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Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

10 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Keller & Powell discuss retirement speech by Daniel Bryan, Vince McMahon's seemingly odd moment after the gathering

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9903 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 148 minutes

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Summary

In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-9-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell talked primarily on Daniel Bryan’s memorable retirement speech and his future.

Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason answered a range of email topics with even more angles on Daniel Bryan’s career and retirement and future. Also, a video breakdown of the seemingly odd Vince McMahon moment after the gathering for Daniel Bryan.

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0:52.1

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1:11.6

Now PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast.

1:20.2

Ten years ago this week on the flagship, Jason Paul joined me, and we talked in-depth on Daniel Bryan's retirement speech from all kinds of angles.

1:25.1

Also, Vince McMahon's seemingly odd moment after the gathering and more.

1:29.7

This includes the main part of the show with live callers,

1:32.5

and then the previously VIP exclusive after show,

1:35.5

which went even more into the Daniel Bryan announcement.

1:37.7

Covered a few other topics, but it really was centered on the emotional,

1:41.9

what then felt like a farewell to Daniel O'Brien's in-ring career.

1:45.2

So let's get to it.

1:46.1

This originally live streamed on February 9th, 2016, and it is today's.

1:51.1

Wade Keller, Pro Wrestling Podcasts, 10 years ago, flagship flashback for Sunday, February 8th, 2026.

1:58.6

Block Talk Radio.

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