NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller & Fann discuss Seth and Ibushi injuries and is it time to reign in dangerous style, Breakker spear, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:

Seth Rollins's injury (apparent injury!), Bron Breakker's turn on Seth, and where this all goes from here
Where does Brock Lesnar fit into the Paul Heyman-Bron Breakker dynamic
What is Breakker's upside and is there reason to be more optimistic or less optimistic about his chance to be a top top act
An overview of the WWE Women's Division including how Stephanie Vaquer is doing so far and whether WWE needs to a have a clear top few acts or is having a 10-12 diverse top tier acts a positive
A review of Bound for Glory including Santana's big win and the post-match happenings, The Dudleys vs. The Hardys, some unsatisfying finishes, the needless length of the show, and more.
A sidebar on how much fun Frankie Kazarian seems to be having at this stage of his career
AEW WrestleDream line-up
Reaction to the Kota Ibushi injury, Kenny Omega's actions afterward, Tony Khan's response to the injury, and a discussion on whether it's time to reign in the style so there aren't such dangerous, career-shortening, roster-depleting moves in so many big and not-so-big matches

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1:25.4	Rich Seth Rawlins seems to be down with a legit shoulder injury. Of course, asterisk because Seth baked his last injury, lied to his colleagues about it, deceived them about it. And so, you know, it's just we put the asterisk out there. Maybe there's some reason they're doing that again, but seems legit to me. Just the signs seemed to be there. But I thought that last time too. So what do I know, right?
1:45.3	But let's go with the idea that, you know, he is seeing someone about his injury. He doesn't know
1:52.4	how long he'll be out yet. Does he need surgery? Will it heal? So it's, it feels like it might be
1:57.2	that open end in real life. So we'll talk about it that way. But if Seth needs Seth needs and by the way last night on raw did not look like somebody who was resigned to relinquishing his
2:06.2	world title but it didn't seem like someone who you could rule that out either you know like
2:11.6	it felt like a holding pattern let's do this angle and I think we'll know more either or forward
2:17.0	leaks but even more so.
2:18.1	As time goes on, is this part of what feels like a story arc that maybe it was shifted by a few weeks here or there, either way?
2:28.6	Well, a few weeks earlier than it would have been, perhaps, but that this is the execution of what they've had in mind,
2:34.6	even leading up to the hype going into the match with Cody, which is, you know,
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