{"id":126101,"date":"2021-09-03T01:23:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T06:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=126101"},"modified":"2021-09-03T01:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T06:23:32","slug":"vip-audio-9-2-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-martin-wade-keller-pt-2-of-2-top-japanese-wrestlers-broken-into-tiers-lots-of-c-m-punk-and-cole-topics-ric-flair-at-nwa-hardy-lita-edge-nick-khan-tony","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-9-2-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-martin-wade-keller-pt-2-of-2-top-japanese-wrestlers-broken-into-tiers-lots-of-c-m-punk-and-cole-topics-ric-flair-at-nwa-hardy-lita-edge-nick-khan-tony\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 9\/2 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd Martin &#038; Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2): Top Japanese wrestlers broken into tiers, lots of C.M. Punk and Cole topics, Ric Flair at NWA, Hardy-Lita-Edge, Nick Khan-Tony Khan (107 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2959980626\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY: <\/strong>In part two of this week&#8217;s episode of The Fix, PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller address the following questions and topics submitted by listeners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Todd responds to a listener who claims people who listen to podcasts at accelerated speeds are not crazy.<\/li>\n<li>C.M. Punk&#8217;s debut is way bigger than suggested by early TV ratings.<\/li>\n<li>Best case and worse case scenarios discussion expanded<\/li>\n<li>Ranking around 15 top Japanese stars by tier.<\/li>\n<li>What is likelihood that C.M. 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