COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Which wrestler would you hang with instead of watching the four big wrestling shows this weekend (0:45)? David and Kaz have a special Masked Man Royal Rumble of all 23 matches announced for TV this weekend to see which match is the last one standing (3:40).

Then they welcome Sol Ruca to the show ahead of a weekend when she'll be doing double duty and will have an opportunity to leave with three championships. She talks the following:

Transitioning from gymnastics to WWE (60:09)

Her unique finisher, the Sol Snatcher (71:43)

Wrestling on both the Great American Bash and Evolution (77:06)

Social media reactions to being her being half Black (91:32)

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

Guest: Sol Ruca

Producer: Brian H. Waters

Executive Producer: Ben Cruz

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ShowIn a special bonus episode of The Masked Man Show, David and Kaz welcome MJF to the show. He discusses his role in 'Happy Gilmore 2', why the Hurt Syndicate has been so successful, the current state of the AEW locker room, and more.

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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide
Guest: Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Producer: Brian H. Waters
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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David and Kaz are set to discuss a huge week of wrestling that includes four shows (5:40).
They discuss how these cards will look this weekend:

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

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Roman Reigns celebrated the birth of his sixth child. How many children of Bloodline members will be pro wrestlers in the next 30 years (0:30)? Then, they discuss the following:

Wrestling fan behavior (15:58)

CM Punk’s change of heart (25:08)

Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley to face off in a Texas Deathmatch (37:45)

Cody Rhodes joins the cast of ‘Street Fighter’ (41:04)

Ospreay & Swerve raise the stakes vs. Young Bucks (45:03)

The latest on Britt Baker (56:34)

 Finn Balor and JD McDonagh win the World Tag Team Titles (65:30)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Where does “boo your momma” rank in terms of best comebacks to angry fans?

David and Kaz kick off the week by discussing Night of Champions (05:44), including:

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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide

Producers: Ashleigh Smith and Brian Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who’s the greatest French professional wrestler of all time (00:38)?

David and Kaz kick off the week by discussing Night of Champions before Brian Waters and Ben Cruz close the show with an interview with Gunther (1:09:31). They also discuss the following:

John Cena vs. CM Punk (5:50)

Jade Cargill vs. Asuka (18:50)

Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes (29:13)

Karrion Kross vs. Sami Zayn (37:47)

Jacob Fatu vs. Solo Sikoa (38:32)

Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez (52:40)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, Brian H. Waters and Ben Cruz
Guests: Gunther
Producers: Kyle Williams and Brian Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Over the weekend at Fanatics Fest, who had the worse WWE entrance: Tom Brady or James Harden (0:30)?

Ben and Brian are filling in for David and Kaz today and kick off the show recapping WWE’s big weekend at Fanatics Fest and talk through some of their favorite moments (6:51). Then, they get into the following:

John Cena’s ‘Pipe Bomb’ sequel (14:50)

Jacob Fatu’s babyface run (28:59)

Is Solo better on the mic than Jimmy and Jey (36:58)?

If Mercedes Mone wins the AEW Women’s title at All In, does it actually hurt the title itself (52:18)?

WWE ‘Raw’ preview (59:470)

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Hosts: Ben Cruz and Brian H. Waters

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If Hulk Hogan had passed away because of some routine surgery, how would he describe how he went on to the afterlife (0:36)?David and Kaz kick off the week by previewing Jey Uso vs. Cody Rhodes in the King of the Ring tournament on next week’s 'Raw' (9:50). Then they discuss the following:

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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide
Producer: Kyle Williams

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: In kayfabe, who is the worst father: Paul Bearer, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, or Stu Hart (0:30)? David and Kaz kick off the week by discussing the reports about Triple H’s decision to make Gunther vs. Goldberg a world title match (3:35). Then they also discuss the following:

Whether or not the John Cena heel turn is turning the corner (20:05)

Who the one to dethrone Cena should be (32:55)

King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments shape up (42:38)

Tag team wrestling at the top of the card (52:24)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who should be the mainstream artist to produce Seth Rollins’s new theme music (0:27)? Then they discuss the following:

Jey Uso’s 51-day world title reign ends on 'Raw' (11:36)

Gunther’s second title reign is set up to be better than the first (20:24)

King of the Ring tournament update (28:18)

Queen of the Ring tournament update (36:45)

Could Ron Killings win the WWE Championship (44:00)?

Swerve-Ospreay kicks off AEW Dynamite with a banger (52:04)

AEW introduces the Unified Championship (58:06)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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