Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-shows

PWTorch columnist Rich Fann guests hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by cohost Travis Bryant to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown along with callers. They discuss the Tribute to the Troops special edition which included a newsworthy C.M. Punk promo, plus Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka, Randy Orton & L.A. Knight vs. Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa, Dragon Lee vs. Santos Escobar, Bobby Lashley vs. Karrion Kross, and Cody Rhodes appearing. Discussions include the future of Punk after his promo, the history of Tribute to the Troops and how it's evolved to the point esteemed CBS Announcer Brad Nessler could partake in the festivities and not feel out of place, and more. They also talk with an on-site correspondent.

In this week's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (12-5-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch Newsletter columnist Greg Parks. They discuss WWE Smackdown with live callers first, an on-site correspondent, and then later answer email questions. This show features topics such as heels advocating for alcohol moderation, reducing plastic water bottles, and avoiding factory farmed animal products in Texas’s most liberal and blue city, Austin. Also, "being on the right side of history," more with Charlotte, Asuka, and Becky Lynch, another Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy match, Miz vs. A.J. Styles, pancakes being tipped over, and much more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Eric Krol to discuss AEW Dynamite including reaction to the Christian Cage vs. Adam Copeland main event with the angle with Nick Wayne's mom Shayna at the end. Also, analysis of the Continental Classic's third week, Toni Storm, the MJF-Hangman Page promo and angle afterwards, and more with live callers and email interaction throughout.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Darrin Lilly from PWTorch to review WWE Monday Night Raw. They begin with their thoughts on Week 2 of C.M. Punk in WWE and the storyline of him being a hot free agent for Raw and Smackdown to pursue. They discuss the rest of Raw including Seth Rollins beating Jey Uso to retain the World Hvt. Title, Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins, the latest with Cody Rhodes and Shinsuke Nakamura, the Creed Brothers' push, and more. All with email and live callers interaction including an on-site correspondent who details off-air happenings and crows responses.

SHOW SUMMARY: In this five years ago flashback (12-4-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Rich Fann from the PWTorch Livecast “Deep Dive” to discuss WWE Monday Night Raw from Houston, Tex. including an on-site reporter along with live callers and a lot of mailbag feedback on Ronda Rousey wrestling, Drew McIntyre turns on Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose addresses fans, Sasha & Bayley Q&A with Alexa Bliss, Baron Corbin’s power trip continues, Lucha House Party rules, and more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch's Chris Maitland to discuss AEW Collision with live caller and email contributions. They discuss the three Continental Classic matches and look at the scoreboard so far and what stories they might be aiming to tell as it progresses. Also, thoughts on the Miro-C.J. Perry segment, the Devil mystery, Vikingo, ROH segments, and more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Javier Machado from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown along with callers and emails and an on-site correspondent. They talk about the Randy Orton decision to sign with Smackdown, the lack of C.M. Punk, the possible winners of the U.S. Title no. 1 contendership tournament, the Survivor Series fallout, the direction of Damage CTRL, Grayson Waller losing again, and more. The on-site correspondent details chants for Punk all night and the post-Smackdown announced matches.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Zack Heydorn from SEScoops to discuss AEW Dynamite including analysis of the Continental Classic's second week. They also discuss Toni Storm, MJF-Samoa Joe-Devil Storyline, Christian-Adam Copeland segment, and more with live callers and emails. They are also joined by an on-site correspondent who details a Sting-Ric Flair-Tony Schiavone segment after Dynamite ended for the live crowd, Rampage results, and other in arena observations.

In this five years ago flashback (11-28-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Solomon to discuss WWE Smackdown with live callers first and then later answering email questions with a majority focus on the big developments in the Women’s Division and TLC with Becky Lynch, Charlotte, and Asuka. Also, thoughts on New Day, A.J. Styles, Jeff Hardy, and more. Also, Wade was joined by two on-site correspondents including a fan who hasn’t attended a WWE TV event before and hasn’t seen Becky Lynch or A.J. Styles before. They talk about off-air happenings, crowd reactions, the dark match main event at the end, and more.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jeff Rush from PWTorch to review WWE Monday Night Raw. They begin with a 20 minute analysis of C.M. Punk's return promo, including whether it was a smart approach and what the strategy was. Also, real time reporting on Wade was hearing from backstage about Punk's conduct and how he was received behind the scenes. Then live callers, including some who just tuned in to see Punk but haven't been regular WWE viewers, giving their perspective on Punk. They also talked with an on-site correspondent about what Punk did after Raw went off the air, the crowd chants for Punk, and how his pop compared to other top babyface stars. They covered other aspects of Raw with callers and responses to emails from listeners including the Cody Rhodes-Shinsuke Nakamura feud starting, Drew McMahon-Seth Rollins, the return of Randy Orton to Raw and what's up with how happy he is, and much more.

Five years ago this week (11-27-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by cohost Zack Heydorn from PWTorch to discuss WWE Monday Night Raw from Los Angeles, Calif. including two on-site reporters along with live callers and a lot of mailbag feedback on Dolph Ziggler challenging Seth Rollins, the promos from Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey, Baron Corbin dominating with his power, Alexa Bliss’s new role, and much more.correspondent and mailbag.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Goodspeed from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown along with callers and emails. They begin with reaction to the tension and bickering between Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch on the eve of their teaming at WarGames, plus the change in the Carlito vs. Santos Escobar match, the Street Profits losing and the direction of their characters, The Grayson Waller Effect with Kevin Owens and L.A. Knight, and more. They close with a final preview of the entire Survivor Series line-up.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jake Barnett from ProWrestling.net to discuss AEW Dynamite including the first three matches in the Continental Classic tournament. Thoughts on the field of participants, the early presentation of the matches, the finishes, and thoughts on who is in contention to win. They also talk with callers about the Christian segment, Samoa Joe-MJF, the women's three-way match, and more.

In this five years ago flashback (11-20-2018), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s Jake Barnett to discuss WWE Smackdown with a really good caller segment and a lot of good emails in the mailbag segment, plus our on-site correspondent from Los Angeles, Calif. They cover the Survivor Series fallout including Charlotte’s explanations or her actions, Daniel Bryan’s explanation for his actions, Miz and Shane McMahon teaming together, a New Day Thanksgiving skit “for the kids” and whether New Day act should shift away from the minstrel act it resembles, and more. Also, what happened off-air including the Miz-Bryan dark match main event.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Mauricio Pomarez from PWTorch to review WWE Monday Night Raw. They begin with reaction to Drew McIntyre explaining his attack on Jey Uso last week and how Drew's character has evolved over the last two months. Then they cover most other happenings on the show including the Randy Orton announcement, Becky Lynch vs. Xia Li, the Gunther-Miz interaction, Raquel Rodriguez vs. Nia Jax, and more.