WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Martin talk AEW and NXT viewership drops, Omega as Impact Champ, Pinnacle-Inner Circle, Backlash hype, New Japan, UFC 261 (Ad-Free – 103 min.)

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Wade Keller and Todd Martin discuss the drop in viewership for AEW and NXT, review Impact's Rebellion PPV, and share thoughts on UFC 261.

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (4-29-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They begin with reaction to the drop in viewership for both NXT and AEW this week. Then they discuss NXT from Tuesday night and AEW Dynamite from last night. From there, a review of Impact’s Rebellion PPV including Kenny Omega beating Rich Swann for the Impact Title and thoughts on where the Omega title run goes from here. Then reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Monday Night Raw, the latest from New Japan, and then Todd’s thoughts on UFC 261 including the gruesome Chris Weidman leg break. 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&#8230…

People in this episode

Host: Wade Keller

Guest: Todd Martin

Topics covered

• AEW viewership
• NXT viewership
• Impact Wrestling
• WWE Smackdown
• UFC 261
• Kenny Omega
• New Japan Pro Wrestling

Keywords

• AEW
• NXT
• Impact Wrestling
• UFC 261
• Kenny Omega
• viewership drops
• WWE

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AEW, NXT, Impact, WWE, New Japan

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