INTERVIEW CLASSIC - Ed Ferrara (10 YRS AGO): Writing Raw with Vince McMahon during the Attitude Era, transitioning to WCW, loving NXT, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

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3.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2026

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Interview Classic podcast, we jump back to ten years ago this week (1-28-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed former WWF, WCW, and TNA creative team writer Ed Ferrara. He talks about stories working with Vince McMahon during the Attitude Era, the Survivor Series ’98 Rock turn, his transition to WCW and why it didn’t work out, working with A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe in TNA and thoughts on them in WWE/NXT, and passionate thoughts on NXT’s current product and why he’s such a fan.

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0:58.5	It's time for this week's interview classic, where Wade Keller interviews one of Pro Wrestling's newsmakers.
1:04.0	Ten years ago this week, I interviewed Ed Ferrarra, former Attitude Era, WWF writer alongside Vince
1:10.2	Vince McMahon and Vince Rousseau. Also, WSUW creative team member and eventually TNA.
1:15.3	We talked for over an hour and a half with live callers about his time working with Vince McMahon during the Attitude Era.
1:22.2	The Survivor Series 98 rock turn, his transition to WSW and why it didn't work out.
1:28.9	Working with AJ Stiles and Samo Joe andNA, and thoughts of them in WWB and NXT, and passionate thoughts on the current
1:35.1	NXT product and why he was such a fan of it. So let's get to it. This originally live streamed
1:40.7	on January 28th, 2016, and it is today's, Wade Keller, Pro Wrestling
1:44.7	Podcast Interview Classic for Saturday, January 24th, 2026.
1:54.4	Welcome to the P.W. Torch Livecast. I am Wade Keller, editor and publisher of Pro Wrestling Torch Weekly Newsletter since 1987, and also PWTorch.com.
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