Dave Simon and Ben Simon break down a chaotic week in professional wrestling — from SmackDown's interference addiction to AEW Revolution's five-hour marathon.☎ WWE SmackDown Breakdown:• Randy Orton's heel turn is failing — fans cheered as he destroyed Matt Cardona• R-Truth and Damian Priest are your NEW WWE Tag Team Champions• Kit Wilson attacked Jelly Roll in the highlight segment of the night• Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu brawled all night and fell off a structure• Only ONE clean finish in FIVE matches on a three-hour show💲 WrestleMania 42 Card Analysis:• Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton — WWE Championship confirmed• Roman Reigns vs CM Punk promos are cooling off after a hot start• Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar officially set after Raw power bomb• Gunther, LA Knight, and Seth Rollins still have no WrestleMania direction💲 AEW Revolution Review:• Great show for three hours — then went ninety minutes too long• Hangman vs MJF Texas Death Match was too violent and too long at 46 minutes• Hangman can never challenge for the AEW World Title again — terrible stipulation• Ronda Rousey appeared and deserves more respect than fans are giving her• Final rating: 7 out of 10This episode is dedicated to the memory of Rodger Brulotte, legendary Montreal Expos broadcaster. Rest in peace.🔴 LIVE EVERY FRIDAY AT 10 PM ET!Follow Ringside Report Network at RingsideReport.netTwitter/X: https://x.com/ringsidereportMembership: https://membership.ringsidereport.net

Dave Simon and pro wrestler Genesis Johnny North watch SmackDown LIVE as Randy Orton snaps on Cody Rhodes, then book the full WrestleMania 42 card and preview every AEW Revolution match.
☎ SmackDown Recap:
• Randy Orton attacks Cody Rhodes after contract signing — chair shot, blood, and chaos
• Jade Cargill squashes Mia Yim, confronts Rhea Ripley
• Tiffany Stratton beats Kiana James — sets up Julia Hart WrestleMania match
• Drew McIntyre quits after Jacob Fatu confrontation
• Sami Zayn’s heel turn continues to confuse
💲 WrestleMania 42 Card Breakdown:
• Dave and Johnny book 13 matches across two nights in Las Vegas
• Five official matches plus eight projected, including Gunther vs Oba Femi
• Seth Rollins’ masked army segment on Raw panned by both hosts
• Bayley wins Raw gauntlet — AJ Lee title match Monday, Becky interference expected
☎ AEW Revolution Full Preview:
• MJF vs Hangman Page Texas Death Match — Dave and Johnny SPLIT on the winner
• FTR vs Young Bucks tag title predictions — another split decision
• Moxley vs Takeshita, Swerve vs Brody King, Thekla vs Statlander
• Which matches don’t belong on pay-per-view? Dave has opinions
☎ World Baseball Classic:
• Team Canada eliminated by USA 5-3 in quarterfinals
• Dave tracks the game LIVE during the show
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The UFC promised the greatest card ever for the White House. What fans got was UFC Freedom 250 — no Jon Jones, no Conor McGregor, no Ngannou. Dave Simon, AJ D’Alesio, and Fred Garcia break down why the UFC’s disconnect with its fans has never been wider.
☎ UFC Freedom 250 White House Card:
• Full card breakdown: Topuria vs Gaethje, Pereira vs Gane headline a card missing every legacy name that was promised
• The American problem: most USA fighters are expected to lose on the patriotic card
• AJ predicts Conor McGregor will be a surprise addition before June 14
💲 Jon Jones Contract Disaster:
• Dana White says Jones has arthritis and is effectively retired
• Jones fires back on Twitter, revealing active negotiations and stem cell treatment
• Jones asks for his release from the UFC — the UFC will not grant it
• The GSP parallel: how the UFC traps fighters under contract indefinitely
☎ Fighter Pay Crisis:
• Conor Benn’s $15M Zufa Boxing deal has UFC fighters furious
• Ngannou: “You can’t go to the store and pay with legacy.”
• Ronda Rousey torches the UFC streaming model publicly
• The $7.7 billion Paramount deal removed the incentive for big fights
• Should UFC and WWE talent unionize together?
☎ BMF Title Letdown:
• Oliveira wrestles Holloway for five rounds in a fight nobody expected
• What does the BMF win actually mean for the lightweight division?
• Fred Garcia’s advice: Holloway needs to go back to 145
☎ World Baseball Classic:
• Team Canada faces Team USA in the quarterfinals
• Dave’s personal connection to Team Canada coaching staff
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Dave Simon and pro wrestler Genesis Johnny North react in real time as Cody Rhodes defeats Drew McIntyre to reclaim the WWE Championship on SmackDown – with WrestleMania's biggest match now officially in focus.☎ WWE SmackDown Live Reaction:• Cody Rhodes defeats Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship – the guys react live as it happens• WrestleMania is taking shape: Cody vs Randy Orton, Jacob Fatu vs Drew McIntyre on deck• CM Punk vs Roman Reigns promo breakdown – Roman won the exchange, Punk's "bury you next to your father" line lands flat• Jade Cargill and Rhea Ripley played it safe on camera – the Twitter beef was way more interesting• SmackDown's tag team turmoil gauntlet: Dave calls it a waste of an hour

☎ WWE Raw Fallout:• Danhausen delivers a hilarious list of demands on Raw, gets paired with The Miz by Nick Aldis• The Danhausen curse is real – Penta defeats Dominic Mysterio to win the Intercontinental Title• Gunther unmasks Dragon Lee – is a WrestleMania match with Rey Mysterio coming?• Gunther vs Oba Femi debate: Dave says protect Gunther's momentum, save the loss for someone bigger• Brock Lesnar, LA Knight, and the WrestleMania booking puzzle

💲 AEW Dynamite & Revolution Preview:

• Trios Titles change hands – Okada, Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis defeat Hangman, Speedball Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight• MJF vs Kevin Knight on Dynamite was the best match of the night• AEW Revolution is NEXT WEEK: MJF vs Hangman Adam Page – Last Chance Texas Death Match (loser never challenges for the title again)• Full Revolution card breakdown: FTR vs Young Bucks, Moxley vs Konosuke Takeshita, Thekla vs Kris Statlander (2 out of 3 falls), Swerve vs Brody King, and more• Chris Jericho return speculation – is he showing up at Revolution?

☎ UFC 326 Picks (Tonight in Vegas):

• Max Holloway vs Charles Oliveira – Dave's biggest lock: Holloway by TKO, rounds 3-4• Caio Borralha vs Reinier de Ridder – Borralha too athletic, too explosive• Rob Font (+205) vs Raul Rosas Jr – Dave's favorite underdog pick of the night• Cody Garbrandt (+135) vs Long Zhao – Dave changes his tune and backs Garbrandt

☎ Also On This Episode:• World Baseball Classic: Team Canada's pool situation, Dave's realistic outlook on their chances• NHL 3-on-3 overtime debate: Is it real hockey or a coin flip?• WWE's Saudi Arabia show: Are they really holding Night of Champions in an active conflict zone?

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SmackDown went off the rails the night before WWE Elimination Chamber 2026, and Dave Simon and Johnny North were watching live when everything changed. Jey Uso was attacked and loaded into an ambulance before the show began. Bronson Reed's Raw bicep injury cascaded into a last-minute qualifier. Drew McIntyre interfered to hand Logan Paul a Chamber spot over Jacob Fatu. And Rhea Ripley and IYO Sky dropped the Women's Tag Titles — which completely flipped Dave's Women's Chamber pick.

• WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 Match Predictions

• Women's Chamber: Rhea Ripley wins after losing the tag titles on SmackDown — setting up Rhea vs. Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42
• Men's Chamber: Cody Rhodes is the lock — a post-Chamber Cody/Drew/Jacob Fatu triple threat is the best possible WrestleMania outcome
• CM Punk vs. Finn Bálor: Punk wins in his Chicago hometown — crowd will be electric, JD McDonagh likely interferes
• Becky Lynch vs. AJ Lee: Becky retains the Women's Intercontinental Title, feud extends to WrestleMania

• SmackDown Night-Before Chaos

• Jey Uso mystery attack — Drew McIntyre mocked the scene, Sami Zayn accused Jacob Fatu, nobody arrested
• Uncle Howdy beat Solo Sikoa in a long, unimpressive match — then immediately had the Bray Wyatt lantern stolen back by Tama Tonga
• Logan Paul wins the Chamber qualifier after Drew McIntyre hits Jacob Fatu with the title belt
• Oba Femi squashed The Miz in a forgettable segment

• Raw Fallout & The Bigger Picture

• Bronson Reed's bicep injury on Raw likely costs him WrestleMania — he was supposed to win that triple threat
• AJ Styles gets a perfect retirement sendoff — Undertaker Hall of Fame announcement, family in the ring
• Brock Lesnar's WrestleMania open challenge promo was weak — LA Knight is the rumoured opponent
• CM Punk is building the Roman Reigns WrestleMania match entirely by himself — Roman hasn't been on TV

• The Masked Man Mystery: Dave's Final Verdict

• A random nobody was revealed, escorted out by security, and commentary moved on immediately
• Dave's bet: that was it. The storyline was built around Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker. Bron is hurt. The angle died.
• Johnny doesn't want to believe it — but Dave thinks WWE just tied a bow on nothing and called it done

• AEW Dynamite Reaction

• Jon Moxley vs. El Clown went 20 minutes — Dave not thrilled
• Gabe Steele beat Orange Cassidy; Clark Connors is Steele's partner; Darby Allin makes the save
• Penelope Ford injured during the Babes of Wrath tag title match — match ended via disqualification
• Warner Bros. officially purchased by Paramount this week — AEW's TV future in question

• Bonus: World Baseball Classic & Pedro Martinez

• WBC pool play starts next week — Canada vs. Colombia on March 7th in Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan
• Dave shares the story of meeting 8-year-old Pedro Martinez and Larry Walker at a Montreal Expos signing in November 1993

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Dave Simon and Fred Garcia cover the full MMA landscape on this week's Ringside Report MMA — Sean Strickland's dominant performance over Anthony Hernandez in Houston, the Conor Benn Zuffa Boxing signing that just broke UFC fighter pay negotiations wide open, Ronda Rousey's Paramount truth bomb, the UFC heavyweight division crisis, and full UFC 326 predictions for Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira.⛳ Sean Strickland & UFC Middleweight:• Strickland outboxes Hernandez as an underdog — Dave calls it the best version of Strickland ever, better than the Adesanya title win• The case for Khamzat Chimaev vs. Strickland at the White House card• Why Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho still have cases — but Strickland earned it first• Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder as a UFC 326 co-main: two fighters coming off losses💰 UFC Fighter Pay — The Conor Benn Problem:• Zuffa Boxing signs Conor Benn for a reported $15M — a boxer nobody in MMA has heard of• Ronda Rousey: the UFC's $7.7B Paramount deal means zero incentive to make the best fights• Why Islam Makhachev, Sean O'Malley, and Jon Jones should all be asking new questions• Conor McGregor is now a $30M minimum MMA fight — and he hasn't thrown a punch since 2021• Fred Garcia's fix: fighters need to go public with contracts like baseball players do⚕ UFC Heavyweight Division in Crisis:• Tom Aspinall: serious eye injuries, no return timeline• Jon Jones: retired, reportedly needs hip surgery• Ciryl Gane ranked No. 1 with nowhere to go• Dave's solution: Gane vs. Alex Pereira for the interim belt — make it happen now• How losing Francis Ngannou started the whole mess🔢 UFC 326 Predictions & Mexico City Preview:• Holloway vs. Oliveira for the BMF title — good fight, weak card, $60 price tag• Only 10 fights on the card vs. the usual 14-15• Dave passes on a parlay — says it all• UFC Mexico City: Moreno vs. Lone'er Kavanagh headlines a card built for the local crowd• Altitude warning: what Mexico City did to Cain Velasquez in 2015 applies to everyone on this card💎 Betting Recap — UFC Houston:• Uroš Medić KO of Geoff Neal cashes the parlay — 13-3, every fight finished• Carli Judice goes from -400 to -800 in 10 days — suspicious line movement breakdown• Dave passes on UFC Mexico City entirely🔴 LIVE EVERY THURSDAY AT 8 PM ET on YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, DLive, and Kick!Follow Ringside Report Network at RingsideReport.net

WWE's Creative Team Ran the Same Promo TWICE on the Same Show — Plus Elimination Chamber 2026 Qualifiers, AEW Grand Slam Australia, and Revolution Build

Dave Simon and Genesis Johnny North break down the most embarrassing week in recent WWE creative history — and the most exciting week AEW has had in years.☎ WWE RAW & SMACKDOWN — ELIMINATION CHAMBER 2026 BUILD:• CM Punk/AJ Lee and Finn Bálor/Becky Lynch ran the EXACT SAME PROMO in the same two-and-a-half hour episode of Raw. Nobody in the writers' room noticed.• Je'Von Evans shocks everyone — qualifies for the Men's Elimination Chamber by beating Gunther and Dominic Mysterio in a triple threat.• Kiana James pulls off the biggest upset on SmackDown — pinning BOTH Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax to qualify for the Women's Elimination Chamber.• Trick Williams also qualifies. Final men's spot: Bronson Reed vs Jay Uso vs Chad Gable (El Grande Americano) on Raw. Dave's pick: Bronson Reed.• Brock Lesnar returning to Raw this Monday. Rumoured WrestleMania 42 match: Brock vs LA Knight. Dave's concern: Knight gets thrown around, loses, and Brock disappears for six months.💭 GUNTHER, EL GRANDE AMERICANO & THE MYSTERY CRATE:• Dragon Lee attacks Gunther, costing him the chamber spot. Dave's WrestleMania theory: Gunther retires Rey Mysterio — the next name on his retirement list after Cena and AJ Styles.• El Grande Americano: a German wrestler (Ludwig Kaiser) and two British wrestlers (Tyler Bate + partner) doing fake Mexican accents — somehow getting over in Mexico as babyfaces while being heels in the States. Dave breaks down exactly how insane this gimmick is.• Mystery crate appearing on both Raw and SmackDown. Dave's picks: Danhausen or EVIL from New Japan. His lean: Danhausen — a Hollywood-adjacent property who belongs on the main roster, not NXT.• Janel Grant speaks publicly for the first time about her case against Vince McMahon. Court date: June. Dave's take on WWE's chances of facing real consequences.🔥 AEW GRAND SLAM AUSTRALIA & REVOLUTION 2026:• Kenny Omega vs Swerve Strickland on Dynamite earned 5+ stars from Dave Meltzer. Dave's take: the best match of the week across both promotions — and Swerve's heel turn landed perfectly because the crowd was ahead of it.• Hangman Page wins at Grand Slam Australia, setting up Hangman vs MJF for the AEW World Title at Revolution — Texas Death rules, with a stipulation that if Hangman loses, he can NEVER challenge for the AEW World Title again. Dave: Hangman has to win.• Young Bucks vs FTR for the AEW Tag Team Championships in Los Angeles at Revolution. Dave's call: give the Bucks the belts. The crowd is already chanting for the superkick before it happens.• Jon Moxley vs Konosuke Takeshita — no time limit rematch for the Continental Championship. Their last match ended in a draw.• AEW's overall booking has genuinely improved. Dave breaks down why — and why Hook (Tyler) is the one remaining problem.🔴 LIVE EVERY FRIDAY AT 10 PM ET!Follow Ringside Report Network at RingsideReport.net