{"id":202812,"date":"2025-08-14T23:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=202812"},"modified":"2025-08-14T23:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:46:13","slug":"vip-podcast-8-14-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-house-of-torture-mcmahon-hogan-best-territory-of-60s-70s-zsj-aew-cenas-treatment-of-cody-dreamer-heyman-more-121-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/14\/vip-podcast-8-14-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-house-of-torture-mcmahon-hogan-best-territory-of-60s-70s-zsj-aew-cenas-treatment-of-cody-dreamer-heyman-more-121-m\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/14 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): House of Torture, McMahon &#038; Hogan, best territory of &#8217;60s-&#8217;70s, ZSJ-AEW, Cena&#8217;s treatment of Cody, Dreamer-Heyman, more (121 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2652818841\" 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>Which local pro sports team would Todd and Wade pick to win a championship<\/li>\n<li>House of Torture<\/li>\n<li>Forbidden Door concept no long applying<\/li>\n<li>WWE&#8217;s transparency in bringing Brock Lesnar back without addressing any of the controversies he&#8217;s part of<\/li>\n<li>Why did it take so long to come up with a name for the Seth Rollins\/Paul Heyman faction<\/li>\n<li>Did Vince McMahon ever regret letting Bret Hart out of his contract to sign with WCW?<\/li>\n<li>What would AEW wrestlers who won cash prizes for winning matches do at Mall of America?<\/li>\n<li>What can be applied from Attitude Era to future eras of wrestling?<\/li>\n<li>Has Jade Cargill lost some mystique in her time in WWE compared to AEW?<\/li>\n<li>Is A.J. Styles a Hall of Fame wrestler?<\/li>\n<li>What territory was the best in the 1960s and &#8217;70s?<\/li>\n<li>Comparing Vince McMahon\/Hulk Hogan pairing to Phil Jackson\/Michael Jordan and Bill Belichick\/Tom Brady<\/li>\n<li>Which fantasy WrestleMania main event is the biggest missed opportunity in hindsight among Undertaker-Sting, Steve Austin-Hulk Hogan, and The Rock-Roman Reigns<\/li>\n<li>Would Rock &amp; Roman Reigns vs. Steve Austin &amp; Cody Rhodes have been a better main event for night one of WrestleMania 40 than Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre?<\/li>\n<li>Zack Sabre Jr.&#8217;s likely usage as an AEW full-timer?<\/li>\n<li>WWE and AEW business trends revisited<\/li>\n<li>Shouldn&#8217;t John Cena have said more about Cody Rhodes on Smackdown?<\/li>\n<li>Should WWE and AEW hire spokespeople to handle tough questions?<\/li>\n<li>More on outrage over Brock Lesnar returning to WWE<\/li>\n<li>What is a Lights Out match and what&#8217;s its history?<\/li>\n<li>Did Tommy Dreamer really ever plan to kill Paul Heyman at WrestleMania 17?<\/li>\n<li>Does Paul Heyman have the ability to write a book and be completely honest and open about his career? 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