{"id":132572,"date":"2022-02-04T02:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T08:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=132572"},"modified":"2022-02-04T02:19:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T08:19:28","slug":"vip-audio-2-3-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-brandi-and-shanes-bad-week-impact-of-celebrities-in-pro-wrestling-cody-seth-trade-between-aew-wwe-shield-place-in-history-is-tony-khan","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-2-3-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-brandi-and-shanes-bad-week-impact-of-celebrities-in-pro-wrestling-cody-seth-trade-between-aew-wwe-shield-place-in-history-is-tony-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 2\/3 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Brandi and Shane&#8217;s bad week, impact of celebrities in pro wrestling, Cody-Seth trade between AEW-WWE, Shield place in history, is Tony Khan a good booker, more (100 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2999325548\" 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:\u00a0<\/strong>In part two of this week&#8217;s two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer mailbag questions on these topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Would AEW&#8217;s booking be paced better if they had monthly PPVs instead of quarterly PPVs?<\/li>\n<li>Should we read into Ronda Rousey&#8217;s t-shirt saying &#8220;Baddest&#8221; as it relates to Bianca Belair&#8217;s &#8220;EST&#8221; gimmick?<\/li>\n<li>What would it take for a major celebrity to make real impact on WWE&#8217;s business since Bad Bunny, Tyson Fury, and the Paul Brothers haven&#8217;t?<\/li>\n<li>Is Ronda Rousey already turning off everyone who might have been happy to see her?<\/li>\n<li>Is Shane McMahon so popular with the fans because they relate to him?<\/li>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t Adam Cole&#8217;s Panama Sunrise illogical?<\/li>\n<li>Is Vince McMahon truly concerned with only five wrestlers on his roster right now?<\/li>\n<li>Would AEW and WWE both benefit from swapping Cody Rhodes for Seth Rollins?<\/li>\n<li>Is Tony Khan an actual good booker or just a passionate presenter of matches?<\/li>\n<li>Has Vince McMahon ever had anyone close to as influential in his inner circle as Pat Patterson was?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s up with the Wizards?<\/li>\n<li>Would it have been mutually beneficial for AEW to be part of the Royal Rumble by sending two wrestlers, such as Chris Jericho and Cody?<\/li>\n<li>Have PLE&#8217;s just become another show rather than a compelling special event now that WWE Is on Peacock and doesn&#8217;t make more or less money immediately depending on fan interest?<\/li>\n<li>Is Rousey a heel or a face? Would she benefit from a manager\/mouthpiece?<\/li>\n<li>Has the WWE Title ever meant less compared to the Universal Title? 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