15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: What about Paul Heyman taking over TNA creative, Lesnar's UFC success, Cena's rising star, Bret-Martha feud

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

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3.8 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 150 minutes

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Summary

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from July 2 and 5, 2010.

On the July 2, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and guest co-host Rob McNichol of the U.K. Sun and One-Sided Ring podcast includes discussion with live callers on the previous night's TNA Impact, Impact TV viewership, TNA's strong character development, but lackluster TV storylines, WWE's roster vs. TNA's roster, whether TNA should re-emphasize a sporting feel similar to the FSN days, UFC 116 PPV hype, WWE stars supporting Brock Lesnar, what pro wrestling can learn from UFC's hype, Triple H's eventual return, Mystery Raw GM possibilities - Hunter, Batista, JBL?, Bret Hart's feud with Martha Hart, and more. Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed Ricky Steamboat's health, how WWE should and could follow-up on Raw, Ric Flair stories from his U.K. media tour, and much more.

Then on the July 5, 2010 episode, PWTorch's James Caldwell and co-host Greg Parks includes live discussion previewing tonight's WWE Raw right up until the start of the show, plus plenty of discussion on Paul Heyman possibly going to TNA, a break down of his "demands" and "requests," a look at every angle of what Heyman would mean for TNA, where Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan would fit into a "Heyman TNA," whether Dixie Carter will give Heyman complete control, what ideas Heyman might bring to TNA, UFC 116 with Brock Lesnar's UFC Title victory, pro wrestling "not being cool" compared to UFC, whether Brock Lesnar or John Cena would be a better spokesperson, and much more.

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0:51.7	PwTorch.com slash paper copy.
1:06.3	Now PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast.
1:15.5	Fifteen years ago this week on the PW. Torch Dailycast call-in format, James Caldell hosted two shows.
1:21.9	Back-to-back, July 2nd and July 5th. First up, his co-host was Rob McNichael from the UK Sun and the one-sided ring podcast. And the July 5th, first up, his co-host was Rob McNeckle from the UK Sun and the one-sided Ring podcast,
1:28.8	and the July 5th, 2010 episode, featured Greg Parks from PW Torch as his co-host.
1:34.8	Wide variety of topics in this live caller format, including TNA Impact, TNA impact, TNA
1:39.7	impact viewership, TNA's strong character development, but lackluster TV storylines. A comparison of
1:44.5	W.B's roster versus TNA's roster, whether TNAs should reemphasize a sports-like feel, similar
1:50.5	to the FSN days. Also, UFC 116 pay-per-view hype, WBSTAR supporting Brock Lesner,
1:56.7	what pro wrestling can learn from UFC's hype, Triple H's eventual return. Mystery Raw GM possibilities, JBL, Batista, Hunter,
2:04.4	Brett Hart's feud with Martha Hart, and more.
2:06.7	And then in the previously VIP exclusive after show,
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