{"id":214679,"date":"2026-04-09T22:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T03:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=214679"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T03:00:05","slug":"vip-audio-4-9-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-ideal-time-to-turn-cena-heel-jericho-cody-tmo-speedball-aew-violence-janel-grant-ortons-rep-more-77-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/09\/vip-audio-4-9-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-ideal-time-to-turn-cena-heel-jericho-cody-tmo-speedball-aew-violence-janel-grant-ortons-rep-more-77-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 4\/9 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Ideal time to turn Cena heel, Jericho, Cody, TMO, Speedball, AEW violence, Janel Grant, Orton&#8217;s rep, more (77 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2815314519\" 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 does WWE want fans to feel about Cody Rhodes in response to the Pat McAfee angle on Smackdown last Friday?<\/li>\n<li>Are AEW fans more warm toward Chris Jericho&#8217;s return just because he&#8217;s someone who didn&#8217;t end up joining so many others who went from AEW to WWE in recent years?<\/li>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t a weakness of Roman Reigns and C.M. Punk going after each other with supposedly shoot comments weaker because they obviously are side-stepping more sensitive topics? And isn&#8217;t it better to have the match outcome settle whatever they are arguing about, and that&#8217;s not in play with the build so far?<\/li>\n<li>Would &#8220;Speedball&#8221; Mike Bailey have succeeded in WWE if he were signed years ago if he hadn&#8217;t had work visa issues? Or would he have been an AEW Day 1 guy and would that have worked out for him?<\/li>\n<li>What stands out looking back at the early AEW PPVs and is there anything AEW should have done differently in their first two years?<\/li>\n<li>Is it tiring hearing how legendary Randy Orton&#8217;s career has been when he usually peaked at a roughly three-star level in most of his bigger matches?<\/li>\n<li>Is there something about Cody Rhodes that preordains his babyface act has an expiration date?<\/li>\n<li>Is AEW&#8217;s in-ring style being so similar in tone match to match more of an issue than having the same people in the top mix for so long?<\/li>\n<li>Is TKO&#8217;s conduct undercutting WWE&#8217;s long-term welfare and is Paul Levesque in danger of being replaced?<\/li>\n<li>Why does it seem TKO executives are only meddling and interfering around WrestleMania season? 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