5 YRS AGO FLAGSHIP: Keller & Powell: Keller & Parks look in-depth at Big Four male champions and futures of their reigns, Bayley thriving

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Leisure, Sports, Tv & Film

3.8 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 120 minutes

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In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (6-2-2020), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch columnist and PWTorch Dailycast host Greg Parks. They looked in-depth at the Big Four male champions in AEW, NXT, Raw, and SD, specifically the future of the reigns of Jon Moxley, Adam Cole, Braun Strowman, and Drew McIntyre. Who will be their challengers, how long should their reigns last, pros and cons of different possible wrestlers to end their reigns.

Then the Mailbag on whether Tony Khan is money mark or superfan, Undertaker doc and whether its narrative feels at all authentic, the controversial Jeff Hardy angle, social distancing on TV in AEW compared to WWE, if AEW is outdrawing NXT why should AEW clamp down on comedy ratio of its programs, is Bayley vs. Sasha Banks heading toward a major PPV showdown and is Bayley one of the wrestlers who has grown the most in the pandemic crowd-free era the most, and more.

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1:11.5	Now PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast.
1:20.8	Five years ago this week on the flagship, I was joined by PW Torch columnist and podcast host, Greg Parks.
1:28.6	We looked in depth at the big four men's champions in AEW, NXT, Raw, and Smackdown.
1:32.3	Specifically, the future of the reigns of John Moxley, Adam Cole,
1:35.9	Braun Strowman, and Drew McIntyre, who will be their challengers.
1:37.3	How long should their reigns last?
1:39.9	The pros and cons are different possible wrestlers to end their reigns.
1:44.1	And then the mailbag on whether Tony Khan is a money mark or a super fan.
1:47.6	Undertaker's documentary and whether its narrative feels at all authentic.
1:49.8	The controversial Jeff Hardy angle.
1:54.5	Social distancing on TV in AEW compared to WWE during COVID.
2:00.1	If A.W is outdrawing NXT, why should the AEW clamp down on the comedy ratio of its programs?
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