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:

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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, Ben Cruz, and Brian H. Waters
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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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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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What is your pro wrestling New Year’s resolution?

Ben and Brian fill in for David and Kaz and kick off the show by discussing the one-year anniversary of ‘WWE Raw’ on Netflix, which had a ‘Stranger Things’ theme. They talk about the following:

Then they recap a few things we missed over the break, including:
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Hosts: 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: When is the last time you tapped out like John Cena (1:05)? David is joined by Ben and Brian and they kick off the show to discuss wrestling after Cena. Then they get open the mailbag and look at your responses for some end-of-year awards, which include best hair, best entrance, most not-for-me angle, best pivot, and more (25:01).Then, they welcome the man who brought so many tears to adults and children when he retired Cena: the Ring General, Gunther (1:37:40). He discusses the following:

Read David’s piece on The Ringer reflecting on John Cena’s career.
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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, Ben Cruz and Brian H. Waters
Guest: Gunther
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If you were John Cena, who would you have wanted to put over in your last match?

David and Kaz spend today’s show diving into every angle of John Cena’s retirement at Saturday Night’s Main Event this past weekend. They give their initial reactions to Cena tapping out to Gunther and the fan response to one of the biggest stars in wrestling history calling it a career.

Plus, they discuss the following:

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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide

Producer: Bruce Baldwin

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On the eve of John Cena’s last match, David, Kaz, and Brian discuss his legacy and the hype meter for his final match with Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event (5:18)

Then they discuss the following:

Cody Rhodes vs. Oba Femi (39:15)

Bayley vs. Sol Ruca (48:00)

World Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Dragon Lee vs. Je'Von Evans & Leon Slater (52:20)

Who is the Masked Man in WWE (56:12)?

Kyle Fletcher vs. SpeedBall Mike Bailey (1:03:20)

LA Knight gets destroyed on 'Raw' (1:13:34)

Then, they welcome NXT Champion Oba Femi ahead of his match with Cody Rhodes and he discusses the following:

Preparing to serve Cody Rhodes a dish of dominance (1:25:10)

Lessons he has learned from John Cena (1:30:12)

How he is enjoying his run on top of NXT (1:40:30)

Read David’s piece on the ringer dot com reflecting on John Cena’s career.

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

Guest: Oba Femi

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who is your favorite “old guy” wrestler (0:41)?
David and Kaz kick off the show recapping NXT Deadline and comparing the current NXT men’s roster to the 2003 NBA draft (5:06). They also discuss the following:

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Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who would be the absolute worst musical act to feature in a pro-wrestling-match soundtrack?

David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing the big news that is the Netflix–Warner Brothers deal and how they think this will affect AEW and WWE, before getting into some wild speculation (5:00). Plus, they discuss the following:

TNA’s new television deal with AMC (24:19)

Things that actually happened on wrestling programs this week (42:46)

CM Punk’s beloved dog Larry passing away (50:38)

Who'll win the ‘Last Time Is Now’ tournament (57:30)

The women’s tag team divisions in both AEW and WWE (1:04:15)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide

Producer: Bruce Baldwin

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