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Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: Breaking news of TNA moving off of Mondays back to Thursdays, plus Christian, Swagger, Hager, Ross

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Leisure, Sports, Tv & Film

3.8903 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 165 minutes

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Summary

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Apr. 30 and May 3, 2010.

On the Apr. 30, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and Pat McNeill interacted with phone callers, emails, and chat room questions on WWE's annual business meeting, WWE's PPV buy drop explanation, International WWE biz, the WWE Draft, PWTorch Poll on next to feud with Cena and Swagger, TNA's ratings & replay ratings, TNA's future management & on Spike TV, how Jim Ross could fit in, Awesome Kong's feud with Bubba, Kong's interview today, women's wrestling, weekend wrestling preview, and more. The previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow discussion includes a complete review of the PWTorch Poll on who should feud with Jack Swagger on Smackdown, the state of the Smackdown brand, Christian's potential push, and more.

Then on the May 3, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and cohost Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net took live calls on the breaking news regarding TNA Impact moving back to Thursdays, with a detailed breakdown of the pros and cons, the possible spin, the possibility of ever getting back to Mondays, and more. Also, live calls ask about Jim Ross, TNA taking Impact on the road, The O-Zone segment, the Love Sponge-Kong controversy, and much more. In the 18 minute previously VIP-exclusive AfterShow, Powell and Keller discuss the WWE Draft results with our picks for winners and losers, possible feuds for Chris Jericho and Jack Swagger, Big Show as a PPV headlining babyface, and more.

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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.

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0:30.0

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0:33.0

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0:38.7

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0:45.5

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

0:52.1

slash paper copy.

1:11.1

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

1:23.3

On today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast for Thursday, May 8th, 2025, we're jumping back 15 years to a double header of our live call-in show.

1:29.7

First up is the April 30th, 2010 episode with James Caldwell and Pat McNeil discussing with live callers,

1:34.3

the state of WWE business after WWE's annual business meeting,

1:39.9

WWE's pay-per-view buy rate drop explanation, the international WWB business status.

1:46.0

The WWE Draft, P.W. Torch poll, who is Next to Feud, with John Sina and Jack Swagger,

1:50.6

TNA's ratings and replay ratings, the future of TNA management, and their future on Spike TV,

1:55.3

how Jim Ross could fit in with TNA, awesome Kong's feud with Bubba, Kong's interview,

1:58.6

women's wrestling in general, weekend, wrestling, preview, and more.

2:01.2

And then in the previously VIP exclusive after show, they reacted to the poll on who should view to Jack Swake around SmackDown,

2:03.9

the state of the Smackdown brand,

2:05.5

Christians' potential push, and more.

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