{"id":199411,"date":"2025-06-12T23:51:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T04:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=199411"},"modified":"2025-06-12T23:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T04:51:47","slug":"vip-podcast-6-12-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-best-wrestlers-of-last-50-years-boxing-vs-mma-popularity-punk-in-saudi-arabia-triple-hs-sledgehammer-attitude-era-best-and","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-podcast-6-12-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-best-wrestlers-of-last-50-years-boxing-vs-mma-popularity-punk-in-saudi-arabia-triple-hs-sledgehammer-attitude-era-best-and\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 6\/12 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Best wrestlers of last 50 years, Boxing vs. MMA popularity, Punk in Saudi Arabia, Triple H&#8217;s sledgehammer, Attitude Era best and worst aspects, more (111 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3810851427\" 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>Is WWE losing goodwill by moving WrestleMania out of New Orleans after already announcing it?<\/li>\n<li>Is John Cena the worst thing to happen to pro wrestling in the last five years?<\/li>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t boxing bigger than MMA, unlike Todd&#8217;s assessment, or is it just a U.S. compared to worldwide perspective?<\/li>\n<li>How big of a missed opportunity was it not to present Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35? Could women&#8217;s wrestling have become significantly bigger is they had done that? Could Becky have become a star at the level of Cody Rhodes or bigger?<\/li>\n<li>Given that Triple H is supposedly a student of the game, why on Earth did he decide to use a sledgehammer as his signature weapon?<\/li>\n<li>What went wrong after the phenomenal OVW Class of 2002? Were there graduates of the 2003-2008 classes who could have been bigger stars with better treatment?<\/li>\n<li>How do you feel about Toni Storm&#8217;s character lately? While entertaining still, is it becoming apparent it&#8217;s difficult for opponents to mix with her other than Mariah May?<\/li>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t it likely the Survivor Series isn&#8217;t featuring a War Games match this year likely due to the logistics of setting it up in an outdoor stadium?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s to be taken from All In Texas still having sold fewer than 20,000 tickets so far? 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