WKPWP Mailbag (AD-FREE): Keller & Heydorn talk Cena tapping, AEW’s “cash prizes,” Levesque’s handling of fan backlash, Joe-Swerve-Hangman, MJF, Toni Storm, Continental Classic (95 min.)

About this episode

Wade Keller and Zack Heydorn discuss various wrestling topics including John Cena's tapout, Triple H's role in WWE, and the dynamics of the Continental Classic.

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a special Mailbag edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Zack Heydorn from Brass Ring Media and Sports Illustrated. They cover these topics: John Cena tapping out and the fallout from it including whether WWE should work harder to make tapouts feel honorable Should Triple H even be on TV as a booker if fans are going to see it as an opportunity to critique his booking decisions? Should Paul Levesque just stop doing Q&As where he talks outside of storyline/cannon? Similarities and differences between the Roman Reigns-Jey Uso finish and the John Cena-Gunther finish Analysis of the Lay of the Land in the Continental Classic and if it turns out that it’s four heels in the final four, is that a bad thing? Why did WWE air The Miz talking positively about John Cena in an out-of-character video package when they also wanted him to have heel heat for his in-ring segment? Could MJF win the Dynamite Diamond Ring and add himself to the Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page, and who should win if it remains a three-way? Where…

People in this episode

Host: Wade Keller

Guest: Zack Heydorn

Topics covered

• WWE tapouts
• Triple H's booking
• Continental Classic analysis
• MJF and Dynamite Diamond Ring
• Tony Storm's career trajectory
• heel tag team dynamics
• AEW World Title match

Keywords

• John Cena
• Triple H
• MJF
• Tony Storm
• Continental Classic
• AEW
• WWE
• Dynamite Diamond Ring
• heel tag teams
• Eddie Kingston

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WWE, AEW

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