{"id":188718,"date":"2024-11-26T22:52:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=188718"},"modified":"2024-11-26T22:52:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:52:37","slug":"vip-audio-11-26-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-is-nostalgia-in-wrestling-a-new-thing-owens-punk-feud-why-is-triple-h-still-pushing-smaller-wrestlers-grand-olympic-auditorium","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-11-26-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-is-nostalgia-in-wrestling-a-new-thing-owens-punk-feud-why-is-triple-h-still-pushing-smaller-wrestlers-grand-olympic-auditorium\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 11\/26 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Is nostalgia in wrestling a new thing? Owens-Punk feud? Why is Triple H still pushing smaller wrestlers? Grand Olympic Auditorium? More (51 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-793758629\" 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 week\u2019s The Fix Mailbag 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>When did nostalgia become a big thing in pro wrestling, such as celebrating ECW, Goldberg, The Rock, and other happenings from 20 years ago? 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