{"id":181777,"date":"2024-07-18T19:55:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T00:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=181777"},"modified":"2024-07-18T19:55:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T00:55:33","slug":"vip-audio-7-18-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-should-ospreay-get-some-quicker-wins-is-swerve-hurt-by-not-having-a-top-heel-rival-yet-what-if-ambrose-got-seths-push-should-vaquer-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/07\/18\/vip-audio-7-18-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-should-ospreay-get-some-quicker-wins-is-swerve-hurt-by-not-having-a-top-heel-rival-yet-what-if-ambrose-got-seths-push-should-vaquer-go\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 7\/18 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Should Ospreay get some quicker wins? Is Swerve hurt by not having a top heel rival yet? What if Ambrose got Seth&#8217;s push? Should Vaquer go to NXT first? What if Austin stayed healthy? 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