The Ringer Wrestling Show The Ringer

David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing AEW Dynamite, including the match between MJF and Will Ospreay, Mercedes Mone’s showdown with Britt Baker, and the upcoming Blood and Guts match (4:30).

Then they have a run-in by WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry, who joins the show to discuss his upcoming A&E biography, the desire to become the world’s strongest man, keeping up with the Olympics, recruiting wrestlers, and more (24:42).

They close the show by recapping Monday Night Raw, where the Liv-Rhea-Dominik story takes another turn, the Wyatt Sicks’ Erick Rowan’s passionate vignette, the Damian Priest–Gunther showdown, and more! (57:59)

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

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Ben, Khal, and Brian fire up the mics right after 'Raw' for another “After Dark” edition of 'Worldwide' and discuss their plans in Cleveland when they arrive for SummerSlam. Then, they discuss the following headlines from 'Monday Night Raw':

Satisfaction for the Liv-Rhea SummerSlam build (07:14)

Was Gunther right about Damian Priest’s world title run being underwhelming? (19:57)

Which triple threat match would you rather see: Drew-Seth-Punk or Bron-Sami-Dragunov? (35:27)


After the break, they go to the Wednesday Worldwide Hotline for “They Said What?!” and react to a couple of hot takes from you, the people, regarding Cody Rhodes and Bayley’s title runs, as well as a reason for Tiffany Stratton to cash in Money in the Bank on 'Raw' instead of 'SmackDown' (52:30).
Finally, the guys preview Tuesday’s ‘NXT’ (71:56).
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Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Between the two men’s world title matches at SummerSlam, which gets the bigger POP (0:39)?
David and the returning Kaz kick off the show by recapping Chelsea Green’s appearance as the fill-in host for Thursday’s show. Then they get into the following headlines:

Stephanie Vaquer joins WWE (9:23)

Solo Sikoa will face Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam (21:23)

Should WWE hold back from announcing Roman Reigns for SummerSlam (28:23)?

Which match at SummerSlam will get the crowd hyped the most (35:49)?

Two huge AEW title matches set for All In (60:12)


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Host: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famiyude
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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David needs a fill-in cohost for Kaz on this episode and finds an epic one in WWE superstar Chelsea Green, after her incredible Money in the Bank weekend. She discusses the following:

Inter-gender wrestling (8:35)

Whether she’s actually afraid of heights or not (9:33)

The current state of women’s wrestling (20:53)

Wanting to wrestle celebrities (35:23)

The potential WWE women’s mid-card title (43:50)

Which independent women’s wrestler she wants to see in ‘NXT’ next (45:33)

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Host: David Shoemaker
Guest: Chelsea Green
Producer: Brian H. Waters
Executive Producer: Ben Cruz
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Ben, Khal, and Brian welcome back David Shoemaker this week after a drama-filled ‘Monday Night Raw.’ They fire up the mics and get into the following headlines:

Rhea Ripley returns—was the Liv-Dom drama worth it? (03:03)

Seth Rollins–CM Punk feud reloading (13:34)

Sonya Deville returns, will we see a women’s mid-card title soon? (27:45)


After the break, they go to the Wednesday Worldwide Hotline for They Said What?! and react to a couple of hot takes from you—the people—regarding WWE’s history of five-star matches, then rank John Cena’s greatest opponents (41:26).
Finally, the guys preview Tuesday’s ‘NXT’ (65:45).
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.
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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: Is John Cena on the Mount Rushmore of WWE?
David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing John Cena’s retirement announcement and where he ranks among the all-time WWE greats (1:03). Then they discuss the following from the weekend:

Solo Sikoa pinning Cody Rhodes (9:22)

The men’s Money in the Bank (14:51)

CM Punk costs Drew McIntyre the World Title again (23:35)

The women’s Money in the Bank (32:27)

WWE retiring John Cena’s jorts and hanging up their own banners in every town (38:27)

Ethan Page wins the NXT World Title (59:08)


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