15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: Hardy legal issues, evolution of Shawn Michaels, Lesnar's UFC/WWE situation, Punk takes over Nexu, Rumble buys, Bryan

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 249 minutes

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Summary

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Dec. 27 and 28, 2010.

On the Dec. 27, 2010 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell, they discuss with live callers the Jeff Hardy legal situation and TNA's potential response, tonight's WWE Raw, Nexus's future, Edge & Christian, murky WWE brand split, Smackdown's future after strong rating last Tuesday, What If? on Daniel Bryan in Nexus, Royal Rumble PPV buys, why people in TNA allow mistakes to continue to be made, and more.

Then on the Dec. 28, 2010 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and Jason Powell discussed the previous night's episode of Raw and the fallout from TLC, and then take calls for most of the hour on a wide range of topics including Randy Orton, John Cena, WWE booking now versus a year ago, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they talked about the dynamic between Raw and Smackdown headed into tonight's live Smackdown and Eric Bischoff, Desmond Wolfe, 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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0:52.1	slash paper copy.
1:11.3	Now PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast.
1:23.2	On today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast, 15 years ago, flashback, we jump back to the December 27th and December 28th. 2010 episodes. First up is James Caldwell with Bruce Mitchell discussing with live callers the Jeff Hardy legal situation and TNA's potential response.
1:32.1	That night's raw Nexus's future. Edging Christian, the murky WWB brand split, Smackdown's future after strong ratings previous Tuesday.
1:40.7	What if San Daniel Bryan and Nexus, the Role, pay-per-view buys, why people in TNA allow mistakes to continue to be made and more. Then the next day on the December 28th episode, I was joined by Jason Powell from Pro Wrestling.net to talk about raw from the night before and the follow-up from TLC. Then we took calls for most of the hour on a wide range of topics, including Randy Orton, John Cena, W.W.B booking then versus a year prior and more.
2:03.6	And then in the previously, the IP exclusive after show,
2:06.4	we talked about the dynamic between Ron Smackdown,
2:08.6	heading into that night's live Smackdown,
2:11.2	Eric Bischoff, Desmond Wolf, and more.
2:13.3	So let's get to it.
2:14.1	This is the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast, 15 years ago,
2:17.3	flashback doubleheader for Thursday, January 1st, 2026.
2:26.4	You're listening to the PW Torch Livecast.
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