{"id":199842,"date":"2025-06-19T23:11:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T04:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=199842"},"modified":"2025-06-19T23:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T04:11:17","slug":"vip-podcast-6-19-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-should-ospreay-be-aew-champ-already-who-seemed-hopeless-but-overachieved-does-jey-uso-shake-up-criteria-for-top-guys-more-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/06\/19\/vip-podcast-6-19-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-should-ospreay-be-aew-champ-already-who-seemed-hopeless-but-overachieved-does-jey-uso-shake-up-criteria-for-top-guys-more-100\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 6\/19 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Should Ospreay be AEW Champ already? Who seemed hopeless but overachieved? Does Jey Uso shake up criteria for top guys? More (100 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3549700995\" 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>Does R-Truth becoming Ron Killings mean the word &#8220;Kill&#8221; or &#8220;Killer&#8221; in a pro wrestler&#8217;s name is okay with Paul Levesque now?<\/li>\n<li>Is it time to reevaluate calling Saudi Arabia-based shows &#8220;Blood Money&#8221; after the direction of things politically in the United States this year?<\/li>\n<li>What territory promoter would have succeeded expanding nationally if Vincent K. 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Defenders winning the UFL Championship!<\/li>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t Jey Uso&#8217;s World Title reign an example of a pro wrestler succeeding on top who isn&#8217;t regarded as a great wrestler, and doesn&#8217;t that mean it&#8217;s worth some critics and fans reevaluating some criteria for a world title run?<\/li>\n<li>Who are the most successful non-speaking wrestlers of all-time?<\/li>\n<li>Should WWE speed up turning John Cena back babyface?<\/li>\n<li>Does Jon Moxley deserve some credit for AEW&#8217;s upswing this year?<\/li>\n<li>Who is helping Tony Khan book AEW in recent months?<\/li>\n<li>Has Goto stabilized New Japan business to any degree?<\/li>\n<li>How would Wade&#8217;s coverage gone with the Raw vs. Nitro era if he did live post-shows like nowadays?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on late-&#8217;80s and early-&#8217;90s Randy Savage, Curt Hennig, and Rick Rude when compared to those making the list of the very best of that era? 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