VIP AUDIO 3/21 – The Fix Mailbag w/Todd & Wade (pt. 2 of 2): How matches are planned, Graves, Hogan’s movie career vs. Rock’s, house show title changes, MJF and Punk, wrestler pay, Foley comeback, more (145 min.)

March 21, 2024

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SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss these topics:

Mercedes Moné’s CEO chant
What is so great about Corey Graves?
How does a wrestling match get planned and executed between wrestlers?
The nostalgia for VHS tapes
What concerts did Wade recently attend?
Will WWE have to change their approach to start becoming competitive for free agents that AEW is currently snatching from the market?
What are the lead-ins for WWE and AEW and how do they draw compared to the wrestling shows?
Given Okaka’s rumored salary, is he actually underpaid compared to NBA and other pro athletes?
Should wrestlers who are great talkers be featured more on TV when injured such as MJF and C.M. Punk?
Why didn’t Hulk Hogan have the movie career of The Rock?
What if WrestleManias 20 and 30 and 35 were two nights instead of one? Which matches would have headlined each night?
Why are pro wrestling t-shirts so poorly designed? Todd and Wade react to WWE’s t-shirts online, too.
Should WWE go more title changes at house shows like they’ve done in the past?
Should AEW run more house shows?
Have AEW and NXT affected the indy scene negatively?
Thoughts on Mick Foley wanting to have another hardcore match, and would Darby be a good opponent?
What did Mercedes mean regarding taking AEW international?
Should it be considered set in stone that Will Ospreay is going to win the AEW World Title at WrestleKingdom?
Becky Lynch’s line about being great when people doubt her
Is “try and do” really wrong wording? (Spoiler Alert: Yes!)
A history of MMA fighters solving certain specialized styles over the decades
Will A.J. Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura ever have a run on top again?
Latest WWE video game WWE 2K20
What if Bret Hart weren’t injured by Goldberg?
How should MJF be reintroduced?
Are there actually “star player” equivalents in pro wrestling?
Was Paul Levesque sleeping at the wheel with the latest round of AEW signings?
How will Rose Namajuna’s legacy be remembered in UFC history?
Thoughts on NXT stars such as Dijak, Oba Femi, and Josh Briggs and can they provide WWE with some major matches in the future?
What is Brutus Beefcake’s place in wrestling history and what would be the modern-day equivalent?
Billy Gunn being “uselessly huge” and “needlessly tall.”
What body parts of which wrestlers could assemble into an indestructible wrestler?
Which wrestlers is like Kirk Cousins – great stats but a lack of wins or making a big difference in ways that matter more?
“Stocktonian by Choice.”
Should AEW TV ratings be judged differently than WWE’s?
The merging of the IWGP World Hvt. Title and IWGP IC Title and the introduction since of the Global Hvt. Title.