{"id":197310,"date":"2025-05-04T19:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T00:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=197310"},"modified":"2025-05-04T19:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T00:15:10","slug":"vip-podcast-5-4-everything-mailbag-w-fann-mustacchio-social-media-ruining-fandom-issues-with-levesques-nxt-plan-worldwide-mariah-may-departure-thoughts-more-69-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/04\/vip-podcast-5-4-everything-mailbag-w-fann-mustacchio-social-media-ruining-fandom-issues-with-levesques-nxt-plan-worldwide-mariah-may-departure-thoughts-more-69-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 5\/4 \u2013 Everything Mailbag w\/Fann &#038; Mustacchio: Social media ruining fandom, issues with Levesque&#8217;s NXT plan worldwide, Mariah May departure thoughts, more (69 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1158133443\" 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>This week, in a super Mania week mega episode, Rich Fann and Josh Mustacchio talk a Brian Alston Mania special, NFL draft wrestling ties, and topics that include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does social media ruin the ability to enjoy wrestling?<\/li>\n<li>Potential issues with a Paul Levesque global NXT brand, Evolve, and LFG<\/li>\n<li>Bushi and Naito&#8217;s chances in WWE &#8211; either in Japan or U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Credit for WWE success to date<\/li>\n<li>Mariah May and what her rumored departure could (or couldn&#8217;t) mean<\/li>\n<li>Who takes over for Bruce Pritchard in the future?<\/li>\n<li>What a WWE run by only Stephanie and Levesque would look like<\/li>\n<li>Eric Bischoff and star vs. star matches<\/li>\n<li>Paul Levesque heels vs. babyfaces thoughts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2025\/05\/20250504EM.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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