{"id":192824,"date":"2025-02-13T23:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T05:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=192824"},"modified":"2025-02-14T20:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T02:24:11","slug":"vip-audio-2-13-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-which-aew-releases-will-thrive-in-wwe-is-gotos-win-bad-for-njpws-brand-favorite-santino-moments-could-there-be-big-wm-line-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/02\/13\/vip-audio-2-13-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-which-aew-releases-will-thrive-in-wwe-is-gotos-win-bad-for-njpws-brand-favorite-santino-moments-could-there-be-big-wm-line-u\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 2\/13 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Which AEW releases will thrive in WWE? Is Goto&#8217;s win bad for NJPW&#8217;s brand? Favorite Santino moments? Could there be big WM line-up twists? Four Horsewomen&#8217;s fall from popularity? More (96 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2735069409\" 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 week\u2019s The Fix Mailbag 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>Should two-out-of-three falls matches be used regularly today?<\/li>\n<li>Should the Royal Rumble winner get to choose his opponent to main event WrestleMania against even if it&#8217;s not a current champion?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the diminished popularity of the Four Horsewomen<\/li>\n<li>Todd books a WrestleMania line-up based on available talent, but not tied down to recent match announcements<\/li>\n<li>Should Michael Cole be criticized so harshly for his reactions to Jey Uso?<\/li>\n<li>How about adding John Cena to the Jey Uso vs. Gunther match?<\/li>\n<li>Could Cody actually end up facing Randy Orton?<\/li>\n<li>Could C.M. Punk be inserted into the Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins match as his favor?<\/li>\n<li>Favorite memories of Santino Marella and how does he compared to R-Truth?<\/li>\n<li>Is Goto winning the IWGP Title sugar-rush booking that further damages the New Japan brand?<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating a list of 20 wrestlers from 20 years ago who didn&#8217;t make it but looked like they had real potential to go further<\/li>\n<li>Why hasn&#8217;t UFC been able to replicate the big-show feel of Pride events?<\/li>\n<li>What will be seen as the peak moment of this boom period?<\/li>\n<li>Could some WWE wrestlers make strong political statements despite being discouraged?<\/li>\n<li>What more does Konosuke Takeshita need to do to be a world champion for either AEW or NJPW?<\/li>\n<li>A brief overview of George Scott&#8217;s history in pro wrestling<\/li>\n<li>Why doesn&#8217;t AEW promote wrestlers&#8217; high-profile side projects? Should they?<\/li>\n<li>Is Drew McIntyre missing anything? 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Is Goto&#8217;s win bad for NJPW&#8217;s brand? Favorite Santino moments? Could there be big WM line-up twists? Four Horsewomen&#8217;s fall from popularity? 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