The Ringer Wrestling Show

David and Kaz fire up the mics and discuss whether or not the Rock ruined John Cena’s retirement tour by filming ‘The Smashing Machine’ (8:19). Then, they discuss a few things from Season 2 of 'WWE Unreal' (20:25). They also discuss the following:


The debate whether or not AEW is building new stars (35:00)


Lainey Reid and Ricky Sosa grab the attention of wrestling fans everywhere (1:02:21)


David’s rant of the week: Wrestlers should never wear plaid on television (1:14:34)


Saturday Night’s Main Event preview (1:22:9)

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK:  After 'Monday Night Raw,' is Finn Balor still going to be OK (0:30)?

David and Kaz return after the holiday with a big announcement from Kaz (2:32). Then they discuss the following from WWE Raw :


Finn Balor fails to win the World Heavyweight Title (15:00)


Giving CM Punk flowers for his current run as world champion (23:23)


Royal Rumble predictions (42:35)


'WWE Unreal' Season 2 (53:23)


TNA debut on AMC (58:00)

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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THE LONGEST COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If wrestlers had shoe deals, who is the top superstar you’d be going after (0:30)?

David and Kaz kick off the show with the latest in pro wrestling free agency:

Powerhouse Hobbs is WWE bound (14:01)

The Rascalz are AEW bound (28:11).

Then they discuss NXT’s reset:

Keanu Carver shows up and cleans house (34:30)

Ethan Page and Shawn Michaels comparisons (47:43)

Last, they recap AEW Dynamite (50:09).

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Would it be better for Bron Breakker or Jacob Fatu to be mad at you (1:03)?The band is back together. David, Kaz, Ben, and Brian kick off the show by resuming their conversation about pro wrestling’s Trae Young comparison (4:20). Then they fantasy book a Survivor Series: WarGames match featuring USA vs. the world (10:50).Then David and Kaz recap the following from the weekend:

Je’Von Evans's first match as part of the 'Raw' roster (15:33)

Drew McIntyre defeats Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship (25:38)

Finn Balor’s chances of defeating CM Punk for the World Heavyweight title (39:11)

The women’s tag team division (56:00)

Which NBA star could get a YEET entrance (1:06:29)?

Oba Femi left the NXT title in the ring (1:12:27)

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: For $600, would you rather have a bad Ric Flair cameo or nosebleed seats at the Elimination Chamber (1:00)?

Shoes is back, and he is joined by Ben and Brian. He has a few more cold open questions, including:


A bad Ric Flair cameo or an immaculate AI ’80s Ric Flair promo (3:32)?


Bigger loss: EC3 leaving NWA or Brock Lesnar retiring from wrestling events (6:19)?


Who is the wrestling Trae Young (7:38)?

Then they discuss the following:


Bron Breakker’s path to the main event of WrestleMania (14:37)


Oba Femi vacating the NXT title (21:53)


Trick Williams and Matt Cardona join 'SmackDown,' Je’Von Evans joins 'Raw,' and Jordynne Grace is still deciding (27:34)


Ricky Saints is now the guy in NXT (34:43)


Andrade and Jake Doyle debut in AEW (36:00)


Jon Moxley’s babyface turn (42:05)


MJF’s reign as AEW World Champion (45:12)


CM Punk’s comments about fans complaining (53:23)


Why Damian Priest is too cool to be a babyface (59:19)

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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