{"id":154944,"date":"2023-03-06T18:04:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T00:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=154944"},"modified":"2023-03-06T18:08:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T00:08:26","slug":"vip-audio-3-6-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-observer-awards-results-trigger-one-of-todds-most-passionate-rants-ever-early-roh-review-nwo-documentary-omega-or-ospreay-lawler-vinc","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-3-6-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-observer-awards-results-trigger-one-of-todds-most-passionate-rants-ever-early-roh-review-nwo-documentary-omega-or-ospreay-lawler-vinc\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 3\/6 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Observer Awards results trigger one of Todd&#8217;s most passionate rants ever, early ROH review, NWO documentary, Omega or Ospreay, Lawler, Vince, HBK (84 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-297776223\" 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 this episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss listener emails on these topics&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 2022 Wrestling Observer year-end awards trigger one of Todd&#8217;s stronger rants ever.<\/li>\n<li>Is Kenny Omega worth a big contract renewal by AEW? Would he or Will Ospreay be more valuable to AEW? How about WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Was the Shawn Michaels sabbatical in the 1998-2002 period only because of back issues or was it drug related, too?<\/li>\n<li>Did anything stand out as outrageous regarding the comments by Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff on the latest A&amp;E Documentary on the NWO?<\/li>\n<li>Hasn&#8217;t AEW differentiated itself from WWE sufficiently?<\/li>\n<li>Has MMA followed a similar pattern as pro wrestling in that this generation of new fighters grew up on UFC and are a different breed than the first UFC fighters, just like most wrestlers now grew up fans of pro wrestling rather than just getting into pro wrestling from other sports?<\/li>\n<li>Why did Jerry Lawler hide that Brian Christopher was his son during Raw commentary in the late 1990s?<\/li>\n<li>Why does every WWF PPV in the 1996-&#8217;97 range feature minis matches?<\/li>\n<li>When did the WWF start tightening controls on wrestler promos?<\/li>\n<li>How would the 2010s &#8220;cussing over the headset&#8221; Vince McMahon produce the mid-1990s commentator Vince? Would he got nuts because Vince kept saying &#8220;notwithstanding&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li>Would you rather have Sam Roberts or Peter Rosenberg sit next to you watching wrestling the rest of your life?<\/li>\n<li>Will AEW bring back Tonki Storm&#8217;s &#8220;Two Pie Toni&#8221; persona from WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Is the AEW Originals vs. Outsiders style angle with Ruby Soho awful?<\/li>\n<li>What fears if any did you have going into the Iron Man match between MJF and Bryan Danielson?<\/li>\n<li>Who the f&#8212; voted for Tony Khan as 2022 Booker of the Year?<\/li>\n<li>Why is William Regal anyone to critique other wrestlers&#8217; matches given his career and match quality?<\/li>\n<li>Is WrestleMania turning out to be a debacle in terms of match quality?<\/li>\n<li>Are we only scratching the surface of Roman Reigns as WWE Champion? 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