{"id":158458,"date":"2023-05-08T16:21:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T21:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=158458"},"modified":"2023-05-08T16:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T21:21:34","slug":"vip-audio-5-8-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-are-bucks-phoning-it-in-because-of-punk-logan-paul-as-first-world-champ-why-did-piper-stay-popular-was-lawlers-awa-title-win-a-big-deal-gunther-vs","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-5-8-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-are-bucks-phoning-it-in-because-of-punk-logan-paul-as-first-world-champ-why-did-piper-stay-popular-was-lawlers-awa-title-win-a-big-deal-gunther-vs\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 5\/8 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade: Are Bucks phoning it in because of Punk? Logan Paul as first World Champ? Why did Piper stay popular? Was Lawler&#8217;s AWA Title win a big deal? Gunther vs. Okada, Seth, Gargano, more (109 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2946008882\" 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 respond to listener emails on these topics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The retirement of Dan &#8220;The Mouth&#8221; Lovranki<\/li>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t Tony Khan&#8217;s approach appropriate given the audience he is seeking?<\/li>\n<li>Assigning archetypes to The Bloodline storyline&#8217;s key characters<\/li>\n<li>Is AEW likely to encounter technical issues at All In at Wembley?<\/li>\n<li>Is AEW aware of the requirements for Europeans to have a passport to travel to the UK?<\/li>\n<li>Was Triple H trying to be a good guy in the scenario with C.M. 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