Oba Femi Joins to Talk Saturday Night’s Main Event, Plus Favorite John Cena Moments
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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John Cena vs. Gunther Set for Saturday Night’s Main Event. Plus, NXT Deadline Recap.
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:
The Men’s and Women’s Iron Survivor Match (14:00)
Gunther wins the Last Time Is Now tournament and will face John Cena (22:53)
Breaking news regarding the Rock (25:15)
Expected cameos for John Cena’s last match (31:15)
Red Velvet defeats Mercedes Moné for the Ring of Honor Women’s TV Title (55:23)
David proposes a new NXT championship title (58:10)
Who is John Cena’s best rivalry (1:02:00)?
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1:20:46
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What Does the Netflix–WB Deal Mean for Wrestling?
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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Did Survivor Series Give Us a Preview of the Two WrestleMania Main Events?
COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If David, Kaz, Ben, and Brian were in a WarGames match, in what order would they go into the match (0:45)?
The guys kick off the show by discussing the current state of Survivor Series and whether or not WarGames is still necessary (2:51). Plus they discuss the following:
Could the Iron Survivor Challenge be a part of Survivor Series (21:45)?
The WrestleMania main events set up at Survivor Series (26:00).
Is Dominik Mysterio the fourth-biggest male superstar (34:45)?
The Iyo Sky trash can (59:09)
Who was the mystery man at the end of Survivor Series (1:07:50)?
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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, Ben Cruz, and Brian H. Waters
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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Samoa Joe Regains the AEW World Championship. Plus, Hype Levels for the Last Time Is Now Tournament.
COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Make up Bret Hart’s next controversial claim.David and Kaz kick off the week by recapping AEW Full Gear, where Samoa Joe regained the AEW World Championship from Adam “Hangman” Page (7:25).Later, they preview WWE ‘Raw,’ where the Time Is Now Tournament continues with Solo Sikoa vs. Penta and Carmelo Hayes vs. Gunther (1:03:40). Plus, they discuss the hype levels for WarGames vs. John Cena’s retirement match (1:08:19).Be sure to check out our videos on BlueSky, TikTok, Instagram Threads, and X.Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem FamuyideProducer: Brian H. Waters
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‘The Ringer Wrestling Show’ brings you instant reactions to the biggest matches, breakdowns of the hottest feuds, and analysis of all the latest gossip in the wild world of professional wrestling. Join "The Masked Man" David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, Ben Cruz and Brian H. Waters for a podcast feed that redefines what it means to be a wrestling fan.