{"id":181089,"date":"2024-07-05T02:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=181089"},"modified":"2024-07-05T02:01:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T07:01:00","slug":"vip-audio-7-4-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-how-good-is-wrestling-today-compared-to-past-eras-todd-wade-early-favorite-wrestlers-is-austin-overrated-mr-fuji-punk-heyman-more-8","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-7-4-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-how-good-is-wrestling-today-compared-to-past-eras-todd-wade-early-favorite-wrestlers-is-austin-overrated-mr-fuji-punk-heyman-more-8\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 7\/4 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): How good is wrestling today compared to past eras? Todd &#038; Wade early favorite wrestlers? Is Austin overrated? 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