{"id":184689,"date":"2024-09-12T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T04:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=184689"},"modified":"2024-09-12T23:37:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T04:37:00","slug":"vip-audio-9-12-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-will-wwe-acknowledge-vince-on-tv-when-he-dies-why-did-ecw-fans-pop-for-sid-state-of-dragon-lees-push-should-wwe-book-around-wr","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-9-12-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-will-wwe-acknowledge-vince-on-tv-when-he-dies-why-did-ecw-fans-pop-for-sid-state-of-dragon-lees-push-should-wwe-book-around-wr\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 9\/12 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Will WWE acknowledge Vince on TV when he dies? Why did ECW fans pop for Sid? State of Dragon Lee&#8217;s push? Should WWE book around wrestler home country appearances? More! (108 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2498849475\" 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 2 of 2 of this week\u2019s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer emails from VIP members on the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why did ECW fans cheer Sid and Scott Hall? Were they, as Mick Foley, secretly fans of big TV star wrestler? Would they have also popped for, say, Ultimate Warrior?<\/li>\n<li>Was Sid likely to be the choice of WCW instead of Lex Luger to be champion if he didn&#8217;t go to the WWF?<\/li>\n<li>What is WWE style?<\/li>\n<li>Should we start a crime-o-meter to note when criminal actions take place on pro wrestling shows?<\/li>\n<li>Who are some wrestlers who began managing wrestlers as they were still active?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the state of Dragon Lee&#8217;s push?<\/li>\n<li>What is the state of MMA outside of UFC?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on WWE pacing storylines based on who\u2019s wrestling in their hometown?<\/li>\n<li>Are the fans who criticize WWE when they don\u2019t give a satisfying match finish but also criticize them when a certain wrestler loses clean hypocrites?<\/li>\n<li>If The Rock returned to WWE full-time five years after leaving following an unsuccessful attempt at Hollywood, how do you think he would\u2019ve done?<\/li>\n<li>Why has WWE not had a hot product for more than around six years and could they maintain this hotness going into the Netflix era and beyond?<\/li>\n<li>Is AEW&#8217;s early success overrated and thus the dropoff lately overrated, and did AEW benefit more from the pandemic to even the playing<\/li>\n<li>Would WWE acknowledge the death of Vince McMahon on their TV shows? If so, in what manner?<\/li>\n<li>Todd&#8217;s thoughts on people outside the business referring to wrestlers as &#8220;the boys&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on some aphorisms in wrestling that are treated as obviously true<\/li>\n<li>A reaction to a defense of AEW&#8217;s violence at All Out<\/li>\n<li>How big of an issue is it if heels are being cheered, comparing Todd&#8217;s comments on that topic seven years ago compared to lately?<\/li>\n<li>Why are hardcore matches full of visually novel weapons like tacks and light tube when they pretty clearly don&#8217;t hurt more than being punched or other high-impact wrestling moves? Does the psychology of these matches only work if you think to yourself: they aren\u2019t really punching each other but they are really landing on thumbtacks? Or, in the world of wrestling is getting poked in your back with thumbtacks more painful\/damaging than a superkick? 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