{"id":124823,"date":"2021-08-13T19:54:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T00:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=124823"},"modified":"2021-08-13T19:54:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T00:54:38","slug":"vip-audio-8-13-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-martin-wade-keller-pt-2-of-2-what-if-punk-aew-story-didnt-leak-top-couples-in-wrestling-should-omega-be-long-term-champ-horse-race-names-gable-steve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/08\/13\/vip-audio-8-13-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-martin-wade-keller-pt-2-of-2-what-if-punk-aew-story-didnt-leak-top-couples-in-wrestling-should-omega-be-long-term-champ-horse-race-names-gable-steve\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 8\/13 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd Martin &#038; Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2): What if Punk-AEW story didn&#8217;t leak, top couples in wrestling, should Omega be long-term champ, Horse Race names, Gable Stevenson, why Rampage on Fridays, more (130 min)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-640956410\" 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:\u00a0<\/strong>In this episode of The Fix, PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller address the following questions and topics submitted by listeners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What if it hadn&#8217;t leaked that C.M. Punk was signing with AEW? Was the leak ultimately beneficial for AEW?<\/li>\n<li>Is Vince McMahon preparing to close NXT? How would it affect wrestling landscape of NXT were shut down?<\/li>\n<li>Could AEW create a surge of interest by utilizing Conor McGregor the way WWE utilized Mike Tyson to get over Steve Austin, and if they did, which AEW wrestler would benefit the most?<\/li>\n<li>Todd and Wade draft around two dozen wrestling couples who would have to both be features on TV, such as Seth Rollins &amp; Becky Lynch, Cody &amp; Brandi Rhodes, C.M. 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