{"id":84695,"date":"2019-08-14T22:40:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T03:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=84695"},"modified":"2019-08-14T22:40:46","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T03:40:46","slug":"vip-audio-8-14-the-fix-w-todd-martin-mailbag-pt-2-of-2-sasha-aew-backlunds-return-orton-talking-to-ref-king-of-ring-past-and-future-ibushi-hogan-on-austin-cabana-punk-njpw-rul","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-8-14-the-fix-w-todd-martin-mailbag-pt-2-of-2-sasha-aew-backlunds-return-orton-talking-to-ref-king-of-ring-past-and-future-ibushi-hogan-on-austin-cabana-punk-njpw-rul\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 8\/14 \u2013 The Fix w\/Todd Martin &#8211; Mailbag (pt. 2 of 2): Sasha-AEW, Backlund&#8217;s return, Orton talking to ref, King of Ring past and future, Ibushi, Hogan on Austin, Cabana-Punk, NJPW rules enforcement, Bret, managers, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1390067095\" 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>NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0Some of the language on The Fix may be NSFW.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:<\/strong>In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, Todd tackles The Fix Mailbag covering these topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Would WWE have sued Chris Jericho if he hosted the C.M. 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