15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: Bruce Pritchard to TNA, WWE & TNA PPV philosophies, Rumble structure, Linda McMahon Senate debates, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2025

⏱️ 149 minutes

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Summary

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Oct. 7 and 8, 2010.

On the Oct. 7, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and Torch columnist Greg Parks includes discussion with live callers on tonight's live TNA Impact, Bruce Pritchard joining TNA, Hulk Hogan's trip to the hospital and who could replace him at Bound for Glory, whether TNA changes course at BFG without Hogan, TNA's PPV hype philosophy, changes WWE could make to their PPV hype, Austin Aries apparently leaving ROH, wrestlers pushed because they have "the look," and more.

In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discuss how the Royal Rumble is structured and laid out, ways to improve the Rumble, the strengths & weaknesses of the battle royal on Monday's Raw, Linda McMahon's debates this week and whether she improved, lost ground, or stayed the same, and more.

On the Oct. 8, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell includes discussion with live callers on last night's live TNA Impact, with every single aspect of the show covered along with an overall view of the product. Plus, the breaking news analysis at the start with Impact ratings and Reaction viewership. Also, comparison of WWE's audience buying into the storylines vs. TNA's audience choosing their favorites, a strong prediction for the three-way TNA Title match finish, social issues in wrestling, and much 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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0:17.1	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.
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0:52.1	slash paper copy.
1:11.6	Now PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast.
1:31.2	On today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast, Friday, October 10th, 2025. We're jumping back 15 years to two P.W. Torch livecasts where James Caldwell guest hosted for me. First up, he was joined by Greg Parks, who joined me, by the way, yesterday on our new flagship episode.
1:31.9	So check that out.
1:36.1	Special Thursday version of the Wade Keller Processing podcast flagship yesterday.
1:39.8	And then in the second episode, it's just James taken live calls.
1:45.7	So first up in part one from October 7th, they talk about Bruce Pritcher joining TNA,
1:48.8	Hokogen's trip to the hospital and who could replace him at Bound for Glory,
1:53.1	whether TNA changes course at Bound for Glory without Hogan being available,
1:58.0	TNA's pay-per-view hype philosophy, changes WWE could make to their pay-per-view hype,
2:03.4	Austin Aries, apparently leaving R.O.H. Wrestlers pushed because they have the look and more.
2:07.9	And then in the previously VIP exclusive after show, they discuss how the Royal Rumble is structured and laid out, ways to improve the rumble, strengths and weaknesses of the
2:11.6	battle royal on Monday's Raw.
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