Everything with Rich Fann
43 episodes
Everything with Rich & Wade: New Day victim of TKO cutting payroll, AEW’s TBS/TNT future, Chelsea Green, TKO/WWE latest earnings report, Reigns-Fatu, more (59 min.)
Everything with Rich & Wade (pt. 2 of 2): The CM Punk incident with the fan and whether his actions were justified, is wrestler security and privacy taken seriously enough (64 min.)
Everything with Rich & Wade (pt. 1 of 2): Raw After Mania analysis including Cody-Punk, Reigns-Usos-Fatu, Liv Morgan, plus Darby’s AEW Title win (65 min.)
Everything with Rich & Wade: Rich’s preview of each WrestleMania match, AEW Dynasty fallout, Royce Keys, TNA-AEW, Shawn Michaels documentary review, more (52 min.)
Everything with Rich & Wade: The Levesque-Khan-McMahon texts, TKO’s increasing meddling and conflicts of interest with what serves wrestling fans (53 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss the newly released Paul Levesque-Nick Khan-Vince McMahon text exchanges, TKO’s increasing meddling and conflicts of interest with what serves wrestling fans which manifested with the ill-conceived Pat McAfee involvement in the Randy Orton-Cody Rhodes story. Is groundwork being laid for Vince McMahon’s return to TKO in some capacity that could turn into an on-air return or creative role? Why would TKO execs take that chance given what’s known about McMahon now? Thoughts on the C.M. Punk promo on Raw last night and why he was justified to be angry but what he said was just as much about brand-building for himself as it was genuine rage. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: WWE’s short-sighted profit chasing hurting fan experience, Reigns-Punk, Roman on Tonight Show, Ospreay, Athena, Dynamite, WWE HOF (71 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Roman Reigns on “The Tonight Show” The overall progress of building C.M. Punk vs. Roman Reigns The counter-productive strategy with Randy Orton’s heel turn WrestleMania ticket prices and WWE’s overall short-term profit motivations diminishing the customer experience in a way that could cost them over time The latest WWE Hall of Fame entrants AEW Dynamite’s double-main event strategy on Wednesday Thoughts on the key matches including Swerve Strickland leaning fully into his heel turn in ways Seth Rollins didn’t in WWE A pitch for AEW to start presenting dark matches, especially at Dynamite events without any Collision or ROH tapings Athena looking to break Bruno Sammartino’s record and why it won’t matter much at all Will Ospreay’s return to New Japan DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: Orton turns on Cody, in-person at Enjoy Wrestling indy event, Danhausen, Jelly Roll, Manami Toyota new interview, MyAEW streaming, OVW ref incident (71 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Randy Orton’s heel turn on Cody Rhodes and how pivotal the follow-up will be Drew McIntyre’s WrestleMania picture after his title loss and is a match against Nick Aldis being teased Danhausen, Miz, Kit Wilson, and Jelly Roll on Smackdown, and why is Jelly Roll seen as a MAGA-sympathetic or Kid Rock-adjacent In-person details on attending an Enjoy Wrestling indy event with a mix of AEW and WWE wrestlers, plus thoughts on the “indy wrestling experience” Manami Toyota looking back at her 20s in All Japan Women and how bullying and control clouds that chapter of her life The new MyAEW streaming service and what it means and doesn’t mean to U.S. and international AEW fans Al Snow’s statement on the scary referee injury at last week’s OVW event Big Boom A.J. visiting the New Japan Dojo DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: AEW Revolution preview, Cody regaining title, Sami, Danhausen, Penta, Ripley-Jade, War Dogs (83 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Cody Rhodes regaining WWE Title, setting up Randy Orton match at WrestleMania Should WWE shift the senior legacy stars into star-building matches at WresleManias and Summerslams rather than booking them against each other? Where is Sami Zayn headed? How is WWE using Danhausen so far? Penta’s IC Title win Rhea Ripley-Jade Cargill face-to-face and online reaction The (War) Dogs debut as a trio on Collision and AEW’s introduction of them to AEW fans who aren’t New Japan followers Preview of AEW Revolution A fun Keiji Mutoh and Hiroshi Tanahashi anecdote TNA’s lack of commitment to Feast of Fired ships DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: AEW Grand Slam preview, AEW’s lack of Brody King follow-up, CM Punk’s take on WWE Unreal, Jazz hired by WWE, Finlay’s future, Je’Von’s push (79 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: A preview of AEW Grand Slam Australia with a preview of each of the matches, evaluating the build, looking at the impact of certain possible outcomes What could AEW have done and what would be asking too much regarding fans chanting “F— ICE!” at the start of the Brody King vs. MJF match last week? C.M. Punk speaks out against WWE Unreal and draws from NFL Hard Knocks as an example that shows how a similar format can work Jazz joins WWE’s Performance Center as a trainer David Finlay leaving New Japan and how he’d fit in on the WWE roster Je’Von Evans’s push so far in WWE and what his upside is DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: Rumble preview, Styles, Ava, Ciampa, Becky, Cody, Triple H, Nattie, Evil, Hobbs, more (55 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: WWE Royal Rumble preview A.J. Styles’s “quiet retirement tour” Tomasso Ciampa’s jump to AEW compared to Powerhouse Hobbs’s jump to WWE What to expect from Evil when he joins WWE Ava leaving a big gaping vacuum of leadership with her departure from NXT Nattie’s promo, the missing chapter, and where it goes from here Becky Lynch putting herself out there given the political landscape and who she works for Cody Rhodes’s bizarre note about his wishes for his funeral TKO being part of two rapidly-build mega-stadiums Triple H and the latest WWE video game DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: WWE Unreal reaction, Powerhouse Hobbs heading to WWE, Marty Scurll-Hangman Page photo controversy (42 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Marty Scurll-Hangman Page photo controversy on social media Powerhouse Hobbs heading to WWE after Rich named him last week as an ideal candidate to benefit from a jump WWE Unreal thoughts DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: Will Friday’s finish change course of Cody’s character, Okada reflects on NJPW era, MJF-Omega, Ripley & Sky, 2026 resolutions (78 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: A theory on what “lesson” Cody Rhodes’s character will learn from the Jacob Fatu situation and whether Cody should turn heel now or later or never Drew McIntyre’s next move What makes the most sense for Jacob Fatu and is that what WWE has planned Kazuchika Okada’s comments at the WrestleKingdom press conference The next move for the Death Riders Kenny Omega as MJF’s next major challenger Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky C.M. Punk vs. Finn Balor analysis Oba Femi and Trick Williams AEW’s women’s roster A list of six AEW and WWE wrestlers who could benefit from a change a scenery by switching companies Rich’s three wrestling resolutions for 2026 DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: WrestleKingdom preview, Austin Theory, Worlds End preview, Je’Von Evans-John Cena, NXT overview, more (71 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: New Japan WrestleKingdom preview NXT’s North American Title mess last week NXT 2025 overview and look ahead to 2026 Je’Von Evan-John Cena relationship and the epiphany that Cena had about giving advice Austin Theory theories Worlds End preview and Continental Classic thoughts Seth Rollins and Saudi Arabia, Becky Lynch emulating/mocking President Trump, Seth’s Cybertruck meltdown And more! DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: John Cena’s most revealing and controversial comments on his media tour, mystery masked man, Netflix-WBD, Okada’s comments (54 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: John Cena’s media tour and what can be extrapolated from some of the key comments he made. Is he in constant “public image” mode or are their windows into who he is, and is that a good thing? Comparing John Cena to Roman Reigns to Cody Rhodes and how each handled a similar presentation on TV and how each have been received by pockets of fans The Gunther vs. John Cena retirement match and various possibilities The latest on the mystery masked man, including Austin Theory theories More on the Netflix-Warner Media deal and what AEW ought to be rooting for happening Tony Khan’s comments on ROH’s potential TV deal Kazuchika Okada’s media comments and what it seems to reveal about him DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: Who was that masked man at WarGames? Cena tournament, Punk vs. Bron on Netflix, TNA’s new TV deal, updated WBD bids, ROH Final Battle preview, Dom & Liv (36 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Who might be revealed as the masked man at WarGames? C.M. Punk vs. Bron Breakker on Netflix Breakker’s promo on Raw The Judgment Day reset with Liv Morgan’s return TNA’s new TV deal with AMC Update on bidding for WBD ROH Final Battle Preview DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: Key news from Tony Khan interview with Ariel Helwani, WarGames men’s match, Ziggler, Ryder, Dupri (71 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Evaluating Tony Khan’s interview with Ariel Helwani earlier in the day with top news items and the interpersonal dynamic with them Thoughts on the WarGames men’s teams rounding out, whether Cody Rhodes is looking diminished in this context, what key stories the match itself might tell, and more Reaction to Je’Von Evans vs. Gunther How Dolph Ziggler and Zack Ryder were utilized Becky Lynch losing her IC Title to Renee Dupri Austin Theory compared to Paul Roma, and Rich’s story about Austin Theory’s “Unproven” slogan DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: Is AI writing WWE TV, comparing Blood & Guts vs. War Games, Levesque’s introduction of Cena, Dom-Cena, Okada-Tanahashi, PWI Women’s 250 (85 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Two new non-wrestling TV shows Rich recommends Is AI actually writing bad hack WWE angles and stories or is it just bad human booking? The head-handed Joe Tessitore announcing emphasizing the Nikki Bella-Stephanie Vaquer friendship and why it’s insulting to fans and ultimate backfires Comparing the build for Blood & Guts in AEW and War Games in WWE John Cena and Dominick Mysterio Paul Levesque’s opening speech and how he just tells on himself and all his hang ups and insecurities and passive-aggressiveness Kazuchika Okada and not Shinsuke Nakamura for Tanahashi’s last match Analysis of the PWI 250 for Women Chris Jericho’s selfie of his suddenly thin and cut physique as his contract comes to an end Hank & Tank win tag titles Cody Rhodes and “The American Nightmare” lawsuit and a look at other pro wrestling trademark lawsuits over the decades DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: Dragunov’s open challenge series, AEW Women’s Tag Tournament, Jade’s turn, Jey-Punk, Mox (54 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Ilja Dragunov’s U.S. Title Open Challenge series Iyo Sky vs. Mayu Iwatami from Marigold this weekend Mercedes Moné and Athena as a team Jade Cargill’s turn compared to turning Tiffany Stratton instead Jey Uso-C.M. Punk preview Jon Moxley’s fallout after losing to Darby at WrestleDream NXT Halloween Havoc reaction DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: Could Edge end up as Cena’s last opponent? Is Punk vs. Jey satisfying? AEW Saturday Morning Wrestling for kids? More! (77 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Could WWE use Andrade leverage to get AEW to gift Adam “Edge” Copeland to them for one last match against John Cena? How does Shinsuke Nakamura and New Japan fit into that? The Rise of Bron Breakker, but is there a ceiling he’s going to hit? Who will win between C.M. Punk and Jey Uso, and was there a better opponent for Punk in that battle royal? What if Dominik Mysterio won the battle royal and then beat C.M. Punk and became World Champion? Would fans push back that it was one step too far or could it be a breakout moment for WWE and Dom that fans rallied behind? Should Tony Khan utilize Chris Jericho again? Where does Jericho rank among all-time MVPs of AEW? Is it a good use of A.J. Styles to win the World Tag Team Titles with Dragon Lee after losing to John Cena? What kind of risk does AEW face if Warner Bros. Discover is sold? Plus: Hangman vs. The Opps, Mercedes and all her belts, fallout from Sarah Stock and Amanda Huber debating AEW’s affect on kids, the Augustus Glppp-ification of pro wrestling. And a fun finish: Creating a modern-day AEW cartoon out of current roster members to counter WWE pushing the old WWE cartoon series starting Hulk Hogan in the 1980s – and could it lead to a brand-split of sorts with AEW Saturday Morning wrestling? DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: “Smashing Machine” review, Heyman-Seth exchange, Reigns-Usos dynamic, Crown Jewel preview, LA Knight’s success, Lesnar, more (59 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: The Paul Heyman-Seth Rollins exchange this week in the build to Seth’s “must-win” against Cody Rhodes The ongoing dynamic with Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso A preview of WWE Crown Jewel’s full line-up The surprising sustained stature of L.A. Knight this year mixing with top tier talent in WWE Brock Lesnar’s p.r. rehab Tony Khan referring to Jon Moxley as AEW’s Batman A review of The Rock’s “Smashing Machine” movie Thoughts on the execution of the NXT vs. TNA “Showdown” special on Tuesday And more DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Everything with Rich & Wade: Gail Kim-Riho social media dust-up, Dominik, Ricky Starks, TNA Bound for Glory line-up, Jurassic Express, more (118 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: The Gail Kim dust-up after her criticism of Riho which included Kenny Omega responding which leads to a broader topic of whether social media is too flawed an environment for expressing opinions when you’re a person of authority or part of a peer group Evaluating the Iyo Sky-Kairi Sane-Asuka dynamic and how Rhea Ripley fits in Bayley’s new gimmick and how it’s growing on Rich Dominik Mysterio’s journey to being seen more and more as a potential top star for years to come The Seth Rollins-Paul Heyman-Brock Lesnar dynamic A look at the TNA Bound for Glory line-up including Je’von Evans vs. Leon Slater, the Hardys vs. Team 3D, and the Knockouts Title situation Ricky Starks as NXT Champion and a look at what his trajectory appears to be now in the WWE ecosystem Why Lee Moriarty deserved better than how he got his TV match against “Hangman” Page for the AEW Title What is a “darker” Jurassic Express and did Jack Perry really think his “Scapegoat” gimmick was a babyface act? Concern over where Jon Moxley and Darby will take their I Quit match at WrestleDream Orange Cassidy’s return Thoughts on respected comedians going to Saudi Arabia and how their rationale compares to WWE wrestlers Los Americanos toeing the line between heel and insensitive DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 9/16 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Dominik shining at Worlds Collide, WWE-ESPN alliance this week, WBD-Skydance potential merger, WM in Saudi Arabia, more (61 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Dominik Mysterio shining at Worlds Collide WWE-ESPN alliance this week WBD-Skydance potential merger and potential impact on AEW WrestleMania in 2027 in Saudi Arabia and can AEW capitalize on backlash among fans AEW All Out key preview points WWE Wrestlepalooza key preview points DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 8/26 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Rampage Jackson’s son nearly kills indy wrestler, Clash in Paris preview, NXT Heatwave, new WWE TV deal, Takeshita (72 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Rampage Jackson’s son nearly kills indy wrestler while live streaming after feeling “disrespected” Tony Khan’s alterations of the Money in the Bank spinoff contract parameters AEW Philadelphia residency issues with local union Ozzy Osbourne’s family’s objection to Becky Lynch’s promo NXT Heatwave thoughts The Roman Reigns-Jey Uso dynamic on Raw A preview of the Clash in Paris line-up The new WWE deal landscape is almost all streaming accessible and NBC is out Konosuke Takeshita’s G1 contract timeline decision DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER LINKS… Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); Follow us on Blue Sky… –https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social Emails… [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 8/11 – Everything with Rich & Wade: TKO’s WWE-ESPN and UFC-Paramount+ ramifications, Nick Khan’s corporate culture, Cody feeling disrespected, more (65 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: TKO’s WWE-ESPN and UFC-Parmaount+ ramifications Nick Khan’s corporate culture Paul Heyman’s defense of rehiring Brock Lesnar Paul Levesque lacking media relations savvy Cody saying he felt disrespected in AEW leading to departure AEW viewership boost last week and perspective on where it fits into the overall state and future of AEW DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 7/22 – Everything with Rich & Wade: TNA Slammiversary review, Death Riders still around, Okada, Punk-Gunther, Nick Wayne, Seth, Roman, Summerslam (78 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Full review of TNA Slammiversary and a discussion on TNA’s current place in the pro wrestling landscape AEW after All In including the continued presence of Death Riders, NicK Wayne as faction leader, Kazuchika Okada as Unified Champion, Toni Storm-Athena, more C.M. Punk-Gunther compressed build off to a “fine” start Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Paul Heyman Juice Robinson’s mistaken belief in what fans want out of him Summerslam line-up taking shape RIP Ozzy DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 7/15 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Seth’s knee, WWE aggressively counter-programming AEW, Charlotte-Alexa, Cody’s comments on Saudi Arabia, Goldberg-Gunther, more (79 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: WWE’s aggressive counter-scheduling of PLEs up against AEW events including NXT Heat Wave going up against AEW Forbidden Door next month. Is it predatory or fair-game aggressive competitive strategy or self-destructive or otherwise? AEW’s strong weekend and comments in entertainment journalism about their TV deal Thoughts on WWE Evolution with a particular focus on the Charlotte-Alexa dynamic and how well it appears to be working on several levels How Goldberg’s retirement match went and how it was followed up on and overall how invested WWE was in saying goodbye to Goldberg? The return of Roman Reigns on Raw The Seth Rollins knee incident and the latest indications that it’s a work, but a theory on how it will play out on TV Cody Rhodes’s rationalization for WWE working with Saudi Arabia and how Cody framed politics with outdated terminology that doesn’t really capture the reality of how people look at what’s going on in 2025, plus historical context of bands going to South Africa during apartheid in 1984 DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 7/1 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Punk’s week, WWE taping vs. TNA taping observations, Saudi Arabia-WWE, Zack Sabre Jr., AEW-Superman, Evolution, Dynamite (72 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: In-person takeaways from Rich after attending the TNA tapings last week and Raw/Smackdown taping this week. C.M. Punk’s week including how he handled the kid approaching him, his apology to Saudi Arabian fans, and crowd reactions since the John Cena promo. Paul Levesque and WWE overall praising Saudi Arabia more heavily this time around after pulling back for a while. AEW’s deal to promote the “Superman” movie on Dynamite this week. Zack Sabre Jr.’s IWGP Title win. Syrui taking a leave of absence from Stardom. The line-up for WWE Evolution taking shape and thoughts, with a spoiler alert, for the match added at Smackdown. DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 6/24 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Punk-Cena dynamic, Grand Slam Mexico including big viewership, Night of Champions preview, Rich at TNA tapings, more (106 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Reaction to AEW’s successful trip to Mexico City and thoughts on the actual content of the show Analysis of the surge in viewership for last week’s Grand Slam Mexico The Mercedes Mone-Mortos political dynamic John Cena’s mirror image Pipe Bomb promo discussed and dissected, including what Cena’s goal seemed to be in embarking on it A preview of Night of Champions including why on paper it looks pretty weak in terms of in-ring quality wrestling Rich’s experience at TNA tapings last weekend with his son NXT using old school promos at the start of the show New Japan signing an Olympian who could be a focus of the company for years to come DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 6/17 – WKPWP Tuesday Flagship (AD-FREE): Keller & Fann on Punk absorbing hypocrisy claims, Queen and King tournaments, AEW Unified Title, R-Truth, Goldberg, Becky-Bayley, TNA (119 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics: Lay of the land in the Queen of the Ring and King of the Ring tournaments including the return of Asuka Goldberg’s return and being gifted a title shot against Gunther including how WWE could have made that more palatable and credible Does it seem C.M. Punk is flustered lately – including his interactions with John Cena on TV – with the social media backlash against him going to Saudi Arabia and are his critics relishing calling him a hypocrite? The latest with R-Truth and Ron Killings A look at the state of TNA as Rich is heading to TNA tapings this weekend Thoughts on streaming overtaking broadcast and cable as the main way people consume programming now The latest with WBD and the changes in the corporate structure Tidbits and thoughts on recent podcast highlights with Cody Rhodes, Undertaker, and the Bellas The new AEW Unified Title and where it could all be headed A review of the Becky Lynch-Bayley exchange on Raw this week Paul Levesque steps on rakes again when it comes to making political appearances and comments Closing thoughts on the battle of the Mall of America compared to Canada’s mega-man in Edmonton KEY LINKS… PWTorch VIP membership… –https://www.pwtorch.com/govip Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel with new daily content… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 6/10 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Uso’s loss, Punk-Saudi Arabia, Nikki Bella, WBD changes, R-Truth, Worlds Collide, Chad Gable, Mariah May’s new character (88 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: The end of Jey Uso’s WWE World Title reign. Nikki Bella and Liv, where it went right and where it went wrong The C.M. Punk-Saudi Arabia aspect of the set-up for the John Cena title match King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournament thoughts The return of Bayley and how Lyra Valkyria reacted R-Truth becoming Ron Killings The changes in WBD and how it can affect AEW Thoughts on Worlds Collide’s presentation and follow-up Chad Gable’s ups and down over the last week The state of NXT including the new presentation for Mariah May and the roster taking shape after cuts and call-ups Thoughts on the AEW Dynamite/Collision “Summer Blockbuster” show including the Kenny Omega-Kazuchika Okada build DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 6/3 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Worlds Collide preview, Money in the Bank predictions, R-Truth situation, Sami, Flair-Ross, FyterFest, more (87 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: NBA talk stemming from Wade’s Timberwolves and Rich’s Knicks being knocked out, and then the Pacers and Thunder being part of WWE Raw conversation between Michael Cole and Pat McAfee on Raw. A preview of World’s Collide, who will stand out from the WWE/NXT side and AAA side, what Rich’s worst fear about the show is and what his highest hope is. David Zaslav’s salary request leading to a bad day and a contrast to how Ari Emmnuel handled it. Sami Zayn’s latest journey in WWE A preview of the Money in the Bank matches and the pros and cons of various possible winners in each R-Truth situation and other wrestlers not being renewed by WWE Sheamus and Rusev bringing their personal lives into the feud Ric Flair’s comments about Jim Ross’s post about his surgery AEW’s four-hour FyterFest thoughts And more! DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 5/14 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Sabu’s career, WWE’s deceptive marketing, AEW’s Eliminator match framing, Gowen, CW trumpets NXT, Joe, Hurt Syndicate, more (127 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Reflecting on Sabu’s career, what stood in the way of a more lucrative career, how his style influenced a generation, and more Some AEW topics including the MJF-Hurt Syndicate story, should Cedric get a public apology from Tony Khan before signing with the company, AEW inconsistencies in framing Eliminator matches, Samoa Joe’s potential last high-profile World Title match, lack of build for Zack Gowen match, and more. WWE’s deceptive practice with promoting NXT-exclusive live events without NXT branding AEW sponsor confusion Max being rebranded back to HBO Max and a discussion of the evolution of dedicated apps compared to old cable days The CW trumpeting the positive impact NXT has had on their network so far Pros and cons of Becky Lynch’s promo. Miz hosting “American Gladators” Some wrestlers who predated Sabu in terms of being averse to agreeing to do jobs And more! DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 4/29 – Everything with Rich & Wade: NFL Draft wrestling notes, TNA Rebellion notes, Joe Hendry hurt or helped from WM loss to Orton, Rollins/Heyman-Sami story, more (51 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Various NFL Draft wrestling notes TNA Rebellion thoughts Was Joe Hendry hurt or helped by his “WrestleMania Moment” with Randy Orton, what does how this was handled say about the state of the industry and the priorities of how to portray it, should WWE have been more respectful to TNA considering he was their champion, could Hendry in theory have stood up for himself to not be clowned to that degree or was he on board with it, and did the shoulder injury excuse cover for all of this Crowd reactions on Raw to the Sami Zayn beatdown, thoughts on the Sami beatdown at the end including praise and criticism. Larger philosophical issues of WWE getting away with mistakes and not seeming aware of trends that could undercut sustaining the business boom And more! DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 4/15 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Levesque’s analysis of President Trump, Seth-Punk-Reigns-Heyman, Belair-Ripley, Vacquer, Cody starting a podcast, more (73 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Cody Rhodes starting a podcast Paul Levesque’s comments on President Trump that seems to completely underappreciate what’s going on and the moment we’re living through and how it puts at risk brand-loyalty with a big part of WWE’s hard-earned audience Stephanie Vacquer’s decision to join WWE Other possible WWE roster additions Paul Heyman as the lynchpin of the night one main event A discussion on whether pro wrestling has become enough of a TV product versus a touring simulated fight arena pseudo-sport to justify trying to book more nuanced “prestige TV” type story arcs that demand higher-end acting Thoughts on Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair vignette, and Kevin Nash’s characterization of Iyo Sky’s role in the match And more! DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 4/12 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Tiffany-Charlotte, Hinchcliff, Omega’s weirdness, Ricky Saints, Linda’s A1/AI gaffe, HOF, Booker T-Swerve craziness, more (127 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: WrestleMania Night 1 vs. Night 2 line-up thoughts WWE Hall of Fame update including Michelle McCool and Lex Luger inductees The Tiffany Stratton-Charlotte Flair craziness over the last week and how Charlotte is letting fans rattle her Ric Flair’s comments on Charlotte and John Cena Booker T-Swerve Strickland craziness The Owen Hart Tournament and how heavy a favorite Will Ospreay is compared to the rest The Young Bucks explanation and Kenny Omega’s weirdness rising to new heights Seth Rollins and Iyo Sky as excellent “third wheels” at WrestleMania Jey Uso’s strongest promo yet Ricky Saints’ interview with the Ringer WWE getting dangerously brazen with political leanings and proclivities with TKO/UFC tie-in, bro-culture, Tony Hinchcliff decision, and more stacking up and how it relates to Target’s brand-crushing capitulation earlier this year Linda McMahon’s embarrassing lack of knowledge of what AI stands for Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon seeking to dismiss their roles in the ring boy lawsuit Some NBA talk about the Knicks, Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards, and Karl-Anthony Towns DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 4/1 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Cody-Cena, Mickie James furor from ring gear comment, AEW Dynasty preview, Punk’s WM Main Event Dream, Naito, more (94 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Jimmy Uso bloodbath angle with Gunther AEW Collision’s possible move to Thursdays Parsing Cody Rhodes and John Cena exchanges from Raw AEW Dynasty preview Athena arriving in AEW, but on Collision instead of Dynamite Saraya’s interview in The Guardian Furor of Mickie James’s comments about women’s attire on LFG Tetsuya Naito’s New Japan status and future Rey Fenix’s imminent arrival and how WWE should feature him The “That’s not the favor?” moment with C.M. Punk and is this WM main event really what Punk and his fans dreamed of Rich reflecting on his interview with Kate Kroll, the director of the Luna Vachon documentary, “Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story.” DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 3/25 – WKPWP Tuesday Flagship (AD-FREE): Keller & Fann on Levesque booking troubles, Cody-Cena, Women’s Wrestling in WWE, AEW, TNA, NXT, new Luna Vachon documentary, more (115 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics: The John Cena-Cody Rhodes second exchange with Cena as a heel The lineage of the title Cena is threatening to retire if he wins, and does he mean he’ll retire right after winning it or defend it until he retires? The Gunther-Jey Uso storyline including the new twist with Jey slipping in the ring The Rhea Ripley-Iyo Sky-Bianca Belair developments, and is the Adam Pearce decision to make Belair special referee a betrayal of the constitution that has otherwise driven Pearce’s character Is Paul Levesque’s booking taking a turn for the worse that should be a reason for concern More on women’s wrestling scene with AEW, TNA, and NXT including news on Mariah May, Gail Kim, Mina Shirakawa, Athena, and others A review of the new Luna Vachon documentary KEY LINKS… PWTorch VIP membership… –https://www.pwtorch.com/govip Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Channel with new daily content… –https://www.youtube.com/pwtorch freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250", slotId: "pwtorchcom_test_300x250" }); DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 3/21 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Cena’s heel promo, Moxley-Copeland, Ripley-Belair-Sky, Toni Storm. Chelsea, Strickland, TNA Sacrifice, Sting & Luger, Speedball (102 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: John Cena’s first heel promo analysis including the strengths and weaknesses of the content What was off tone-wise with Cody Rhodes’s role in Cena heel promo Jon Moxley vs. Adam Copeland match from Dynamite including the spikes stuck in Moxley’s back and what it says about AEW, its fans, and Moxley himself Is there any justification for what WWE is doing with Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, and Iyo Sky? AEW’s women’s division with Megan Bayne-Toni Storm set-up and more Swerve Strickland’s recent comments about protecting his character from social media oversharing Appreciation for Chelsea Green and Piper Niven, plus Stephanie Vaquer’s role A review of the TNA Sacrifice event Lex Luger’s request to have Sting induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame “Speedball” Mike Bayley DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 3/11 – Everything with Rich & Wade: TKO showing up more on WWE TV, Seth-Punk with Roman’s return, Cena-Cody, Ric Flair, AEW injured list, Heyman backstage mentoring (51 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: The Shinsuke Nakamura report that didn’t exist TKO’s presence on WWE TV and celebrities everywhere Seth Rollins vs. C.M. Punk in a cage with Roman Reigns returning and Paul Heyman consoling Punk The state of the Cody Rhodes-John Cena hype Ric Flair’s odd statements about his AEW employment status and Cena’s number of title reigns compared to Charlotte Paul Heyman’s mentoring behind the scenes of Bron Breakker and others Chelsea Green and her “Slaygents” DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 3/4 – Everything with Rich & Wade: AEW Revolution preview, more on Elimination Chamber, McAfee and booing Canadians, Iyo-Belair-Ripley, Rey Fenix (111 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Iyo Sky’s title win and Rhea Ripley’s unflattering reaction to her undisciplined finish to the match What options exist for Iyo, Bianca Belair, and Ripley going forward to WrestleMania The Sami Zayn-Kevin Owens match, Randy Orton’s role, and what’s next The “state run media” style propaganda style video on The Rock that aired during Elimination Chamber Pat McAfee’s comments about Canadian fans booing the Star Spangled Banner Thoughts on WWE ID vs. AEW when it comes to the Bayne-Zayda Steel GCW match Thoughts on Natalya participating in the NWA Crockett Cup and GCW Bloodsport The likelihood now of Rey Fenix heading to WWE and should he join Penta, or does Penta have unrealized singles potential that should play out instead A preview of AEW Dynamite A full preview of AEW Revolution Mailbag topics on WWE Raw, Seth-Punk-Roman, and Travis Scott DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 2/26 – Everything with Rich & Wade: Nemeth AEW lawsuit with Punk backstory, Seth-Cody try to make sense of Rock promo, Ricky Saints, TKO, Vince, Chamber (59 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Thoughts on the Ryan Nemeth lawsuit against AEW and some background on the Nemeth-C.M. Punk incident in June 2023 Reaction to Ricky Saints’s in-ring debut for NXT last night and other NXT thoughts with the heavy TNA involvement including title vs. title situations Analysis of the Cody Rhodes-Seth Rollins segment on Raw trying to make the most out of Rock’s meandering promo on Smackdown days earlier Impact of Bianca Belair & Naomi losing the tag titles TKO news including employees losing benefits and highlights of the financial release and media call Preview of Elimination Chamber Reaction to the long-running rumors of Vince McMahon starting a new pro wrestling company that gained traction in recent days And more DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING
VIP PODCAST 2/22 – Everything with Rich & Wade: More Rock-Cody analysis, Rock’s post-show press conference, Ricky Saints, Ricochet promo, MJF-Hangman, Charlotte, LFG, more (119 min.)
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade and Rich discuss these topics: Next day thoughts on The Rock-Cody Rhodes segment from a variety of angles including whether it’s important for viewers to think Cody is considering Rock’s proposal Charlotte’s weird and even disconcerting performances so far Ricky Saints introduction to NXT and his upside in WWE Does the entrance of Moose to NXT pave the way for Tessa Blanchard? Thoughts on WWE LFG reality series compared to past similar pro wrestling reality training series WWE ID Title prospects AEW topics including Powerhouse Hobbs-Big Bill, Ricochet’s promo, Harley Cameron, Hangman-MJF The latest twists in the Vince McMahon-Janel Grant legal jousting DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3", slotId: "pwtorchcom_medrec_3" }); THANK YOU FOR VISITING