The Ringer Wrestling Show

We’re back, humanoids! Here is Part 2 of David, Kaz, Ben, and Brian’s draft, where they pick the matches they are most confident in when it comes to predicting the winner. They make picks for the following matches:

Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk (2:31)

The Usos and LA Knight vs. IShowSpeed and the Vision (12:33)

Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes (17:00)

Gunther vs. Seth Rollins (29:49)

Rhea Ripley vs. Jade Cargill (33:58)

Women’s tag team match (37:56)

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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Humanoids, we are just days away from WrestleMania 42. David, Kaz, Ben, and Brian draft which matches they are most confident in when it comes to predicting the winner (4:56). They make picks for the following matches:

Liv Morgan vs. Stephanie Vaquer (8:59)

"The Demon" Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio (12:15)

Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre (18:32)

Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar (25:29)

Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn (35:58)

Becky Lynch vs. AJ Lee (41:36)

Ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship (47:59)

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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: Who on the WrestleMania card could you beat in a fight (0:05)?

David and Kaz kick off the show discussing AEW Dynasty:

MJF retains the AEW World title (5:35)

Jon Moxley defeats Will Ospreay (17:19)

Liv Morgan releases a music video (26:51)

Kevin Knight wins the TNT title (39:26)

Chris Jericho’s WrestleMania résumé (55:50)

Then, Ben and Brian join in and discuss the current build of WrestleMania and the fact that WWE is offering 25 percent off ticket prices (58:40).

Then, they welcome Shawn Michaels to the show ahead of the premiere of his brand-new documentary, and they discuss the following (1:23:12):

Was Carmelo Anthony the inspiration for naming Carmelo Hayes? (1:24:01)

What makes this documentary different? (1:25:22)

The moment when in-ring work and promo work clicked (1:31:50)

Has there ever been an NXT star you wanted to keep? (1:37:16)

Keeping up with Bret Hart’s comments (1:40:20)

Will there be another Mr. WrestleMania? (1:44:56)

Who is Mrs. WrestleMania? (1:47:52)

Later, they welcome Paul Walter Hauser ahead of his matches in Las Vegas during WrestleMania weekend (1:49:30):

Paul rates our YouTube backgrounds (1:51:43)

The New Day and Big E finishing their story (1:52:23)

How movie and TV acting compares to wrestling acting (1:54:54)

Where to find his upcoming matches (2:02:34)

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

Guests: Shawn Michaels and Paul Walter Hauser

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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Cold Open Question of the Week: Which Old-School Wrestler Could Have Had a YouTube Channel?

David, Kaz, Ben, and Brian welcome you to the first video episode of the Masked Man Show.

Welcome to the Show (3:07)

The Upcoming Hulk Hogan Documentary (6:03)

Which Wrestler Should Be Featured Next on Netflix? (9:16) ?

CM Punk Calls Out The Rock, Pat McAfee, and TKO on ‘Raw’ (17:13)

What Are the Chances The Rock Wrestles Again? (24:10)

TKO Is the Heel Now? (33:12)

WrestleMania Ticket Prices (42:55)

Who Is the Biggest Star Not Booked? (54:09)

WrestleMania Hype Draft (59:43)

Tony Khan Joins the Show  (1:18:40) 

When Was AEW's Most Pivotal Point? (1:19:39)

Is Thekla the Rookie of the Year (1:21:39)?

Chris Jericho’s Return to AEW (1:23:17)

Growing as an Owner (1:26:23)

Kenny Omega Vs. MJF (1:35:41)

Reactions to TNA Cancelling Crossover Matches (1:40:42)

What Does Tony Khan Do in His Spare Time? (1:47:13)

They close the show with a lightning round of AEW Dynasty predictions (1:54:07)

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

Guest: Tony Khan

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Netflix is editing some crowd chants: If you could edit any chant over Oba and Brock, what would it be (0:06)?

Welcome to the new era of The Masked Man Show! David and Kaz kick off the show discussing the outrage sparked after Pat McAfee sided with Randy Orton on the road to WrestleMania.

Welcome to The Masked Man Show (2:39)

Kaz sets the IWC on fire with his Pat McAfee post (4:16)

Does it make sense for Pat McAfee to join Randy Orton (10:59)?

WWE is not as hot as it was two years ago (20:25)!

Does Cody Rhodes believe in himself as a top guy (38:54)?

Celebrities involved in WrestleMania 42 (50:23)

David goes through his wrestling tabs (57:50)

NXT Stand & Deliver results (1:09:44)

‘WWE Raw’ preview (1:16:57)

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Historically, which wrestler do you think would be the best at age 55? (0:40)
David, Kaz, and Brian kick off the show discussing Chris Jericho’s return to AEW (2:49). Then, as the card for WrestleMania shapes, they discuss the following:

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

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If you had to pick one wrestler on the roster to win a random championship to get on the WrestleMania card, who would it be (0:40)?

David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing the announcement that John Cena will host WrestleMania (6:42).

Then they discuss the following:

Fans paying for a Cody Rhodes bus tour during WrestleMania weekend (10:30)

Sami Zayn winning the WWE United States Championship (19:18)

Which match they're more invested in: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton or Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk (32:56)

Kenny Omega defeating Swerve Strickland to become no. 1 contender for the AEW World Title (41:20)

WWE ‘Raw’ at Madison Square Garden preview (54:23)

Bad News Brown being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (1:10:59)

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If you had to predict a reason for Toni Storm’s extended absence, what would it be (0:40)?
David, Kaz, and Brian look at the following feuds developing for WrestleMania:

Then they discuss what Je’Von Evans, Trick Williams, Gunther and a few others could be doing at WrestleMania (36:00)
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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide and  Brian H. Waters
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF  THE WEEK: When you were a kid, who was cooler, Chuck Norris or Dennis Rodman (0:41)?

David and Kaz kick off the show discussing the IWC fallout after Ricochet's tweet and apology (13:45).

They discuss the following:

Who AEW will miss more, Toni Storm or Adam Hangman Page (29:23)

Swerve challenges Kenny Omega for his EVP position (55:35)

Oba Femi answers Brock Lesnar’s open challenge (1:12:34)

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF  THE WEEK: Five years ago this week was AEW’s exploding barbed wire death match. If WrestleMania had that match, who would you want to see in it (0:30)?

David, Kaz, and Brian kick off the show discussing Ricky Sosa’s television debut on TNA wrestling (9:10)

They discuss the following:

Which wrestling themes they play enough before it hits ‘Spotify Wrapped’ (19:25)

ESPN will no longer use letter grades for WWE PLEs (23:00)

Brock Lesnar’s potential opponents for WrestleMania (49:25rtt)

AEW ‘Revolution’ Preview (56:28)

Then Ben Cruz sits down with MJF ahead of his Texas Death match with Adam Hangman Page, where he discusses not only how he is preparing for the match, but also how he is preparing his wife, and his fellow 'Happy Gilmore 2' cast members (1:46:01).

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

Guest: Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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