NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller & Fann talk Vince McMahon's birthday party, wrestlers chasing star ratings status, Rock's prestige acting, Kross, Dom

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Tv & Film, Sports, Leisure

3.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 111 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:

Vince McMahon's birthday party, who attended, who is and isn't willing to talk about it, and what it says about the attendees that they were there
The Rock's quest for theatrical validation and how it might affect his WWE involvement
Karrion Kross's public comments about WWE contract renewal offer
Jake Hager describing frustrations with AEW
Swerve Stickland's comment about being the Black wrestler with the most five-star match ratings and a larger discussion about the shortcoming of star ratings and how they've become a counterproductive metric for a generation of wrestlers
Becky Lynch-C.M. Punk segment and why fans seem so excited to have A.J. Lee back
Is Dominik Mysterio on his way to becoming "a GOAT" and would holding the AAA Title be a helpful part of that journey?
An update on AEW's residency at 2300 Arena regarding union staff
Taz being inducted into the 2300 Arena Hall of Fame and how Taz was an example of Paul Heyman's special skill to get the most out of wrestlers who might otherwise be discarded by focusing on a feature that wasn't normally seen as an asset worth marketing
How Hook is different than Taz
Analyzing the weaknesses in the flow of the Kabuki Warriors vs. Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez match
Are WWE crowds in particular becoming too much part of the show rather than observers of and reactors to it?

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