The Fix w/Todd & Wade (pt. 1 of 2): Ted Turner, Backlash preview, WWE releases and controversy surrounding them, New Japan, TV reviews (102 min.)

About this episode

The episode discusses Ted Turner's impact on pro wrestling, recent WWE releases, and previews upcoming wrestling events.

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this current events episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics: A look at Ted Turner’s life and his role in pro wrestling’s history The latest WWE releases and thoughts on the controversy around wrestlers being asked to accept big pay cuts to stay Reviews of WWE Smackdown and WWE Raw A preview of WWE Backlash including predictions for Danhausen’s mystery partner A review of NXT A look at New Japan Dontaku Reviews of AEW Collision and AEW Dynamite A review of UFC Fight Night and a preview of the next event View the list of books Todd Martin has reviewed with their placements from Tier 1 to Tier 5. CLICK HERE: https://vip.pwtorch.com/vip-sections/todd-martin-collection/ Visit Todd Martin’s YouTube page for his “Wrestling Through the Years” series: https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingthroughyears Visit and support Todd Martin’s Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cw/wrestlingthroughtheyears DIRECT LINK: VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO OTHER…

People in this episode

Hosts: Todd Martin, Wade Keller

Topics covered

• pro wrestling history
• WWE releases
• TV reviews
• New Japan
• UFC preview
• WWE Backlash predictions

Keywords

• Ted Turner
• WWE
• New Japan
• AEW
• UFC
• Backlash
• wrestling reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WWE, New Japan, AEW, UFC

Books & works: WWE Smackdown, WWE Raw, NXT, AEW Collision, AEW Dynamite, UFC Fight Night

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