{"id":199037,"date":"2025-06-05T22:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=199037"},"modified":"2025-06-05T22:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:46:21","slug":"vip-podcast-6-5-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-r-truth-all-time-best-heel-turns-styles-in-tna-again-merging-aew-titles-mariah-may-roode-wargames-67-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-6-5-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-r-truth-all-time-best-heel-turns-styles-in-tna-again-merging-aew-titles-mariah-may-roode-wargames-67-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 6\/5 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): R-Truth, All-time Best Heel Turns, Styles in TNA again, merging AEW titles Mariah May, Roode, WarGames (67 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2323919466\" 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>A look at a plan to merge all of the AEW\/ROH titles<\/li>\n<li>Weren&#8217;t Michelle Wilson and George Barios worse than TKO in terms of being unfriendly to fans?<\/li>\n<li>Should Wade bring back the annual Most Influential Rankings?<\/li>\n<li>What is the historical ranking of the Johnny Gargano-Tomasso Ciampa feud?<\/li>\n<li>Will A.J. 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