{"id":195424,"date":"2025-04-01T13:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=195424"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:04:16","slug":"vip-podcast-4-1-collision-cafe-brian-zilem-jesse-velasquez-of-top-rope-nation-talk-wrestlemania-build-what-aew-has-done-to-shift-momentum-aew-stands-for-all-elite-women-more-81-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/04\/01\/vip-podcast-4-1-collision-cafe-brian-zilem-jesse-velasquez-of-top-rope-nation-talk-wrestlemania-build-what-aew-has-done-to-shift-momentum-aew-stands-for-all-elite-women-more-81-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 4\/1 \u2013 Collision Cafe: Brian Zilem &#038; Jesse Velasquez of Top Rope Nation talk WrestleMania build, what AEW has done to shift momentum, AEW stands for All Elite Women, more (81 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1744555218\" 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 &#8220;Collision Cafe,&#8221; Brian Zilem and Jesse Velasquez of Top Rope Nation discuss the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>00:00 Introduction<\/li>\n<li>01:52 WWE Raw Recap: Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena<\/li>\n<li>03:48 WWE&#8217;s Current State and Plot Holes<\/li>\n<li>07:50 WrestleMania Predictions and Concerns<\/li>\n<li>18:36 SmackDown\u00a0 and Women&#8217;s Division Issues<\/li>\n<li>27:09 Seth Rollins and WWE&#8217;s Main Event Scene<\/li>\n<li>31:16 AEW&#8217;s Momentum and Key Performers<\/li>\n<li>42:16 Collision&#8217;s Growing Importance<\/li>\n<li>45:09 Mercedes&#8217; Impact and Future<\/li>\n<li>52:03 Tony Storm&#8217;s Evolution<\/li>\n<li>01:05:57 Megan Bain&#8217;s Rise<\/li>\n<li>01:17:46 Closing Thoughts and Future Projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2025\/04\/20250401CollisionCafe.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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