{"id":164530,"date":"2023-08-25T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=164530"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:00:50","slug":"vip-audio-8-24-the-fix-mailbag-pt-3-of-3-should-mjf-be-aews-centerpiece-babyface-did-tk-screw-up-by-renewing-the-elites-contracts-comparing-backstage-influence-of-punk-to-hogan-what-if-mc","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-8-24-the-fix-mailbag-pt-3-of-3-should-mjf-be-aews-centerpiece-babyface-did-tk-screw-up-by-renewing-the-elites-contracts-comparing-backstage-influence-of-punk-to-hogan-what-if-mc\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 8\/24 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag (pt. 3 of 3): Should MJF be AEW&#8217;s centerpiece babyface? Did TK screw up by renewing The Elite&#8217;s contracts? Comparing backstage influence of Punk to Hogan? What if McMahon went to prison in 1994? 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Punk&#8217;s backstage influence to Hulk Hogan&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>Did Tony Khan screw up by re-signing The Elite given the locker room situation?<\/li>\n<li>Why do people care and why do reporters report on AEW&#8217;s in-fighting backstage?<\/li>\n<li>Why don&#8217;t AEW fans chant &#8220;AEW!&#8221; at events like fans of ECW, TNA, and NXT have done?<\/li>\n<li>What is the story with the Jim Crockett Promotion&#8217;s touring of outdoor stadiums in the summer of 1986, especially with low attendance in so many?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on L.A. 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