{"id":182159,"date":"2024-07-26T00:21:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=182159"},"modified":"2024-07-26T00:21:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:21:18","slug":"vip-audio-7-25-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-3-of-3-will-tony-khan-ever-contract-hours-of-tv-is-cody-proving-critics-right-independent-contractor-status-is-wwe-wholesome-undertaker-wm-opp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/07\/26\/vip-audio-7-25-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-3-of-3-will-tony-khan-ever-contract-hours-of-tv-is-cody-proving-critics-right-independent-contractor-status-is-wwe-wholesome-undertaker-wm-opp\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 7\/25 &#8211; The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 3 of 3): Will Tony Khan ever contract hours of TV, is Cody proving critics right, independent contractor status, is WWE wholesome, Undertaker WM opponents, more (89 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2667167453\" 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 three of this week&#8217;s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer emails from VIP members on the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrestlers as independent contractors, is it a valid classification, could AEW be more vulnerable to it being overturned than WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Why has Cody Rhodes&#8217;s &#8220;white meat babyface&#8221; run gone so well without backlash like John Cena and Roman Reigns?<\/li>\n<li>Looking back at an old IAWF indy show poster<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating some of Undertaker&#8217;s less-heralded WrestleMania opponents over the years including Sycho Sid, Big Boss Man, Mark Henry, and Diesel.<\/li>\n<li>Is WWE on its way to truly earning being seen as warm and wholesome?<\/li>\n<li>What are the odds Tony Khan actually downsizes his weekly hours of wrestling?<\/li>\n<li>Are critics of Cody being proven right because of how things are going for him post-WrestleMania?<\/li>\n<li>Early 2000s favorites such as best La Resistance pairing, most self-indulgent Triple H moment, worst Kane angle, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Comparing the Nia Jax-Bayley promo with FTR&#8217;s this past week in terms of real-life references and how they are different.<\/li>\n<li>Could the presentation of the ridiculous finish to Blood &amp; Guts be fixed?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2024\/07\/20240725TM3.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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