15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: WrestleMania 27 possibilities, Cena's injury, TNA's bad taste angles, Barrett's future, Sting's WWE potential, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 174 minutes

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Summary

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Jan. 5, 2011 and Jan. 6, 2011.

On the Jan. 5, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill discussed with live callers Monday's Raw developments, touch on big developments from Smackdown (brief SPOILER discussion), WWE facing a lawsuit with McNeill offering his legal expertise on the suit, possible WrestleMania 27 matches and the realistic possibility Undertaker could miss WM27, Brodus Clay on NXT, Ted DiBiase's increased intensity on NXT, John Cena's injury, TNA angles that are in bad taste and the inspiration for The Pope's character, the Weekly Live Events Center, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they discussed the Genesis PPV and break down why or why not to order the PPV, plus the McNeill Mailbag on historical flame-out main-eventers, Kozlov struggling to throw himself over the top rope on Raw, and a brief note on Sarah Palin's Alaska!

Then on the Jan. 6, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks, they discussed WrestleMania 27 possibilities, Randy Orton's WM27 standing considering his Royal Rumble match against Miz, Wade Barrett's future, Edge-Christian possibilities, Eric Bischoff's beef with the Torch, and more. In the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, they talked about the Hall of Fame class, Sting's WWE potential, covering WrestleMania, 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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0:20.0	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.
1:21.8	On today's best of TW Torch live cast, we're jumping back 15 years to a doubleheader of shows first up.
1:25.7	January 5th, 2011 episode where James Caldell and Pat McNeil talked about Raw.
1:28.2	Also, big developments on Smackdown,
1:34.0	WWB facing a lawsuit, possible WrestleMania 27 matches and the realistic possibility of Undertaker missing the show, Brodus Clay on NXT, Ted DiBiase's increased intensity on NXT,
1:39.4	John Cena's injury, TNA angles that were in bad taste in the inspiration for the Pope's character
1:43.9	and more. And then in the previously VIP exclusive after show, they talked about the TNA Genesis pay-per-view and talked about why or why not ordering the pay-per-view was a good idea. And the McNeil mailbag. Then the January 6th, 2011 episode, I was hosting with Greg Parks. And we talked about WrestleMania 27 possibilities. also Randy Orton's role at WrestleMania 27, Wade Barrett's future,
2:18.2	Edge and Christian, Eric Bischoff's Beef with the Torch at that time and more. We also talked about the Hall of Fame clash, Stings, WWB potential, and more in the VIP exclusive after show. So let's get to it. This is the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast 15 years ago. Flashback for Monday, January 12th, 2025.
2:23.8	Hey.
2:27.2	Hello, Jane. You're listening to the PW Torch Livecast. I didn't realize how long this
2:32.1	intro music was, Pat. So it's, uh So the new intro music is longer than I thought.
2:38.2	So it kind of way to fade a little bit.
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