{"id":198616,"date":"2025-05-29T19:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T00:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=198616"},"modified":"2025-05-29T19:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T00:18:10","slug":"vip-podcast-5-29-the-fix-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-aew-dynamite-review-mailbag-on-first-smackdown-early-mma-wwe-lfg-becky-and-seths-music-45-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/29\/vip-podcast-5-29-the-fix-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-aew-dynamite-review-mailbag-on-first-smackdown-early-mma-wwe-lfg-becky-and-seths-music-45-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 5\/29 \u2013 The Fix w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): AEW Dynamite review, Mailbag on first Smackdown, early MMA, WWE LFG, Becky and Seth&#8217;s music (45 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-659635923\" 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<p>CURRENT EVENTS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review of AEW Dynamite including solid follow-up to Double or Nothing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MAILBAG<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book recommendations on early UFC and Pride years in MMA<\/li>\n<li>What is Todd&#8217;s elevator pitch defending why he likes pro wrestling<\/li>\n<li>Was it a mistake to run the first Smackdown at Kemper Arena just months after Owen Hart&#8217;s death in that venue?<\/li>\n<li>Could the U.K. block the Royal Rumble from taking place there because of the marketing use of the word &#8220;royal&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li>What is the purpose of WWE LFG?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a way to make PLEs and PPVs feel more special again?<\/li>\n<li>Should WWE change the entrance themes for Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch now that they&#8217;re heels?<\/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\/20250529TM2.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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