{"id":198270,"date":"2025-05-23T00:52:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=198270"},"modified":"2025-05-23T00:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:52:56","slug":"vip-podcast-5-22-the-fix-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-aew-dynamite-review-double-or-nothing-preview-verne-gagne-book-review-mailbag-on-ecw-okada-cena-more-98-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/23\/vip-podcast-5-22-the-fix-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-aew-dynamite-review-double-or-nothing-preview-verne-gagne-book-review-mailbag-on-ecw-okada-cena-more-98-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 5\/22 &#8211; The Fix w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): AEW Dynamite review, Double or Nothing preview, Verne Gagne book review, Mailbag on ECW,  Okada, Cena, more (98 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1254918280\" 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: <\/strong>In this episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller (pt. 2 of 2), they covered these topics:<\/p>\n<p>CURRENT EVENTS&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review of AEW Dynamite including the final push for Double or Nothing, the MJF-Hurt Syndicate contract signing, the latest face-to-face with &#8220;Hangman&#8221; Page and Will Ospreay<\/li>\n<li>A review of AEW Double or Nothing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BOOK REVIEW&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new biography on AWA World Champion and owner\/promoter Verne Gagne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MAILBAG&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do wrestlers practice moves in the ring?<\/li>\n<li>Evidence of Roman Colosseum fights being worked?<\/li>\n<li>Do bookers love pushing wrestlers who remind them of themselves such as Paul Heyman-Raven and Vince McMahon-Ted DiBiase?<\/li>\n<li>Would a John Cena heel turn have worked 15 years ago given how he has come across as a heel this year?<\/li>\n<li>How to fix Kazuchika Okada?<\/li>\n<li>Does WWE have too many protected wrestlers who don&#8217;t take losses? Who should go unprotected?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s up with New Japan&#8217;s booking of this year&#8217;s Best of the Super Juniors?<\/li>\n<li>Was there always evidence Tony Khan was going to book essentially a derivative of WWE and the last 25 years of pro wrestling overall instead of a new vision?<\/li>\n<li>What were ECW&#8217;s top five rivalries?<\/li>\n<li>Who should WWE sent to the moon to plan their flag to one-up Darby Allin posting the AEW flag on the top of Mt. Everest?<\/li>\n<li>Should Charlotte Flair be a good candidate to join the new Paul Heyman-led faction?<\/li>\n<li>Wade and Todd drafting two separate rosters for Dynamite and Collision from the total AEW talent pool?<\/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\/05\/20250522TM2.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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