The Ringer Wrestling Show

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What was your favorite part of the Super Bowl halftime show (0:37)?David and Kaz kick the show off by discussing Brody King not appearing on AEW and the discrepancies around it (5:21). Then they preview AEW Grand Slam (16:14) and a loaded 'Smackdown' (45:28). They close the show with “reported WrestleMania matches." (53:00)Be sure to check out our videos on⁠ BlueSky⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠,⁠ Instagram Threads⁠, and⁠ X⁠.Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem FamuyideProducer: Brian H. WatersAdditional Production Support: Ben Cruz
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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What was your favorite part of the Super Bowl halftime show (0:37)?

David and Kaz kick off the discussion about which wrestler would host the best Super Bowl party (4:10). Then they discuss the following:


WWE prohibiting local bars from showing WrestleMania (8:41)


Whether or not a year-long story would help WrestleMania (20:44)


AJ Lee-Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan- Stephanie Vaquer showdowns on 'Raw' (55:01)


Rhea Ripley and LA Knight qualify for the Elimination Chamber (59:06)

Then, new NXT Champion Joe Hendry joins the show and discusses the following:


Working in the United States during the pandemic and going back to the U.K. (1:15:18)


Going from having a viral song to becoming NXT champion (1:23:20)


Being NXT champion and facing WWE champion Drew McIntyre (1:2434)


Learning how to approach the art of timing from John Cena (1:27:23)

And in a bonus interview, Ben Cruz speaks with Charlotte Flair at Super Bowl’s Radio Row, where they discuss the following:


Throwing Alexa out at the Royal Rumble 1:31:47


Charlotte shows Ben how to do the heart hands (1:33:44)


Joining Bayley at her Lodestone Women’s Wrestling camp (1:35:20)


Her relationship with Bayley (1:36:57)

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

Guests: Joe Hendry and Charlotte Flair

Producer: Brian H. Waters

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Can a 48-year-old Brock Lesnar win in a real fight against Oba Femi (0:30)?

David and Kaz kick off the discussion about which wrestler would host the best Super Bowl party (4:10). Then they discuss the following:


Brody King defeating MJF to earn a shot at the AEW title (11:40)


Will Ospreay is on his way back (14:05)


Stephanie Vaquer retains Women’s World Title (24:53)


Roman Reigns chooses CM Punk for his WrestleMania opponent (30:25)


Building a WrestleMania card with majority of women’s matches (40:54)

Then, Liv Morgan joins after her Royal Rumble victory and discusses the following:


Breaking down backstage after winning the Rumble (1:03:31)


Her attempt to help Raquel Rodriguez win the Women’s World Title on 'WWE Raw' (1:08:05)


Wearing the Swarovski Jordan 1s in her Royal Rumble win (1:12:38)


Waiting to pick her WrestleMania opponent (126:00)

Be sure to check out our videos on⁠ BlueSky⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠,⁠ Instagram Threads⁠, and⁠ X⁠.

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

Guest: Liv Morgan

Producer: Brian H. Waters

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Which decision was worse: having Roman Reigns win the Royal Rumble or having LED lights (0:39)?

David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing Roman Reigns’s Royal Rumble win and the reason why he is the most important WWE star today (2:24). They also discuss the following:


Who else could have won if not Roman (20:30)?


Liv Morgan wins the Women’s Royal Rumble, and Brie Bella makes a shocking return (34:16)


Drew McIntyre defeats Sami Zayn (55:27)


Gunther ends AJ Styles's WWE career (59:00)

Be sure to check out our videos on⁠ BlueSky⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠,⁠ Instagram Threads⁠, and⁠ X⁠.

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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David and Kaz kick off the show discussing Samoa Joe’s unfortunate non-contact injury that was revealed on Wednesday’s 'Dynamite' (0:37).

Then, Ben joins the guys to discuss the following:

The speed of which the Royal Rumble Saudi Arabia stadium was built (3:50)

Betting odds for both the men’s and women’s Royal Rumbles  (10:41)

Royal Rumble card picks (47:13)

Be sure to check out our videos on⁠ BlueSky⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠,⁠ Instagram Threads⁠, and⁠ X⁠.

Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide and Ben Cruz 

Producer: Stefan Anderson 

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz
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