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Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

15 YRS AGO: Keller & Powell discuss Matt Hardy's first week in TNA, WWE brand split pros and cons, Angle-Jarrett storyline, Heyman, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9903 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Today we jump back 15 years to the Jan. 14, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast featuring host PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch Nostalgia columnist Brian Hoops. They discussed with live callers last night's TNA Impact in-depth, Impact ratings & quarter-hours, Mr. Anderson as TNA champion, Matt Hardy's first week in TNA, an overview of WWE's week of TV, the brand split and whether it's time to end the split, unifying the top titles at WrestleMania?, Kurt Angle/Jeff Jarrett storyline compared to the Chris Benoit/Kevin Sullivan and similar angles, Jim Cornette shoot DVD, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they reviewed Torch Newsletters #100 and #101 from the 20 years ago back-issues including Starrcade '90, Black Scorpion, Ole Anderson, Dusty Rhodes, and Paul Heyman picking a fight with LT that never materialized.

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0:00.0

Give yourself a reason to look forward to going to the mailbox each week with a PWTorch newsletter paper copy subscription.

0:06.8

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0:10.2

It's 12 pages every week packed with my TV reports along with exclusive features such as my cover story on the top story of the week.

0:17.1

Our pay-per-view roundtable reviews from the Torch staff.

0:20.0

Exclusive feature-length columns from Greg Parks, Rich Fan, Sean Radican, Alan Coonahan, and Zach Haydorne, Torch Talk transcripts, the latest news, and more.

0:30.0

PwTorch.com slash paper copy.

0:33.0

Take a break from screen time and settle in every week with a meagos of wrestling news and analysis with

0:38.7

a pro wrestling torch newsletter paper copy edition in the year 2022. You can get a full year of home

0:45.5

delivery for just $99. Or try us for an eight-week trial subscription. Pwtorch.com

0:52.1

slash paper copy.

1:11.5

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

1:20.2

On today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast, we jump back 15 years to the January 14th, 2011 episode. James Caldwell and PWTorch nostalgia columnist Brian Hoops were hosting this show

1:26.4

with live callers interacting throughout,

1:28.3

including thoughts on TNA impact from the night before, impact ratings in Cotara Our Trends,

1:33.1

Mr. Anderson as TNA champ, Matt Hardy's first week in TNA, an overview of WWE's week of TV,

1:39.0

the brand split and whether it was time to end it, unifying the top titles at WrestleMania,

1:43.8

pro or con, comparing the

1:45.3

Kurt Engel Jeff Jared storyline to the Chris Benoit, Kevin Sullivan's storyline, Jim Cornett, shoot DVD,

1:51.2

and more. And then in the previously VIP exclusive after show, they reviewed Pro Wrestling

1:55.8

Torch newsletters 100 and 101 from the 20 years ago back issue section, including Starcade 90, the Black

2:02.4

Scorpion, Oli Anderson, Dusty Rhodes, Paul Heyman picking a fight with LT that never materialized,

2:07.6

and more. So let's get to it. Again, this is the January 14th, 2011 episode here on the

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