5 YRS AGO MAILBAG: Keller & Powell talk Big E’s potential, Prichard-Aldis, Asuka-Sasha finish, Purazzo in Impact, Gallows & Anderson-Heyman

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Leisure, Sports, Tv & Film

3.8 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Mailbag edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast from five years ago this week (7-28-2020). They discuss these topics: Sasha Banks vs. Asuka, Karrion Kross challenging Keith Lee, reaction to Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson’s criticism of Paul Heyman, the Nick Aldis-Bruce Prichard back and forth, if pro baseball has done anything with its presentation pro wrestling could learn from, Deonna Purazzo’s upside in Impact Wrestling and the Impact Women’s Division in general, does NXT’s replay on WWE Network hurt their young male demo rating, and more.

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1:11.3	Now PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast.
1:18.1	Five years ago this week on a mailbag episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast, I was joined by Jason Powell, and we answered questions about Sasha Banks and
1:22.1	Oscar, Carrying Cross, challenging Keith Lee, reaction to Luke Gallows and Carl Anderson's
1:26.0	criticism of Paul Heyman,
1:29.3	the Nick Aldous Bruce Pritchard back and forth.
1:34.6	If pro baseball has done anything with its presentation that pro wrestling could learn from,
1:39.1	Deana Parazzo's upside and impact wrestling and the Impact Women's Division in general.
1:43.9	Does NXT's replay on WWE Network hurt their young male demo rating and more?
1:44.7	So let's get to it.
1:53.0	This originally dropped on July 28th, 2020, and it is today's five years ago Mailbag flashback for Monday, July 28th, 2025.
1:59.7	Hey, Jason, we just jumped on the switchboard for a special flashback. This is when we used to record for
2:02.7	years, the Tuesday flagship
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