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Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: The Rock's return and potential roles at WrestleMania, PPV pricing, guest host predictions, 2011 HOF, Triple H, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9903 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 167 minutes

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Summary

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 14 and 15, 2011.

On the Feb. 14, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussed with live callers tonight's Raw, predictions on the WrestleMania 27 guest host (The Rock, Barker, Bieber, someone bigger), plus why The Rock won't wrestle again, Triple H's potential return, Hunter's career on the line vs. Taker at WM27?, TNA's Against All Odds PPV and the incompetent things they do, putting the TNA Title back on Jeff Hardy, Jerry Lawler's family situation and how WWE will address it on Raw, WWE financials announced on Thursday, potential 2011 WWE Hall of Fame candidates, a second/third-generation edition of NXT Season 5?, and more.

Then on the Feb. 15, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discussed The Rock's return and his potential roles at WrestleMania, plus PPV pricing, Elimination Chamber speculation, Raw reaction, and in the VIP Aftershow TNA PPV talk, ideas for Vince Russo to improve without his crutches, Chris Jericho book review, and more thoughts on Raw and Rock.

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0:00.0

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0:52.1

slash paper copy.

1:11.1

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

1:19.9

On today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast, we jump back 15 years to a double header of two episodes from February 14th and February 16th, 2021.

1:25.7

First up, James Caldwell and Bruce Mitchell discussed Raw.

1:29.4

Predictions for WrestleMania's 27 guest host could be Bob Barker, Justin Bieber, The Rock, someone even bigger than those names.

1:36.1

Plus, would Rock ever wrestle again?

1:38.2

Would Triple H put his career at stake against Undertaker at WrestleMania?

1:41.5

Plus TNAs against all odds pay-per-view and the incompetent things they do, the Jerry Lawler family situation and how WDB might address it on Raw, WB financials coming up, W, WB Hall of Fame candidates, and the latest season of NXT. Then the second episode is from February 15th. Jason Powell joined me on the flagship. We talked about Rock's return in his potential roles at WrestleMania, plus pay-privary pricing, elimination chamber speculation, reaction

2:04.7

to raw, a review of Chris Jericho's book and more. So let's get to it. This is the Wade

2:09.9

Keller Pro Wrestling podcast for Friday, February 20th, 2026. You are listening to the PW Tours Live. 26.

2:21.9

You are listening to the PW Torch live cast.

2:30.1

This is PW Torch assistant editor, James Caldwell, hosting today on Monday, February 14, 2011, Valentine's Day.

2:32.5

Join today by Torch columnist, Bruce Mitchell.

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