Pat McAfee Wants To Save Wrestling? Or is he just saving TKO’s bottom line? On Episode 443 of the First Black Champ podcast, we break down McAfee inserting himself into Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes on the road to WrestleMania and why reports say this was a TKO‑ordered move tied to WWE’s ESPN partnership. We also talk about Ari Emanuel trying to turn McAfee into the next Sylvester Stallone, how Hollywood ambitions could reshape his WWE role, and why some in the company think this is the wrong kind of “heat.”

Then we jump back to WWF Superstars of Wrestling 1988, recapping the post‑SummerSlam era with Sean Mooney, Akeem, the Blue Blazer, Powers of Pain, Big Boss Man and King Haku debuts, and why 1988 might be the best WWF year before the Attitude Era. We show love to Owen Hart being ahead of his time, clown the Akeem gimmick, debate Dino Bravo’s terrible finisher, and explain why managers really ran the WWF.

Bang Be Known returns as we talk Trick Williams being accompanied by Lil Yachty, how Bang called a rapper walking Trick to WrestleMania weeks ago, and Yachty firing back at fans on Twitter/X about “deserving” his WWE moment. We also look at the mid‑card “grudge” stories, ask if these WrestleMania matches actually move us, and question WWE’s lazy approach to picking contenders for the Intercontinental Championship ladder match.

We run through the full rumored WrestleMania card – CM Punk vs Roman Reigns, Stephani Vaquer vs Liv Morgan, Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton, Jade Cargill vs Rhea Ripley, Sami Zayn vs Trick Williams, the Intercontinental Title ladder match, AJ Lee vs Becky Lynch, Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar, Jacob Fatu vs Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins vs Gunther, Finn Balor vs Dominik Mysterio, the Women’s Tag Title four‑way, plus a possible Usos & LA Knight vs Logan Paul, Austin Theory & iShowSpeed showdown – and decide what we actually care about and what’s just filler. If you love deep‑cut WWF history, modern booking talk, and unfiltered Black wrestling conversation, this is your episode.

Dante, Syd and Malik are back to break down Opening Week of the MLB season and give you a preview of what to expect this season. 

- Can the Dodgers Three-Peat? (2:10)
- How large will the learning curve be for Tony Vitello? (6:13)
- Teams/Players we are locked in on? (12:50)
- Is the lockout/salary cap inevitable? (18:40)
- WBC Recap (29:18)
- Coverage Roundtable (43:11)

Scott & Flows recap free agency, where the Bears are in the regression candidates list & what should be the faith level in Ryan Poles?

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Who’s the real leader of The Bloodline: Roman Reigns or Jey Uso? Cam and J.R. break down the latest WWE drama, from WrestleMania builds to Sami Zayn’s U.S. Title win and Jelly Roll’s WWE run.

They talk classic WWF Superstars with Macho Man, Demolition, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Bad News Brown, plus Hall of Fame legacy talk and every WrestleMania match we actually care about.

Scott, Bang & Dante are back to discuss the Bears claiming they're broke, are the the biggest regression candidate for next season? Maxx Crosby airs out the Ravens, Cade Cunningham brutal injury, are the White Sox getting a new stadium? and much more.

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We rewind to WWF Superstars (1987) and the build to WrestleMania III, then break down modern WWE drama — from Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes and CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns to Oba Femi’s rise and the latest “Do We Care?” headlines. The ultimate mix of wrestling nostalgia, WWE analysis, and WrestleMania talk.

This week on the show Scott & Bang are joined by Mariano as the trio recap a big week of roster moves from the Bears with Drew Dalman retiring & DJ Moore being traded, the guys also talk about the state of Mari's New York Giants plus what does Ryan Poles have up his sleeve for next week & why on earth is Jayson Tatum playing this season?

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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - INTRO
6:37 - HAS JIM CARREY BEEN KIDNAPPED? 
8:49 - INDUSTRY FINALE WAS MID!
15:00 - MARIANO ON THE NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS 
23:03 - DJ MOORE TRADE REACTION 
35:15 - TRUST LEVEL: ROME ODUNZE/LUTHER BURDEN III
42:56 - DREW DALMAN’S SHOCKING RETIREMENT 
54:42 - MAINTAIN THE VIBE RYAN POLES!!!
1:04:26 - BEARS TRADE FOR GARETT BRADBURY
1:09:00 - JAYSON TATUM IS TWEAKING!!!