{"id":206432,"date":"2025-10-23T21:52:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T02:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=206432"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:52:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T02:52:53","slug":"the-fix-w-todd-wade-includes-mailbag-disappointing-samoa-joe-heel-promo-heymans-explanation-halloween-havoc-preview-tv-reviews-ufc-73-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/the-fix-w-todd-wade-includes-mailbag-disappointing-samoa-joe-heel-promo-heymans-explanation-halloween-havoc-preview-tv-reviews-ufc-73-min\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fix w\/Todd &#038; Wade (includes Mailbag): Disappointing Samoa Joe heel promo, Heyman&#8217;s explanation, Halloween Havoc preview, TV reviews, UFC (73 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-199755384\" 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: <\/strong>In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:<\/p>\n<p>CURRENT EVENTS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A review of AEW Dynamite including why Samoa Joe&#8217;s heel promo was disappointing, disagreement on Kris Statlander&#8217;s promo, and thoughts on everything else on the post-WrestleDream episode<\/li>\n<li>A review of NXT from Tuesday and a preview of the Halloween Havoc line-up<\/li>\n<li>Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including Paul Heyman&#8217;s framing of the turn on Seth Rollins<\/li>\n<li>A review of UFC Fight Night and a UFC preview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MAILBAG:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bill Watt&#8217;s brief WWF run, Watts the wrestler, Watts the booker, and Watts the commentary<\/li>\n<li>Is there anything that can be done to get Seth Rollins to the level he could have reached had they not turned him in May 2016 when fans were so ready to embrace him as a top babyface act?<\/li>\n<li>Scott Steiner&#8217;s biceps<\/li>\n<li>Baltimore\/D.C. baseball team history<\/li>\n<li>Should Chris Jericho see the Goldberg and John Cena retirement tour as encouraging for his potential return?<\/li>\n<li>Can prostituting finishing moves and risky moves be put back in the bottle?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the the NBA&#8217;s on NBC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>View the list of books Todd Martin has reviewed with their placements from Tier 1 to Tier 5. <a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/vip-sections\/todd-martin-collection\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2025\/10\/20251023TM1.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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