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VIP AUDIO 12/05 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller, pt. 3 of 3: Orientation to a half dozen new shows on WWE Network from 70s to 90s (42 min)

December 5, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 3 of 3, Bruce talks with PWTorch editor Wade Keller about other vintage pro wrestling shows on WWE Network including several new additions such as the acclaimed Mid-South Wrestling along with the faltering AWA from the 1980s, the 1990s Global Wrestling Federation and Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and a vintage Stampede Wrestling selection from the late 1970s. Where did these wrestling territories fit into the industry landscape at the time of these featured shows, which big name wrestlers to look for early in their careers, some background on who was booking and running each territory and what the politics were of the day regarding which wrestlers were getting pushed, and more. It’s a fascinating, informative orientation to put in better perspective these recent additions to WWE Network. […]

VIP AUDIO 12/05 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller, pt. 2 of 3: In-depth orientation to mid-’80s NWA World Championship Wrestling shows just added to WWE Network (59 min)

December 5, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 3, Bruce talks with PWTorch editor Wade Keller about the roughly hundred episodes of NWA World Championship Wrestling from the 1985-1987 era of the top rated pro wrestling cable show of the 1980s, broadcast every Saturday at 6:05 ET on TBS. It’s the show that begat WCW Nitro a decade later. […]

VIP AUDIO 12/04 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller, pt. 1 of 2: Charlotte’s turn, Reigns, League of Nations, Owen DVD (59 min)

December 4, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 of 1, Bruce gives his perspective on the formation of the League of Nations, Roman Reigns’s lack of pop for his hot tag, Charlotte’s heel turn, Ric Flair’s company-man attitude toward WWE, even-steven booking of Dolph Ziggler and Tyler Breeze, and more from Raw, plus his opinion on WWE marketing the Owen Hart DVD considering it might not be made without his tragic death during a WWE event as a selling point. […]

VIP AUDIO 12/03 – Wade Keller Hotline – Ask the Editor: Ex-wrestlers as WWE consultants? Off-season? , NXT creating stars? (24 min)

December 3, 2015

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the “Ask the Editor” format covering these topics: Why doesn’t WWE have an off-season? Is Vince McMahon a little happy with Raw ratings dropping? Is NXT really doing a poor job creating potential main roster top stars? Should WWE hire ex-wrestlers with brights minds to consult and fix its problems? […]

VIP AUDIO 12/02 – Wade Keller Hotline – Raw ratings, Austin and Foley talk about Reigns and WWE problems (34 min)

December 2, 2015

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the news with analysis of key stories including the Raw ratings, the Steve Austin Show conversation with Mick Foley dissecting Roman Reigns and scripted promos among other topics, the potentially exploitative hype for the Owen Hart DVD by WWE, plus more news items. […]

VIP AUDIO 12/02 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 2: Eva Marie, TNA’s 2016, Jim Ross, Jay Briscoe, title changes (48 min)

December 2, 2015

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2), they discuss what worked and didn’t work on the Monday Night War era and what translates to improving today’s business, how often should titles be defended, Nikki Bella Promo School, dissecting the Eva Marie-Bailey segment, reviewing the Charlotte-Becky Lynch angle, looking at the direction of TNA and the stars they could push as they start on a new network in 2016, who would be more valuable to TNA – Jim Ross or Jay Briscoe, […]

VIP AUDIO 12/02 – The Fix w/Todd Martin, pt. 1: Is WWE biz going to plummet? Is Mick Foley on target with criticism? (46 min)

December 2, 2015

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch columnist Todd Martin hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller (pt. 1 of 2), they discuss these topics: Is WWE biz going to plummet? Is Mick Foley on target with criticism? Should Vince McMahon be so dismissive of the so-called Indy Favorites? What can be learned from what was done right during the Monday Night War? […]

VIP AUDIO 12/01 – PWTorch Livecast Tuesday: Keller & Powell vent with callers about decline of Raw (104 min)

December 1, 2015

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the PWTorch Livecast, editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell take calls and vent with callers over the decline of Monday Night Raw, Sheamus’s second week as champion, the formation of the League of Nations, and more. There are few passionate rants from Keller and calmer words of wisdom fro Powell throughout. […]

VIP AUDIO 11/28 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller, pt. 2 of 2: Turkey of the Year, today’s WrestleCade, Foley (81 min)

November 28, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 2, Bruce runs down his experience at WrestleCade including crossing paths with a lot of known wrestling names from today and yesterday, then a reaction to Mick Foley’s threat to stop watching Raw and where this fits into his history as a public figure commenting on pro wrestling industry, and finally the Turkey of the Year nominations are discussed and a winner is declared. […]

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