The Ringer Wrestling Show The Ringer

Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters are joined by Ringer Wrestling's tribal chief, David Shoemaker, on today’s episode. Their conversation begins with calling The Rock’s ridiculously large muscles into question. Then, in the debut of ‘Raw’ Is Headlines (the repackaged Highspot Headlines segment), the Ringer Wrestling crew debates who should hold the Intercontinental title next, Bron Breakker’s violent Monday night performance, Lyra Valkyria punching her ticket to the Queen of the Ring finals, and more. The guys later take a very unusual chicken wing sauce–based question in They Said What?! And, to close things out, the guys look ahead toward tonight’s ’NXT.’
For an opportunity to have your hot take featured on They Said What?!, leave a voicemail at (202) 417-8160 or send an email to RingerWrestling@gmail.com.
CHAPTERS:

Intro (00:00)

The Rock’s appearance (01:30)

Intercontinental title debate (06:36)

Bron Breakker on ‘Raw’ (16:24)

Lyra Valkyria advances (23:20)

They Said What?! (36:14)

‘NXT’ preview (50:42)


Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters
Guest: David Shoemaker
Producer: Troy Farkas
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David and Kazeem open the show with a few WWE-NBA comparisons for a few of the stars left in the playoffs.
Then they get into the following:

How the WWE King of the Ring brackets unfolded (12:11)

Cody Rhodes's revelation of the original WrestleMania XL plans (26:49)

Then they are joined by Dominik Mysterio, who discusses the following:

His connection to the Guerrero family (36:30)

Watching Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. ringside (40:08)

Addressing Liv Morgan’s mind games (44:48)

They close out the show by discussing the Queen of the Ring, Cody Rhodes and Logan Paul, AEW Double or Nothing (50:32), and more.
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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide
Guest: Dominik Mysterio
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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David and Kaz are joined by Brian Gewirtz, former WWE head writer and executive producer of ‘Young Rock,’ to discuss which WWE superstars he thinks are the equivalent to different New York Knicks players. Later, they discuss Gewirtz’s latest project, ‘Who Killed WCW?,’ premiering June 4 on Vice TV.
Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide
Producer: Jonathan Kermah
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz
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Will Kofi Kingston ever get another shot at being world champion? Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, Brian H. Waters, and the Ringer Wrestling’s tribal chief, David Shoemaker, begin the show by answering this question in High-Spot Headlines. Then, the guys discuss Karrion Kross’s place in WWE, the timeline for Lyra Valkyria becoming a champion, and whether it was the right call to have Jey Uso defeat Ilja Dragunov on ‘Raw’ last night. After that, the guys take calls in They Said What?! about a specific type of wrestling Mount Rushmore, Cody Rhodes’s heel situation, and whether Trick Williams or Lash Legend will have the better career. Plus, the show finally runs back Hot Tag With The Masked Man, then guys close it out with a preview of tonight’s NXT.
For an opportunity to have your hot take featured on They Said What?!, leave a voicemail at (202) 417-8160 or send an email to RingerWrestling@gmail.com.
CHAPTERS:

Intro (00:00)

Will Kofi Kingston get another title shot? (03:23)

When will Lyra Valkyria become champ? (20:02)

Jey Uso defeating Ilja Dragunov (26:56)

They Said What?! (36:29)

Hot Tag With The Masked Man (01:01:17)

NXT preview (01:07:06)


Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters
Guest: David Shoemaker
Producer: Troy Farkas
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David and Brian open up the mailbag this week, responding to a few questions from the humanoids, including:

Falling in love with pro wrestling (5:55)

Pro wrestling guilty pleasures (25:19)

The Jalen Brunson of wrestling (32:35)

Money in the Bank favorites (42:370)

Fantasy booking All In and SummerSlam 2025 (62:40)


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

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If you had to pick one WWE wrestler to be in the rotation for the Knicks, who would it be?
David and Kaz are joined by the SmackDown first-round draft pick Carmelo Hayes who discusses the following:

Elevating the NXT brand (6:48)

Responding to Bobby Lashley on social media (10:55)

Challenging Cody Rhodes on his first night on the SmackDown roster (13:24)

His thoughts on the Drake-Kendrick beef (21:04)

What it means for him seeing Trick Williams win the NXT title (25:00)

Shawn Michaels’s influence (31:30)


Then David and Kaz close out the show with the following:

King and Queen of the Ring tournament with a few predictions (46:26)

NXT highlights (63:53)

Mogul Embassy betraying Swerve Strickland on AEW ‘Dynamite’ (70:38)

WWE ‘Raw’ staying on USA through the end of 2024 (76:40)

Kofi Kingston says he wants to wrestle Barack Obama (84:42)


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

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