{"id":167334,"date":"2023-10-12T23:17:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T04:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=167334"},"modified":"2023-10-12T23:17:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T04:17:49","slug":"vip-audio-10-12-the-fix-mailbag-pt-2-of-2-hogan-bret-yokozuna-luger-tammy-sytch-mjfs-direction-copeland-nash-on-knight-ken-shamrock-romans-time-off-juices-roll-of-coins-copelands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/10\/12\/vip-audio-10-12-the-fix-mailbag-pt-2-of-2-hogan-bret-yokozuna-luger-tammy-sytch-mjfs-direction-copeland-nash-on-knight-ken-shamrock-romans-time-off-juices-roll-of-coins-copelands\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 10\/12 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag (pt. 2 of 2): Hogan-Bret-Yokozuna-Luger, Tammy Sytch, MJF&#8217;s direction, Copeland, Nash on Knight, Ken Shamrock, Roman&#8217;s time off, Juice&#8217;s roll of coins, Copeland&#8217;s impact, more (141 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1049461563\" 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 with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they respond to listener emails on these topics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What were the metrics that led to the timing of the Hulk Hogan-Bret Hart-Yokozuna-Lex Luger shifts in 1993?<\/li>\n<li>Is Adam Copeland being this hard already showing signs of failing and making AEW look bad pushing a WWE &#8220;castoff&#8221; as their top star?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of career in pro wrestling could Ken Shamrock have had if he had gone all-in on pro wrestling? Could he have had a Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar type of legacy?<\/li>\n<li>Will or should Tammy Sytch ever get out of prison? Why was her boyfriend&#8217;s bond non-refundable?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think WWE would have let Adam Copeland use the name &#8220;Edge&#8221; if he asked?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the deal with Kevin Nash&#8217;s latest comments about L.A. Knight?<\/li>\n<li>Is WrestleDream the first AEW event where Jon Moxley hasn&#8217;t bled?<\/li>\n<li>Is it time for MJF to stop recreating past non-main event storylines and focus on being the Steve Austin for AEW of 2023?<\/li>\n<li>Re-book the WWF from Summerslam &#8217;97 through WrestleMania 2000.<\/li>\n<li>Assembling a potential &#8211; but unlikely &#8211; loaded potential UFC 300 line-up.<\/li>\n<li>Are there examples of a World Champion being cold and a wrestling promotion being hot? Should blame largely go on the World Champion if business is down?<\/li>\n<li>Are AEW storylines getting more and more obscure and dependent on specialized knowledge?<\/li>\n<li>Could NXT be as good as the Black &amp; Gold era again?<\/li>\n<li>Has AEW, in five years, helped wrestler pay and wrestler schedules compared to if they hadn&#8217;t existed?<\/li>\n<li>Would a ladder ranking system work for all of AEW&#8217;s titles to explain who qualifies to challenge for each?<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t reality being a central part of the presentation of pro wrestling have inherently superior value to creating a fictional world?<\/li>\n<li>With the war currently being waged in Israel, do you see any scenarios in which WWE&#8217;s Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia would be negatively affected, postponed, or even cancelled?<\/li>\n<li>Is the reference to Bullet Club on commentary during Fastlane a sign of a softening of Vince McMahon&#8217;s rules about references to pro wrestling outside of WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Should AEW bring back a ranking system perhaps augmented to have a 1-100 like video games or a gambling style poker chip system?<\/li>\n<li>Reaction to a five-point proposal to get AEW&#8217;s booking on track.<\/li>\n<li>Did the MJF-Adam Cole storyline start off well and taken a turn for the worse? And is MJF less The Rock and more Shawn Michaels as a centerpiece lead babyface champion act at this point? How should MJF steer his babyface character to better territory?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the future of Bellator and USADA testing?<\/li>\n<li>Details on spoilers and how to handle them journalistically?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the transition from tag team wrestling to singles for Booker T, Scott Steiner, Barry Windham, and Bully Ray.<\/li>\n<li>Are even long-time supporters of Roman Reigns&#8217;s light schedule and lack of regular defenses going to soften their stance he should hang onto the title? Can a case be made that L.A. Knight should be that person?<\/li>\n<li>Can WWE force Creative Team Writers to sign NDAs? Are they already? Will they hold up?<\/li>\n<li>Why are so many AEW fans blindly defending bad decisions and flaws in the product?<\/li>\n<li>Will Bullet Club Gold have to live with being seen as anti-semites after Wednesday? 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