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Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

5 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Keller & Martin talk AEW-NJPW, Kenta, Royal Rumble follow-up, NXT, UFC, Mailbag, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9903 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 142 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-4-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by co-host Todd Martin from the PWTorch VIP podcast “The Fix.” They discuss the appearance of Kenta on AEW Dynamite last night and how to interpret what it means for AEW and New Japan working together. Also a full rundown of AEW Dynamite, a full review of NXT on USA, a review of last week’s Smackdown, a full review of Monday Night Raw, a review of New Japan New Beginning happenings, and a preview of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night.

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0:52.1

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1:11.6

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

1:20.5

Five years ago this week on the flagship, I was joined by PW.Torch VIP analyst Todd Martin.

1:24.7

And we talked about the appearance of Kenton, A.W. Donomite and how to interpret what it might mean for A.A.W. New Japan working together, plus a full rundown of

1:27.9

AW Dynamite, a full review of NXT on USA from that week, a review of the previous week Smackdown and

1:32.7

Raw, plus on New Japan's new beginning happenings and a preview of USC. So a March through the

1:38.6

weekend wrestling five years ago this week on our five years ago flagship here on the Wade Keller,

1:43.5

pro wrestling podcast for Wednesday,

1:45.3

February 4th, 2026. If you like Todd's analysis, go VIP. You can hear him every Thursday on

1:51.7

the fix that I host with him, a VIP exclusive weekly podcast.

1:58.6

Todd, let's begin today talking about AWD0-Dynamite with the news or the angle at the end with

2:06.0

Kent is showing up. What were your first thoughts and hopes when you saw that? And where do you

2:12.2

think, what do you think this means to the overall landscape, short, long term of the wrestling

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