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SHOW SUMMARY: In part 2 of 2 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:
- Why did ECW fans cheer Sid and Scott Hall? Were they, as Mick Foley, secretly fans of big TV star wrestler? Would they have also popped for, say, Ultimate Warrior?
- Was Sid likely to be the choice of WCW instead of Lex Luger to be champion if he didn’t go to the WWF?
- What is WWE style?
- Should we start a crime-o-meter to note when criminal actions take place on pro wrestling shows?
- Who are some wrestlers who began managing wrestlers as they were still active?
- What’s the state of Dragon Lee’s push?
- What is the state of MMA outside of UFC?
- Thoughts on WWE pacing storylines based on who’s wrestling in their hometown?
- Are the fans who criticize WWE when they don’t give a satisfying match finish but also criticize them when a certain wrestler loses clean hypocrites?
- If The Rock returned to WWE full-time five years after leaving following an unsuccessful attempt at Hollywood, how do you think he would’ve done?
- Why has WWE not had a hot product for more than around six years and could they maintain this hotness going into the Netflix era and beyond?
- Is AEW’s early success overrated and thus the dropoff lately overrated, and did AEW benefit more from the pandemic to even the playing
- Would WWE acknowledge the death of Vince McMahon on their TV shows? If so, in what manner?
- Todd’s thoughts on people outside the business referring to wrestlers as “the boys”?
- Thoughts on some aphorisms in wrestling that are treated as obviously true
- A reaction to a defense of AEW’s violence at All Out
- How big of an issue is it if heels are being cheered, comparing Todd’s comments on that topic seven years ago compared to lately?
- Why are hardcore matches full of visually novel weapons like tacks and light tube when they pretty clearly don’t hurt more than being punched or other high-impact wrestling moves? Does the psychology of these matches only work if you think to yourself: they aren’t really punching each other but they are really landing on thumbtacks? Or, in the world of wrestling is getting poked in your back with thumbtacks more painful/damaging than a superkick? Or is the damage from these weapons supposed to be more psychological than physical?
- Should we expect different treatment of Vince McMahon on the Netflix documentary because Netflix is starting to air Raw next year?
- What aspect of Vince McMahon’s life or career as a promoter are you most interested in additional insights on?
- How do some fans get such good tickets to so many pro wrestling events?
- More thoughts on why big wrestlers are a smaller percentage of pushed wrestlers today than decades ago?
- What does it mean that the first Smackdown rating on Fox was the best and the worst was the last?
- Does WWE resent the possibility that AEW is overpaying wrestlers such as rumors about Swerve Strickland?
- Are wrestlers being undermined by having worse theme music replace better entrance themes?
- Hook’s pronunciation of Norfolk.
- Do changes in wrestlers’ ring gear help signal different eras of their careers?
- What bands do Todd and Wade wish they had had a chance to see live before death or disbandment?
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