{"id":221153,"date":"2026-08-20T21:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T02:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=221153"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T02:53:23","slug":"vip-podcast-8-20-the-fix-w-todd-wade-pt-1-of-2-new-japan-g1-conclusion-latest-ko-punk-exchange-on-site-dynamite-review-reigns-dan-spivey-book-review-104-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/08\/20\/vip-podcast-8-20-the-fix-w-todd-wade-pt-1-of-2-new-japan-g1-conclusion-latest-ko-punk-exchange-on-site-dynamite-review-reigns-dan-spivey-book-review-104-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/20 \u2013 The Fix w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 1 of 2): New Japan G1 conclusion, latest KO-Punk exchange, on-site Dynamite review, Reigns, Dan Spivey book review (104 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2030153752\" 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 current events episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A review of New Japan Pro Wrestling&#8217;s G1 Climax concluding week and overview of tournament<\/li>\n<li>Review of AEW Collision and an on-site in-person review of AEW Dynamite including how the crowd acted during the lengthy Kenny Omega-Will Ospreay pre-taped face-to-face<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the news of Ilja Dragunov leaving WWE<\/li>\n<li>A review of the latest episode of NXT<\/li>\n<li>A review of the latest episodes of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw including the Kevin Owens-CM Punk mid-ring exchange and the Roman Reigns angle on Raw. 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