15 YRS AGO: TNA rebranding out TNA initials, New Japan's stacked line-up, Juggalos PPV, all-time best matches

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Today we jump back 15 years to the May 4, 2011 episode of the PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Pat McNeill. They discuss with live callers the major Smackdown and Impact SPOILERS from Tuesday night throughout the show, TNA's re-branding using "Impact Wrestling," depth issues on the WWE roster, potential heel & face turns in WWE, New Japan's absolutely stacked line-up announced today for next weekend, Juggalos on Internet PPV tonight, McNeill's Live Events Center, and more. In the VIP Aftershow, they dip into the McNeill Mailbag for questions on all-time best matches & memorable moments, better TV confrontations - Schultz-Stossel, Rome-Everett, or McMahon-Costas, and more.

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1:48.3	Now, PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. On today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast, we jump back 15 years to our live call in
1:53.0	format. James Caldwell, guest hosting for me with Pat McNeil as his co-host.
1:58.3	And they talk about Major Smackdown and Impact spoilers from Tuesday night.
2:01.5	Then TNA's rebranding using Impact Wrestling instead of total nonstop action, something we
2:06.4	had said would be good for them for many years.
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