Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-shows

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Darrin Lilly from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown beginning with thoughts on Cody Rhodes letting loose a little in his promo before Roman Reigns came out, plus Michael Cole's reference to Cody seeking fame in Hollywood at age 19. Then they talk with callers about most everything else on Smackdown including the Andre the Giant Battle Royal, plus predictions on some of WrestleMania 39's key matches and even looking ahead to potential post-WM breakout stars from the roster. PWTorch contributor Javier Machado joins the show late for a Roundtable Discussion on the show.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (3-27-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Ring Rust Radio’s Mike Chiari discussing that week’s Smackdown including the latest WrestleMania developments including A.J. Styles-Shinsuke Nakamura hype, the Daniel Bryan announcement, and much more with live callers and emails plus an on-site correspondent from Pittsburgh.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by former Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist Eric Krol to discuss Dynamite with callers and email contributions along with a closing segment on the C.M. Punk-Jon Moxley controversy. Topics include the MJF segment with "Jungle B Boy" Jack Perry at the start, the Don Callis storyline, Kenny Omega being featured in singles matches more often, the Bryan Danielson turn, the latest Orange Cassidy title defense, ROH PPV getting brief mentions, the overall cohesion and production values taking a step up lately, and more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Javier Machado from PWTorch. They discussed the Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa main event, the creative variety of presentations of hype for the WrestleMania line-up, the official shift from Bobby Lashley facing Bray Wyatt to Lashley being in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal instead, Paul Heyman's latest promo, and much more with live callers, emails, and an on-site correspondent from Providence.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by guest co-host Jason from Australia talking about the over-the-top Triple H & Steph training video, the latest Ronda Rousey promo and angle, the latest Brock Lesnar-Roman Reigns beating, John Cena calling out Undertaker again, and much more with live callers and on-site correspondents plus mailbag at the end.

PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by Brandon LeClair from PWTorch.com to discuss WWE Smackdown with callers and emailers and an on-site correspondent. Discussion points include success of Rey Mysterio and Dominik angle, whether or not the tag team title match should main event WrestleMania, Cody Rhodes and the pros and cons of having long matches on television against low card opponents, Charlotte's odd promo, and much more. Enjoy!

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jake Barnett from ProWrestling.net to discuss Dynamite with caller and email contributions. They talked about the Kenny Omega vs. Vikingo main event and the angles wrapped around it including what could be next for Don Callis. Then they talk about Hook's role and future, Sting's presentation, the FTR tag team situation, Adam Cole's featured talking segment, and more from Dynamite. They also read some bigger picture emails from listeners about the Four Pillars segment last week including the lack of building up the challengers and the insider meta comments. All that and more with caller and emailer interaction.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (3-20-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch East Coast Cast cohost Cameron Hawkins to discuss Daniel Bryan’s emotional return and the big beatdown angle at the end, dream matches for Bryan in WWE, and more Bryan-related topics, plus more Smackdown talk with live callers and emails.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Darrin Lilly from PWTorch. They discussed Cody Rhodes interacting with Roman Reigns, Logan Paul's solo promo, Austin Theory beating Montez Ford, the odd Bayley vs. Rhea Ripley singles match and what it might portend, Ripley's promo cadence, and much more with live callers, emails, and an on-site correspondent from Providence.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Rich Fann from the PWTorch Livecast “Saturday Deep Dive” discussing Monday Night Raw from five years ago including Roman Reigns vs. U.S. Marshalls, John Cena’s latest calling out of Undertaker, Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka, and much more including live callers, emails, and a live on-site correspondent from Dallas.

PWTorch's Kelly Wells fills in for Wade Keller and is joined by PWTorch's Tom Stoup to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown including thoughts on Cody Rhodes's opening promo about facing Roman Reigns, the latest with Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, the Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus match to earn an IC Title match at WrestleMania, a new "WrestleMania showcase" is announced with little fanfare, and more with live callers and mailbag.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch Dailycast cohost Andrew Soucek to discuss Dynamite with caller and email contributions. They talk about the pros and cons of the major opening segment with MJF and the other three AEW pillars including the argument against the meta insider stuff some leaned on. They also talk about the arrival of Taya Valkyrie, Jade Cargill's win, Hangman Page being backed by The Elite at the end of the show, and much more.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (3-13-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch and ProWrestling.net’s Jake Barnett to discuss Smackdown including the Fastlane fallout and latest WrestleMania 34 developments, plus Shane McMahon’s big announcement, Asuka’s first Smackdown appearance, and much more. They take live calls, talk to an on-site correspondent about what happened off-air in the arena, and then answer emails.Then, in the previously VIP-exclusive Wade Keller Hotline from that same night (3-13-2018), Wade presents a start to finish rundown of Smackdown including the Fastlane fallout and latest WrestleMania 34 developments, plus Shane McMahon’s big announcement, Asuka’s first Smackdown appearance, Randy Orton celebrating his U.S. Title win, no Words on Screen, and much more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Tom Stoup from PWTorch. They discussed Cody Rhodes's strong promo, Edge upping the Finn Balor match to a Hell in a Cell, Dominik-Rey Mysterio, Trish Stratus attacked, Omos-Brock Lesnar segment, and much more with live callers, emails, and an on-site correspondent from Providence.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Travis Bryant from the PWTorch East Coast Cast discussing Monday Night Raw including Roman Reigns saying Brock Lesnar is “Vince’s guy,” John Cena calling out the Undertaker rather harshly, the Nia Jax babyface turn involving fat shaming, and so much more. They talk to live callers, an on-site correspondent from Detroit, and answer emails.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (3-7-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by MMATorch contributor Zack Heydorn to review Smackdown’s top talking points including the five-way main event that previewed Fastlane and whether it gave away too much, the Sami Zayn-Kevin Owens angle at the end, the Charlotte-Ruby Riott promo, and more. They take live calls, answer emails, and talk to an on-site correspondent from Green Bay, Wisc.Then in a bonus flashback, the previously VIP-exclusive episode of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller with a start to finish rundown of Smackdown including the final Fastlane hype including giving away five-way match resembling PPV main event, big Sami Zayn-Kevin Owens angle, a Dolph Ziggler promo, Charlotte-Ruby Riott exchange, more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Alex McDonald from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown beginning with thoughts on the Jey Uso's explanation for why he turned against Sami Zayn. They talked about the rest of Smackdown with live callers and email contributions including the Charlotte-Rhea Ripley segment, the prospects of a Triple Threat for the IC Title with Sheamus and Drew McIntyre, and much more. There's also a roundtable segment with PWTorch contributor Javier Machado plus sidebar discussions on the John Cena-Austin Theory segment and the prospects of Theory being a centerpiece star for WWE.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by guest cohost Jason from Australia. They discussed the follow-up to last week’s Ronda Rousey/Kurt Angle-Stephanie McMahon/Triple H angle, Paul Heyman’s rebuttal to Roman Reigns, the Mizzies, Braun Strowman vs. Elias, and much more with live callers, emails, and an on-site correspondent from Milwaukee.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch contributor Tyler Sage. They discuss the follow-up to the Revolution PPV, Tony Khan's announcement regarding the All-Atlantic Title, the set-up for next week's three-way Trios Title match, the Ricky Starks segment, the vignettes with MJF and Bryan Danielson, the finish to the Powerhouse Hobbs win over Wardlow, the return of FTR, the promo from Ruby Soho, and more. They react to listener emails throughout the show and then invite an on-site correspondent onto the show to talk about the crowd reactions, Dark tapings, Rampage tapings, and more.

On this WWE Smackdown Post-show Flashback episode from five years ago (2-28-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist and PWTorch Livecast host Pat McNeill to discuss Smackdown where John Cena showed up and challenged A.J. Styles to get a slot at Fastlane, Big E stepped up with impassioned promo, plus an on-site correspondent in Los Angeles, emails, and live callers.Then, in a bonus segment, the VIP Wade Keller Hotline from that same night with a start to finish rundown of Smackdown including A.J. Styles vs. John Cena as the main event plus Big E steps up with a noteworthy serious promo opposite the Usos, plus Breezango, Rusev Day chants, Ruby Riott vs. Naomi, Kevin Owens on commentary, and more.