{"id":196756,"date":"2025-04-25T13:23:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T18:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=196756"},"modified":"2025-04-25T13:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T18:23:45","slug":"vip-podcast-4-25-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-3-of-3-is-rock-becoming-as-toxic-as-hogan-can-wwe-keep-cody-popular-without-the-title-mariah-aaa-dom-as-a-face-rhonda-singh-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/04\/25\/vip-podcast-4-25-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-3-of-3-is-rock-becoming-as-toxic-as-hogan-can-wwe-keep-cody-popular-without-the-title-mariah-aaa-dom-as-a-face-rhonda-singh-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 4\/25 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 3 of 3): Is Rock becoming as toxic as Hogan? Can WWE keep Cody popular without the title? Mariah, AAA, Dom as a face, Rhonda Singh, more (76 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2781991518\" 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>Was Mariah May&#8217;s departure from AEW to WWE underhanded and deceitful?<\/li>\n<li>Does WWE care at all about AAA or even understand what they bought?<\/li>\n<li>Who is Lee Fitting?<\/li>\n<li>Where has the Wyatt Family gone?<\/li>\n<li>What can WWE do to keep Cody Rhodes popular and relevant without the World Title?<\/li>\n<li>Are hardcore fans part of the problem when it comes to how John Cena was received as a heel?<\/li>\n<li>Reaction to Karrion Kross&#8217;s post-WrestleMania promo<\/li>\n<li>If Cody Rhodes was the dawn of a new era for WWE, why have him lose the way they did?<\/li>\n<li>Was a title reign for John Cena always the idea or was it a thank you for turning heel?<\/li>\n<li>Is Paul Levesque truthful in saying the Cody turn was the grand plan for over a year?<\/li>\n<li>Is it pretty clear that John Cena, Levesque, and Cody don&#8217;t want Rock anywhere near their programs?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on C.M. Punk&#8217;s interview on the Masked Man Ringer podcast?<\/li>\n<li>What could possibly make Dom a babyface in the eyes of WWE fans?<\/li>\n<li>Can AEW make every Dynamite as good as Spring Breakout was last week?<\/li>\n<li>What were the best Raw After Manias?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on how Ronda Singh was used by WWE?<\/li>\n<li>What does The Rock wearing a New Japan t-shirt indicate?<\/li>\n<li>Shouldn&#8217;t Kevin Owens&#8217;s replacement, Joe Hendry, have beat Randy Orton given WWE&#8217;s booking traditions?<\/li>\n<li>Could The Rock have deliberately not shown up Sunday at WrestleMania in order to point to the outrage as evidence people like him and want him on shows?<\/li>\n<li>If every match is four stars, does that prevent matches from standing out?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a way WWE could honor pro wrestling journalists at their Hall of Fame?<\/li>\n<li>Should Cena rack up more title losses and thus title wins to reach, say, 20?<\/li>\n<li>Is The Rock on his way to being Hulk Hogan 2.0 in terms of become a toxic figure in pro wrestling?<\/li>\n<li>Where is Asuka?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>View the list of books Todd Martin has reviewed with their placements from Tier 1 to Tier 5. <a href=\"https:\/\/vip.pwtorch.com\/vip-sections\/todd-martin-collection\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2025\/04\/20250425TM3.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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