{"id":137796,"date":"2022-04-14T23:06:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T04:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=137796"},"modified":"2022-04-14T23:06:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T04:06:27","slug":"vip-audio-4-14-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-is-cody-speaking-truth-in-his-media-interviews-what-dream-matches-are-left-what-careers-that-were-cut-short-had-biggest-impact-ziggler","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-4-14-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-is-cody-speaking-truth-in-his-media-interviews-what-dream-matches-are-left-what-careers-that-were-cut-short-had-biggest-impact-ziggler\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 4\/14 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Is Cody speaking truth in his media interviews? What dream matches are left? What careers that were cut short had biggest impact? Ziggler&#8217;s unrealized potential? Top Raw After Mania moments? More (84 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-994488684\" 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>Did Young Bucks founding AEW or WWE shifting from per-show revenue model to WWE Network to Peacock change the industry more?<\/li>\n<li>What dream matches are really left, and a reaction to a list of a handful of them?<\/li>\n<li>Cody Rhodes true or false questions regarding his move from AEW to WWE.<\/li>\n<li>Is the lack of a single WWE Unified Title belt a sign they don&#8217;t plan to keep them separate?<\/li>\n<li>How could the Torch staff have liked WrestleMania as much as they did?<\/li>\n<li>Would it be fun for Dan Lambert to interrupted a Cody promo in WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t Cody a better fit for WWE than AEW, and if so, why is that?<\/li>\n<li>What was the potential for Dolph Ziggler and how far short of that has it gone?<\/li>\n<li>What are your favorite Raw After Mania moments?<\/li>\n<li>Ranking the priorities on fixing WWE&#8217;s quirks?<\/li>\n<li>How WWE is it for WWE to &#8220;turn Logan Paul face&#8217; by having Miz kick his ass?<\/li>\n<li>How much credibility is Cody losing in his media interviews over WrestleMania weekend explaining his move from AEW to WWE?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s going on with Jay White?<\/li>\n<li>Sammy Guevara&#8217;s sign gimmick.<\/li>\n<li>Rank a list of current WWE wrestlers on their likelihood to headline WrestleMania some day includingn Austin Theory, Cody Rhodes, Montez Ford, Rick Boogs, Butch, Bron Breaker, and others.<\/li>\n<li>How long can WWE keep going as they are if the enthusiasm for the product keep dropping even as the guaranteed cash keeps pouring in?<\/li>\n<li>Strong disagreement regarding Todd&#8217;s take on beards, plus what wrestlers were most hurt by not growing a beard sooner in their careers?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on Tony Khan making a statement about a study saying a lot of online criticism of AEW is from bots.<\/li>\n<li>Is there any other wrestler whose career was shortened for any reason that had a bigger impact on the industry than The Rock due to his movie success? 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