{"id":170647,"date":"2023-12-14T22:52:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T04:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=170647"},"modified":"2023-12-14T22:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T04:52:20","slug":"vip-audio-12-14-the-fix-mailbag-pt-2-of-2-can-seth-punk-outshine-reigns-cody-at-wrestlemania-do-mystery-storylines-ever-work-in-wrestling-plus-owens-akira-maeda-aew-evps-mjf-chat-gtp-booki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/12\/14\/vip-audio-12-14-the-fix-mailbag-pt-2-of-2-can-seth-punk-outshine-reigns-cody-at-wrestlemania-do-mystery-storylines-ever-work-in-wrestling-plus-owens-akira-maeda-aew-evps-mjf-chat-gtp-booki\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/14 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag (pt. 2 of 2): Can Seth-Punk outshine Reigns-Cody at WrestleMania? Do mystery storylines ever work in wrestling? Plus Owens, Akira Maeda, AEW EVPs, MJF, Chat GTP booking, more (121 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1254362932\" 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>Kevin Owens working with C.M. Punk.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating a list of possible Punk opponents at WrestleMania.<\/li>\n<li>Would Undertaker have been the ideal whodunit for vehicularly assaulting Steve Austin at Survivor Series 1999?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the latest inductees into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame including Antonina Rocca &amp; Miguel Perez, Sgt. Slaughter, Tomohiro Ishii, Blue Panther, Jack &amp; Jerry Brisco, The Beauty Pair, and George Kidd.<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the story on Akira Maeda and Riki Choshu.<\/li>\n<li>Favorite misspellings of wrestler names on posters.<\/li>\n<li>Are the EVP titles of Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks just ceremonial at this point given Bryan Danielson&#8217;s role in C.M. Punk&#8217;s AEW firing.<\/li>\n<li>What should happen next now that the ROH World Hvt. Title is about to be absorbed into a Triple Crown Title?<\/li>\n<li>Is it true that mystery storylines seem to always fail in pro wrestling?<\/li>\n<li>What happened to the MJF &#8220;Bidding War of 2024&#8221; storyline?<\/li>\n<li>Is it unfair for people to frame Punk a liar and a hypocrite for returning to WWE?<\/li>\n<li>With Abadon going by the pronouns &#8220;they\/them,&#8221; how should pro wrestling companies handle non-binary identifying wrestlers?<\/li>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t Punk a bigger difference-maker than Wade has portrayed him?<\/li>\n<li>What if Cody Rhodes stayed in AEW and went heel?<\/li>\n<li>What should Rhea Ripley&#8217;s role in Australia be for Elimination Chamber?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the WWF-MLW antitrust settlement and the ex-UFC fighters antitrust lawsuit?<\/li>\n<li>Will Colby Covington continue to be a major draw in UFC for years to come?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the Fabulous Ones as a tag team.<\/li>\n<li>What is the cause of New Japan&#8217;s decline this year?<\/li>\n<li>Scenarios for Cody and Seth Rollins at the Royal Rumble, EC, and WrestleMania.<\/li>\n<li>Is the AEW Continental Classic basically a way for Tony Khan to take a month or so off from booking traditional storylines?<\/li>\n<li>Is there hope for AEW to get better in the ways that are frustrating a lot of fans now?<\/li>\n<li>Is there hope for Kenny Omega to rise above his weaknesses and complacency limiting his potential? How about Tony Khan&#8217;s weaknesses including effort being put into keeping ROH alive?<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating a ChatCPT scenario booking the Continental Classic and if it&#8217;s better than what we&#8217;re actually seeing.<\/li>\n<li>Should wrestlers in the middle of a stack pin get credit for being part of scoring the pin?<\/li>\n<li>Did AEW signing Will Ospreay motivate WWE to sign Punk?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on &#8220;House of Villains&#8221; with Jonny Fairplay<\/li>\n<li>What has less logic: the MJF storylines or the last season of &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li>Reacting to a proposed Royal Rumble scenario with Punk and Seth.<\/li>\n<li>Can Seth vs. Punk feel bigger than Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2023\/12\/20231214TM2.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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