PWT VIP Mitchell

VIP AUDIO 1/1 – WKH – Ask the Editor: WWE TV Title for lower card? Should WWE acknowledge wrestler histories more? (23 min)

January 1, 2016

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format including these topics: Should WWE do more explicit acknowledging of where their current wrestlers got experience outside of WWE? Would introducing a TV Title for lower card wrestlers give Sandow and Slater types more to do and give more meaning to TV shows? […]

VIP AUDIO 1/1 – Mitchell Audio w/Keller, pt. 2 of 2: Email questions on NXT vs. ROH, Mulkeys, Jumping Bomb Angels, Hebner, Bryan (64 min)

January 1, 2016

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 2, features answers to VIP member email questions including these topics: What was the story with the Jumping Bomb Angels in the WWF in the 1980s? Is NXT more of a workrate promotion or built around top stars style promotion? Why does NXT get more buzz among the same type of fanbase than ROH? Where did the Mulkey Brothers jobber tag team from the 1980s come from? Is there any chance WWE is intentionally holding out Daniel Bryan until Roman Reigns get overs as a babyface? Is Earl Hebner a true Hall of Fame candidate? […]

VIP AUDIO 12/26 – Mitchell Audio w/Keller, pt. 2 of 2: 2015 Year-in-Review – Hogan, Authority, ROH, TNA, Lucha, Taker, Lesnar (64 min)

December 26, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 of 2, features a long-form discussion on the top stories of 2015 with a look ahead and where those top stories are likely headed in 2016. Topics in part two of this two hour discussion include The Authority, Hulk Hogan, ROH, Jay Lethal, TNA, Lucha Underground, John Cena, Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, GFW, and more. […]

VIP AUDIO 12/20 – Mitchell Audio w/Keller, pt. 2 of 2: Return of Vince to TV, Reigns’s rebound, Rey to LU, Brock, Kurt (84 min)

December 20, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 2, focuses on the return of “The Chairman” Vince McMahon and Raw’s resurgence in ratings and the continued push of Roman Reigns. Also, what’s on the horizon for Reigns. Other topics include: Kurt Angle’s future, Rey Mysterio to Lucha Underground, Mauro Ranallo to Smackdown, and more.
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VIP AUDIO 12/11 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller, pt. 1 of 2: Triple H’s NXT Conference, Reigns-Sheamus segment, Eva-Bayley (56 min)

December 11, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 of 1, Bruce gives his perspective on some talking points by Triple H in his NXT conference call yesterday, the recent Eva Marie challenge of Bayley for the NXT Title, and NXT’s relationship with WWE’s main roster. Also his reaction to the debacle of a 20 minute segment with Roman Reigns and Sheamus on Monday, and how Sunday’s title match in a way is a lose-lose situation for Roman. Plus of course a mention of Connor McGreggor and what he projects that WWE just can’t seem to stay out of the way of when it comes to it’s alpha-charismatic characters. […]

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 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. […]

VIP AUDIO 11/27 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with Wade Keller, pt. 1 of 2 (11-27-2015): Constructing top WrestleMania 32 matches, Sheamus, Reigns, new NWA Saturday shows on WWE Network (60 min)

November 27, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 1 of 1, they discuss the Survivor Series follow-up including what was good and bad about the Roman Reigns and Sheamus segments on Raw. Then they look ahead all the way to WrestleMania and the potential top three big matches on the show. Also, Bruce discusses the new NWA World Championship Wrestling mid-1980s shows from TBS added to WWE Network – what to look for, what has and hasn’t aged well, and what the big difference is between wrestlers then and wrestlers now.
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VIP AUDIO 11/21 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2): Merits of Reigns, TNA’s new Pop, Triple H on NXT and Hogan, Dusty-Nick-Piper-Verne, Windham (78 min)

November 21, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, part 2 of 2, they discuss the reports of terrorist threats for Survivor Series on Sunday, TNA’s new TV deal, Roman Reigns’s chances of winning on Sunday and whether it’s the right or wrong call, Triple H’s local interview about Hulk Hogan and NXT, comparing Dusty Rhodes-Roddy Piper-Nick Bockwinkel-Verne Gagne on impact on industry, why Barry Windham was never NWA World Hvt. Champion during JCP era, and more. […]

VIP AUDIO 11/20 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with Wade Keller (11-20-2015): The lack of WWE apologizing for Charlotte’s promo on Reid on Monday (42 min)

November 20, 2015

SUMMARY: In today’s new Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, they discuss the WWE reaction to criticism of Charlotte Flair centering her promo around her late brother Reid and WWE’s management not giving Ric Flair the heads up, plus the whole culture within the Vince McMahon-led WWE that led to this being green lighted in the first place.
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