{"id":217199,"date":"2026-05-29T01:07:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=217199"},"modified":"2026-05-29T01:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:07:04","slug":"vip-podcast-5-28-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-ligers-one-nxt-match-seths-unrest-with-playing-a-hero-ufc-or-wwe-paying-price-for-complacency-first-aaa-tv-curse-of-the-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/29\/vip-podcast-5-28-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-ligers-one-nxt-match-seths-unrest-with-playing-a-hero-ufc-or-wwe-paying-price-for-complacency-first-aaa-tv-curse-of-the-v\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 5\/28 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Liger&#8217;s one NXT match, Seth&#8217;s unrest with playing a hero, UFC or WWE paying price for complacency first, AAA TV, curse of The Vision (40 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2980601843\" 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>A note on a 10 years ago episode covering the evolution of pro wrestling to MMA<\/li>\n<li>Which wrestler would you choose to have a finisher that was only kicked out of once but otherwise always ended a match?<\/li>\n<li>Were there too many wrestlers named Bill over the years?<\/li>\n<li>Who is more likely to suffer from being content to take in guarantee money with a bare minimum of effort &#8211; UFC or WWE?<\/li>\n<li>Why did Jushin Liger only wrestle one match for NXT\/WWE at the 2015 NXT Takeover Brooklyn?<\/li>\n<li>NWA Powerrr&#8217;s reboot<\/li>\n<li>Would AEW benefit from introducing wrestlers with a whole new name and gimmick like WWE had done in past decades?<\/li>\n<li>Will the sale of New Japan lead to more consolidation of pro wrestling companies?<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on Seth Rollins&#8217;s comment about being bored with being a babyface?<\/li>\n<li>Is AAA any closer to getting a TV deal?<\/li>\n<li>What will befall Austin Theory since everyone else in The Vision has suffered an injury?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:thefixmailbag@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thefixmailbag@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>View the list of books Todd Martin has reviewed with their placements from Tier 1 to Tier 5. 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