INTERVIEW CLASSIC (10 YRS AGO): ROH COO Joe Koff talks ROH and ex-WWE Creative Matt McCarthy talks KO's rise, PWG's rising stars, injuries

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

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3.8 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2025

⏱️ 151 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (5-28-2015), we present back to back interviews.

First, PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed ROH COO Joe Koff who discussed how the ROH Destination America deal come about, was ROH interested in providing original programming for DestAm, how did TNA factor in, what is ROH all about, would ROH expand further West more often, and much more including live callers.

Then, in the second part of the show, Wade was joined by Matt McCarthy, an ex-WWE Creative Team member who talked about coping with wrestler injuries during his time in WWE, Kevin Owens’s rise, Samoa Joe’s future, PWG’s rising stars, ROH-TNA situation, and much more.

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1:24.7	The weather. Tomorrow expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
1:31.4	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
1:37.6	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
1:43.3	their peak in the afternoon.
1:45.9	Not in the mood for miserable weather? Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express. Sun Express,
1:52.2	non-stop sunshine. Now, P.W. Torch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast.
2:15.4	Ten years ago this week, I did back-to-back interviews with two very different members of the wrestling community.
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