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TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY…
PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents an Interview Friday edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest Matt McCarthy, an ex-WWE Creative Team member. He responds to comments Jon Moxley and Batista recently said about the WWE Creative Team and general creative process, including his suggestions on how to change certain things but why certain aspects Batista and Mox took issue with are baked into the system for better or for worse.
LIST OF TOPICS COVERED…
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As a professional stand-up comedian, he evaluates R-Truth’s 24/7 Title reign and ideas for others with the 24/7 Title including Bob Backlund.
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What’s not working for him with the Bray Wyatt’s “Firefly Funhouse.”
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The sloppy narrative structure of WWE including a story about a proposed “Kane Cam” that Vince liked.
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Vince’s attitude toward the approach he takes when people push for changes internally.
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Vince’s attitude toward writers pitching matches and the main rule he has for booking a match.
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A detail Triple H pays attention to when it comes to matches being announced on TV that Vince McMahon doesn’t.
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His reaction to the Jon Moxley and Batista comments in recent weeks about the creative process, including his suggestions on how to change certain things but why certain aspects Batista and Mox took issue with are baked into the system for better or for worse.
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Examples with Chris Jericho trying to make the creative process work for them including a time he sat in with Jericho in Vince McMahon’s office making his pitch to change things in his aborted feud with Randy Orton.
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How some creative writers get disengaged or demoralized and work within the system instead of fighting it.
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The choices AEW has to make with the tone of the product and if the undercard should match or contrast the main event storylines and tone.
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Whether AEW should start from scratch introducing characters or assume that fans either have knowledge or in this binge-watch era will research them on their own.
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Orange Cassidy’s presentation on the indy scene and how it’s changed.
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His thoughts on AEW Double or Nothing from attending live.
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Which wrestler he’d pluck from WWE and send to AEW.
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And more fascinating backstage insights from his time in WWE, great historical pop culture references that relate to pro wrestling, and more topics about the larger wrestling scene including his excitement for this fall when everything changes.
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ABOUT THE PODCAST…
The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast launched on Podcast One in July 2017. PWTorch editor and founder Wade Keller presents four shows per week, all available for free via iTunes other podcast apps for iPhones and Android devices.
Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-shows (via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, more)
- POST-RAW: Keller and a guest cohost analyze WWE Monday Night Raw with callers, talk to a live correspondent on site, and answer email questions and read listener feedback.
- POST-SMACKDOWN: Keller and a guest cohost analyze WWE Smackdown Live with callers, talk to a live correspondent on site, and answer email questions and read listener feedback.
Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcasts on Spreaker (via Apple Podcasts, Podcast One, more)
- THURSDAYS: This weekly Flagship episode features Keller and a guest cohost discussing the big picture current events in pro wrestling in WWE, GFW, NXT, ROH, New Japan, and more along with a segment of email questions and listener feedback.
- FRIDAYS: This features Keller’s weekly interview with pro wrestling’s newsmakers including current wrestlers, announcers, creative team members, and legends.
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