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PWTORCH FREE PODCAST 5/10 (instant iPhone access!): Keller & Mitchell discuss history of masked wrestlers, Keller on declining Raw ratings and new WWE marketing strategy, Keller interviews "Dr. D" David Shults, and Hoops nostalgia

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This week's PWTorch Free Podcast, posted to iTunes earlier this week, features over 60 minutes of wrestling news, analysis, and interviews.

--Torch editor Wade Keller analyzes WWE news of the day including the Raw ratings decline and Vince McMahon's controversial comments after the Q1 2009 financial statement was released.

--Torch editor Wade Keller and Torch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell discuss the history of masked wrestlers in pro wrestling, why wrestlers wear masks, why Rey Mysterio was unmasked in WCW in the late-1990s, which wrestlers today would be better off in masks, and more.

-Brian Hoops Nostalgia Audio Show looking back at relevant dates in history and current nostalgia-oriented offerings including WWE 24/7.

--Keller's 1992 interview with "Dr. D" David Schults, former top heel in the AWA and the WWF and rival to Hulk Hogan. He talks about Hogan introducing him to steroids and the "20/20" controversy with John Stossel.

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