15 YRS AGO LIVECASTS: WWE vs. TNA styles, Barrett's new Smackdown faction, DiBiase's burial, Bischoff-Torch, Linda's campaign, Rumble, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 178 minutes

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Summary

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Jan. 19 and 20, 2011.

On the Jan. 19, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch's Pat McNeill, they take ten calls on a wide range of subjects including the new Wade Barrett faction on Smackdown, a potential feud for C.M. Punk, ROH's TV future, Tough Enough battling the PG rating and Ultimate Fighter with Brock Lesnar, Awesome Kong, Mark Henry's push, Ted DiBiase's burial, Eric Bischoff-Torch exchanges, Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton, Linda McMahon's campaign, WWE dropping the HD price, and more. Plus in the VIP Aftershow they run down various Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and WrestleMania scenarios including potential Rumble surprises.

Then on the Jan. 20, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks discussed with live callers Linda McMahon's potential 2012 Senate campaign, a lot of time spent discussing in-depth the various WWE, TNA, and independent wrestling styles, whether TNA can grow being a mix of old & new styles, the 2011 Hall of Fame, whether Eric Bischoff gets more flack than Vince McMahon for "stealing stars" in the 1990s vs. McMahon in the 1980s, Koko B. Ware in the WWE Hall of Fame, 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.
0:30.0	PwTorch.com slash paper copy.
0:33.0	Take a break from screen time and settle in every week with a meagodose of wrestling news and analysis
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0:45.2	of home delivery for just $99. Or try us for an eight-week trial subscription. Pwtorch.com
0:52.1	slash paper copy.
1:11.3	Now PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast.
1:23.2	Today we jump back 15 years to a doubleheader of our live call-in show, the January 19th and January 20th, 2011 episodes.
1:31.6	First up, Pat McNeil, join me, and we took 10 calls on a wide range of topics, including the new Wade Barrett faction on Smackdown, a potential feud for CM Punk.
1:36.8	ROH's TV future, tough enough battling the PG rating and an ultimate fighter with Brock Lesnar.
1:45.5	Mark Henry's push, Ted DiBiasey's burial, the exchanges between Eric Bischoff and The Torch, Dololf Sigler versus Randy Orton, Linda McMahon's campaign,
1:52.1	WWE dropping their HD price and more. And then in the previously VIP exclusive aftershow portion,
1:57.0	we talked about various Rumble elimination chamber and restomedia scenarios. Then the January 20th show, I was joined by Greg Parks. And we talked about Linda McMahon's potential 2012 Senate
2:01.7	campaign a lot of time on WWTNA and independent wrestling styles and how they compare
2:06.3	to each other whether T&A could grow to being a mix of old and new styles the 2011
2:10.9	Hall of Fame whether Eric Bischoff gets more flack than Vince McMahon for quote stealing stars
2:15.7	in the 90s versus McMahon in the 80s,
2:18.8	Koku Beware in the Hall of Fame and more.
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