{"id":207680,"date":"2025-11-20T22:48:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=207680"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:48:19","slug":"the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-wwes-ple-builds-being-flat-ufc-white-house-card-aew-violence-level-tv-ratings-changes-john-cena-business-impact-first-ever-live-events-for-wade-and-t","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-wwes-ple-builds-being-flat-ufc-white-house-card-aew-violence-level-tv-ratings-changes-john-cena-business-impact-first-ever-live-events-for-wade-and-t\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): WWE&#8217;s PLE builds being flat, UFC White House card, AEW violence level, TV ratings changes, John Cena business impact, first-ever live events for Wade and Todd (138 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3034178176\" 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 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>Has WWE&#8217;s builds to PLEs dropped in quality this year, and if so, why?<\/li>\n<li>What are the pros and cons of AEW&#8217;s Blood &amp; Guts taking place so close to WWE War Games? 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