The Ringer Wrestling Show The Ringer

Ben Cruz and Khal Davenport are joined by Ringer Wrestling Tribal Chief, David Shoemaker, to tackle this very important question: Which pro wrestler should be selected to mediate the beef between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar? Then, in Highspot Headlines, the guys discuss King of the Ring, Dragunov’s title aspirations, and how the women’s 'Raw' division will fare while Rhea Ripley rehabs an injury. Then, in They Said What?!, the guys take calls about Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes's championship run.
CHAPTERS:

Intro (00:00)

Which wrestler can settle the Drake-Kendrick beef? (02:18)

How much do you care about King of the Ring? (08:15)

Dragunov’s title hopes (24:03)

The plan for the women’s division (32:04)

Whether Becky Lynch has had a boring title run (37:18)

They Said What?! (42:35)

NXT preview (01:07:00)


For an opportunity to have your hot take featured on They Said What?!, leave a voicemail at (202) 417-8160.
Hosts: Ben Cruz and Khal Davenport
Guest: David Shoemaker
Producer: Troy Farkas
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Dave Shoemaker and Kaz are back, and they’ve got a LOT to say about what went down at WWE Backlash in Lyon, France, on Saturday. After tackling the Cold Open Question of the Week, the guys discuss the CRAZY French crowd, how past all-American wrestlers compare to Cody Rhodes, what story line WWE should craft for Rhodes moving forward, and early predictions for what the SummerSlam main event will be. Plus, they get into the full slate of Backlash results. And later, they wonder how much weight Roman Reigns will put on during his time away from the ring.
CHAPTERS:

Cold Open Question of the Week (00:00)

The display board economy (04:17)

WWE Backlash crowd (06:12)

Cody Rhodes comparisons (20:32)

What to do with Rhodes? (27:17)

Predictions for the SummerSlam main event (32:50)

More WWE Backlash results (50:41)

How much weight will Roman Reigns gain? (01:03:42)

Jerry Lawler is out of WWE (01:25:53)

‘Raw’ preview (01:26:54)

WrestleMania 41 goes to Las Vegas (01:31:50)


Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide
Producer: Troy Farkas
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David and Kaz kicks things off with their reactions to Kenny Omega’s return promo last night, along with some other AEW highlights (05:00). Later the guys dive into their Backlash France predictions (52:00).
Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kareem Famuyide
Producer: Jonathan Kermah
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This week, Brian kicks things off revealing his feelings about the NFL’s Tribal Chief, Patrick Mahomes, showing up on ‘Monday Night Raw.’ Then, the guys are joined by the Ringer Wrestling Show’s Tribal Chief, David Shoemaker, and answer the following big questions from ‘Raw’:

Who is the most impactful switch of the WWE draft? (4:13)

Can CM Punk and Drew McIntyre keep their feud going while both are injured? (18:31)

Should Jey Uso defeat Damian Priest for the world heavyweight title at Backlash? (25:21)


Then after the break, they go to the Ringer Wrestling Worldwide Hotline for “They Said What?!” and react to a couple of hot takes from you, the people, regarding a potential Bloodline–Wyatt Family storyline and the psychology of the WWE draft (35:23 ).
Then they introduce a new weekly segment called “The Hot Tag with the Masked Man,” in which David answers a big question of the week. Today, he reacts to Khal saying Cody is only over because of his theme music and his dance partners (48:58).
The guys close the show previewing night two of NXT ‘Spring Breakin’” (61:13)
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Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters
Guest: David Shoemaker
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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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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