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 cover these topics:

• A timely listener question about whether we have heard much about what Vince McMahon has been up to lately!
• The Dana White incident with his wife slapping each other in a bar.
• How would WCW feuds have played out if Bret Hart continued on with the WWF instead of jumping to WCW?
• How would UFC’s Middleweight Division have played out i8f Anderson Silva had defeated Chris Weidman at UFC 162?
• Can an apt comparison be made between Jade Cargill and Lex Luger?
• Deep dive into Ron Simmons’ WCW Title reign and if he was the first champion not positioned as a main eventer during his reign?
• Would Rick Rude instead of Vader have beat Simmons at Starrcade if he weren’t injured?
• 2023 Wade vs. Todd Predictions and results of the 2022 Wade vs. Todd Predictions including whether C.M. Punk will wrestle in 2023, will Sasha Banks/Mercedes Monet win an AEW Title, will Matt Cardona return at the Royal Rumble, and more.
• A case for why calling WWE a variety show is valid.
• Agree or disagree with: Jade Cargill shouldn’t lose until she’s turned babyface, Jeff Jarrett is proof that sometimes old school just works, and AEW botched Sasha Banks already if they have reached a deal to bring her in.
• Is Money in the Bank a gimmick that should be retired?
• Who is a better manager between J.J. Dillon and Paul Heyman?
• Matching Bloodline members to Four Horsemen members over the years.
• Should FTR leave AEW?
• Who speaks in circles or says more meaningless things, Bray or Malachi?
• Is using concussions in an angle in bad taste?
• Is the new AEW entrance stage a distraction for the live crowd?
• Why shouldn’t WWE introduced Smackdown viewers to Raw wrestler since they introduce NXT wrestlers to Raw viewers?

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Dec. 30, 2004 Wade Keller Hotline podcast featuring these topics:

• Reflecting on the year 2004.
• Samoa Joe’s ROH World Title loss to Austin Aries.
• Samoa Joe’s prospects of getting a WWE job.
• How possible is a Mick Foley-Samoa Joe match in ROH coming off of their angle on Sunday, who’s pitching for jobs in WWE for ROH wrestlers.
• Why ROH doesn’t have reason to be concerned about losing top wrestlers.
• What Foley’s relationship is with WWE at this time.
• The very latest on Brock Lesnar’s status with WWE and why he has less leverage now than he did when he first left.
• Why Monty Brown knows what the right thing to say is to impress WWE.
• The WWE creative team shake-up.
• More

This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts which began in 2003. We will continue to present VIP Podcasts from 18 years ago exclusively for PWTorch VIP members on our VIP Podcast Feed.

SHOW SUMMARY: In part three of this week’s three-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:

• Is it fair to review a show segment to segment since not everything is going to be a hit in a variety show format?
• Is the investment in Bray Wyatt a waste since it’s not designed to culminate in an actual good match?
• Review of the Peacock special documentary on Ric Flair and overall thoughts on Ric Flair the person and the pro wrestler.
• Is Kevin Patrick any good, and if not, can he become good? Is he keeping the seat warm for Jim Ross, Ian Riccaboni, or Mauro Ranallo?
• Evaluating how AEW has utilized Paul Wight, Mark Henry, and Christian Cage.
• Would a Stokely Hathaway faction feuding with C.M. Punk and FTR have worked?
• Is the “everyone hates C.M. Punk” story just fueled by Chris Jericho and The Elite?
• Evaluating nearly 30 AEW wrestlers on whether they’d be better off having stayed or still returning to WWE?
• Thoughts on Dax Harwood’s first podcast and whether a wrestler should be criticizing another wrestler for planning out and practicing his matches?
• Will Paul Levesque be more open to WWE acknowledging other promotions including perhaps AEW?
• Thoughts on The Elite’s current act and whether the Trios Title series is a good usage of them and is better than alternatives?
• Are the Elite vs. Death Triangle matches an example of putting athleticism and spectacle over storytelling?

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the November 26, 2004 episode of The Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host PWTorch editor Wade Keller. The following topics are covered:

• Extensive time is spent breaking down the content of the ECW DVD including what was left out, who looked good, who looked bad, where the truth was shaded a little or a lot, and much more.
• Bob Holly’s attack of Rene Dupree at least Sunday’s house show and whether the punishment is fair and adequate.
• Bruce has watched every booking run of Dusty Rhodes and he explains his strengths and weaknesses, the last time he had a good run as booker, and what to expect from his TNA run.
• What Vince McMahon’s dividend raise might mean. And more…

This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. We will continue to present VIP Podcasts from 18 years ago exclusively for PWTorch VIP members on our VIP Podcast Feed.

SHOW SUMMARY: Kelly Wells and Tom Stoup cover NXT from December 4, 2014 including go-home hype for NXT R-Evolution, a strong Sami Zayn-Adrian Neville talk segment, movies Tom wishes he’d directed, and more.

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to the Nov. 9, 2004 Wade Keller Hotline podcast featuring these topics: Insight into what the reaction is within WWE to the Kurt Angle-Daniel Puder incident and how it affects Puder’s future in WWE… Why wrestlers who were cut were cut… Praise for the upside of Batista… What Debra was doing backstage at Raw last night… Details on the verbal exchange between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage at the TNA PPV Sunday night… The backstage demeanors of Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Roddy Piper… Major news on Sean “X-Pac” Waltman and Joanie “Chyna” Laurer sex tape… A health update on Carlito Colon… A health update on Elix Skipper… More backstage notes from TNA’s PPV… Analysis of the approach WWE is taking with the Raw main event at Survivor Series including pros and cons of the added tension to the heel foursome…

This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. We will continue to present VIP Podcasts from 18 years ago exclusively for PWTorch VIP members on our VIP Podcast Feed.

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s early two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:

- Why was Mr. T welcomed by WWF fans in the mid-1980s while other celebrities such as Logan Paul aren’t? Could Logan learn from Mr. T?
- Did “Dr. D” David Schulz get fired because he threatened or slapped Mr. T, not just John Stossel?
- Revisiting the NXT draft between Wade and Todd.
- Did Brandon Cutler being back portend the return of the Young Bucks?
- Is there any chance Paul Levesque, Stephanie McMahon, and Nick Khan make it easier to root for WWE’s success by exiting the Saudi Arabia partnership now that Vince McMahon is gone?
- How do contract tampering laws work?
- Is MJF following in the footsteps of Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, and Ric Flair?
- Is WWE asking for trouble if they hire MJF?
- What is the influence going to be of Kenny Omega and the Bucks?
- Should Hangman Page join The Elite or should he be kept away from them?
- What does Todd think MJF’s contract status is?
- Wasn’t C.M. Punk mostly right about what he said at the All Out media Q&A?
- Has Tony Khan learning anything from the controversies he’s faced lately?
- Why do people keep talking about 26 year old MJF as if he’s super-young?
- Is it just a coincidence that the people Wade does impressions of end up doomed?
- Is it better to have no character like Mustafa Ali or a goober like Johnny Gargano?
- Who are the contenders and who is the best option to beat Roman Reigns?
- How does the lead-in help wrestling shows’ ratings?
- Should a Baron Corbin-type wrestler who has “go-away heat” be the top heel champion since he’d get genuine heat?
- Would MJF take the beating from The Firm to throw everyone off and still be a heel?
- Would it have made sense, or still make sense, for The Fiend to become Windham Rotunda to move away from the supernatural aspects of his act?

This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to a special VIP Roundtable podcast discussing current events. PWTorch columnists Pat McNeill and Bruce Mitchell join PWTorch editor Wade Keller to cover these topics: Kurt Angle overrates himself, Heidenreich turns to poetry, State of TNA Address, Smackdown anniversary celebration with Hulk Hogan and Steve Austin, Undertaker is Andre the Giant of his era, was the Raw Divas Search worth it, and more.

This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back to our earliest podcasts. The VIP podcasts from March, April, May, and most of June 2004 were lost due to hard drive failure, but we’re back now with the summer 2004 podcasts. We will continue to present VIP Podcasts from 18 years ago exclusively for PWTorch VIP members on our VIP Podcast Feed.

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:

- Has Triple H been a wolf in sheep’s clothing with his early booking decisions versus what he’s presenting now?
- Why wouldn’t Sammy Guevara keep getting in fights considering he pay no apparent consequences? Is Sammy inducing channel-changing for fans?
- A listener wants to know why he enjoys Wade critiquing AEW so much. Is he a WWE loyalist indoctrinated to Vince McMahon’s propaganda machine?
- Who are Michael Cole’s best “husbands” (color commentators) over the years?
- Did wrestling territories have specific booking approaches that were unusual?
- What happened to updates on the Vince McMahon investigation?
- Why are so many released wrestlers now being brought back? Is Triple H overruling Nick Khan? Is McMahon’s salary covering these new wrestler salaries?
- Isn’t the biggest sign Triple H has taken over for Vince McMahon the fact that they had an out of shape referee in a big match at Extreme Rules?
- Are we supposed to feel like Daniel Garcia was planning to side with Chris Jericho all along?
- Does Jon Moxley have actual animosity toward C.M. Punk since he’s taken digs at him on TV?
- Where does Antonio Inoki rank compared to other pro wrestlers of his generation? (Also, a sidebar discussion on top workers of the 1970s and an Inoki-Jerry Lawler comparison.)
- Plucking new wrestler names for NXT from U.S. senators from the 46th Congress.
- Where is all the ROH content on AEW TV leading?

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics:

- A follow-up on the lack of history of pro wrestling in the pre-1900s era.
- What is the history of big name boxers benefiting pro wrestling’s business?
- When are wrestlers typically told the finish of their matches?
- Is Steve Austin right when he says if you’re not in pro wrestling to be world champion, you shouldn’t be in the business?
- Aren’t a lot of AEW’s issues behind the scenes more typical pro wrestling locker room stuff than an actual indictment of Tony Khan’s promoting style?
- Thoughts on the pros and cons of MJF’s approach in his promo last week on Dynamite.
- Isn’t there a happy medium between defending the WWE Title every month and doing it as infrequently as Roman Reigns is?
- Has WWE explained what Damage CTRL means?
- What is Jungle Boy meant to be?
- Why did WWE show a close-up of a fan wearing a t-shirt with a reference to Chris Benoit?
- Shouldn’t Drew McIntyre be more hung up on how he was cheated out of a chance to win his match against Roman Reigns at Clash at the Castle and actually demand a rematch rather than just talk about Solo Sikoa?
- Where are the best sources of AWA wrestling history?
- Point by point legal analysis of leverage C.M. Punk might have on AEW given the nature of what went down after his media Q&A with the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega.
- Did Punk plan to trigger everything that happened after All Out or was it based on genuine emotions and it led to things he didn’t anticipate?
- Is AEW at risk of turning away fans now that the most interesting story is behind the scenes turmoil that they aren’t even addressing on TV?
- What is Tony Khan’s end game with Jade Cargill and has he likely picked out who will eventually beat her?
- Has any pro wrestling company lost more momentum in a year than AEW has in terms of its relative perception to its primary competitor, WWE?
- Who should finally beat Roman Reigns?
- Isn’t it already clear a mistake was made by Paul Levesque not having Drew McIntyre beat Roman Reigns now that Reigns is moving on to a match with Logan Paul?