{"id":192825,"date":"2025-02-13T23:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T05:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=192825"},"modified":"2025-02-14T20:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T02:24:07","slug":"vip-audio-2-13-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-which-aew-releases-will-thrive-in-wwe-is-gotos-win-bad-for-njpws-brand-favorite-santino-moments-could-there-be-big-wm-line-u","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-2-13-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-which-aew-releases-will-thrive-in-wwe-is-gotos-win-bad-for-njpws-brand-favorite-santino-moments-could-there-be-big-wm-line-u\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 2\/13 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Which AEW releases will thrive in WWE? Is Goto&#8217;s win bad for NJPW&#8217;s brand? Favorite Santino moments? Could there be big WM line-up twists? Four Horsewomen&#8217;s fall from popularity? 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Punk be inserted into the Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins match as his favor?<\/li>\n<li>Favorite memories of Santino Marella and how does he compared to R-Truth?<\/li>\n<li>Is Goto winning the IWGP Title sugar-rush booking that further damages the New Japan brand?<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating a list of 20 wrestlers from 20 years ago who didn&#8217;t make it but looked like they had real potential to go further<\/li>\n<li>Why hasn&#8217;t UFC been able to replicate the big-show feel of Pride events?<\/li>\n<li>What will be seen as the peak moment of this boom period?<\/li>\n<li>Could some WWE wrestlers make strong political statements despite being discouraged?<\/li>\n<li>What more does Konosuke Takeshita need to do to be a world champion for either AEW or NJPW?<\/li>\n<li>A brief overview of George Scott&#8217;s history in pro wrestling<\/li>\n<li>Why doesn&#8217;t AEW promote wrestlers&#8217; high-profile side projects? Should they?<\/li>\n<li>Is Drew McIntyre missing anything? 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