{"id":202448,"date":"2025-08-08T02:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=202448"},"modified":"2025-08-08T02:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:43:38","slug":"vip-podcast-7-31-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-lesnars-return-hogan-testimony-at-mcmahon-steroid-trial-wwe-espn-jades-future-hogan-gawker-more-129-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/08\/vip-podcast-7-31-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-lesnars-return-hogan-testimony-at-mcmahon-steroid-trial-wwe-espn-jades-future-hogan-gawker-more-129-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/7 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Lesnar&#8217;s return, Hogan testimony at McMahon steroid trial, WWE-ESPN, Jade&#8217;s future, Hogan-Gawker, more (129 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2492970052\" 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 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>How could Hulk Hogan have actually double-crossed the prosecution in the steroid trial given how immunity processes usually work, with insight into what likely happened regarding cross-examination that caught the prosecutors off guard<\/li>\n<li>What really went wrong with the NWO themed hour of Nitro and could the concept have worked?<\/li>\n<li>Would Hogan have beaten Gawker in court if the racist comments had been released rather than the sexual footage, or if both were released together?<\/li>\n<li>Why did Vince McMahon position himself as the lead announcer for so long in the WWF?<\/li>\n<li>Has WWE become a &#8220;morally bankrupt company&#8221;? This includes Todd&#8217;s pushback on some of the backlash against WWE bringing Lesnar back, even though he personally would have voted against brining him back<\/li>\n<li>Why didn&#8217;t C.M. Punk just leave the ring instead of letting Seth Rollins beat him up and cash in?<\/li>\n<li>Why did that crowbar not get used during most of the Becky Lynch-Lyra Valkyria match?<\/li>\n<li>Are there any pro wrestling products together that adhere to more logic?<\/li>\n<li>What are the top three &#8220;Japanese slimeball wrestling returns&#8221; in history?<\/li>\n<li>Some additional thoughts on the ESPN-WWE deal regarding pricing compared to Peacock<\/li>\n<li>Is there such a thing as having &#8220;too many Latino stars&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li>Is it surprising Bruce Prichard and Michael Hayes still have jobs in WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Are non-sports fans the biggest &#8220;victims&#8221; in this new WWE-ESPN deal?<\/li>\n<li>Is there truth to the reporting about heat on MVP backstage in WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Shouldn&#8217;t there be more blowback against WWE bringing Lesnar back?<\/li>\n<li>Does WWE hate U.S. fans given how segmented viewing is across so many platforms now?<\/li>\n<li>Could WWE Underground have worked out somehow?<\/li>\n<li>Is Lesnar going to be the last straw for some WWE fans?<\/li>\n<li>Is is premature and inaccurate to say WWE is already experiencing a business downturn for some booking decisions this year?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s next for Jade Cargill?<\/li>\n<li>What will the actual fallout be for WWE bringing Lesnar back?<\/li>\n<li>What is the length of time a wrestler should be given to get over before giving up on them, with Karrion Kross as an example?<\/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\/08\/20250807TM2.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorchvipinfo.com\">CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-812083080\"><div id=\"pwtor-3255548216\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>SHOW SUMMARY: 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: How could Hulk Hogan have <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/08\/vip-podcast-7-31-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-lesnars-return-hogan-testimony-at-mcmahon-steroid-trial-wwe-espn-jades-future-hogan-gawker-more-129-min\/\" title=\"VIP PODCAST 8\/7 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Lesnar&#8217;s return, Hogan testimony at McMahon steroid trial, WWE-ESPN, Jade&#8217;s future, Hogan-Gawker, more (129 min.)\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,1360],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vipexclusivealerts","category-vip-podcasts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2022\/03\/TheFix2022.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202448"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202452,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202448\/revisions\/202452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}