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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: It’s Day 2 of the WWE draft. Who is your top prospect on the board?
David and Kaz kick off the show by recapping the first night of the WWE draft and discussing some of the issues with the way it has been presented (2:48). They discuss some of picks from SmackDown, including:

Bianca Belair and Carmelo Hayes to SmackDown (25:29)

Adrade to SmackDown (30:00)

Kiana James to 'Monday Night Raw' (36:22)

Draft picks after SmackDown went off the air (42:03)

The draft board ahead of 'Monday Night Raw' (46:10)


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

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Right now there is an 8-foot painting of Andre the Giant at the new WWE headquarters. Who will that painting be of in 50 years?
Dave and Kaz kick off the show by discussing Tony Khan taking the Meltzer Driver at the end of AEW Dynamite and Jack Perry’s heel/face status with the company (6:10).
Then, Ringer Wrestling Worldwide’s Ben, Khal, and Brian join the 'Masked Man' crew for the annual 'Ringer Wrestling Show' mock draft (29:40)!
The mock draft rules:

Snake draft

Each team must come up with their own promotion name

20 picks for each team

10-second pick clock

Injured wrestlers are eligible to be drafted

Tag teams count as one pick

Factions are broken up


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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide
Guests: Khal Davenport, Brian H. Waters and Ben Cruz
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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In the first repackaged episode of 'Ringer Wrestling Worldwide' (or 'Wednesday Worldwide on Tuesdays'?), Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters begin by debating the greatest repackages in wrestling history. Then, in Highspot Headlines, the guys get into Becky Lynch’s title victory on ‘Raw,’ WWE’s attempt to bring a level of prestige back to King of the Ring, Dom Mysterio’s injury, and Damien Priest’s title run so far. The guys also take a call about Samoa Joe in 'They Said What' before closing out the show by discussing tonight’s NXT Spring Breakin’, Swerve Strickland, and WWE’s sudden release of Cameron Grimes.
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CHAPTERS:

Intro (00:00)

Historic wrestler re-packagings (01:55)

Becky Lynch is the new champion (05:09)

The return of King of the Ring (15:56)

Dom Mysterio’s injury (27:54)

Damien Priests’s title run (28:39)

“They Said What?” (40:29)

NXT Spring Breakin' preview (50:20)

Who should Swerve Strickland’s first title feud be with? (53:42)

WWE releases Cameron Grimes (01:01:37)


Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters
Producer: Troy Farkas
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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If you could hear a diss track from any pro wrestler, who would it be?
Dave and Kaz recap a history-making night from AEW Dynasty:

Bryan Danielson and Will Ospreay wrestled in what many are calling the greatest match in American history (05:40)

Swerve becomes the first Black AEW World Champion (27:27)

Samoa Joe is one of the most important champions in AEW history (32:25)

Jack Perry is back (46:53)

Then they discuss Solo and Tama Tonga’s beatdown of Kevin Owens on SmackDown (69:46)
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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide
Producer: 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, Khal Davenport and Brian H. Waters for a podcast feed that redefines what it means to be a wrestling fan.
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David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing the emergence of NXT’s Je’Von Evans after his match with Ilja Dragunov (5:30). Then they get into the following topics:

Rhea Ripley vacates the Women’s World Title (11:00)

Chad Gable turns on Sami Zayn (27:00)

AEW Dynasty preview (42:57)


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

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