The Wade Keller Appreciation Thread

[Johnny Sorrow]

I remember Dave saying once that the WON is the New York Times and the Torch is USA Today. That's an interesting way to look at it if nothing else.

When did "interesting " start meaning " lame insult full of dumb bluster about something nobody cares about"?

I know that was in the past, and no one should care about it, but that's fucking funny.

[BigBadMick]

I remember Dave saying once that the WON is the New York Times and the Torch is USA Today. That's an interesting way to look at it if nothing else.

Could you explain that a bit for international readers, Loss.

[Loss]

I wouldn't call USA Today fluff since they cover everything seriously, but it is a little bit lighter read. There are more pictures, the graphics are nicer, and they usually don't break news themselves. The New York Times and Washington Post are the top newspapers in the country.

[BigBadMick]

Thanks. That sounds like a fair comparison between the two.

[...TG]

I remember Dave saying once that the WON is the New York Times and the Torch is USA Today. That's an interesting way to look at it if nothing else.

 

The NYT laid off a bunch of their copy editors last month, so the comparison is even more apt.

[BigBadMick]

Enjoyed the Hansen/Dillon interviews. Lots of plugs on these podcasts though...

[Zoo Enthusiast]

Enjoyed the Hansen/Dillon interviews. Lots of plugs on these podcasts though...

Classic Wade.

[GSR]

 

Enjoyed the Hansen/Dillon interviews. Lots of plugs on these podcasts though...

Classic Wade.

Classic Zoo Enthusiast post.

[Zoo Enthusiast]

FYI, Wade interview with Waltman on his PodcastOne show last week was awesome. Part two is this Friday.

[artDDP]

I still subscribe to the Torch because I like the Bruce Mitchell and Todd Martin shows. Particularly fun is Todd no-selling all of Wade's nonsense.

 

The one show I heard with Bruce and Todd alone was really fun and it was nice to hear them talking about something other than Roman Reigns on every single show. Too bad Wade doesn't do this more often.

[Zoo Enthusiast]

I still subscribe to the Torch because I like the Bruce Mitchell and Todd Martin shows. Particularly fun is Todd no-selling all of Wade's nonsense.

 

The one show I heard with Bruce and Todd alone was really fun and it was nice to hear them talking about something other than Roman Reigns on every single show. Too bad Wade doesn't do this more often.

Todd was able to transition easily into no-selling Wade's nonsense from no-selling Bryan Alvarez's nonsense.

[SomethingSavage]

Anything new or noteworthy in the first Waltman interview? I see it's a two-parter, and I'll normally go out of my way to listen to Sean's stuff - regardless of the host or setting.

[Zoo Enthusiast]

Anything new or noteworthy in the first Waltman interview? I see it's a two-parter, and I'll normally go out of my way to listen to Sean's stuff - regardless of the host or setting.

If you normally listen to his stuff (as I also do), I’d recommend listening to it. Nothing major or groundbreaking but a good discussion. It sounds like part two will be more of his takes on modern WWE, which are usually good.

[C.S.]

https://www.pwpodcasts.com/ has recaps of all the major podcasts. It's a PWTorch/Keller site, which is why I'm mentioning it here.

[BigBadMick]

Anyone else baffled by Wade's fondness for Seth Rollins? He goes on and on about preferring an old school approach to his wrestling, yet Rollins's highspots and lack of consistent selling doesn't seem to bother him.

[SomethingSavage]

I'm baffled by ANYONE'S fondness for Seth Rollins, so yes.

The correct response is always & forever yes.

[artDDP]

On 11/30/2018 at 11:21 PM, BigBadMick said:

Anyone else baffled by Wade's fondness for Seth Rollins? He goes on and on about preferring an old school approach to his wrestling, yet Rollins's highspots and lack of consistent selling doesn't seem to bother him.

I've often wondered the same. During his run from 2014-15 Wade was very fond of him. Considering how nitpicky Wade has been this struck me as odd.

[artDDP]

It looks like Wade scooped Dave on the Dean Ambrose story.

[War is Raw]

Way too much nitpicking and has his favorite whipping boys.

[Badlittlekitten]

I like Wade but his bias is so obvious. Shits all over Roman as a failed babyface but can’t find a bad word to say about Seth.

[C.S.]

Wade Keller is absolutely decimating Corey Graves on Twitter.

Between the Mauro shit, "the first rule of punk rock" and other meltdowns, and now this, Corey really has become an embarrassment. It's sad. I wish he'd be more self-aware, cut the shit out, and get back to doing what he's actually good at because he is a talented young man.

[sek69]

I always assumed "People who report on WWE all secretly want to to work for us" seemed like something that gets imprinted in the brains of anyone inside WWE.

 

[rovert]

2 hours ago, sek69 said:

I always assumed "People who report on WWE all secretly want to to work for us" seemed like something that gets imprinted in the brains of anyone inside WWE.

 

Typically I agree but the people who privately auditioned for Ryan Satin's eventual WWE Backstage role didn't debunk Corey Graves's assertion though.

[C.S.]

12 hours ago, rovert said:

Typically I agree but the people who privately auditioned for Ryan Satin's eventual WWE Backstage role didn't debunk Corey Graves's assertion though.

Who else auditioned?

[sek69]

Corey's still on his bullshit, saying anyone who does a podcast about wrestling secretly wants to work for WWE. Bryan chimed in to mention if Corey put in the work Wade did he'd be able to do the podcast he wants to do, which was a pretty solid (yet accurate) burn.