VIP AUDIO 3/31 – Bruce Mitchell Mailbag w/Hawkins: Was Bob Backlund in on the “throw in the towel” finish? Was the term “sports entertainment” made to create presentation loopholes? How can AEW prosper where TNA could not? (65 min)

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Mailbag Podcast, with guest host Cameron Hawkins, the following mailbag topics are discussed: How involved was Bob Backlund in his title match loss, and what were some reasons for a changing of the guard? Was “sports entertainment” a term created to work around limits set by state athletic commissions? Were the British Bulldogs set to become a heel team in the late 1980s, and how did Captain Lou Albano figure into their formula? A large part of the conversation concerns AEW; what they have to do to be a money-making brand, and what choices they should make based on the issues TNA had. And what to make of Matt Riddle as an act, and a wrestler, at this stage of his career.