About this episode

The episode revisits the WWE Payback Post-Game Show from May 1, 2016, featuring analysis of the main event between Roman Reigns and A.J. Styles.

Today we jump back ten years to the May 1, 2016 episode featuring PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks host the WWE Payback PPV Post-Game Show with live calls and emails breaking down a claimed “New Era” for WWE with Roman Reigns vs. A.J. Styles in the main event. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support .

People in this episode

Hosts: James Caldwell, Greg Parks

Topics covered

• WWE
• Payback
• Post-Game Show
• New Era
• Roman Reigns vs. A.J. Styles
• Pro Wrestling

Keywords

• WWE
• Payback
• Roman Reigns
• A.J. Styles
• Post-Game Show
• Pro Wrestling
• James Caldwell
• Greg Parks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WWE

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