{"id":197155,"date":"2025-05-01T21:31:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T02:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=197155"},"modified":"2025-05-01T21:31:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T02:31:39","slug":"vip-podcast-5-1-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-breakkers-name-cenas-final-seven-matches-lesnar-or-heyman-more-valuable-is-wwe-more-theater-than-sports-now-more-88-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/01\/vip-podcast-5-1-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-breakkers-name-cenas-final-seven-matches-lesnar-or-heyman-more-valuable-is-wwe-more-theater-than-sports-now-more-88-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 5\/1 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Breakker&#8217;s name, Cena&#8217;s final seven matches, Lesnar or Heyman more valuable, is WWE more theater than sports now, more (88 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1434317196\" 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>Will AAA become a feeder system for WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Is it too late to change Bron Breakker&#8217;s name?<\/li>\n<li>Why was Travis Scott involved in the main event if WWE didn&#8217;t want The Rock to be part of it?<\/li>\n<li>Will asking wrestlers to blade who came up through the WWE system feel absurd?<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re going to have a face-heel dynamic in pro wrestling, why have people turn 10-15 times?<\/li>\n<li>Who was more important a signing for WWE circa 2012: Brock Lesnar or Paul Heyman?<\/li>\n<li>Why do wrestlers do interviews online and how do they come about?<\/li>\n<li>What if Mark Callaway debuted under his real name without the Undertaker gimmick in WWE?<\/li>\n<li>If Cody refuses to turn heel at some point, should he be forced to?<\/li>\n<li>How can John Cena be referred to as the GOAT? 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