match in WWE in a while, it appears, and what her future could be in either WWE or AEW
- Thoughts on the latest in AEW’s TV negotiations
- A look at the rebound in Dynamite ratings this week
- A look at the pre-PLE episode of WWE Smackdown
- A review of this week’s Raw including Gunther’s encouraging first segment as King, the Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch main event, the latest with Chad Gable and Otis, and more.
- Reviews of AEW’s pre-PPV episodes of Rampage and Collision
- Analysis of last night’s AEW Dynamite including how the MJF return wasn’t a focus, the TNT Title angle with The Elite, the Casino Gauntlet battle Royale with the surprise win by Will Ospreay, and what the timing of AEW events this summers indicates about Ospreay’s AEW World Title prospects at Forbidden Door.
- UFC 302 preview
- They also react during the show to the Donald Trump guilty verdict that broke live during the taping of the episode.