{"id":198772,"date":"2025-06-01T13:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=198772"},"modified":"2025-06-01T13:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:06:20","slug":"vip-podcast-6-1-the-fix-flashback-4-18-2018-mailbag-on-wwe-roster-shake-up-lesnar-roman-surprise-finish-rumble-wm35-main-event-prediction-x-pac-compared-to-reigns-bryans-ret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/06\/01\/vip-podcast-6-1-the-fix-flashback-4-18-2018-mailbag-on-wwe-roster-shake-up-lesnar-roman-surprise-finish-rumble-wm35-main-event-prediction-x-pac-compared-to-reigns-bryans-ret\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 6\/1 \u2013 The Fix Flashback (4-18-2018): Mailbag on WWE roster shake-up, Lesnar-Roman surprise finish, Rumble, WM35 main event prediction, X-Pac compared to Reigns, Bryan\u2019s return (80 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-844569733\" 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 the latest Flashback episode of The Fix with Todd Martin &amp; Wade Keller, we jump back seven years the Apr. 18, 2018 episode answering listener questions:<\/p>\n<p>MMA SECTION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Todd reviewed the previous weekend\u2019s UFC event and previewed that weekend\u2019s UFC event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MAILBAG<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whether Daniel Bryan\u2019s return could have been better if not announced on social media first<\/li>\n<li>Does Gina Carano get shortchanged on her influence<\/li>\n<li>Is A.J. 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