{"id":205451,"date":"2025-10-02T20:45:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=205451"},"modified":"2025-10-02T20:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:45:52","slug":"vip-podcast-10-2-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-aews-highs-and-lows-after-six-years-is-cena-over-criticized-danielsons-announcing-so-far-more-61-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/10\/02\/vip-podcast-10-2-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-aews-highs-and-lows-after-six-years-is-cena-over-criticized-danielsons-announcing-so-far-more-61-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 10\/2 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): AEW&#8217;s highs and lows after six years, is Cena over-criticized, Danielson&#8217;s announcing so far, more (61 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-549826151\" 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>What are the best and worst moments so far for AEW?<\/li>\n<li>If AEW started a Hall of Fame, who should go in first?<\/li>\n<li>What would the legacy of the brand be if AEW went out of business soon?<\/li>\n<li>Should John Cena have put over younger talent given that he didn&#8217;t do anything positive for Solo Sikoa or Austin Theory?<\/li>\n<li>Is Cena&#8217;s retirement tour taking more criticism than it deserves?<\/li>\n<li>Should the afternoon timeslot of AEW PPVs continue?<\/li>\n<li>Should wrestlers go through a &#8220;paying dues&#8221; period in WWE or is that hurting creating new stars?<\/li>\n<li>Is the underdog gimmick a crutch and excuse to make fans of wrestlers fine with them losing?<\/li>\n<li>Is the problem with Bryan Danielson&#8217;s announcing more that he&#8217;s a bad fit with Excalibur and Taz rather than anything he&#8217;s doing wrong?<\/li>\n<li>Should Bron Breakker end up wrestling Gunther at WrestleMania 43 after Gunther beats Brock Lesnar?<\/li>\n<li>Could UFC and WWE come together to build their own arena in Las Vegas?<\/li>\n<li>Is it an overreaction to say that Daphanie LaShaunn should be fired for stopping her three count on Smackdown last week when Nia Jax didn&#8217;t kick out?<\/li>\n<li>Should the word &#8220;botch&#8221; be used less often?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on Neal Magny&#8217;s fight against a Will Ospreay look-alike<\/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\/10\/20251002TM2.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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