The Ringer Wrestling Show

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If you had to predict a reason for Toni Storm’s extended absence, what would it be (0:40)?David, Kaz, and Brian look at the following feuds developing for WrestleMania:

Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker’s injury recovery time (9:31)

Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar’s showdown (14:34)

Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes (17:19)

Roman Reigns and CM Punk (22:29)

Stephanie Vaquer and Liv Morgan (33:36)

Then they discuss what Je’Von Evans, Trick Williams, Gunther and a few others could be doing at WrestleMania (36:00)Be sure to check out our videos on BlueSky, TikTok, Instagram Threads, and X.Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide and  Brian H. WatersProducer: Brian H. Waters
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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF  THE WEEK: When you were a kid, who was cooler, Chuck Norris or Dennis Rodman (0:41)?

David and Kaz kick off the show discussing the IWC fallout after Ricochet's tweet and apology (13:45).

They discuss the following:


Who AEW will miss more, Toni Storm or Adam Hangman Page (29:23)


Swerve challenges Kenny Omega for his EVP position (55:35)


Oba Femi answers Brock Lesnar’s open challenge (1:12:34)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide and  Brian H. Waters

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF  THE WEEK: Five years ago this week was AEW’s exploding barbed wire death match. If WrestleMania had that match, who would you want to see in it (0:30)?

David, Kaz, and Brian kick off the show discussing Ricky Sosa’s television debut on TNA wrestling (9:10)

They discuss the following:


Which wrestling themes they play enough before it hits ‘Spotify Wrapped’ (19:25)


ESPN will no longer use letter grades for WWE PLEs (23:00)


Brock Lesnar’s potential opponents for WrestleMania (49:25rtt)


AEW ‘Revolution’ Preview (56:28)

Then Ben Cruz sits down with MJF ahead of his Texas Death match with Adam Hangman Page, where he discusses not only how he is preparing for the match, but also how he is preparing his wife, and his fellow 'Happy Gilmore 2' cast members (1:46:01).

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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide,  Brian H. Waters, and Ben Cruz

Guest: Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF  THE WEEK: Who is the Michael B. Jordan of pro wrestling (0:41)?

David and Kaz kick off the show discussing the main event of ‘AEW Revolution,’ where MJF retained his title, leaving Adam Page to never challenge for the AEW World Title again (2:32).

They discuss the following:


Ronda Rousey is “All Elite”  (14:02)


Cope and Cage return (21:36)


Jon Moxley’s impressive wrestling resume  (26:26)


MJF adds the Texas Death Match to his list of great matches (48:36)


Randy Orton beats down Cody Rhodes during the ‘WrestleMania’ contract signing (54:19)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide and  Brian H. Waters

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Five years ago this week was AEW’s exploding barbed wire death match. If WrestleMania had that match, who would you want to see in it (0:30)?

David and Brian open up the mailbag this week, respond to a few questions from the humanoids, and recap highlights from WWE ‘Raw.’

They discuss the following:


Build a wrestler by picking from the legends' in-ring skills, mic skills, physical look, and signature moves (3:00)


Brian’s perfect wrestler in MyRISE mode in 'WWE 2K26' (8:40)


Is CM Punk working heel right now (20:33)?


Whether or not David was one of the masked men on 'Raw' (50:10)


Logan Paul’s WrestleMania and whether or not Tom Brady was involved (52:07)


Oba Femi’s dominant win over Rusev (56:40)


Cody Rhodes regains the Undisputed WWE Championship, and fans are buying bots to dislike the YouTube video (1:31:20)

Then Ben speaks with AEW superstar Swerve Strickland, and they discuss the following:


The total number of matches Swerve has had in his career (1:38:35)


Looking back at his AEW debut four years ago (1:40:39)


How he's evolved and become physically bigger since his debut (1:46:23)


Reactions to Kaz’s description of his personality (1:49:34)


Previewing his match with Brody King at AEW Revolution (1:52:30)


His viral entrance with Prince Nana (1:57:24)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Brian H. Waters, and Ben Cruz

Guest: Swerve Strickland

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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