{"id":211948,"date":"2026-02-12T22:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T04:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=211948"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T04:20:52","slug":"the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-wrestlemania-ticket-sales-real-american-freestyle-grand-slam-date-what-if-backup-stars-were-billed-as-top-stars-jevons-upside-more-68-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-wrestlemania-ticket-sales-real-american-freestyle-grand-slam-date-what-if-backup-stars-were-billed-as-top-stars-jevons-upside-more-68-min\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): WrestleMania ticket sales, Real American Freestyle, Grand Slam date, what if backup stars were billed as top stars, Je&#8217;Von&#8217;s upside, more (68 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2699320876\" 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>Which wrestlers became stars because of being in the right place at the right time (Mark Calaway? 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