{"id":196299,"date":"2025-04-17T22:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T03:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=196299"},"modified":"2025-04-17T22:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T03:24:49","slug":"vip-podcast-4-17-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-reigns-and-levesque-speaking-about-trump-all-time-ultimate-wrestlemania-line-up-omega-bucks-legacies-cody-cena-crowd-reactio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/04\/17\/vip-podcast-4-17-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-reigns-and-levesque-speaking-about-trump-all-time-ultimate-wrestlemania-line-up-omega-bucks-legacies-cody-cena-crowd-reactio\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 4\/17 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Reigns and Levesque speaking about Trump, all-time Ultimate WrestleMania line-up, Omega &#038; Bucks legacies, Cody-Cena crowd reaction, more (85 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2855484088\" 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>Has the on-air authority figure outlived its usefulness?<\/li>\n<li>Why has WWE stopped changing the names of wrestlers from anyone who has the same name as a McMahon? 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