{"id":203313,"date":"2025-08-21T22:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=203313"},"modified":"2025-08-21T22:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:44:03","slug":"vip-podcast-8-21-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-punks-pipe-bomb-compared-to-russos-2000-hogan-shoot-grading-20-main-eventers-tna-on-wednesdays-breakker-aaa-more-73-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/21\/vip-podcast-8-21-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-punks-pipe-bomb-compared-to-russos-2000-hogan-shoot-grading-20-main-eventers-tna-on-wednesdays-breakker-aaa-more-73-mi\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/21 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Punk&#8217;s pipe bomb compared to Russo&#8217;s 2000 Hogan shoot, grading 20+ main eventers, TNA on Wednesdays, Breakker, AAA, more (73 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3924132488\" 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>Should Brock Lesnar&#8217;s return have been delayed until it was closer to the John Cena match?<\/li>\n<li>Why is C.M. 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