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PWTorch VIP Podcasts

PWTorch VIP Podcasts

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 PWTorch and Wade Keller present a weekly VIP-level podcast for free from our VIP team led by editor and founder Wade Keller covering the latest happenings in pro wrestling. In Apple Podcasts, subscribe to additional VIP shows - at least one per day - using your Apple account for $9.99 a month.Copyright Pro Wrestling Torch Combat Sports & Self-Defense Wrestling
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  • PWTorch VIP Podcast for Everyone - WKH – Hulk Hogan Series, pt. 10: Nitro era with Guy Evans, author of definitive “Nitro” book, pt. 1 of 3

    PWTorch VIP Podcast for Everyone - WKH – Hulk Hogan Series, pt. 10: Nitro era with Guy Evans, author of definitive “Nitro” book, pt. 1 of 3
    Aug 12 2025
    SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller continues the Hulk Hogan-themed episodes with a three-part, nearly three hour series on Hulk Hogan’s WCW Nitro era from start to finish.

    Wade discusses those years with the author of the definitive book on the WCW Nitro years, aptly called “Nitro.” (Order a copy HERE.)

    The series begins with a look at Hogan’s arrival in WCW and how he was received and the difference he made. Then topics include his importance to the launch of Nitro and the early success of Nitro, the build-up to the heel turn that almost wasn’t with behind the scenes insights on how it almost didn’t happen, his relationship with Scott Hall & Kevin Nash, his relationship with Eric Bischoff, the seeming sabotage of Bret Hart once he arrived, dealing with the arrival of Vince Russo, and much more throughout.

    Find information on all of the books authored by Guy Evans on pro wrestling HERE.

    You can send a question about Hulk Hogan to askwadekeller@gmail.com.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • PWTorch VIP Podcast for Everyone - WKH – Hulk Hogan Series, pt. 2: The Birth of Hulkamania in AWA with historian and author George Schire

    PWTorch VIP Podcast for Everyone - WKH – Hulk Hogan Series, pt. 2: The Birth of Hulkamania in AWA with historian and author George Schire
    Jul 25 2025
    SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller continues his series on Hulk Hogan with various topics and cohosts. This is the first of a two-part conversation with pro wrestling historian George Schire, a former cohost of the “Pro Wrestling Focus” radio show from KFAN in the early 1990s.

    This theme focuses on Hulk Hogan’s breakout years from 1981 to 1983 in the AWA when he was brought in as a heel, but was turned babyface by the fans who cheered him and ushered in a new era of what defined a modern babyface main event act. This includes insights from that era, including George’s many conversations with many wrestlers from that time period who worked with Hogan. They chronicle Hogan’s rise in the AWA, disputes with promoter Verne Gagne, Japan commitments complicating things, who helped hone Hogan’s overall promo skills and babyface act, theories on what would have happened had Hogan stayed in the AWA and not signed with the WWF in 1983, and much more.

    This is part one and part two will be published tomorrow.
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    55 mins
  • PWTorch VIP Podcast for Everyone - VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago – Wade Keller Hotlines (Early June 2007): Lesnar MMA debut, ECW One Night Stand

    PWTorch VIP Podcast for Everyone - VIP Vault – 18 Yrs Ago – Wade Keller Hotlines (Early June 2007): Lesnar MMA debut, ECW One Night Stand
    Jun 4 2025
    SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back 18 years to the daily Wade Keller Hotlines for the June 1-6, 2007 period, all combined into one file lasting nearly two hours. The following are the updates and the theme of each:

    WEDNESDAY – JUNE 6 (News)
    TUESDAY – JUNE 5 (News)
    MONDAY – JUNE 4 (Raw Analysis)
    SUNDAY – JUNE 3 (One Night Stand Analysis w/Caldwell)
    SATURDAY – JUNE 2 (Lesnar’s MMA debut, Goldberg on color)
    FRIDAY – JUNE 1 (Random News Items)

    This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. We will continue to present VIP Podcasts from 18 years ago exclusively for PWTorch VIP members on our VIP Podcast Feed.
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    1 hr and 48 mins
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