{"id":85008,"date":"2019-08-21T22:07:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T03:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=85008"},"modified":"2019-08-21T22:11:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T03:11:12","slug":"vip-audio-8-21-the-fix-w-todd-martin-mailbag-pt-2-of-2-can-nxt-keep-up-the-quality-what-is-cormiers-legacy-who-is-jerichos-surprise-what-was-mutas-post-wcw-career-in-japan-lik","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-8-21-the-fix-w-todd-martin-mailbag-pt-2-of-2-can-nxt-keep-up-the-quality-what-is-cormiers-legacy-who-is-jerichos-surprise-what-was-mutas-post-wcw-career-in-japan-lik\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 8\/21 \u2013 The Fix w\/Todd Martin &#8211; Mailbag (pt. 2 of 2): Can NXT keep up the quality? What is Cormier&#8217;s legacy? Who is Jericho&#8217;s surprise? What was Muta&#8217;s post-WCW career in Japan like? Austin&#8217;s best year? Best spear? MegaPowers break-up? (81 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3160131626\" 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>\u00a0In 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>What was Steve Austin&#8217;s best year in the WWF?<\/li>\n<li>What is Ultimo Dragon&#8217;s legacy in the industry after his years on WCW Nitro?<\/li>\n<li>Did Bob Backlund get the WWF Title in 1994 because of George Foreman&#8217;s comeback?<\/li>\n<li>Does Vince McMahon respects wrestlers who honor their word to other promoters, and does that contradict his territorial acquisitions during expansion years?<\/li>\n<li>How does UFC 241 affect Daniel Cormier&#8217;s legacy?<\/li>\n<li>What are Roman Reigns&#8217;s chances of main eventing WrestleMania next year?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of career did Great Muta end up having in the 1990s and 2000s after his time in WCW?<\/li>\n<li>Was the Braun Strowman, Ember Moon, Alexa Bliss &#8220;Table For 3&#8221; ruined by Applebees sponsorship?<\/li>\n<li>Who might be Chris Jericho&#8217;s surprise tag team at All Out?<\/li>\n<li>Which former WWE wrestlers could be useful managers today along the lines of Vince Sr.&#8217;s use of managers in the late-1970s and early-1980s?<\/li>\n<li>Which wrestler hit the spear better &#8211; Edge, Goldberg, or Roman Reigns?<\/li>\n<li>What two year period qualifies as the glory period of Vince McMahon&#8217;s booking of tag teams in WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Which New Japan wrestler resemble WWE wrestlers, such as who is NJPW&#8217;s John Cena?<\/li>\n<li>Why is Delirious still the ROH booker after it has been left behind and lost its buzz?<\/li>\n<li>Is NXT&#8217;s only chance of success on USA Network if Vince McMahon stays out of it?<\/li>\n<li>Will NXT on USA Network damage WWE Network?<\/li>\n<li>Will NXT and AEW combined ratings surpass those of Raw?<\/li>\n<li>How do you feel about the old King of the Ring tournaments?<\/li>\n<li>How did Randy Savage draw as WWF Champion and who did he defend against?<\/li>\n<li>Did WWE ever consider holding off on breaking up the MegaPowers until WrestleMania 6?<\/li>\n<li>What is the bigger obstacle for New Japan growth in the U.S. &#8211; ROH as their partner or AEW &amp; NXT adding hours to U.S. fans scheduled viewing each week?<\/li>\n<li>Can NXT keep up the quality booking with two hours of live programming each week now?<\/li>\n<li>Will main roster lower card wrestlers be brought to NXT to fill out the roster?<\/li>\n<li>Will NXT have a distinct roster or end up part of the current Raw &amp; Smackdown roster soup?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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