SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s 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:
- Kane and Big Show at Royal Rumble 2015! It is time for AEW and WWE to make that happen at this year’s WrestleMania?
- More on the argument for more clearcut babyface-heel dynamics in pro wrestling instead of predominantly characters who are presented in shades of grey with the audience choosing who to cheer for
- Did Steve Austin and Rock undo all of their contributions because of the ongoing “What?” Chants and Rock elevating Brian Gewirtz to prominence?
- Trying to understand the praise for the Toni Storm payoff
- Is Paul Levesque the most influential person in pro wrestling
- How would the pro wrestling industry’s course have been affected if Hulk Hogan saying racist things happened in the late 1980s?
- What would have been the trajectories of MJF, Jay White, and Kenny Omega had their signed with WWE instead of AEW?
- Is pro wrestling still a simulated sport or has it evolved into its own unique entity? Has it changed from its original intent?
- How much of gambling on wrestling is good-faith fans having fun speculating and how much is insiders gaming the system?
- What dying companies was Jeff Jarrett part of besides WCW?
- Is it unprofessional of a wrestler to ask AEW not to take the company-option on renewing their contract?
- Is a small venue with a passionate intimate crowd better than a larger venue?
- Does Tony Khan qualify as a student of pro wrestling or has he shown himself to be more of a grown kid fantasy booking?
- Is sports rigged these days?
- What happened to ex-WWE Creative Team members doing podcasts? Why was that a thing?
- Why didn’t Davey Richards break out like his contemporaries such as Tyler Black, Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens did?
- Will A.J. Styles be a surprise Rumble entrant? Should Styles have another World Title run?
- Who are some former C.M. Punk ROH rivals you’d like to see him wrestle in WWE?
- Will The Rock end up where Hulk Hogan is when it comes to fans turning on him?
- What’s the story with WCW’s smaller rings?
- Who can replace Tony Khan as AEW booker?
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