{"id":175572,"date":"2024-03-21T23:01:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=175572"},"modified":"2024-03-21T23:01:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:01:52","slug":"vip-audio-3-21-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-how-matches-are-planned-graves-hogans-movie-career-vs-rocks-house-show-title-changes-mjf-and-punk-wrestler-pay-foley-comeback-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/03\/21\/vip-audio-3-21-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-how-matches-are-planned-graves-hogans-movie-career-vs-rocks-house-show-title-changes-mjf-and-punk-wrestler-pay-foley-comeback-m\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 3\/21 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): How matches are planned, Graves, Hogan&#8217;s movie career vs. Rock&#8217;s, house show title changes, MJF and Punk, wrestler pay, Foley comeback, more (145 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2119523631\" 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 part two of this week&#8217;s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss these topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mercedes Mon\u00e9&#8217;s CEO chant<\/li>\n<li>What is so great about Corey Graves?<\/li>\n<li>How does a wrestling match get planned and executed between wrestlers?<\/li>\n<li>The nostalgia for VHS tapes<\/li>\n<li>What concerts did Wade recently attend?<\/li>\n<li>Will WWE have to change their approach to start becoming competitive for free agents that AEW is currently snatching from the market?<\/li>\n<li>What are the lead-ins for WWE and AEW and how do they draw compared to the wrestling shows?<\/li>\n<li>Given Okaka&#8217;s rumored salary, is he actually underpaid compared to NBA and other pro athletes?<\/li>\n<li>Should wrestlers who are great talkers be featured more on TV when injured such as MJF and C.M. Punk?<\/li>\n<li>Why didn&#8217;t Hulk Hogan have the movie career of The Rock?<\/li>\n<li>What if WrestleManias 20 and 30 and 35 were two nights instead of one? Which matches would have headlined each night?<\/li>\n<li>Why are pro wrestling t-shirts so poorly designed? Todd and Wade react to WWE&#8217;s t-shirts online, too.<\/li>\n<li>Should WWE go more title changes at house shows like they&#8217;ve done in the past?<\/li>\n<li>Should AEW run more house shows?<\/li>\n<li>Have AEW and NXT affected the indy scene negatively?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on Mick Foley wanting to have another hardcore match, and would Darby be a good opponent?<\/li>\n<li>What did Mercedes mean regarding taking AEW international?<\/li>\n<li>Should it be considered set in stone that Will Ospreay is going to win the AEW World Title at WrestleKingdom?<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch&#8217;s line about being great when people doubt her<\/li>\n<li>Is &#8220;try and do&#8221; really wrong wording? 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