NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller & Heydorn discuss Cena-Punk Saudi Arabia undercurrent, R-Truth, King and Queen of Ring tournaments, Omega-Okada build

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Leisure, Sports, Tv & Film

3.8 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 123 minutes

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PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They cover these topics:

A thorough look at the participants in the King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments, the different paths that the tournament could take, how few seem actually realistic given the realities of deciding Summerslam main event. Who are actual realistic candidates to win or even advance? Why is it safe to eliminate quite a few wrestlers, even bigger names?
Thoughts on Monday night's John Cena-C.M. Punk exchange and the undercurrents of putting Punk in position to look like a hypocrite regarding Saudi Arabia even though that's not part of storyline cannon in WWE otherwise.
The developments with R-Truth over the last week including him dropping the R-Truth personal and going back to Ron Killings
Thoughts on the Jey Uso-Gunther title change and what it means for both Jey and Gunther from here
Analysis of the state of the Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada dream match for AEW going into the contract signing tomorrow night
Additional thoughts on Dynamite and Collision this week

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2:02.5	Our Zach, the next several weeks of WWTV will be built in great part around the king and queen of the Ring tournament that just got rolling.
2:10.1	They will have the finals in both the Queen and King on June 28th on Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia.
2:11.1	So I guess an afternoon show.
2:18.3	And this year, as Nick Aldous announced last Friday on Smackdown, the winners get the title shot against their respective brands world champions. So that means we have to get back to
2:25.7	memorizing who's on which show because there's been a lot of crossover lately, which is a,
2:28.9	you know, a project for me or to rememorize, but certainly relevant again. And so this gives,
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