# WKPWP - Interview w/former WWE Creative Kevin Eck with Shield backstory, Roster Split insights, Steph’s self-awareness, Lesnar, more

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Podcast: [Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast-606210)
Published: 2026-07-05T03:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

In this week’s Interview Classic podcasts, we jump back to ten years ago this week (6-30-2016) for PWTorch editor Wade Keller's live interview with former WWE Creative Team member Kevin Eck (2011-2014). They discussed hot topics in pro wrestling including WWE roster split insights, backstage details on how Smackdown was written, Stephanie McMahon’s self-awareness, Roman Reigns suspension, origins and evolution of The Shield’s perception by Vince McMahon, Brock Lesnar’s UFC-WWE connection, Vince McMahon backstage stories, and much much more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support .

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