VIP AUDIO 4/11 – The Fix Mailbag w/Todd & Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Punk-Perry footage, Rock dynamic in WWE, AEW TV deal status, Lesnar, what happened to AEW anyway, ROH-CZW, more (134 min.)

April 12, 2024

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SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer emails from VIP members on the following topics:

Should Brock Lesnar have been wiped off of WWE Network archives?
Drafting pro wrestling’s top theme songs
Is AEW’s in-ring product strength undervalued compared to today’s WWE?
Triple H being referred to as Paul Levesque
Status of AEW TV deal
Why don’t pro wrestling shows have credits at the end
Match outcomes based on cumulative one, two, and three counts.
Japan travel advice
The Final Boss
AI addresses the pros of having a smaller roster of stars
Good riddance to AEW’s non-contributors?
Why was Roman Reigns so downplayed after losing to Cody?
Is Money in the Bank a better concept to actually earn a title shot over the Royal Rumble?
What is the perfect balance between a sports-like presentation and having characters?
Why hasn’t Jade Cargill wrestled more in WWE already?
Did Levesque’s first WM without Vince McMahon live up to expectations?
When did kicking out of finishers become so frequent in WWE?
Is AEW as bad as WCW at the end?
Is AEW going to last another year so it can surpass Nitro in total episodes?
Bloodline rules
Kayla Harrison
Bo Dallas
Chris Adams
Are there modern outlaw promotions
Top crowd sizes today compared to 50 years ago
Worst examples of wrestlers coming out of retirement
Did C.M. Punk “bury” Vince McMahon during his interview with Ariel Helwani?
Babyface locker room congratulating Cody Rhodes in the ring after his title win
Mercedes Moné hype compared to Punk’s hype
AEW reaching the final straw this week
ROH-CZW
Thoughts on Cody on The MMA Hour
Why did Punk get a pass for running his mouth about AEW but there’s suck a backlash against AEW for responding?
Should Jack Perry have presented the footage from backstage at All In?
Stephanie McMahon’s future
Damien Priest’s TV matches coming up
Use of Punk backstage footage on Dynamite
Bill Watts’s top rule rule in WCW 30 years ago
Simpson’s episode that matches what AEW did last night
Rock’s demeanor on Monday night and overall impression of him being willing to play ball
What happened to AEW anyway?
Comparing Punk’s first injury in AEW to what he said about the second injury in terms of how AEW treated it
What was the purpose of the Ospreay interview on Dynamite?