{"id":109856,"date":"2020-12-18T00:26:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T06:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=109856"},"modified":"2020-12-18T00:26:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T06:26:08","slug":"vip-audio-12-17-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-martin-wade-keller-pt-2-of-2-has-vince-lost-confidence-in-triple-h-does-aew-get-enough-credit-for-diverse-roster-under-recognized-tag-teams-of-the-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/18\/vip-audio-12-17-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-martin-wade-keller-pt-2-of-2-has-vince-lost-confidence-in-triple-h-does-aew-get-enough-credit-for-diverse-roster-under-recognized-tag-teams-of-the-1980\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/17 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd Martin &#038; Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2): Has Vince lost confidence in Triple H? Does AEW get enough credit for diverse roster? Under-recognized tag teams of the 1980s? Best wrestling books? Giant Gonzales? More (76 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3602367679\" 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> Some of the language on The Fix may be NSFW.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:<\/strong> In the Mailbag edition of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer Mailbag questions on a wide array of topics including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What was Vince McMahon thinking regarding Giant Gonalez?<\/li>\n<li>Is Impact a potential staple of an AEW streaming service library?<\/li>\n<li>Why doesn&#8217;t Todd give his UFC picks as often as he used to?<\/li>\n<li>Does AEW get enough credit for building a diverse roster?<\/li>\n<li>Shouldn&#8217;t USA Network care more about NXT being on the best night to maximize ratings rather than hurt AEW as competition on TNT?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on under-recognized tag teams Can-Am Connection, Strike Force, The Fantastics, Pat Tanaka &amp; Paul Diamond, and The Islanders?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the comparisons between Don Callis &amp; Kenny Omega and Bobby Heenan &amp; Nick Bockwinkel?<\/li>\n<li>How has NXT&#8217;s performance opposite of AEW affected Vince McMahon&#8217;s trust in handing over power to Triple H in the long-run?<\/li>\n<li>What are the best wrestling books Todd has reviewed over the years? 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