{"id":205028,"date":"2025-09-25T23:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T04:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=205028"},"modified":"2025-09-25T23:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T04:43:31","slug":"vip-podcast-9-25-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-austin-or-hogan-will-wrestlemania-ever-return-to-the-u-s-after-2027-michaels-undertaker-new-japan-top-five-espn-more-94-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/25\/vip-podcast-9-25-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-austin-or-hogan-will-wrestlemania-ever-return-to-the-u-s-after-2027-michaels-undertaker-new-japan-top-five-espn-more-94-mi\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 9\/25 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Austin or Hogan, will WrestleMania ever return to the U.S. after 2027, Michaels-Undertaker, New Japan top five, ESPN, more (94 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-436253044\" 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>Are AEW&#8217;s factions a mess?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on ESPN giving a mediocre review to Wrestlepalooza<\/li>\n<li>Is A.J. Lee out of place given how far the Women&#8217;s Division has come along?<\/li>\n<li>Would Paul Levesque have predicted or even endorsed around a half dozen improbabilities this year including Roman Reigns wrestling only one PLE singles match this year, John Cena&#8217;s failure of a heel turn, Brock Lesnar destroying Cena four dates from his retirement, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Did WWE alter the booking of match stipulations and finishes due to being on ESPN?<\/li>\n<li>Difficulties with ESPN Unlimited authorization<\/li>\n<li>More on the criminal charges against Raja Jackson from a D.A. perspective<\/li>\n<li>Should Sami Zayn get a run with the WWE Title?<\/li>\n<li>Who are the five best workers of New Japan&#8217;s pre-COVID era?<\/li>\n<li>Orange Cassidy&#8217;s heel name?<\/li>\n<li>Who burned hotter at their peak, Hulk Hogan or Steve Austin?<\/li>\n<li>Does the Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker match at WrestleMania 25 hold up or has the modern style diminished it?<\/li>\n<li>Does WWE make too big of a deal out of things in the United States, such as the ESPN partnership, given how global they are now?<\/li>\n<li>Why hasn&#8217;t John Cena had matches with younger stars this year?<\/li>\n<li>How does Dominik Mysterio&#8217;s upside compare to Jacob Fatu and Bron Breakker?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the career of Bianca Belair and her future<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on Lacey Evans<\/li>\n<li>What WrestleMania match is best for Bron Breakker? 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Ranking five in order from most to least<\/li>\n<li>Why doesn&#8217;t Paul Levesque get more heat for the lack of black wrestlers on WWE PLEs the last two years compared to Tony Khan?<\/li>\n<li>Could WrestleMania go back to Saudi Arabia in consecutive years if the money is big enough?<\/li>\n<li>Are there announcers in history who are like Booker T who help someone get over but are also overall awful at their job?<\/li>\n<li>Are there any wrestlers of the Diva era who would have been better workers if the were part of this era?<\/li>\n<li>Great wrestler entrance theme remixes<\/li>\n<li>Should Adam Copeland and Christian Cage have been booked differently in AEW?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the White House hosting a UFC fight on the 250th Birthday Celebration?<\/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\/09\/20250925TM2.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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